{"product_id":"burnt-offerings-by-robert-marasco","title":"Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBen and Marian Rolfe are desperate to escape a stifling summer in their tiny Brooklyn apartment, so when they get the chance to rent a mansion in upstate New York for the entire season for only $900, it's an offer that's too good to refuse. There's only one catch: behind a strange and intricately carved door in a distant wing of the house lives elderly Mrs. Allardyce, and the Rolfes will be responsible for preparing her meals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Mrs. Allardyce never seems to emerge from her room, and it soon becomes clear that something weird and terrifying is happening in the house. As the suspense builds towards a revelation of what really lies behind that locked door, the Rolfes will discover that their cheap vacation rental comes at a terrible cost . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe basis for a classic 1976 film adaptation and an acknowledged influence on Stephen King's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurnt Offerings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most original and scariest haunted house novels ever written. This edition, the first in decades, features a new introduction by award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[N]ear brilliance . . . a disturbing tale . . . highly recommended.\" - Stephen King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurnt Offerings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has no peer. Better than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHartford Courant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Insidiously frightening . . . It snares you early and draws you inexorably to one of the most nerve-shattering finales in years.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Terrifies even by daylight.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: \u003cspan\u003eMar. 17, 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublisher: Valancourt Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 230 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan\u003e9781941147702\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62996955168849,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/BurntOfferings_PB.png?v=1792305853","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/burnt-offerings-by-robert-marasco","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}