Sister Funtime

"Welcome to hell, Sister."

Sister Mary Matthew arrives on the steps of St. Teresa's Joyous Youths Orphanage determined to be the children's favorite nun. But she can't seem to win over the head of the orphanage: stern, withered Sister Agatha Eustace, whom everyone secretly calls Sister Killjoy.

Mary tries to rise to the challenge, but things at St. Teresa's feel . . . off. A mysterious benefactor. Sick children denied medicine. A crowded cemetery. Strange noises from the basement. Cruel punishments. Terrifying dreams.

Worst of all, her prayers remain unanswered. She feels as if God has abandoned her and everyone at St. Teresa's. Until, one full-mooned night, a voice calls to her. A voice that claims to know her heart's desire.

Before there was Smileyland, before Mister Smiley, there was a decrepit orphanage run by an evil nun and full of children who chanted:

"Sister Funtime, Sister Funtime, Sister Funtime!"

From the author of Welcome to Smileyland and The Fear comes the new religious horror novella, the latest entry in the Smileyverse. Come on in—and don't forget to say your prayers.

"Spencer Hamilton takes you on a rollercoaster ride down to the pits of hell to expose the birth of his theme park abomination. Unsettling and disturbing, Sister Funtime will keep you shivering under the covers until the very last page is turned." —Mona Kabbani, author of The Bell Chime