{"product_id":"echoes-from-the-hocker-house-9781957224176","title":"Echoes From the Hocker House","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Entrancing, edgy, and melodramatic tales with a palpable bite...Watts writes with a profound, confident voice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR ECHOES FROM THE HOCKER HOUSE... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- CATEGORY FINALIST, 2024 ERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003e- 2024 DA VINCI EYE FINALIST\u003cbr\u003e- 2024 FEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARD WINNER (BRONZE)\u003cbr\u003e- 2023 KIRKUS BEST INDIE BOOK SELECTION\u003cbr\u003e- 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVirgina Watts' multi-award-winning debut collection delivers the goods from cover to cover with 15 compelling short tales. Here's a taste of what's in store... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Dollhouse,\" young Deirdre survives a day sure to haunt her while serving as a source of strength, for when she visits a sickly, bed-ridden great uncle whose glass eye rests within a jar under his bed... watching Deirdre's every move.An old woman dressed in black mysteriously appears one morning in a rural coal mining town, shortly after a mine shaft collapse claims the lives of several local miners. Known as \"Queenie,\" she lives in an Airstream silver bullet trailer perched on the edge of Black Hawk Mountain. The locals believe she is the soul of their mountain, but why has she come?A group of neighborhood friends sets out to discover what 13-year-old Jeff actually witnessed after he swears to have seen \"weird\" Mr. Hocker pushing a dead body in a black garbage bag to the top of their street. Was Jeff's imagination playing tricks on him, or is something sinister afoot? The title story, \"The Hocker House,\" holds the answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese and other unsettling stories-fifteen in all-await you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAerial View\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bitterest Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Echoes in Gleeva\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eElias Wolf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueenie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomecoming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDollhouse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue North\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarscraper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Shadows Outside\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eMystery Box\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hocker House\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eScar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust About There\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eECHOES FROM THE HOCKER HOUSE, a National Book Award nominee, will keep you on the edge of your seat until you fall off. Don't miss this fantastic, one-of-a-kind collection, destined to become a classic!\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Devil's Party Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50489516785938,"sku":"9781957224176","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4db66cb1-e46f-4d1b-bdce-8ea468b17ffb.jpg?v=1730500521","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/echoes-from-the-hocker-house-9781957224176","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}