{"product_id":"after-youve-gone-and-other-outre-tales-1","title":"After You've Gone and Other Outré Tales","description":"The weird. The strange. The outr . AFTER YOU'VE GONE AND OTHER OUTR  TALES presents 10 stories of men and monsters, goths and ghouls, violence and vengeance ... and a touching tale of a boy and his dentist. These are all part of the world of John Peyton Cooke, best known for his dark thrillers TORSOS and THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER. Selections include: \"After You've Gone,\" the original tale of the bad Samaritan, which was reprinted in BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2003; \"A Doll's Tale,\" which reveals everything we ever wanted to know about demon dolls but were afraid to ask; \"The Penitent,\" which shows what happens when an inventive sadist joins with an insatiable masochist; \"The Strawberry Man,\" about two gay skatepunks in love and in thrall to the power of an addictive fruit; and \"Serostatus,\" in which Tom, a middle-aged gay New Yorker and AIDS widow, finds himself spooked by the ghosts of tricks past; plus five other tales of the weird ... the strange ... the outr .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-69894\"\u003eJohn Peyton Cooke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Editions Cuir Noir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780981004785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0981004784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editions Cuir Noir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581503336685,"sku":"9780981004785","price":13.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_aec141da-3c6e-44b9-9807-312c30fced59.jpg?v=1702090868","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/after-youve-gone-and-other-outre-tales-1","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}