{"product_id":"experimental-film-9781504063883","title":"Experimental Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning author of the Hexslinger Series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"explores the world of film and horror in a way that will leave you reeling\" (Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach Trilogy).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Former film teacher Lois Cairns is struggling to raise her autistic son while freelancing as a critic when, at a screening, she happens upon a sampled piece of silver nitrate silent footage. She is able to connect it to the early work of Mrs. Iris Dunlopp Whitcomb, the spiritualist and collector of fairy tales who mysteriously disappeared from a train compartment in 1918.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hoping to make her own mark on the film world, Lois embarks on a project to prove that Whitcomb was Canada's first female filmmaker. But her research takes her down a path not of darkness but of light--the blinding and searing light of a fairy tale made flesh, a noontime demon who demands that duty must be paid. As Lois discovers terrifying parallels between her own life and that of Mrs. Whitcomb, she begins to fear not just for herself, but for those closest to her heart.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"One of the standout horror novels of 2015 . . . From an author who has already established herself as one of the genre's most original and innovative voices, \u003ci\u003eExperimental Film\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable achievement.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eExperimental Film\u003c\/i\u003e represents the next, significant contribution to what is emerging as one of the most interesting and exciting bodies of work currently being produced in the horror field. Every film, Lois Cairns writes, is an experiment. The same might be said of every novel. This one succeeds, wildly.\" --\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eExperimental Film\u003c\/i\u003e is sensational. When we speak of the best in contemporary horror and weird fiction, we must speak of Gemma Files.\" --Laird Barron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504063883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Gemma Files","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655201288348,"sku":"9781504063883","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_995ca0df-0aa6-460a-8e00-3ca03e6923c2.jpg?v=1603884977","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/experimental-film-9781504063883","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}