{"title":"Jeff Menapace","description":"A former school teacher in the Philadelphia area, Jeff has published multiple works in both fiction and non-fiction. His short story \"Sugar Daddy\" was the recipient of the 2011 Red Adept Reviews Indie Award for Horror. His most recent release, BAD GAMES: HELLBENT, is the third and final installment in the acclaimed BAD GAMES SERIES. Free time for Jeff is spent watching horror movies, The Three Stooges, and mixed martial arts. He loves steak and more steak, thinks the original 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the greatest movie ever, wants to pet a lion some day, and hates spiders. Stop by and say hello on his website www.jeffmenapace.com Follow him on Twitter http: \/\/twitter.com\/JeffMenapace And visit his FB page https: \/\/www.facebook.com\/JeffMenapace.writer","products":[{"product_id":"bad-games-paperback","title":"Bad Games - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou're playing... you just don't know it yet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Lambert Family is heading to Crescent Lake for an idyllic weekend getaway. Some fishing, some barbecue, some games... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Fannelli brothers are heading to Crescent Lake too. Some stalking, some kidnapping, some murder, \u003ci\u003edefinitely\u003c\/i\u003e some games... though certainly not the type of games the Lamberts had in mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But it doesn't matter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Lamberts are playing, whether they like it or not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA terrifying psychological horror thriller, \u003ci\u003eBad Games\u003c\/i\u003e will keep you up all night as it examines the evil in man and the determination of an innocent family battling horrifying odds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBONUS! 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If any of these appeal to you, I strongly suggest reading this RIGHT NOW!!\" ★★★★★ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you like Stephen King, Blake Crouch, or Dean Koontz, then you'll love Jeff Menapace.\" ★★★★★ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I had to keep reading even though I knew it was going to get more twisted. Jeff Menapace is right up there with Stephen King.\" ★★★★★ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Compares to my favorite writers Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and John Saul.\" ★★★★★ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A great page-turner with shades of Konrath and King!\" ★★★★★","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101542093023,"sku":"9780988843301","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ZHVaTFNRRFlWcHRVT1RGUU56VlRxQT09.webp?v=1781071688"},{"product_id":"bad-games-hellbent-paperback","title":"Bad Games: Hellbent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHellbent \/adj. \/ 1. very determined to do something, especially when the results might be bad. \"The psychopath was hellbent on making him suffer before he died.\" A year has passed. Marine and security specialist Domino Taylor does not work anymore. His days and nights are spent shadowing the Lambert family, the guilt he feels for the tragic events that unfolded in western Pennsylvania haunting him without mercy. When someone from Domino's past contacts him, she begs him to take on one last job. Find and return her kidnapped son. Domino agrees to help, not knowing that the truth behind the kidnapping is far more sinister than anything he can possibly fathom. It appears there is one final game to play. The host is someone who has been planning a masterpiece of epic proportions for some time now, grooming an unwitting Domino as the star, hellbent on watching him suffer before he dies... 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One of the guests in attendance will be Amy Lambert, this week marking the five-year anniversary of her family's horrifying ordeal at Crescent Lake.Of course it's hardly a cause for celebration.Still, some unwanted guests plan on attending the support group to help Amy celebrate all the same.In this terrifying fourth installment in the acclaimed Bad Games series, Bad Games: Malevolent will test the absolute limits of human endurance, and remind us all that evil never truly rests.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101543272671,"sku":"9780988843387","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TFNReHZySW1QWDk2aGZobGN6Z0d0dz09.webp?v=1781071691"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/jeff-menapace.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}