Enterprise).Īlthough his contemporary, R.L. That’s the pen name of author Kevin McFadden, who has written dozens of popular horror and thriller novels for YA audiences (and yes, he took that name as an homage to the first captain of the U.S.S. Who the Heck is Christopher Pike? No, he’s not the first captain of the U.S.S. Ilonka joins this “Midnight Club” and in this adaptation of a whole bunch of stories by Christopher Pike, soon reveals to them that she has secrets of her own, a special reason for coming to Brightcliffe, and a plan which could save one or all of their lives. When she’s diagnosed with terminal cancer, and her doctors say the treatment isn’t working, she decides to spend her remaining days at Brightcliffe, a hospice care center for dying teens, where all the tenants are wrestling with their mortality while trying to enjoy however much time they have left.īut all is not as it appears at Brightcliffe, which at one point was home to a mysterious cult, and where every night the youths meet in the library to tell terrifying stories. The Pitch: High school senior Ilonka (Iman Benson) has her whole life in front of her, which won’t be long.
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