Enjoyable, but unexceptional mystery/horror about a potent Mesoamerican relic

An Aztec idol, Destacatyl, ends up in the hands of three high School students on the coast near Los Angeles. After an unexpected death, the trio seeks the aid of a tabloid writer, but...

Hi, so this started out well enough; same as a dozen other evil idol dolls, but they made the possession/death interesting. About 1/2 way through, and the reason I went out of my way to come write this, either something happened post release or they intentionally made a...