{"product_id":"burnt-offerings-valancourt-20th-century-classics-hardcover","title":"Burnt Offerings (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Marasco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Graham Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe basis for a classic 1976 film adaptation and an acknowledged influence on Stephen King's \u003cem\u003eThe Shining, Burnt Offerings \u003c\/em\u003eis 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[N]ear brilliance . . . a disturbing tale . . . highly recommended.\" - Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBurnt Offerings\u003c\/em\u003e has no peer. Better than \u003cem\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Other\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cem\u003eHartford Courant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Insidiously frightening . . . It snares you early and draws you inexorably to one of the most nerve-shattering finales in years.\" - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Terrifies even by daylight.\" - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728240513087,"sku":"9781948405898","price":82.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/701f18e57c9117c490bed3e93f40f91b.webp?v=1765117768","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/burnt-offerings-valancourt-20th-century-classics-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}