{"product_id":"this-thing-of-darkness-9781621644439","title":"This Thing of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003eHollywood, 1956. Journalist and war widow Evangeline Kilhooley is assigned to write a;star profile of the fading actor Bela Lugosi, made famous by his role as Count Dracula. During a series of interviews, Lugosi draws Evi into his curious Eastern European background, gradually revealing the link between Old World shadows and the twilight realm of modern horror films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Evi meets another English expatriate, Hugo Radelle, a movie buff who offers to help with her research. As their relationship deepens, Evi begins to suspect that he knows more about her and her soldier husband than he is letting on. Meanwhile, a menacing Darkness stalks all three characters as their histories and destinies mysteriously begin to intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiorella De Maria\u003c\/b\u003e received a Master''s in Renaissance Literature from Cambridge University. A winner of the National Book Prize of Malta, she has published seven other novels with Ignatius Press including \u003ci\u003ePoor Banished Children\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Do No Harm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe''ll Never Tell Them\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Father Gabriel murder mysteries \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Witness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSee No Evil\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eK. V. Turley\u003c\/b\u003e is a London-based writer, journalist, and filmmaker, plus a show host on podcast, radio, and television. His writing appears regularly in publications on both sides of the Atlantic. He is the UK correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eNational Catholic Register\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a regular contributor to EWTN.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496455344402,"sku":"9781621644439","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab6c8fe2-ff33-4686-9d2c-83c8a91a5758.jpg?v=1730694566","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-thing-of-darkness-9781621644439","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}