{"product_id":"9781472102607","title":"Mammoth Books presents Oh I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside' came about firstly because I was commissioned to write a story for the World Horror Convention souvenir book and, as the event was to take place in Brighton, it seemed logical to set a tale on the South coast of England.\u003cbr\u003e\"I had written a fantasy novel, \u003ci\u003eCalabash\u003c\/i\u003e, some years earlier, hinting at the dark madness of such seaside towns, which are the antithesis of their Mediterranean counterparts. I thought of the depressing Morrissey song \"Every Day is Like Sunday\", which captures the awfulness of English resorts.\u003cbr\u003e\"Coincidentally, Kim Newman and I were discussing the inherent creepiness of pantomime dames, and I decided it was time to give vent to my horror of these coastal pleasure domes. I wish I'd thought to include screaming gangs of hen-nighters as well. And I thought it was a nice touch to have everyone in the story telling the hero to 'fuck off' until he finally does.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144405631216,"sku":"9781472102607","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472102607_p0.jpg?v=1763597342","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472102607","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}