{"product_id":"haunted-worlds-paperback","title":"Haunted Worlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey Thomas is renowned for his novels and tales set in Punktown, a terrifying, crime-riddled city of the future, where humans and aliens mix in every sense of the word, with often horrific results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding two stories set in Punktown, this volume features works long and short that are among Thomas's most intimate and intense weird tales. \"Saigon Dep Lam\" is a poignant Christmas story set in Vietnam, a city which Thomas has visited often. Art takes a central role in \"Mr. Faun\" and \"Drawing No. 8,\" both of which suggest that paintings may be quite a bit more than what you see on the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also includes several unpublished stories. \"The Temple of Ugghiutu\" is a Lovecraftian tale that bears relations to Thomas's Punktown novel \u003cem\u003eMonstrocity.\u003c\/em\u003e The distinctively titled \"riaH gnoL\" hints at the disturbing psychosis of a young woman employed by an arcade. \"Good Will toward Men\" makes us wonder about the real differences between heaven and hell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68225218412767,"sku":"9781614981978","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/6iSQem77BC9781614981978.webp?v=1792590710","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/haunted-worlds-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}