{"product_id":"a-graveside-gallery-tales-of-ghosts-and-dark-matters-9781949491616","title":"A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters\u003c\/em\u003e includes nineteen strange and masterful short fiction stories in this second collection by award-winning author Eric J. Guignard. From hauntings and oblivion to monsters, murder, and anthropomorphism, \u003cem\u003eA Graveside Gallery \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the literary odd and macabre that reside in the vast shadows of our existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover why Eric J. Guignard's beautifully-voiced and disquieting work has been praised by sites such as \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Guignard captures the depth of emotion underlying fictional terrors\") and \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (\"high-concept and brilliant\") as well as the \u003cem\u003eNY Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCNBC News\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, and more, for stories such as these: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In \"A Kingdom of Sugar Skulls and Marigolds,\" a gay Hispanic teen in 1950s Los Angeles, mourning the loss of a friend, has a chance to make amends during Day of the Dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In \"Incident at the Red Hawk Road Stop,\" the owner of a roadside trading post has a deadly secret, but so too does the customer he kills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In \"Penny's Diner,\" a long haul trucker, coming home after an accident, stops at a curious diner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In \"The Ascending Lights of Yu Lan,\" an embittered sailor in 1917's San Francisco Wharf encounters an immigrant from China who offers peace from ghosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In \"Bummin' to the Beat of the Road,\" a Beat-era youth leaves home to travel the land, only to find madness, murder, and the teeth of a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In \"Perchance to Dream in Voices of a Fiend: A Fanciful Epilogue to Frankenstein,\" an intimate epilogue is suggested to the famous novel \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, offering a more hopeful closure to characters' lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose and thirteen other tales explore the fearful and nebulous boundaries of reality. Visit \u003cem\u003eA Graveside Gallery\u003c\/em\u003e by Eric J. Guignard and behold that which is captivating, startling, and darkly enriching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuignard, Eric J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - ERIC J. GUIGNARD is a writer and editor of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press, Dark Moon Books. He's twice won the Bram Stoker Award, won the Shirley Jackson Award, and been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and International Thriller Writers Award. He has over one hundred stories and non-fiction author credits appearing in publications around the world. As editor, Eric's published multiple fiction anthologies, including his most recent, \u003ci\u003ePROFESSOR CHARLATAN BARDOT'S TRAVEL ANTHOLOGY TO THE MOST (FICTIONAL) HAUNTED BUILDINGS IN THE WEIRD, WILD WORLD\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA WORLD OF HORROR\u003c\/i\u003e, each a showcase of international horror short fiction. His latest books are \u003ci\u003eLAST CASE AT A BAGGAGE AUCTION\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collection \u003ci\u003eTHAT WHICH GROWS WILD: 16 TALES OF DARK FICTION\u003c\/i\u003e (Cemetery Dance). Outside the glamorous and jet-setting world of indie fiction, Eric's a technical writer and college professor, and he stumbles home each day to a wife, children, dogs, and a terrarium filled with mischievous beetles. Visit Eric at: www.ericjguignard.com, his blog: ericjguignard.blogspot.com, or elsewhere via linktr.ee\/eric_j._guignard.","brand":"Harper Day Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51259942961426,"sku":"9781949491616","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d45885d4-4238-4640-b92a-47e344819f80.jpg?v=1746632928","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-graveside-gallery-tales-of-ghosts-and-dark-matters-9781949491616","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}