{"product_id":"the-frighteners-peter-laws-9781510726765","title":"The Frighteners: A Journey Through Our Cultural Fascination with the Macabre","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eStiff\u003c\/i\u003e by Mary Roach and \u003ci\u003eGhostland\u003c\/i\u003e by Colin Dickey, this illuminating journey written by an ordained minister seeks to uncover the reasons we are drawn to the morbid side of life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Firghteners\u003c\/i\u003e is a bizarrely compelling, laugh-out-loud exploration of society's fascination with the dark, spooky, and downright repellent, written by a man who went from horror-obsessed church hater to a God-fearing Christian, who then reconciled his love of the macabre with his new faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Laws takes us on a worldwide adventure to shine a light on the dark corners of our own minds. He meets the people who collect serial killers' hair, spends a night in a haunted hotel, and has dinner with a woman who keeps her own coffin in her living room, ready for the big day. He's chased by zombies through an underground nuclear bunker, hunts a supposed real-life werewolf through the city streets, and meets self-proclaimed vampires who drink actual blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the corpse-packed crypts of Rome to the spooky streets of a Transylvanian night, he asks why he, and millions of other people, are drawn to ponder monsters, ghosts, death, and gore. And, in a world that worships rationality and points an accusing finger at violent video games and gruesome films, can a love of morbid culture actually give both adults and children safe ways to confront our mortality? Might it even have power to re-enchant our jaded world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Grab your crucifixes, pack the silver bullets, and join the Sinister Minister on this celebratory romp through our morbid curiosities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Laws\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510726764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510726765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018 pg. 27","brand":"Peter Laws","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153716883711,"sku":"9781510726765","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93938b86-4f1b-4369-85ee-98a2df76a5b8.jpg?v=1770785356","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-frighteners-peter-laws-9781510726765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}