{"product_id":"the-other-passenger-valancourt-20th-john-keir-cross-9781943910960","title":"The Other Passenger (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a scriptwriter for the BBC, John Keir Cross (1914-1967) adapted classic horror tales by masters like M. R. James, Bram Stoker, and Ambrose Bierce into chilling radio programs. And with the eighteen stories in his collection \u003cem\u003eThe Other Passenger\u003c\/em\u003e (1944), Keir Cross demonstrates that he deserves a place alongside those authors as a writer of highly original and effective macabre tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a wide range of themes and styles, ranging from traditional ghost stories to contes cruels, black humor, tales of dark fantasy and surreal nightmare, and perhaps the best story about a ventriloquist and his dummy ever written, there are stories here to suit the tastes of any connoisseur of horror and weird fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first unabridged edition of Keir Cross's landmark collection in over 70 years includes a new introduction by J. F. Norris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It offers an original twist of horror that will leave its mark.\" - \u003cem\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Among the annals of weird fiction one of the most sought after volumes.\" - Michael Ashley, \u003cem\u003eWho's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sustained atmosphere, versatile forms and dramatic effects ... the unusual ending is generally a surprise ... haunting.\" - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Keir Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943910960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943910960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Valancourt Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.68d","brand":"John Keir Cross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940235411711,"sku":"9781943910960","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d638be65-2da9-4c19-a803-0323f058e6cd.jpg?v=1681446025","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-other-passenger-valancourt-20th-john-keir-cross-9781943910960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}