Under the Whispering Door

Death can really change a person. Wallace Price is a cutthroat workaholic lawyer. When he dies of a heart attack, no one mourns him. To Wallace’s surprise, the reaper Mei takes him not to Heaven or Hell but to Charon’s Crossing, a mismatched building that looks like it should be condemned. Charon’s Crossing is a tea shop run by ferryman Hugo Freeman, whose job is to lead the dead to a door at the top of the stairs so they can cross over. But, seeing that Wallace isn’t ready to go, Hugo lets him remain in the shop. There, Wallace has the ghostly company of Hugo’s grandfather Nelson and Hugo’s dog Apollo; neither of them has crossed over either. As Wallace learns about being a ghost, he also learns about being a good person. When the mysterious Manager gives Wallace only seven more days to cross over, he finds that it’s hard to say goodbye to his newfound companions, especially Hugo.