The Laughing Labyrinth

David Cole is an ordinary man with an extraordinary talent: choosing the wrong door in life. So when he buys a discounted ticket to a new attraction called The Laughing Labyrinth, he expects cheap thrills, fake jump scares, and maybe a souvenir keychain. What he gets instead is a living, breathing maze that wakes up the instant he steps inside—stretching, yawning, and announcing it has been "desperately bored for centuries." Inside this sentient labyrinth, nothing behaves the way it should. Corridors curve like question marks, floors shift based on his anxieties, and doors bicker with each other just to confuse him. But the real trouble begins when David looks into his first mirror. Because here, mirrors don't reflect reality—they reveal alternate comic versions of David, each trapped in their own hilarious universe. There's Influencer David, whose followers will riot if he doesn't say something profound every three seconds; Detective David, who must solve crimes in a city where everyone speaks only in rhyme; Chosen-One David, who is expected to slay a dragon that actually just wants to vent about burnout; and Musical David, whose entire world is a chaotic opera where pineapples tap-dance aggressively when offended. Each mirror tries to pull David into its world. Each world tries to keep him forever. And each David insists they are the real one. Meanwhile, every path he chooses triggers new chaos: a staircase that loops vertically, a hallway that turns into a low-budget courtroom judging his past decisions, a room where gravity flips if he overthinks, and a corridor of insult-throwing doors who claim he "walks wrong." As the maze grows more mischievous, David realizes it isn't just testing him—it's entertaining itself with him, feeding on his reactions, collecting his confusion, and cackling at every bad choice he makes. The only way out, the maze hints, is to "find the David who is truly David. " But with thousands of reflections claiming the title, how can he recognize the real him? The deeper he ventures, the funnier—and yet strangely revealing—the journey becomes. The labyrinth throws him into comedic identity crises, bizarre philosophical puzzles, and absurd self-confrontations that peel away every expectation he's carried about who he's supposed to be. Finally, when he stumbles into a mirror that reflects absolutely nothing, the maze goes silent. For the first time, David sees a version of himself without roles, expectations, or chaos. Just himself. That is when the maze gently opens the exit and whispers, "Thank you for the show." The Laughing Labyrinth is a wildly original, comedic adventure about identity, choice, and the ridiculousness of being human—a book that makes you laugh while unexpectedly showing you the mirror you didn't know you needed.