{"product_id":"2940166656278","title":"Gargantuana's Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiving in a society conditioned to fear him, young Antoine Santiago rides the New York subway and communes with the dead. With a love of history inherited from his late father, the city's storied past is now the only friend to this loner obsessed with a long-forgotten legend about the life and tragic death of a fabled giant ape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmed with a bargain-basement occult instruction manual and a backpack of bananas, Antoine summons the spirit of the Great Gargantuana–a kaiju-sized primate that haunts the F Train–and vows to reunite her with the only friend she knew before meeting her end on Brooklyn's elevated tracks: Lettie, the feisty daughter of her captor, who's now living as an elderly shut-in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne miraculous evening these three outsiders, shunned by a modern, gentrifying society that barely acknowledges their existence, converge for an alarming and otherworldly adventure of unimaginable monsters, paranormal activity and improbable friendships in this tale of NYC's not-so-hidden magic and the cherished found families forged in the shadow of the Big Apple.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS FOR GARGANTUANA'S GHOST:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A heart-wrenching tale of old loves and fresh wounds; of what it means to find hope and strength in the dying embers of a life, or the loneliness of youth. A fresh, welcome take on what horror can mean.\" — Philip Fracassi, author of \u003cem\u003eA Child Alone with Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An urban fantasy grounded in the reality of human cruelty, \u003cem\u003eGargantuana's Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e is as unexpected as it is poignant. Barb infuses his unique characters with so much beauty, pain, and hope.\" — J.A.W. McCarthy, author of \u003cem\u003eSometimes We're Cruel and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With a Kong-sized beating heart at its center, Patrick Barb has created an enchanting story. His deft hand takes us on a journey by way of subway and steamships, through jungles both urban and exotic, to the realms of loss and love.\" — C.B. Jones, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rules of the Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProudly presented by Grey Matter Press, the independent home of multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated dark fiction titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrey Matter Press: Where Dark Thoughts Thrive\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grey Matter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46464954630385,"sku":"2940166656278","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940166656278_p0.jpg?v=1765748061","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940166656278","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}