LIZZY AND THE MONSTER HOUSES

WORLD & PREMISE In the pastel-goth town of Gloomsville, the streets glow faintly under lamplight, picture-perfect by day and dreamlike by night. Behind trimmed hedges and pastel fences lie secrets the townspeople prefer to ignore—crooked hills where mist curls around manors that breathe, hum, and sigh. These are the Monster Houses, each one alive with a pulse, a mood, and a hunger. Lizzy Hartwell, a teenage girl with teal-blue hair and a heart that beats for the strange, spends her nights tending to these homes and their monstrous residents. Guided by her “Sweet-Meter”—a flickering, game-like device once belonging to her vanished mother—she restores joy and energy to the creatures of the night. Every time the meter hits 0% sweets, it means a Monster House is losing its spirit. Lizzy sets out to refill it with laughter, candy, and care before the monsters grow restless or vanish. The story unfolds as a supernatural caretaker’s diary—a ……