{"product_id":"9781805331186","title":"American Midnight : Weird Tales of the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Authors, X Various \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 08\/10\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 224 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781805331186,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecollection of chilling tales from the dark heart of American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eliterature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masquerade ball cut short by a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emysterious plague; a strange nocturnal ritual in the woods; a black bobcat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehowling in the night: these ten tales are some of the most strange and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunsettling in all of American literature, filled with unforgettable imagery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand simmering with tension. From Edgar Allan Poe to Shirley Jackson,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne to Zora Neale Hurston, the authors of these classics of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esupernatural suspense have inspired generations of writers to explore the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edark heart of the land of the free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecollection have been selected and introduced by Laird Hunt, an author of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseven acclaimed novels which explore the shadowy corners of American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContains:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Masque of the Red\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath', Edgar Allan Poe\u003cbr\u003e'Young Goodman Brown', Nathaniel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHawthorne\u003cbr\u003e'The Eyes', Edith Wharton\u003cbr\u003e'The Mask', Robert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChambers\u003cbr\u003e'Home', Shirley Jackson\u003cbr\u003e'A Ghost Story', Mark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwain\u003cbr\u003e'Spunk', Zora Neale Hurston\u003cbr\u003e'The Yellow Wallpaper',\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Perkins Gilman\u003cbr\u003e'An Itinerant House', Emma Frances\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDawson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaird Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e is an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican writer and translator. He has written seven novels, including\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeverhome\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReview Editor's Choice selection, an IndieNext selection, winner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine and The Bridge prize, and a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efinalist for the Prix Femina Étranger. His \u003cem\u003eIn the House in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the Woods is also available from Pushkin Press. A resident of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoulder, CO, he is on the faculty in the creative writing PhD program at the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Denver.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57462201418101,"sku":"9781805331186","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781805331186.jpg?v=1785573681","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781805331186","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}