{"product_id":"morbid-curiosity-cures-the-blues-loren-rhoads-9781439124666","title":"Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues: True Stories of the Unsavory, Unwise, Unorthodox and Unusual from the Magazine Morbid Curiosity","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor ten years, \u003ci\u003eMorbid Curiosity\u003c\/i\u003e was a one-of-a-kind underground magazine that gained a devoted following for its celebration of absurd, grotesque, and unusual tales -- all true -- submitted from contributors around the country and across the world.\u003c\/b\u003e Loren Rhoads, creator and editor of the magazine, has compiled some of her favorite stories from all ten issues in this sometimes shocking, occasionally gruesome, always fascinating anthology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This quirky book is filled with tales from ordinary people -- who just happen to have eccentric, peculiar interests. Ranging from the outrageous (attending a Black Mass, fishing bodies out of San Francisco Bay, making fake snuff films) to the more \"mundane\" (visiting a torture museum, tracking real vampires through San Francisco), this curiously enjoyable collection of stories, complete with illustrations and informative asides, will entertain and haunt readers long after the final page is turned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Loren Rhoads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439124663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439124666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.58w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/2009","brand":"Loren Rhoads","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43934994661631,"sku":"9781439124666","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_73ded330-270e-48a1-bf38-699dbc73ceb1.jpg?v=1681417241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/morbid-curiosity-cures-the-blues-loren-rhoads-9781439124666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}