The Nightmare Weaver [Currently rewriting]

Old Draft / Working on uploading the new version soon ​"What if every nightmare you've ever had was a manufactured product?" ​Zev McTerror never wanted to be a crafter of fear. But in Dreamsdale—an otherworldly megalopolis where dreams are currency, factories, and the source of all power—choice is a luxury he can't afford. ​Shoved into the elite Fearcraft Academy by his scheming mother, Zev must navigate a world of neural tests, twisted sponsors, and ruthless classmates already clawing for fame. He soon learns that nightmares are not just for sleep. They are meticulously designed products, streamed for entertainment and sometimes... sold as weapons. ​This world is ruled by the iron fist of the Council of Horrors, with their cold graphs and brutal quotas. Factions openly claw at each other's throats, and deep shadows hint at a terror far older than the portals that created Dreamsdale itself. ​Zev's only goal is to survive orientation. But with the crushing weight of his family's reputation, the cracks forming in his classmates, and the growing sense that he is being watched, he may discover that survival isn't even part of the curriculum.