Kip`s dad owns an old-fashioned cinema, the Paramount. Struggling to survive in an age when multiplexes rule the world, the cinema seems doomed. But then Mr Lazarus arrives, & introduces himself as the new projectionist. He`s very old, & a bit magical, & when he sets up his equipment, suddenly the images seem brighter & sharper, & the audience numbers are better than ever before. But one day Kip & his friend are watching Terror Island
- a scary adventure set on an island full of sabre-toothed tigers & hungry cavemen
- when Kip`s little sister Rose appears on screen! Kip quickly puts two & two together, runs up to the projection room & confronts Mr Lazarus, who demonstrates the Lazarus Enigma: a device that can project things, & people, in to the world of the movie itself. When you`re in the film, everything is real. Real bullets, real swords, real monsters. But beware.. .if you don`t get out by the time the closing credits roll, you`ll be trapped in the film forever! Can Kip get to Rose before the sabre-toothed tigers? & if he can
- how is he going to get back?