# Deadendia: The Watcher's Test - Hardcover

by **Hamish Steele** (Author)

**From the creator of Netflix original series _Dead End: Paranormal Park_ comes the graphic novel series that started it all!**

**"_DeadEndia_ is immediately appealing with its colorful art, unique setting, and funny jokes, but I especially loved the complicated emotional arcs of the characters and the weird, spooky magic underlying everything!"  
\--Molly Knox Ostertag, creator of _The Witch Boy_**

"Heart-warming, heartbreaking, heart-pounding, and heartfelt!"  
\--Marika McCoola, The _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Baba Yaga's Assistant_

Barney Guttman's life has been turned upside down. His family is struggling to fully embrace his trans identity, but thanks to his best friend Norma, he's just landed a job at Phoenix Parks, a Dollywood-esque amusement park inspired by the long life and career of mysteriously youthful actress and singer Pauline Phoenix. Soon, Barney and his dog, Pugsley, secretly move into the haunted house attraction. Little does Barney know, the house contains a portal to the demonic planes of Hell. When Courtney, Barney's devilish new roommate, invites a demon king to Earth through the portal, they offer Barney and Norma as flesh vessels for the king, but in a strange twist, Pugsley is possessed instead! It's a race through the park to save Pugsley--and the world--from the demon king's reign of terror that leaves Pugsley with strange and magical side effects. With all of this chaos going on, Barney is also discovering he has crush on park employee, Logan, so he must face his biggest fear of all... talking to someone he likes.

Follow the lives of this diverse group of friends in this hilarious and moving graphic novel series, complete with talking pugs, vengeful ghosts, and first love.

**Part workplace comedy, part supernatural horror adventure, with a splash of LGBTQ+ romance, _The Watcher's Test_ is perfect for fans of author Hamish Steele's TV series _Dead End: Paranormal Park_ who are in search of more adventures, for graphic novel lovers who want more diversity in their reads, or simply as an introduction to the zany, creative, and laugh-out-loud funny world of _DeadEndia_.**  

### Author Biography

**Hamish Steele** (he/they) is a freelance animation director and illustrator who grew up surrounded by legends, myths, and folktales. Since graduating from Kingston University in 2013, Hamish has worked for the BBC, Cartoon Network, Disney, and Nickelodeon, among others. He is the creator of and showrunner for the Netflix series _Dead End: Paranormal Park_, based on his graphic novel series, DeadEndia, and the Eisner Award-winning creator of the graphic novel _Pantheon_. Hamish currently lives in London and can be found online at https: //hamishsteele.co.uk/.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8.9 x 7.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 02, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 24.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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