Scott Andrew Bailey – Author

 In Playground Laughter, three friends venture into the countryside, seeking a carefree escape. Yet the tale soon transforms nostalgia into unease. Their detour past an abandoned school awakens forces unseen, turning laughter into dread. The contrast between childhood innocence and creeping terror is striking, making the story linger in the mind long after reading.

The storyteller’s attention to environment—the rustling fields, the quiet expanse, the decaying school—creates a palpable tension. The story plays with the reader’s expectations, blending the familiar with the supernatural in a way that keeps you guessing until the end.

Playground Laughter is a story of contrasts: joy and fear, friendship and isolation, past innocence and present danger.