Mrs. Root has everything you want. Enter her store and you will find that, for the right price, she can sell you anything your heart desires. But be careful what you wish for-you just might get it.

For David Hawke, directing Dead Before Midnight on Broadway is the chance of a lifetime. But strange things begin to happen to David and his colleagues, and people are saying that the play itself may be cursed. As opening night approaches, it's not clear if it will be the biggest night of David's life, or the last...