{"title":"Classic horror and ghost stories","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"ghost-story","title":"Ghost Story","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne of the great classics of modern horror, set in a small New York town and filled with creeping dread.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003e'The terror just mounts and mounts' Stephen King\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt began shortly after the party at which one of their members, Edward Wanderley, had died - or was killed. The Chowder Society, who for years had met in customary evening dress with the object of telling each other tales of every kind, now found themselves drawn towards the supernatural. It was some sort of solace for Edward's loss. They began to tell ghost stories, extraordinary ghost stories ... ghost stories that did not always stop when the teller finished speaking ... 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Straub is a master of this genre' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a book that \u003cb\u003ecombines the chill of the New York winter with the arthritic helplessness of old man nightmares\u003c\/b\u003e . . . If you want to read \u003cb\u003esome of the best writing that horror has to offer\u003c\/b\u003e, read Ghost Story' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39784144699576,"sku":"9780575084643","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/products\/9780575084643-original.jpg?v=1763536478"},{"product_id":"i-am-legend","title":"I Am Legend","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe iconic science fiction vampire novel, adapted into the film starring Will Smith. 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