{"product_id":"scarcity-screams-matthew-petchinsky-9798349272547","title":"Scarcity Screams","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the city begins to starve, the first thing to break isn't the supply chain-it's the human mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eScarcity Screams\u003c\/em\u003e, a haunting psychological horror unfolds as a mysterious \"sound\" spreads through the population, driving ordinary people into paranoia, violence, and unbearable guilt. The more they hear it, the more it accuses them: \u003cem\u003eyou took too much... you deserve less... someone else should live instead of you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNurse Elara Morn, partially deaf and strangely resistant to the full force of the phenomenon, becomes an unwilling witness to the unraveling of civilization. As riots erupt, cults rise, and hidden systems of suffering are exposed beneath the city, she uncovers a terrifying truth-this scream is not just heard... it is \u003cem\u003elearned\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescending into blood-soaked chambers and confronting the horrifying machinery behind the noise, Elara must make an impossible choice: silence the source through death, or risk unleashing something far worse into the human psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut even if the sound is stopped... what happens when it's already inside us?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark, brutal, and deeply unsettling, \u003cem\u003eScarcity Screams\u003c\/em\u003e is a gothic horror experience that will leave you questioning survival, morality, and the true cost of being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Petchinsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349272547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apophis Enterprises LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Matthew Petchinsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665442607359,"sku":"9798349272547","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3b255f8-26e1-44e1-a0c9-7f27c184a80b.jpg?v=1792011995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scarcity-screams-matthew-petchinsky-9798349272547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}