{"product_id":"ignore-the-dead-an-existential-horror-paperback","title":"Ignore the Dead: an existential horror - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIGNORE THE DEAD. \u003c\/b\u003eIn Clarkson, Kentucky, Richard Chandler gets diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Just five years after losing his wife to the disease. He contemplates ending it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis suicide attempt is interrupted by a call from a mysterious stranger. What the stranger offers is a way to cheat death, all he has to do is give his cancer away to \u003ci\u003eother people\u003c\/i\u003e. And ignore the dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat transpires is a story of terror, one that delves into the existential dread lurking beneath human mortality, the secrets kept in small towns, and a chilling glimpse of what lies beyond death's invisible door.There are worse fates than dying.Jay Sizemore is damn good at crafting a story and setting a scene. This book is gut-wrenchingly beautiful and terrible all at once.\u003ci\u003e Ignore the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e effortlessly feels like a classic. -Megan Stockton, author of \u003ci\u003eBluejay\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A lyrical and harrowing plunge straight to the dark depths of impossible choices and undeniable consequences. Like a blend of Matheson's Button, Button, Stephen King's Thinner, and the movie Pulse.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ben Young, author of STUCK \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The premise itself is striking for anyone who has either faced serious illness or known those who have, but I think the most impressive feature of this lean novel is Sizemore's poetic voice which pervades the mood of the piece beginning to end.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Andrew Najberg, author of The Mobius Door \u0026amp; GOLLITOK","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68293803999455,"sku":"9798851941603","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hW2ieldyfQ9798851941603.webp?v=1792900355","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/ignore-the-dead-an-existential-horror-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}