{"product_id":"burnt-offerings-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"Burnt Offerings (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - 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\u003eRobert Marasco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Graham Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The basis for a classic 1976 film adaptation and an acknowledged influence on Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBurnt Offerings\u003c\/i\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" N]ear brilliance . . . a disturbing tale . . . highly recommended.\" - Stephen King \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eBurnt Offerings\u003c\/i\u003e has no peer. Better than \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Other\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eHartford Courant\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Insidiously frightening . . . It snares you early and draws you inexorably to one of the most nerve-shattering finales in years.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Terrifies even by daylight.\" - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312887328870,"sku":"9781941147702","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/RUc4QjVpVkJteGpSekFIZTZRTWl2Zz09.webp?v=1767916245","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/burnt-offerings-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}