{"product_id":"9781614981978","title":"Haunted Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eJeffrey Thomas is renowned for his novels and tales set in Punktown, a terrifying, crime-riddled city of the future, where humans and aliens mix in every sense of the word, with often horrific results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding two stories set in Punktown, this volume features works long and short that are among Thomas’s most intimate and intense weird tales. “Saigon Dep Lam” is a poignant Christmas story set in Vietnam, a city which Thomas has visited often. Art takes a central role in “Mr. Faun” and “Drawing No. 8,” both of which suggest that paintings may be quite a bit more than what you see on the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also includes several unpublished stories. “The Temple of Ugghiutu” is a Lovecraftian tale that bears relations to Thomas’s Punktown novel \u003cem\u003eMonstrocity.\u003c\/em\u003e The distinctively titled “riaH gnoL” hints at the disturbing psychosis of a young woman employed by an arcade. “Good Will toward Men” makes us wonder about the real differences between heaven and hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hippocampus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054619214064,"sku":"9781614981978","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614981978_p0.jpg?v=1763850338","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614981978","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}