{"product_id":"9781835410790","title":"Acquired Taste - Chapman, Clay McLeod","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eAcquired Taste\u003c\/u\u003e by Chapman, Clay McLeod\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Titan Books (US, CA), 2026\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startling, witty and downright terrifying collection of 25 short stories from the \"21st century's Richard Matheson\" (Richard Chizmar, Chasing the Boogeyman.) Perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay, Rachel Harrison and Eric LaRocca.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\n\nThey're feeding on you too.\n\n\n\nA father returns from serving in Vietnam with a strange and terrifying addiction; a man removes something horrifying from his fireplace, and becomes desperate to return it; and a right-wing news channel has its hooks in people in more ways than one. \n\n\n\nFrom department store Santas to ghost boyfriends and salamander-worshipping nuns; from the claustrophobia of the Covid-19 pandemic to small-town Chesapeake USA, Clay McLeod Chapman takes universal fears of parenthood, addiction and political divisions and makes them uniquely his own. \n\n\n\nPacked full of humanity, humour and above all, relentless creeping dread, Acquired Taste is a timely descent into the mind of one of modern horror's finest authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Titan Books (US, CA), 2026","offers":[{"title":"Acquired Taste \/ NEW","offer_id":55119847653668,"sku":"9781835410790NW","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_b73b388a-3654-4c6f-b536-bb27087e753b.jpg?v=1781793922","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9781835410790","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}