The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek

The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek is a young adult fiction novel written by Rhett and Link and published by Crown Publishing Group on October 29, 2019.

Background
The book was coauthored by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. The book was announced in February 2019. A preview of the book was released in May 2019. The book was published on October 29, 2019 by Crown Publishing Group. The protagonists Rex McClendon and Leif Nelson are based on the authors Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal respectively. The story is set in the fictional town of Bleak Creek, North Carolina, which is based on Buies Creek, North Carolina. The book was a finalist for best horror novel in the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards. Rex and Leif are working on their film PolterDog. During one of the scenes they were filming, Alicia accidentally knocks over and injures the head of the Whitewood Reformatory School. As punishment, Alicia is sent to the reform school.