{"product_id":"looking-for-something-to-suck-the-vampire-stories-of-r-chetwynd-hayes-paperback","title":"Looking for Something to Suck: The Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-Hayes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Chetwynd-Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJim Pitts\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these exsanguinating stories, Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes masterfully reinvents the vampire genre as he introduces the reader to a cleaning woman who discovers she is working for Dracula's son; a couple trapped in a house created by the mind of a centuries-old vampire; a young boy whose ancestor is depressed by his undead existence; a creature of darkness that sucks the life-force from its victims, and the unusual offspring of a werewolf and a vampire who is threatened by an obsessed clergyman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLooking for Something to Suck: The Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-Hayes\u003c\/i\u003e collects sixteen tales by the author known as 'Britain's Prince of Chill', including such classics as 'My Mother Married a Vampire', 'The Labyrinth', 'Birth', 'Looking for Something to Suck' and 'The Werewolf and the Vampire'. This first-ever paperback edition features an additional story not contained in the original limited hardcover edition and also includes a foreword by award-winning editor Stephen Jones, new illustrations by Jim Pitts, and an original cover painting by Les Edwards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'R. Chetwynd-Hayes ranks as one of England's finest practitioners of the art of horror fiction . . . his prose displays a crisp sophistication and, often, a macabre sense of humour to prove that the author is a major stylist in his own right.' - Karl Edward Wagner\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165179056263,"sku":"9781941147313","price":34.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c338655eb3b54c8029ff54f4daca7f2f.webp?v=1733311594","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/looking-for-something-to-suck-the-vampire-stories-of-r-chetwynd-hayes-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}