Down a Dark Path

The Bizarre Bazaar #2

by Daniel Nayeri, Lesley Vamos (Illustrator)

Enter the Bizarre Bazaar, a phantasmagorical graphic novel series sure to enchant or entrap its curious customers! In this spine-tingling mystery, there's evil lurking in the shadows just outside the Buford family farm!

Lucy and Frida Buford have never stepped foot outside their family farm in the Carolina Inner Banks. It’s the dead of July, and in the midst of yet another boring summer making jam for the family business, the girls are clamoring to be taken to the elusive town they’ve never been allowed to visit. Their father has always said that the outside world is a dangerous place, but danger is closer to home than they even know.
 
There’s something in the nearby woods uprooting trees, scaring fish from the water, and scratching at Lucy’s window in the middle of the night. Lucy can’t shake the feeling that there’s a monster out and about—one with two pointy fangs who only comes out at night.
 
It's up to these two sisters to discover what this monster wants. But the further they stray from home, the weirder things become. What’s really going on beyond the Buford family farm?

Uncover the bizarre (and more!) in this sinister graphic novel series sure to bring chills and thrills!

READ MORE IN THE BIZARRE BAZAAR
Mirror Town
Down a Dark Path

Kindle Edition

Expected publication January 13, 2026

About the author

Daniel Nayeri is a writer and editor in New York City. He wrote and produced The Cult of Sincerity, the first feature film to be world-premiered by YouTube. He has had all kinds of jobs around books, including book repairman, literary agent, used bookstore clerk, children's librarian, Official Story-Time Reader Leader, editor, copy-editor, and even carpenter (making bookshelves). He's also a professional pastry chef. He loves Street Fighter 2, hates the word "foodie," and is an award-winning stuntman.

Daniel and his sister/co-writer Dina were both born in Iran and spent many young adult years in Europe. There they learned several languages between them and tried Frosted Flakes for the first time.

Reviews

[Sabrina Marshall · Rating 3 out of 5]

I agree with myself after reading the first one, this is still
Perfect for younger readers. This one just felt like more emphasis on the Djinn and his partner than it was the actual story, and even this one didn’t feel as strong of a overall lesson for the children but rather just a story of another curious object in the shop. It was entertaining, flowed well, and the illustrations were still great, but felt like it was taking a slightly different path in terms of the reasoning for creating these than the original had setup for.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an arc of this book from my honest review. As a middle school teacher, I think that this book is great for middle school readers. It was very fun to follow along with the main characters and their antique collectible shop. The twist within this book were crazy and for the main characters to appear the way they did and come in and out of the story I think is a great concept. I love the art. It was very bright very enticing. I think the cover really also pulls people in to read it.
this book is overall great and I give it four stars.

[Ron Baumer · Rating 4 out of 5]

An entertaining read for the younger readers. The story has suspense and humor as well as a bit of mystery, The characters and artwork are well-done, and it will keep your attention. A good, fun, and quick read.

Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

[Ms. Yingling · Rating 3 out of 5]

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