{"product_id":"9781621050735","title":"Hammer Wives","description":"\u003cb\u003eFish-eyed mutants, oceans of insects, and flesh-eating women with hammers for heads.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike a real world Kilgore Trout, cult author Carlton Mellick III has been pumping out dozens of the weirdest, trashiest, most imaginative books you've probably never heard of... even though you definitely should. \u003ci\u003eHammer Wives\u003c\/i\u003e collects six of his most popular novelettes and short stories, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIMPLE MACHINES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man discovers that his body is actually a machine run by dozens of miniature clones of himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRED WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA recovering junky must save his 8-year-old brother from a life of prostitution in a surreal version of New York City... a place where street kids mutate into fish-like creatures, the homeless stilt-walk through oceans of insects, and the only colors left visible to the human eye are shades of red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHAMMER WIVES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young man inherits ten eternally youthful wives from an estranged uncle he never knew he had... which wouldn't have been such a bad thing if they didn't have giant hammers for heads or a tendency of bludgeoning people to death for fun, food, or sexual pleasure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEMON KNIVES 'N' COCKROACHES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCockroach-like children survive the zombie apocalypse by hiding between the walls of on old school building. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWAR PIG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a steam-powered underworld, a bloodthirsty pig-man boxer will sacrifice everything to prevent his son from following in his footsteps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MAN WITH THE STYROFOAM BRAIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe recently departed reflect on the stupid reasons why they sold their souls to the devil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eraserhead Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051048943856,"sku":"9781621050735","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781621050735_p0.jpg?v=1763859624","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781621050735","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}