{"product_id":"the-frighteners-a-journey-through-our-cultural-fascination-with-the-macabre-by-reverend-peter-laws","title":"THE FRIGHTENERS: A JOURNEY THROUGH OUR CULTURAL FASCINATION WITH THE MACABRE BY REVEREND PETER LAWS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFor fans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eStiff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Mary Roach and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGhostland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Colin Dickey, this illuminating journey written by an ordained minister seeks to uncover the reasons we are drawn to the morbid side of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Firghteners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a bizarrely compelling, laugh-out-loud exploration of society’s fascination with the dark, spooky, and downright repellent, written by a man who went from horror-obsessed church hater to a God-fearing Christian, who then reconciled his love of the macabre with his new faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaws takes us on a worldwide adventure to shine a light on the dark corners of our own minds. He meets the people who collect serial killers’ hair, spends a night in a haunted hotel, and has dinner with a woman who keeps her own coffin in her living room, ready for the big day. He’s chased by zombies through an underground nuclear bunker, hunts a supposed real-life werewolf through the city streets, and meets self-proclaimed vampires who drink actual blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the corpse-packed crypts of Rome to the spooky streets of a Transylvanian night, he asks why he, and millions of other people, are drawn to ponder monsters, ghosts, death, and gore. And, in a world that worships rationality and points an accusing finger at violent video games and gruesome films, can a love of morbid culture actually give both adults and children safe ways to confront our mortality? Might it even have power to re-enchant our jaded world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrab your crucifixes, pack the silver bullets, and join the Sinister Minister on this celebratory romp through our morbid curiosities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHARDBACK BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games and Stuff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49140720795894,"sku":"SISC-9781510726765","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3303\/7465\/files\/81dzwOFGkVL._SL1500__1.jpg?v=1759883573","url":"https:\/\/www.gamesandstuffonline.com\/products\/the-frighteners-a-journey-through-our-cultural-fascination-with-the-macabre-by-reverend-peter-laws","provider":"Games and Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}