{"product_id":"2940045535885","title":"Skullworm","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Note: Skullworm is a short story.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove hurts. Breakups hurt more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Hank Headley gets dumped, he’ll do anything to forget his girlfriend. His high-pressure career depends on making clear, rational decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome lovesick people turn to booze or drugs. Hank does them one better: He rents a hideous creature specially bred to nibble his cares away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt works like a charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut some things are hard to shake loose, once they get in your head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkullworm is a 7,500-word short story, just one of six short stories in the Arm of Darkness collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full collection, available separately, contains six short stories of horror: Skullworm, Roadhouse, Glow, Kin, Sunshine Lady, and the origin story, Arm of Darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Joseph D'Agnese is a frequent contributor to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joseph D'Agnese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174594920688,"sku":"2940045535885","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045535885_p0.jpg?v=1763680842","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045535885","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}