{"product_id":"the-burial-of-the-rats-and-other-tales-of-the-macabre-by-bram-stoker-hardcover","title":"The Burial of the Rats: And Other Tales of the Macabre by Bram Stoker - Hardcover","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\u003eBram Stoker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eXavier Aldana Reyes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI knew the site of the hut and the hill behind it up which I had rushed, and in the flickering glow the eyes of the rats still shone with a sort of phosphorescence. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beyond the genre-defining influence of\u003ci\u003e Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e, Bram Stoker was also a master of the short story form. This new collection of the author's tales represents his diverse interests in the macabre and uncanny, ranging from the hallucinatory and dreamlike in 'The Shadow Builder' and 'In the Valley of the Shadow' to the more overtly horrifying in the mini- masterpieces of 'The Judge's House' and 'The Burial of the Rats'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alongside acknowledged classics of the horror short story canon, this new volume also includes obscurities such as the darkly comic 'Old Hoggen: A Mystery' and the morbid fairy tale 'The Castle of the King' to reflect the full brilliance of the legendary writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Xavier Aldana Reyes\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in English Literature and Film at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he co-leads the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. He has edited six anthologies for British Library Publishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBram Stoker\u003c\/b\u003e (1847-1912) was an Irish author and critic; though best known for the Gothic horror novel \u003ci\u003eDracula \u003c\/i\u003e(1897), he also wrote a number of other books such as \u003ci\u003eThe Watter's Mou\u003c\/i\u003e (1895) and \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (1902).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53346030059885,"sku":"9780712354448","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/fMkDNRdYiu9780712354448.webp?v=1779094366","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-burial-of-the-rats-and-other-tales-of-the-macabre-by-bram-stoker-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}