{"product_id":"the-beetle-9781492699712","title":"The Beetle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A fun new way to encounter the spine-tinglers of yesteryear.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA horror classic for the modern reader, presented by the Horror Writers Association.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rediscover the classic and come face-to-face with a creature \"born of neither god nor man\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1897, Richard Marsh's classic work of gothic horror, \u003cem\u003eThe Beetle\u003c\/em\u003e, opens with Robert Holt, an out-of-work clerk seeking shelter in an abandoned house. He comes face to face with a fantastical creature with supernatural and hypnotic powers; a creature who can transform at will between its human and beetle forms and who wrecks havoc when he preys on young middle-class Britons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Featuring an introduction by bestselling author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, the Haunted Library Horror Classics edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Beetle\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of revenge that takes the reader on a dark journey, one that explores the crisis of late imperial England through a fantastical and horrific lens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492699712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Richard Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36653766770844,"sku":"9781492699712","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_df71e257-03f3-4001-bfe8-df76fdb76687.jpg?v=1603882202","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beetle-9781492699712","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}