Blind Date with a Book #016

An unidentified literary specimen has arrived at the morgue. Are you brave enough to claim it?

Please note: the ribbon and annotation tab colours, sticker design, and toe tag details vary depending on the book. Each are chosen to provide additional hints as to the identity of the book, and may look a little different from the picture shown!

THE VICTIM'S PROFILE:

Genre: Cosmic, Folk, Supernatural
Format: Paperback
Representation: Widowed, male characters
Atmosphere: Melancholic, ominous, slow-burning, unsettling
Setting: Upstate New York, U.S.A.
Additional clues: Grief, loss, dark pacts, obsession, and forbidden desires

THE CASE FILE

Some things are lost forever. Honestly? Probably for the best.

Sometimes all it takes is a little curiosity and too much time on your hands to get yourself into trouble. What starts as an innocent interest in something unusual soon becomes a fixation, and suddenly walking away doesn't feel quite as easy as before.

There's a difference between wanting answers and knowing when to stop asking questions. Some doors are opened a little too easily, and not everything on the other side is happy to be disturbed.

Maybe go get yourself a new hobby.

THE SPECIMEN

Each mystery book arrives wrapped in craft paper, secured with a ribbon, and accompanied by its very own identifying toe tag.

Your specimen includes:

• One mystery horror book, wrapped and ready to be ripped apart

• One set of annotation tabs to mark all the moments worth screaming about

• One MUJI 0.5mm Knock Type Gel Pen

• One complimentary sticker (not including the cute ghost keeping it together)

• One Thin Veil Bookstore branded book review bookmark

CAUSE OF DEATH: UNKNOWN

Every specimen is released at a discounted price, just waiting to be claimed.

The paperwork is complete. The specimen is identified (well, almost). All that's left is for you to claim your new horror obsession and uncover what lies beneath the wrapping.

All specimens are released into the care of their new owners at their own risk.

CASE STATUS: AWAITING COLLECTION.