{"title":"Kim Newman","description":"Kim Newman is an award-winning writer, critic, journalist and broadcaster who lives in London. He is a contributing editor to the UK film magazine Empire, and writes its popular monthly segment, 'The Cult of Kim Newman'. He also writes for assorted publications including Sight \u0026amp; Sound, The Dark Side and The Guardian. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV, and is the chief writer of the BBC TV series Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema.","products":[{"product_id":"model-actress-whatever-paperback","title":"Model Actress Whatever - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed critic and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnno Dracula \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a bitingly satirical story of superheroism, soap opera and alternative reality -- for readers of Austin Grossman's \u003ci\u003eSoon I Will Be Invincible\u003c\/i\u003e and George R.R. Martin's \u003ci\u003eWild Cards.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Chrissie Chambers (model actress whatever) discovers her soap opera character is about to be killed off, she finally stops dieting and discovers hitherto untapped supernatural abilities. Meanwhile, Chrissie's aunt - former national heroine Lady Shade - goes missing. Afraid for Jasmine's safety and itching to costume-up, Chrissie and her ghost-possessed best friend Loulee break into Devil's Dyke, the asylum where Jasmine works as a therapist with the most dangerous cutthroats (supervillains) in Britain... only to find the inmates have taken over... Chrissie debuts successfully as a cloak (superheroine), but who will become the arch-nemesis of Lady Shade II? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Chrissie's timeline, the Beatles didn't split up and recorded a hallucinodelic album in 1972 - \u003ci\u003eNever Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(strictly, \u003ci\u003eNever Mind the Beatles\u003c\/i\u003e) - which literally changed the world. Set in an alternative 2020s London, this hugely entertaining, darkly humorous superhero tale is packed with Newman's trademark wit, and comes with wickedly sharp edges.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101873180895,"sku":"9781803366678","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aZ5SoLqTzT9781803366678.webp?v=1781075801"},{"product_id":"a-christmas-ghost-story-paperback","title":"A Christmas Ghost Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Bram Stoker(R) and International Horror Guild Award-winning author of Anno Dracula, the perfect gift for those who love the dark fantastic imagination of T. Kingfisher. A nightmarish tale of a haunted Christmas set deep in the British countryside not too long ago. Cosy traditions are made twisted and terrifying as a mother and son grapple with their painful past.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecember 1st. Angie and her teenage son Rust prepare for Christmas, stringing\u003cbr\u003efairy lights around their isolated home on the Somerset levels and decorating a tree\u003cbr\u003ewith traditional ornaments. The first door of the advent calendar is opened, but the chocolate inside tastes off. Rust receives his first Christmas card; it's unsigned, and the message is 'pinch, punch... first of the month'. The robin chirruping on a bough in a snowy woodland picture looks like a nasty piece of work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe cards keep coming, one each day and each more sinister than the last, and a\u003cbr\u003efrightened Angie recalls 'The Cards' - a seasonal TV show from her childhood that featured similar happenings, and while she remembers it vividly, there is no evidence that it was ever broadcast... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristmas cheer is gradually poisoned, with cruels instead of carols, the turkey rotting in the fridge, unwelcome visits from the Merciless Gentlemen and the Jingle Basterds, and Rust becoming increasingly unwell. Angie begins to wonder if her childhood Christmases were in fact as joy filled as she remembers... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA frightening tale of seasonal dread from the acclaimed author of Anno Dracula. Cosy traditions are made twisted and terrifying as a mother and son grapple with their painful past.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102502064351,"sku":"9781835410677","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/WlLz0WI49C9781835410677.webp?v=1781083376"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kim-newman.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}