{"product_id":"9780486810997","title":"Thirty Hours with a Corpse: and Other Tales of the Grand Guignol","description":"Characterized by gratuitous acts of brutality and surprise endings, these tales of obsession and violence are the creations of a twentieth-century French writer whose works were staged by the legendary Théâtre du Grand-Guignol of Paris. The precursors of modern thrillers and slasher films, these stories have been specially selected for this edition and introduced by horror specialist S. T. Joshi. \u003cbr\u003eThirty-nine \u003ci\u003econte cruel\u003c\/i\u003e (\"cruel tales\") include \"In the Light of the Red Lamp,\" in which a husband's photographs of his dead wife reveal a deeper tragedy; \"Fascination,\" the tale of a morbid passion that develops when the narrator, determined to stay at home, shoots his mistress for the sake of peace and quiet; and \"The Bastard,\" concerning a father's suspicions about his son's paternity. Other stories include \"The Taint,\" a view of infanticide as mercy-killing; \"The Test,\" in which an accused murderer is forced to reenact his crime; and \"A Maniac,\" recounting a thrill-seeker's ghoulish impulse to witness death-defying stunts gone wrong.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103929811184,"sku":"9780486810997","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486810997_p0.jpg?v=1763709019","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486810997","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}