{"product_id":"the-open-door-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-9781771963688","title":"The Open Door: A Ghost Story for Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld-renowned illustrator Seth returns with three new Christmas ghost stories for 2020.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRetired officer Colonel Mortimer takes a lease on the mansion of Brentwood, the grounds of which share the ruins of an older house, including a strange, vacant doorway, but eerie events begin to unfold and Mortimer's son falls ill. As the supernatural takes hold, Mortimer resolves to do what he must to save his son even as he ventures further into an increasingly horrifying place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Oliphant was a Scottish novelist and historical writer. Her fictional works encompass \"domestic realism, the historical novel and tales of the supernatural.\" She wrote more than 120 works, including novels, books of travel and description, histories, and volumes of literary criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeth is the cartoonist behind the comic-book series \u003cem\u003ePalookaville\u003c\/em\u003e, which started in the stone age as a pamphlet and is now a semi-annual hardcover. His comics have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBest American Comics\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including the cover of the\u003cem\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCanadian Notes \u0026amp; Queries\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the subject of a recent documentary from the National Film Board of Canada, \u003cem\u003eSeth's Dominion\u003c\/em\u003e. Seth lives in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife Tania and their two cats in an old house he has named \"Inkwell's End.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644624245010,"sku":"9781771963688","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc500250-5c7c-4038-98b8-be678846769a.jpg?v=1737258942","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-open-door-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-9781771963688","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}