{"product_id":"night-of-the-ghoul-9781506728353","title":"Night of the Ghoul","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling work of horror, intercutting between the present day and the story of a lost film. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHorror masters Scott Snyder (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWytches)\u003c\/i\u003e and Francesco Francavilla (\u003ci\u003eAfterlife with Archie)\u003c\/i\u003e collaborate for the first time! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis graphic novel is a bold and bloody reimagining of horror monsters that celebrates classic creature features, while creating an unsettling and contemporary new kind of horror story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHorror film obsessive Forest Inman stumbles across a seemingly forgotten canister of old footage. Thinking he has found the legendary unreleased would-be classic 1936 film \"Night of the Ghoul,\" he sets off on a dark odyssey to the California desert, where he's warned that the film's ghoul is far more than a work of fiction: it's a very real monster who plans to kill him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was said to be the greatest horror movie in cinematic history. Shot in 1936, \"Night of the Ghoul\" by writer\/director T.F. Merritt was meant to sit beside \"Frankenstein\" and \"Dracula\" as an instant classic...But the legendary film never made it to the silver screen. Just before editing was finished, a mysterious studio fire destroyed the footage and killed the cast and crew celebrating at wrap-party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRumors of the doomed film's greatness persist to this day, but no footage from it was ever recovered...until now. Forest Inman is a horror film obsessive who digitizes old films for the famed Aurora movie studio. When Forest stumbles across a seemingly forgotten canister of footage, he just might have discovered the remnants of the lost classic \"Night of the Ghoul.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis discovery sends Forest on a dark odyssey to the California desert, where he's warned by a mysterious old man that the film's ghoul is far more than a work of fiction: it's a very real monster who plans to kill him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eNight of the Ghoul\u003c\/i\u003e #1-#3 (originally published by Comixology and republished as single issues by Dark Horse).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Horse Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506728353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"Scott Snyder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42843614314677,"sku":"9781506728353","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_496e44df-6fcc-4998-9a6d-267fa9189936.jpg?v=1681812502","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/night-of-the-ghoul-9781506728353","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}