{"product_id":"polyphemus-9781960241092","title":"Polyphemus","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the title story \"Polyphemus,\" an exploration team on a desert planet faces death when it encounters a terrifying alien monstrosity. In \"The Angel of Death,\" a serial killer who has a city on edge may finally have met his match in the form of a powerful interplanetary traveler. In the blackly humorous \"Uncle Tuggs,\" a series of grisly and bizarre deaths may be connected to the mysterious disappearance of old Uncle Tuggs. \"The Horror on the #33\" tells of a man's struggle with a deadly and horrible monster on a city bus. And in the highlight of the collection, \"The Autopsy,\" which Algis Budrys called \"one of the most successful meldings of science fiction with horror that I have ever encountered\" and which was filmed for Guillermo del Toro's Netflix series \u003cem\u003eCabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/em\u003e, an aging pathologist is called in to perform an autopsy-but what he discovers during his examination is chilling and unthinkable ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Shea (1946-2014) was one of the finest American authors of speculative fiction of modern times, and \u003cem\u003ePolyphemus \u003c\/em\u003e(1987), originally published as a limited edition hardcover by Arkham House, features the best of his short fiction, in which he deftly blends the genres of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. A landmark collection of modern speculative fiction returns to print at long last in this edition, which features a new introduction by Laird Barron.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526297424146,"sku":"9781960241092","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff86665a-18eb-4425-aed8-8aa15a13dddc.jpg?v=1731268873","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/polyphemus-9781960241092","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}