{"product_id":"9781250823373","title":"The Chrysalis","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Chrysalis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Brendan Deneen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Creepy, powerful, wonderfully twisted.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jonathan Maberry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon’t Go in the Basement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a brutal spasm of bad luck, Tom and Jenny Decker lose both their cheap Manhattan\u003cbr\u003eapartment and their barely-above-minimum-wage jobs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir luck runs hot when they stumble upon a surprisingly affordable house in the\u003cbr\u003esuburbs, an old friend of Tom’s offers him an amazing opportunity, and Jenny discovers\u003cbr\u003ethat she’s pregnant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there are dark secrets galore in the Deckers’ new\/old house. The place has a\u003cbr\u003eviolent past. There’s a thing in the basement, a bizarre chrysalis Tom conceals from\u003cbr\u003eJenny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTouching it makes him feel like a winner, like he can tackle any challenge—the\u003cbr\u003emortgage, the commute, impending fatherhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil the night everything goes horribly wrong and the Deckers’ dream life is\u003cbr\u003eexposed as the phantom it always was. The night the chrysalis starts to hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Chrysalis\u003c\/i\u003e is a creepy, powerful, wonderfully twisted tale that will chill your blood and keep you turning pages faster and faster. Highly recommended.\" -Jonathan Maberry, \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eV-Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGlimpse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliant and terrifying fever dream of a tale.\"—Jay Bonansinga, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Woodbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Horror fans will love this dark, twisted, frightening story. If you loved \u003ci\u003eThe Amityville Horror \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eHeart Shaped Box\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll love Brendan Deneen’s \u003ci\u003eThe Chrysalis\u003c\/i\u003e. Just keep the lights on while you read.“—Kristin Hannah, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Alone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compelling.”—David Moody, author of \u003ci\u003eOne of Us Will Be Dead by Morning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Slowly-mounting dread mixed with can’t-stop-turning-the-pages fascination. Recalling modern horror classics like \u003ci\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/i\u003e.\"—Matthew Costello, author of \u003ci\u003eDoom 3\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All the more frightening because ... Deneen makes you care before he starts the scares. A powerful, engrossing, and relentless book.”—Chet Williamson, author of \u003ci\u003eRobert Bloch’s Psycho: Sanitarium\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deneen wonderfully concentrates the anxiety and emotional strain of trying to live up to the responsibility that comes with a growing family. The problem here is, part of that family is growing behind the spare fridge in the cellar. Deneen hatches all the darkest fears of having ‘one on the way.’”—Bracken MacLeod, author of \u003ci\u003eStranded\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deneen's latest book catapults him to the front ranks of today's most exciting new genre writers. An old-school homage to genre classics, \u003ci\u003eThe Chrysalis \u003c\/i\u003euses themes of family responsibility and substance abuse, madness and artistic vision to create an unsettling mood that builds to a horrifying crescendo. This is a must-read.”—Nate Kenyon, author of \u003ci\u003eDay One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews of Brendan Deneen's \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Circle\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating read. A hauntingly told story, one to ponder long after you finish.”—\u003ci\u003eHorror Novel Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Circle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Eerily beautiful in its descriptions of the circus and its misfit crew. Realism and fantasy mixes well in Deneen’s hands. \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Circle \u003c\/i\u003ealso fits solidly in a sub-genre of carnival themed horror novels that includes Katherine Dunn’s \u003ci\u003eGeek Love\u003c\/i\u003e, Ray Bradbury’s \u003ci\u003eSomething Wicked This Way Comes\u003c\/i\u003e, and Will Elliott’s \u003ci\u003eThe Pilo Family Circus\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eHellNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250823373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40835879993550,"sku":"9781250823373","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250823373","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}