{"product_id":"9798337205854","title":"McCammon's Shoppe of Olde Curiosities: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of genre-bending horror and dark fantasy stories from the award-winning, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times–\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of the Matthew Corbett novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis edition includes an introduction by international bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing two Bram Stoker Award–winning tales, \u003ci\u003eMcCammon’s Shoppe of Olde Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e is a career-spanning collection gathering nineteen short stories showcasing the author’s imaginative range of frightening terror, fantastical worldbuilding, and characters confronting the unknown around them and within themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePursuing a life of celebrity fame, Erik Van Helsing’s desire to cash in on his famous family’s name as vampire hunters unveils a legacy he cannot escape in “Blood is Thicker Than Hollywood”—a spinoff tale from the novel \u003ci\u003eThey Thirst\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman surviving in a post-apocalyptic landscape fights off loneliness when she reads aloud to the “Children of the Bedtime Machine”—a tribute to the wondrous storytelling style of Ray Bradbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs “Death Comes for the Rich Man” in 1703 Colonial America, Matthew Corbett is hired to delay the Grim Reaper to give a regretful old sinner time to make amends with his estranged daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperimenting as a mixologist, McCammon presents five drink recipes in \u003ci\u003eA Little Amber Book of Wicked Shots\u003c\/i\u003e, accompanying stories about a serial killer in a haunted hotel, an athlete’s destiny in the face of cosmic horror, a vindictive ad man learning the price of revenge, and an ex-slave on a suicidal and soul-sacrificing mission to serve justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChilling and evocative, weird and humorous, these stories—and a dozen more—reveal why “no one can paint word pictures as vividly as Robert McCammon” (Sandra Brown).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48212709114097,"sku":"9798337205854","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9798337205854_p0.jpg?v=1790932682","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9798337205854","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}