{"product_id":"queneaus-alphabet-paperback-1","title":"Queneau's Alphabet - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Rasnic Tem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnie's mother oversees Queneau's Library at the end of their street, quite a grand structure if you omit those rotting, flooded lower levels. Still, it's an interesting place to hang out with his three best friends. This boy's dark adventure introduces us to Queneau's neighborhood, where the pre-WWII bungalows are lettered rather than numbered, originally meant to help young children learn their alphabet. But these quaint-looking facades hide a history of sinister events. There's a story for each house, each letter of the alphabet, 26 tales in all plus a coda. Over the course of \u003ci\u003eQueneau's Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e a variety of horror themes, characters, and motifs are explored: folk horror, killer clowns, drunken Santas, Halloween terrors, ghosts, possessions, nightmares, nameless creatures, dark crimes, and one ancient, infamous vampire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix stories are original to this volume. The reprinted pieces are from a range of sources, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNightmare Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Static\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSupernatural Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeird Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, and such anthologies as \u003ci\u003eWilted Pages\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOctober Screams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Unleashed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest Horror Of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Steve Rasnic Tem: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"His work...will haunt your imagination and your heart in equal measure, and it both expands and defines the genre.\" - \u003ci\u003eWeird Fiction Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tem's work in mixing genres has been textbook 'weird fiction' since before the term gained popularity.\" - Simon Strantzas \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the undisputed masters of the modern genre. \" -\u003ci\u003e Supernatural Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264969359609,"sku":"9781637892619","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/jL4ocB_F-k9781637892619_2a10e27c-5671-48c4-a47a-857c42ff0556.webp?v=1768838730","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/queneaus-alphabet-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}