{"product_id":"the-gift-shop-of-cursed-matthew-petchinsky-9798295664472","title":"The Gift Shop of Cursed Souvenirs","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Briar Hollow's museum gift shop, nothing is handmade - but everything is chosen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTourists browse shelves of polished obsidian spheres, antique masks, and delicate trinkets imported from across the world. They laugh. They pay. They carry something home. What they don't realize is that every object has already chosen \u003cem\u003ethem\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Rowan discovers that the towering antlered figure stalking the aisles is not stealing from the display but selecting from it, he begins to understand the truth: the gift shop is not selling souvenirs - it is exporting anchors. Each cursed item extends the reach of something ancient, something patient, something that measures regret like currency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs reality bends and reflections hesitate, Rowan learns he has become negotiable to the intelligence behind the Harvester. Now the shop is no longer a retail space. It is a negotiation table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the Witness is listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGothic, atmospheric, and psychologically unsettling, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Gift Shop of Cursed Souvenirs\u003c\/strong\u003e explores consumer desire, grief, and the terrifying possibility that some purchases are permanent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Briar Hollow, there are no returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly transfers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Petchinsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295664472\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 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Matthew Petchinsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659772276991,"sku":"9798295664472","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gift-shop-of-cursed-matthew-petchinsky-9798295664472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}