{"product_id":"dark-black-stories-by-sam-weller-hat-beard-press","title":"Dark Black: Stories by Sam Weller | Hat \u0026 Beard Press","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e6 in. x 9 in.\u003cbr\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e262 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this haunting debut collection of short stories, Sam Weller—two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning writer and authorized biographer of the legendary Ray Bradbury—blurs the boundaries between the weird, outre?, paranormal, Gothic, and old school punk rock. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark Black \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeatures 20 tales, at turns chilling, melancholy, hilarious, and full-on macabre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA marine biologist at the end of his career embarks on his greatest field study: to find the mythical sea beast he believes he witnessed as a young man, long ago ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA writing professor discovers the Clutter murder house, made infamous in Truman Capote’s 1966 classic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is now available as a rental. He books the home to finish his latest book with dark and unexpected results ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA college student with subtle telekinetic abilities attempts to use her powers in the midst of a horrifying school shooting ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; ; white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+++\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSam Weller worked side by side with Ray Bradbury for over a decade. No surprise, then, that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark Black \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis deeply inspired by Bradbury’s dark and enduring 1955 collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe October Country\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, mashed-up with modern influences such as anthology television programs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Horror Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark Black \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtains 20 short stories of evanescent ghosts and inner demons, of lost souls and lost love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing striking, original color artwork by renowned artist and printmaker Dan Grzeca—known for his concert prints for the Black Keys, Sharon Van Etten, U2, among others—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark Black \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a book of haunting new American Gothic fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; ; white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+++\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003elimited edition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoption features an original fine-art print and the first edition of the book, signed by the author and the artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Dark Black” (from the story of the same name).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Five-color serigraph, printed by hand at Ground Up Press, Chicago.\u003cbr\u003eSigned and numbered edition of 100.*\u003cbr\u003e18 x 24 inches. \u003cbr\u003e*Includes USPS Priority Mail shipping in a poster tube.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; ; white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e+++\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdvanced praise for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It’s no surprise that Sam Weller, a renowned scholar of Ray Bradbury, would be such a beautiful storyteller in his own right. 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