Mr. Rice's Secret
Twelve year old Owen Walters has just lost his best friend, the elderly and enigmatic Mr. Rice. His parents have decided it's best he doesn't attend the funeral-but friends Veg, Funnel Head and Gilbert have other ideas.
Challenged by his peers, Owen sneaks into the church to videotape the funeral of Mr. Rice. It's a terrifying experience, made more so by Owen's own acute fear of impending death. Owen suffers from an illness he'd just as soon forget. But the passing of Mr. Rice, the seemingly omnipresent hearse of mortician Mr. Death, and the chilling reminders of Simon, a fellow patient, leaves Owen little escape from the nightmares that plague him.
A man befriends an ailing boy and leaves him messages of hope that send him on a magical excursion of self-discovery.
Twelve year old Owen Walters has just lost his best friend, the elderly and enigmatic Mr. Rice.
His parents have decided it's best he doesn't attend the funeral-but friends Veg, Funnel Head and Gilbert have other ideas.
Challenged by his peers, Owen sneaks into the church to videotape the funeral of Mr. Rice.
It's a terrifying experience, made more so by Owen's own acute fear of impending death.
