{"product_id":"9781473369245","title":"The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (Fantasy and Horror Classics): With a Dedication by George Henry Weiss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome secrets are not meant to be resurrected.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the young, cultured, and highly promising Charles Dexter Ward abruptly vanishes from his prominent Providence family home, the only evidence left behind is a trail of unsettling research and a baffling, sinister change in his personality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis worried doctor and family begin to piece together Ward's obsessive investigations into his own ancestry, specifically his notorious 18th-century ancestor, Joseph Curwen--a brilliant but reviled sorcerer who fled Salem to practice gruesome, unspeakable rites in colonial Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs they delve deeper into Curwen's secrets, they uncover a hidden laboratory, cryptic alchemical notes, and the disturbing truth about Curwen's death... and his ultimate goals. Ward hasn't just been studying history; he has discovered the dark, terrifying method of reincarnation and necromancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe doctor soon realizes that Ward's disappearance is not a mystery of murder or madness, but a chilling case of possession. He is forced to confront the impossible: is the man who returned to the Ward house truly Charles, or is he a centuries-old sorcerer successfully resurrected and carrying on his gruesome, immortal work?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eH. P. Lovecraft's only full-length novel is a masterful blend of gothic horror, historical mystery, and his signature cosmic dread.\u003cem\u003eThe Case of Charles Dexter Ward\u003c\/em\u003e is a terrifying tale of ancestry, identity theft, and the forbidden power that lies in knowing the final words of the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantasy and Horror Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46615858184433,"sku":"9781473369245","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781473369245_p0.jpg?v=1765447182","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473369245","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}