{"product_id":"mostly-nice-monsters-lana-cooper-9798999530400","title":"Mostly Nice Monsters: (And a Few Nasties)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonsters walk among us. And many of them are surprisingly ... nice. Sure, there are a few nasty ones, but you're bound to find a bad apple in every bunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you lean towards the softer side of the supernatural - but still crave a side of traditional terror - this genre-blending collection introduces you to vampires who need bail money, ghosts who give pep talks in bar bathrooms, and half-demon musicians who play with \"soul.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMostly Nice Monsters, \u003c\/i\u003eeach short story can be enjoyed as a standalone adventure. However, if you read the collection in its entirety, you'll see a larger world of creatures connected by friendship, grief, found family, and the chaos of being not-quite-human in a human world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll meet...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Mrs. Doogan,\" a quiet neighborhood's mean old lady who's much older and meaner than you think.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA feisty philanthropist who must track down her stolen pooch before the full moon rises, joined by a skeptical detective and a rather unorthodox priest in \"Daddy.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn ancient \"Djinn of the Computer,\" who recounts his cruel imprisonment and how humanity's digital dependence may pave his path to freedom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe, a neurotic young man rebounding from a bad breakup, who hasn't seen \"The Last of Her\" - if a supernaturally-charged smartphone has anything to say about it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd many more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you're an adult who grew up reading Goosebumps and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, or cut your teeth on classic episodes of Twilight Zone and Tales From the Darkside, these 17 stories will satisfy your nostalgic yearnings, alternately giving you the creeps and a case of the warm n' fuzzies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo, step inside the Mostly Nice Monsters-verse, where new friends and old fiends await. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo, step inside the \u003ci\u003eMostly Nice Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e-verse, where new friends and old fiends await.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lana Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999530400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Delightfully Dysfunctional Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Lana Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50593415659775,"sku":"9798999530400","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1db12969-cee9-48f3-ba8a-b7e18519da49.jpg?v=1791121046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mostly-nice-monsters-lana-cooper-9798999530400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}