On the big screen, Athena Minerva was billed as "the Smartest Woman in the Movie." Behind the scenes and without her cosmetics, Maleva Ouspenskaya - alias Athena Minerva - tries to cope with reality. Is her suffering real? Or is it an exaggeration? Is Athena Minerva being stalked by her former benefactors? Is Maleva Ouspenskay ignoring a trapped memory? "The Querulous Nights of Athena Minerva" is part paranormal mystery, part psychological drama about the life of an independent film actress. Set in Salem, Massachusetts and South Florida, "The Querulous Nights of Athena Minerva" is a gothic terror tale, inspired by current events. This book also includes an essay from the Cave of Cinema Dave, titled "Querulous Nightmares." Cinema Dave writes about his literary and cinematic influences upon his novella. The essay includes two pictures of Cinema Dave strangling two Icons of the Nightmare.