{"product_id":"slow-burn-paperback","title":"Slow Burn - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristina Sng\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nerve-racking anticipation and dread . . . An assemblage of horror tales and somber verses that frighten and fascinate.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Will appeal to horror fans seeking something fresh.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mythical, chilling, and visceral . . . a slow burn readers will crave to simmer in.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Ai Jiang, Bram Stoker and Nebula award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eLinghun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Slow Burn is a multifaceted, multifarious feast for the horror-hungry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Matthew M. Bartlett, author of \u003cem\u003eGateways to Abomination\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhere Night Cowers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"By turns gorgeous, horrifying, gruesome, furious, darkly erotic, wickedly funny, and frequently all of those things at once, this extraordinary collection never shies away from pushing the reader's boundaries. Allen masterfully succeeds in being transgressive in all the best and most beautiful ways. I adore this book.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunny Moraine, author of \u003cem\u003eYour Shadow Half Remains\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe search for a missing grandson unearths a pit of unholy hunger. A war between flesh-stealing supernatural entities will subject an entire city to devastating mayhem. In a harrowing future world, a slave is charged by his terrifying master with building a creature in its likeness. The voyage of a plague ship won't end at mere death. Parasites are partners and lovers, and the immortal soul is but a single stage in the complex life cycle of a symbiote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlow Burn\u003c\/em\u003e gathers fourteen stories of horror and thirteen macabre poems by two-time World Fantasy Award finalist Mike Allen, author of the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated collections \u003cem\u003eUnseaming \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAftermath of an Industrial Accident\u003c\/em\u003e. Allen's works are \"exquisite and vivid, his worlds rich with brilliant detail,\" says three-time Bram Stoker Award(R) winner Christina Sng in her introduction. \"The images he paints with words are terrifying and mesmerizing, keeping you enthralled and unable to look away.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese tales and verses, set in worlds of fantasy and sorcery, in twisted, surreal futures, and in hard-boiled modern milieus . . . all find ways to explore the abyssal darkness of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith cover art by Lasse Paldanius and illustrations by Paula Arwen Owen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Consuming horror that is not for the squeamish!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Murray, five-time Bram Stoker Award(R)-winning author of \u003cem\u003eGrotesque: Monster Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSlow Burn\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of gems.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremee Mohamed, author of \u003cem\u003eBeneath the Rising\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750527828256,"sku":"9781956522037","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f4f3f4b7861c1b80022dc6e30c285bb7.webp?v=1779952214","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/slow-burn-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}