DNF/5: ‘Night Film’ is an Adult-based, Thriller Mystery by Marisha Pessl; Ashley Cordova, daughter of horror-film director, Stanislas Cordova, has died in possibly unpleasant circumstances – with autopsy classifying it as a ‘suicide’-case. Enter narrator, Scott McGrath, a disgraced writer deciding to investigate the case. Pessl conjures an air of mystery and dread; which plays with games of cosmetic ‘documentary’ evidence: handwritten notes, interview typescripts, missing-person reports, etcetera. Additionally, there are also screenshots of fake online articles. Regrettably, I had to DNF this novel; there are severe trigger warnings for this novel, including suicide and depression. At this period of time, my Mental Health cannot fathom it – therefore, it was the rational decision to abandon the novel until I am stable enough. However, I shall return at a later date; do not take the low-rating as a distaste for Pessl’s work; it is merely due to the difficulties in continuing forward with the deeply-emotional and chilling plot. As a postmodern horror-movie novel, Pessl has excelled in creating a truly eerie piece of literature; for avid fans of a classic murder-mystery, I highly recommend – Chilling.