Paris was a world capital of the magical arts until a mysterious explosion brought the era of wizardry and relics to an end. Now a girl lost in the magic-deformed hot zones may be the only one with all the answers. Manon, a cop with a chip on her shoulder, joins forces with ex-wizard Adam to find her, but they're not the only ones looking: the girl is also being tracked by a murderous duo who—impossibly—still seem able to use magic.

Monsters don't only exist in children's imaginations...Passionate about reading, Elliott has always been drawn to the stories of boogymen, those monstrous creatures which, at night, hide in the shadows or under the bed to frighten little children. He can't imagine how much they will change his life... Witnessing the bloody murder of his parents, he will discover that boogymen do indeed exist, and very precise codes govern their existence. When one of the most powerful boogymen, "Father-Death," decides to protect him, Elliott finds himself plunged into a terrible conflict at the heart of a universe as terrifying as it is fascinating. On a dark, stormy night, Elliott's destiny will be fulfilled...Mathieu Salvia and Djet reinvent a whole mythology of childhood in a tender horror story and an initiatory journey of mourning and the acceptance of fear.