{"product_id":"all-the-fear-of-the-edward-parnell-9780712355094","title":"All the Fear of the Fair: Uncanny Tales of Circus and Sideshow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep right up to the enchanted Ferris wheel whose magical gifts may cost you your life. Gaze upon the man-eating menagerie and the dreadful secrets of Satan's Circus. Enter, if you dare, Mrs. Groby's Chamber of Horrors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarnivals and sideshows have long been entwined with the history of horror cinema, but in literature their roots run even deeper. Across decades of uncanny fairground fiction, the Big Top becomes a liminal space where the supernatural collides with humanity's darkest desires. Conjurers, puppeteers, beast tamers, and bloodthirsty crowds gather in performance spaces that feel suspended between worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of sixteen sensational short stories, Edward Parnell assembles a sinister parade of classic weird tales spanning from Edgar Allan Poe in the 1840s to Robert Aickman in the 1960s. Featuring writers such as Gerald Kersh, Ray Bradbury, and Margery Lawrence, this anthology offers a cavalcade of unsettling thrills from some of the finest voices in macabre fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnter the fairground at your own risk.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Parnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 071235509X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780712355094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Edward Parnell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454415614207,"sku":"9780712355094","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b6a259f-be74-4bfe-ac19-ccae2706eff2.jpg?v=1777306100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/all-the-fear-of-the-edward-parnell-9780712355094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}