{"product_id":"bodies-of-work-a-novella-9781835415931","title":"Bodies of Work: A Novella","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Clay McLeod Chapman is one of my favorite horror storytellers working today.\" -- Jordan Peele \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA murderous artist is haunted by the spirits of those he has killed in this surreal and chilling supernatural revenge novella. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of Ghost Eaters, and perfect for fans of Joe Hill and Delilah S. Dawson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt sixty-six years old, Winston Kemper has always been a nonentity. No one notices him. His simple existence barely registers for those who come into contact with him. Some call him feeble-minded. He is a janitor at the local church, a groundskeeper by default, and that's it. No friends, no family. When he's done with work, he returns home--a remote, single room apartment located above a garage--and that is where his true work begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinston Kemper is a collector of voices, and his magnum opus--\u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly Girls\u003c\/i\u003e--is a sprawling epic of untapped imagination. It has no single canvas, no particular frame. It is everywhere--scribbled on the walls, the floor, and countless notebooks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinston is creating a fantasia which exists in words, images and blood. As part of his 'art' he has been murdering forgotten women. Poor souls who slip through the cracks of society, who no one's looking for. Mothers, sisters, daughters to someone, but no more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinston takes their lives, their voices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut now he can hear them. They whisper to him. They talk of revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinston Kemper might not believe in ghosts, but he is about to learn they are very real. And they are very, very angry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA surreal and dreamlike novella about the ghosts of our past and the dangerous, obsessive pursuit of art, from the \"true master of horror.\" (CJ Leede, Maeve Fly)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clay McLeod Chapman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titan Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.13h x 5.48w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835415931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/27\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClay McLeod Chapman is the creator of \"The Pumpkin Pie Show\" and the author of Rest Area, Nothing Untoward, and The Tribe trilogy. He is the co-author, with Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick, of the middle grade novel Wendell and Wild. In the world of comics, Chapman's work includes Lazaretto, Iron Fist: Phantom Limb, and Edge of Spiderverse. You can find him at claymcleodchapman.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Clay McLeod Chapman \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834166427805,"sku":"9781835415931","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3e50e249-014b-4fe0-8b95-41c727f191f1.jpg?v=1776145150","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/bodies-of-work-a-novella-9781835415931","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}