{"product_id":"mccammons-shoppe-of-olde-curiosities-stories-9798337205854","title":"McCammon's Shoppe of Olde Curiosities: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of genre-bending horror and dark fantasy stories from the award-winning, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of the Matthew Corbett novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis edition includes an introduction by international bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing two Bram Stoker Award-winning tales, \u003ci\u003eMcCammon's Shoppe of Olde Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e is a career-spanning collection gathering nineteen short stories showcasing the author's imaginative range of frightening terror, fantastical worldbuilding, and characters confronting the unknown around them and within themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePursuing a life of celebrity fame, Erik Van Helsing's desire to cash in on his famous family's name as vampire hunters unveils a legacy he cannot escape in \"Blood is Thicker Than Hollywood\"--a spinoff tale from the novel \u003ci\u003eThey Thirst\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman surviving in a post-apocalyptic landscape fights off loneliness when she reads aloud to the \"Children of the Bedtime Machine\"--a tribute to the wondrous storytelling style of Ray Bradbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs \"Death Comes for the Rich Man\" in 1703 Colonial America, Matthew Corbett is hired to delay the Grim Reaper to give a regretful old sinner time to make amends with his estranged daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperimenting as a mixologist, McCammon presents five drink recipes in \u003ci\u003eA Little Amber Book of Wicked Shots\u003c\/i\u003e, accompanying stories about a serial killer in a haunted hotel, an athlete's destiny in the face of cosmic horror, a vindictive ad man learning the price of revenge, and an ex-slave on a suicidal and soul-sacrificing mission to serve justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChilling and evocative, weird and humorous, these stories--and a dozen more--reveal why \"no one can paint word pictures as vividly as Robert McCammon\" (Sandra Brown).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert McCammon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798337205854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert McCammon (b. 1952) is one of the country's most accomplished authors of modern horror and historical fiction, and a founder of the Horror Writers Association. Raised by his grandparents in Birmingham, Alabama, Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Award-winning McCammon published his first novel, the Revelations-inspired \u003ci\u003eBaal\u003c\/i\u003e, when he was only twenty-six. His writings continued in a supernatural vein throughout the 1980s, as he produced such bestselling titles as \u003ci\u003eSwan Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf's Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStinger\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1991, \u003ci\u003eBoy's Life\u003c\/i\u003e won the World Fantasy Award for best novel. After his next novel, \u003ci\u003eGone South\u003c\/i\u003e, McCammon took a break from writing to spend more time with his family. He did not publish another novel until 2002's \u003ci\u003eSpeaks the Nightbird\u003c\/i\u003e. Since then, he has followed \"problem-solver\" Matthew Corbett through seven sequels, in addition to writing several non-series books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Border \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Listener\u003c\/i\u003e. McCammon still lives in Birmingham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Robert McCammon \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48641342996637,"sku":"9798337205854","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_38941340-5e5b-409c-b7f0-88210110a268.jpg?v=1784107162","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/mccammons-shoppe-of-olde-curiosities-stories-9798337205854","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}