{"title":"Jason V. Brock","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"simulacrum-and-other-possible-realities-paperback","title":"Simulacrum and Other Possible Realities - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"[Brock] takes characters and situations into places I would never have thought of . . .\"-Richard Matheson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJason V Brock is one of the most dynamic young writers of weird and science fiction, and this first collection of his short fiction reveals the wide diversity of his talents and the gripping power and intensity of his conceptions. Among these sixteen stories are such masterworks as \"P.O.V.,\" a multilayered narrative about a grisly murder; \"The History of a Letter,\" an ingenious riff on the iconic figure of H. P. Lovecraft; \"Milton's Children,\" an expansive novella that hints of unthinkable horrors in the Antarctic; and \"Simulacrum,\" a scintillating science fiction novella that evokes the shade of Philip K. Dick. Also included are thirteen of Brock's evocative poems. With a foreword by William F. Nolan and an introduction by James Robert Smith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJason V Brock has been widely published in magazines, comics, and anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eButcher Knives \u0026amp; Body Counts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnimal Magnetism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFangoria\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWeird Fiction Review\u003c\/i\u003e, S. T. Joshi's \u003ci\u003eBlack Wings\u003c\/i\u003e anthology series, \u003ci\u003eLike Water for Quarks\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68225214873823,"sku":"9781614980551","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aVKtoRUAPy9781614980551.webp?v=1792590688"},{"product_id":"the-dark-sea-within-tales-and-poems-paperback","title":"The Dark Sea Within: Tales and Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis much-anticipated second collection by Jason V Brock fulfills the promise of his successful first volume, \u003cem\u003eSimulacrum and Other Possible Realities\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). In pieces long and short, Brock uses weirdness, fantasy, and science fiction to probe deeply into the tortuous complexities of the human condition in the face of an indifferent or malignant universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch works as \"Brood,\" \"The Shadow of Heaven,\" and the title story draw upon the cosmic terror of H. P. Lovecraft, while \"Transposition\" adapts themes from Robert W. Chambers's \u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e in a story of medical horror. The grimness of war is the focus of \"Memento Mori,\" and the inexplicable power of dreams is highlighted in \"A Darke Phantastique.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume also features an unpublished, richly textured two-part post-apocalyptic novella, \"Epistles from Dis\"-a nightmarish epic that carries the reader along from beginning to end in appalled fascination. Included here are a brace of Brock's provocative and transgressive poems, ranging from the Miltonic \"Fallen: A Lament and Affirmation\" to the poem cycle \"Out of Their Heads,\" a paean to decapitation in homage to Edgar Lee Masters (\u003cem\u003eSpoon River Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e). All in all, \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Sea Within\u003c\/em\u003e presents a smorgasbord of dread that places the author among the leading voices of contemporary weird and horror fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68225217626335,"sku":"9781614981947","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/N0yJWGtYRJ9781614981947.webp?v=1792590706"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/jason-v-brock.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}