{"product_id":"acquired-taste-9781835410783","title":"Acquired Taste","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey're feeding on you too.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked full of humanity, humour and above all, relentless creeping dread, \u003ci\u003eAcquired Taste\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely descent into the mind of one of modern horror's finest authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clay McLeod Chapman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titan Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 5.91w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835410783","brand":"Titan Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44567747100809,"sku":"9781835410783","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3b06aef6-ab71-4caf-89fe-64e65101b48e.jpg?v=1756790610","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/acquired-taste-9781835410783","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}