{"product_id":"spontaneous-human-combustion-9781684427550","title":"Spontaneous Human Combustion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"In range alone, Richard Thomas is boundless. He is Lovecraft. He is Bradbury. He is Gaiman.\" --Chuck Palahniuk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a Foreword by Brian Evenson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new collection, Richard Thomas has crafted fourteen stories that push the boundaries of dark fiction in an intoxicating, piercing blend of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Equally provocative and profound, each story is masterfully woven with transgressive themes that burrow beneath the skin. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA poker game yields a strange prize that haunts one man, his game of chance now turned into a life-or-death coin flip. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA set of twins find they have mysterious new powers when an asteroid crashes in a field near their house, and the decisions they make create an uneasy balance. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA fantasy world is filled with one man's desire to feel whole again, finally finding love, only to have the shocking truth of his life exposed in an appalling twist. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA father and son work slave labor in a brave new world run by aliens and mount a rebellion that may end up freeing them all. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA clown takes off his make-up in a gloomy basement to reveal something more horrifying under the white, tacky skin. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful and haunting, Thomas' transportive collection dares you to examine what lies in the darkest, most twisted corners of human existence and not be transformed by what you find. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Keylight Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684427550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Richard Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574749962421,"sku":"9781684427550","price":27.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d681ed16-ceb7-4678-8875-fad89937e304.jpg?v=1643698767","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/spontaneous-human-combustion-9781684427550","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}