{"product_id":"spin-a-black-yarn-novellas-9780593237861","title":"Spin a Black Yarn: Novellas","description":"\u003cb\u003eFive harrowing novellas of horror and speculative fiction from the singular mind of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBird Box, \u003c\/i\u003efeaturing the World Fantasy Award finalist \"Half the House Is Haunted\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eESQUIRE \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosh Malerman is a master weaver of stories--and in this spine-chilling collection he spins five twisted tales from the shadows of the human soul: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A sister insists to her little brother that \u003cb\u003e\"Half the House Is Haunted\" \u003c\/b\u003eby a strange presence. But is it the house that's haunted--or their childhoods? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003e\"Argyle,\"\u003c\/b\u003e a dying man confesses to homicides he never committed, and he reveals long-kept secrets far more sinister than murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A tourist takes the ultimate trip to outer space in \u003cb\u003e\"The Jupiter Drop,\"\u003c\/b\u003e but the real journey is into his own dark past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003e\"Doug and Judy Buy the House Washer(TM),\"\u003c\/b\u003e a trendy married couple buys the latest home gadget only to find themselves trapped by their possessions, their history . . . and each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd in \u003cb\u003e\"Egorov,\"\u003c\/b\u003e a wealthy old cretin murders a young man, not knowing the victim was a triplet. The two surviving brothers stage a savage faux-haunting--playing the ghost of their slain brother--with the aim of driving the old murderer mad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Malerman\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and one of two singer-songwriters for the rock band The High Strung. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e, is the inspiration for the hit Netflix film of the same name. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eUnbury Carol\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInspection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA House at the Bottom of a Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaphne, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMalorie\u003c\/i\u003e, the sequel to \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e. Malerman lives in Michigan with his fiancée, the artist-musician Allison Laakko.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601199567122,"sku":"9780593237861","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a9a5d8e3-157b-4976-945b-c6ce9b22ae74.jpg?v=1732223003","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spin-a-black-yarn-novellas-9780593237861","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}