{"product_id":"2940149994977","title":"The Grin","description":"When Cassie Ingersoll gets a last-minute babysitting call on Christmas Eve, she's tempted to blow it off. But extra money would be nice, and maybe Christmas won't be such a meager affair after all. Her problems begin almost immediately: a dead car battery, a house in the middle of nowhere, a storm brewing. Then, a mysterious warning: Don't feed the boy. She should have paid attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the collection \"Insomnia: Paranormal Tales, Science Fiction, and Horror,\" which includes the following stories:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Grin - a classic nightmare story extracted straight from the deepest recesses of a man-child's troubled mind.\u003cbr\u003eThe Scenario Egg - an investment broker enjoys the spoils of his fast-paced lifestyle until failure, a beautiful woman, and an odd-looking device conspire to make him second guess what is good and right, and what is real and fantasy.\u003cbr\u003eA Thing for Zombies - a dark satire about young love and the steps one might take to win another's affection.\u003cbr\u003eReached in Error - The lines between technology and the paranormal blur in this tale about a device that allows the living to communicate with the dead.\u003cbr\u003eRaise the Dead - when a mysterious musician applies for an opening in Chris Stephens's high school band, strange things begin to happen, some of them wonderful, some of them horrifying.\u003cbr\u003eThe Sacrifices We Make - a child's abduction wakes a drowsy little town from a forgetful stupor.\u003cbr\u003eThe Promises We Keep - young lovers make a vow that they never in their wildest dreams ever expected to have to keep.\u003cbr\u003eApproximately 85000 words.\u003cbr\u003eSome material may not be appropriate for readers younger than 14.","brand":"Brinestone Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149201326320,"sku":"2940149994977","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149994977_p0.jpg?v=1763728147","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149994977","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}