{"product_id":"9781503579019","title":"Dance with Terror: A Collection of 50 Short Weird Stories","description":"It grabbed her neck tight, slowly suffocating her as she gulped for air. [A Deathly Presence]  A child’s voice whispered to me, “Help me escape this tomb.” [A Good Night’s Sleep]  Deep red marks of ligature—or branch strangulation—adorned their necks. [A Kind Deed]  When Heather’s bloody head rolled across the table, Alan was ecstatic. “Great side effects, John.” [A Prized Footage]  We screamed as we saw huge pale hands, fifty feet in diameter, holding the outer rails of the machine. [Roller Coaster Ride]  Mary floated above the witness stand, blood dripping from her body. [A Ghostly Presence]   I was frozen by the sight of my torso, which now had the appearance of the body of a large snake.  [The Dravodians]  We stared in horror at the ceiling as the creature’s gigantic head peered down at us with blood dripping from his fangs. [An Eerie Virus]  “Finish him off. The night is young. We’ve more hunting to do.” [City Slick]   I was desperate to plunge a dagger into my heart to escape the monstrosity I’d become.  [Devil’s Curse]  There were faint screaming sounds coming from the floors above! [Graduation Ceremony]  News just came in of attacks on humans by all kinds of wild animals outside the Kwambi reserve. [My Dear Pet]  There was no one there—just a deep-brown stain like dried-up muddy water on the bed! [Screams of the River]  The handle of the luggage was sticky with red stains. [Screaming Infidelity]  Blood dripped from the suit. [The Suit]  A skull was dangling from the uppermost branch . . . [The Wineglass]","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143296663792,"sku":"9781503579019","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781503579019_p0.jpg?v=1763709388","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781503579019","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}