{"product_id":"house-on-fire-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"House on Fire (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArch Oboler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Conlon\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An eerie novel . . . an unbeatable combination of suspense, sex and the supernatural . . . highly recommended.\" - \u003ci\u003eBaton Rouge Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The worthy successor to Rosemary's Baby \" - \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A horror masterpiece \" - \u003ci\u003eCamden Courier Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It starts out innocently enough, when reporters Tony Dumont and Robin Shepherd are sent to interview teenager Mark Elias, a scientific genius, about a scholarship he has won. But it is quickly clear that there is something very strange about the Elias family. Mark and his sister Shirley spend long hours behind closed doors conducting weird and inscrutable experiments involving electricity and a tape recorder. And then there is old Mrs. Elias, the children's grandmother, who died recently and whom the family seems terrified to discuss. The two journalists believe there may be a more serious news story than the one they were sent to cover, but they have no idea how serious - until people begin to die . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Arch Oboler (1907-1987) was a major figure in the Golden Age of Radio whose weekly horror show \u003ci\u003eLights Out\u003c\/i\u003e terrified listeners in the 1930s and '40s. In \u003ci\u003eHouse on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), his only novel, Oboler delivers a page-turning chiller that is effective both as an eerie tale of supernatural horror and as an examination of the nature of evil. This edition features a new introduction by Christopher Conlon\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418031210674,"sku":"9781941147559","price":32.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/24905412337a86bdeed0f01d3a9845f9.webp?v=1778441551","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/house-on-fire-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}