{"product_id":"beyond-the-planet-of-the-vampires-9781960988645","title":"Beyond the Planet of the Vampires","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA speculative avant-garde queer horror novel that reads like an erotic vampiric nightmare directed by Jodorowsky playing at a '50s drive-in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Planet of the Vampires \u003c\/i\u003eis a gay pulp horror novel of chance. The narrative erratically loses and regains consciousness during an apocalyptic space invasion of psychic vampires, reaching across intergalactic fathoms in search of future victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmoldering in a social alienation reminiscent of Genet's outlaw anti-heroes, Baer's novel screams with Joycean word play in an entirely new and unique idiom, where theories of Kant are situated with reckonings of identity and postulations on the nature of evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn each page, Ulrich Baer creates an enigmatic performance of both philosophical and queer thought, exercised through the rich aesthetic experience of a retro horror film. \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Planet of the Vampires \u003c\/i\u003eredefines avant-garde in a relentless, generation-defining voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUlrich Baer was born in Georgia and grew up beneath Southern power plants. He received his MFA from Brown University in 2017. Among other books, he has a poetry book with Red Hen (\u003ci\u003eDeer Black Out\u003c\/i\u003e, 2024), a science fiction chapbook with Essay Press (\u003ci\u003eAt One End\u003c\/i\u003e, 2020), and a full-length book with Apocalypse Party (\u003ci\u003eMidwestern Infinity Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e, 2021). He has been included in journals such as \u003ci\u003eFENCE, Baest, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAfternoon Visitor.\u003c\/i\u003e He loves horses and lives in Paris, or anywhere.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clash Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359317459218,"sku":"9781960988645","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_551e17df-c410-46a9-86bb-f0a2932f81f7.jpg?v=1749588863","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-the-planet-of-the-vampires-9781960988645","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}