Opening Night Was a Bad Idea: BOOK ONE (Turn Four After Dark 1)

TURN FOUR AFTER DARK
Opening Night Was a Bad Idea
A Humorous Supernatural Series — Book 1

Book Club Discussion Guide Included

Nobody planned to stay late.
The racetrack was supposed to shut down. The lights were supposed to go out. The night was supposed to be quiet.
Instead, midnight arrived—and everything else woke up.

TURN FOUR AFTER DARK: Opening Night Was a Bad Idea is the first book in a comedy-first supernatural series set around a North Carolina racetrack where ghosts refuse to leave, animals form councils without permission, and Pit Road may or may not be alive—and deeply offended by being ignored.

This is not a racing novel.
You don’t need stats, lap counts, or technical knowledge.
The track is the setting, not the subject.

What matters is what happens after midnight, when the rules stop behaving, the dead start interfering, and nobody makes better decisions than they did during the day.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE TRACK WAKES UP
Opening night introduces a place that remembers things—and reacts badly when people overstay their welcome.

• Ghosts linger where they shouldn’t.
• Critters begin organizing meetings.
• Tools and machines develop opinions.
• Humans keep insisting they’re in charge. They are not.

This book establishes the rules of a world where:

• Midnight makes everything worse

• The supernatural is inconvenient, not majestic

• Comedy always comes first

• And the track always wins

• Scary moments happen.

• They are immediately interrupted.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO READ A SERIES TO ENJOY THIS BOOK
Book 1 is designed as a complete, satisfying story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. You can stop here—or keep going.
If you continue, you’ll notice patterns.
If you don’t, you’ll still get the full experience.
Either way, you’ll understand why staying late was a mistake.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS BOOK

• It’s funny on purpose. Horror exists here to be mocked, interrupted, and occasionally humiliated.

• You don’t need racing knowledge. If you’ve ever been in a place that felt “off,” you’re already qualified.

• The cast is wildly entertaining. Ghosts, critters, humans, and misbehaving equipment all get their turn.

• It’s fast-paced and binge-friendly. Short chapters, sharp dialogue, and intentional page turns.

• The rules actually matter. Once they’re broken, things escalate.

• It stands alone—but opens a door. A perfect entry point to a long-running series.

EXPECT THIS KIND OF CHAOS

• Ghosts who don’t respect warning signs

• Animals forming committees they should not be running

• Tools and machines behaving badly after midnight

• Humans confidently making the wrong call

• A location that feels like a character—and knows it

• Nothing here wants to hurt you. It just doesn’t care if you stay.

PERFECT FOR READERS WHO ENJOY

• Humorous supernatural fiction

• Ensemble casts and recurring locations

• Southern Gothic flavor without grim darkness

• Episodic series you can dip into or binge

• Stories that don’t take themselves too seriously—but know exactly what they’re doing

WELCOME TO TURN Four
TURN FOUR AFTER DARK: Opening Night Was a Bad Idea is where the track introduces itself, the ghosts test boundaries, and midnight proves it has never helped anyone make better decisions.

Read it for the laughs. Stay for the chaos.

Just remember—leaving early was always an option.