{"product_id":"memorials","title":"Memorials","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller about a group of college students encountering supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia--an unforgettable, chilling novel that is \"scary and hard to put down. You might be advised not to read it at night\" (Stephen King).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1983: Three students from a small college embark on a weeklong road trip to film a documentary on roadside memorials for their American Studies class. The project starts out as a fun adventure, with long stretches of empty road and nightly campfires where they begin to open up with one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods, the atmosphere begins to darken. They notice more and more of the memorials feature a strange, unsettling symbol hinting at a sinister secret. Paranoia sets in when it appears they are being followed. Their vehicle is tampered with overnight, and some of the locals appear to be anything but welcoming. Before long, the students can't help but wonder if these roadside deaths were really random accidents...or is something terrifying at work here?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Chizmar\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novels \u003ci\u003eChasing the Boogeyman, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBecoming the Boogeyman, Memorials\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWidow's Point: The Complete Haunting \u003c\/i\u003e(cowritten with son, W.H. Chizmar), and coauthor (with Stephen King) of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novella \u003ci\u003eGwendy's Button \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBox\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eGwendy's Final Task\u003c\/i\u003e, and the solo novella \u003ci\u003eGwendy's Magic Feather\u003c\/i\u003e. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, most recently, the bestselling anthology, \u003ci\u003eThe End of The World as We Know It: New Stories of Stephen King's \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founder and publisher of the specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense, Cemetery Dance. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustees award. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. Follow him on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky: @RichardChizmar, or visit his website at RichardChizmar.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Chizmar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646679453981,"sku":"9781668009192","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781668009192.jpg?v=1779980363","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/memorials","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}