{"product_id":"headbanger-9798993797601","title":"Headbanger!","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1980s are ablaze with Satanic Panic hysteria, and no one is feeling the heat worse than teenage headbanger Mark Looger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis chain-smoking, Bible-thumping mother has declared war on his heavy metal way of life, trashing his records, ruining his chances with Tori Payne, and even calling the barber.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven to the brink by her righteous fury, Mark dares to meddle in the dark arts and does the unthinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe hypnotizes his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, it totally rocks. She's making him breakfast, handing over her Diners Club card, and letting him throw the biggest party Liberty Bend has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there's a fatal flaw in Mark's plan. Her hypnotized mind is also a slave to heavy metal itself. Every twisted lyric becomes a command she must obey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the hi-fi is cranked to 666, the night spirals into unholy chaos, erupting in a blood-soaked spectacle that becomes everything the PMRC, the six o'clock news, and your parents ever warned you about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeadbanger! is an outrageous and hilarious love letter to 80s metal culture. A savage horror-comedy about music, mind control, and moral panic that finally answers the ultimate question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if heavy metal really did make you do bad things?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spine Bender Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993797601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Audie Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360454865077,"sku":"9798993797601","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_473c25a9-a650-4479-a1dd-b952ef18a850.jpg?v=1773721026","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/headbanger-9798993797601","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}