{"product_id":"songs-of-shadow-words-of-matthew-r-davis-9781685101541","title":"Songs of Shadow, Words of Woe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A fucking beauty of a book, every story brilliant.\" -Kaaron Warren, award-winning author of The Underhistory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beach where his teenage sister disappeared \/ time and dream melt in the mouth of deep weird-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn open mic night bears witness to a fury \/ a life-changing performance before a dread jury-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA truck stop photo by a touring punk bassist \/ a chase across the country and her most personal places-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven friends mourn a beloved queer icon \/ a final bequest unleashes the deepest dark of an eidolon...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSongs of shadow, words of woe!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lonely film student attends a free indie screening \/ will this obscure flick bring the end he's dreaming? -Two wilful women climb a hill to watch a storm \/ and learn their town's history of racism and scorn-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrotesque gangsters in a burlesque club dive \/ trouble erupts when a new player arrives-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvited to experience true terror, not a relic \/ a horror film fan runs through a theatre derelict...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSongs of shadow, words of woe!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen morbidly melodic deep cuts from Matthew R. Davis, including the Australasian Shadows Award-winning \"Steadfast Shadowsong\" and the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated novelette \"Heritage Hill.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elegant, frightening, and so delightfully strange, this isn't just a collection-it's a cabal.\" -Aaron Dries, author of Dirty Heads and A Place for Sinners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerhouse collection filled with rock and roll, the uncanny, the unsettling, and the all-out terrifying. A few stories had me looking over my shoulder to see what was lurking in the dark corners of my room.\" -Jo Kaplan, Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of When the Night Bells Ring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew R. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685101542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685101541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e JournalStone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Matthew R. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424848625919,"sku":"9781685101541","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eeddf3eb-05f2-42a8-b58f-cfce06782375.jpg?v=1761532931","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/songs-of-shadow-words-of-matthew-r-davis-9781685101541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}