{"product_id":"2940150037595","title":"The Toyol","description":"Sometimes your only hope is to embrace the darkness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It’s pretty much a guarantee that every issue of Black Static is going to house at least one powerhouse story, and this one is no different with the inclusion of Joel Arnold’s ‘The Toyol’.\" - Dread Central \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter cyclone Nargis destroys Zeya’s home and family in Myanmar, she accepts a job offer in Kuala Lampur. After arriving, she realizes she’s been tricked, and has instead been sold to a sex trafficking ring. Bars cover her windows and cruel guards keep watch. But when she learns of a mystical creature known as a 'toyol' she wonders if it may be her ticket out of this hell on earth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This incredible Toyol vision is only for those readers both soft-hearted and hard-hearted enough to be able safely to absorb the intense pain as well as appreciate the deep wide-spread poignancy of such a storm-visit of a vision. This is a helluva work.\" - D.F. Lewis \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a skin-crawling little story, well written and managing to use the alien elements to emphasize the desperation.\" - A Mad Man with a Blog \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally appearing in Black Static magazine, this short story contains graphic violence and is not for the faint of heart.","brand":"Studio City","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109259034864,"sku":"2940150037595","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150037595_p0.jpg?v=1763729263","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150037595","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}