{"product_id":"acquired-taste-9781835410790","title":"Acquired Taste","description":"\u003cp\u003eA startling, witty and downright terrifying collection of 25 short stories from the \"21st century's Richard Matheson\" (Richard Chizmar, Chasing the Boogeyman.), including the Shirley Jackson award-nominated Stay on the Line. Perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay, Rachel Harrison and Eric LaRocca.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey're feeding on you too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA father returns from serving in Vietnam with a strange and terrifying addiction; a man removes something horrifying from his fireplace, and becomes desperate to return it; and a right-wing news channel has its hooks in people in more ways than one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom department store Santas to ghost boyfriends and salamander-worshipping nuns, from the claustrophobia of the COVID-19 pandemic to small-town Chesapeake USA, Clay McLeod Chapman takes universal fears of parenthood, addiction and political divisions and makes them uniquely his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked full of humanity, humour and, above all, relentless creeping dread, Acquired Taste is a timely descent into the mind of one of modern horror's finest authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Clay McLeod Chapman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHorror \u0026amp; ghost stories, Short stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 Jun 2026 by Titan Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clay McLeod Chapman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57322071425402,"sku":"9781835410790","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781835410790.jpg?v=1790683854","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/acquired-taste-9781835410790","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}