{"product_id":"9781784633288-anechoic-chamber-other-weird-tales","title":"The Anechoic Chamber","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Other Weird Tales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA debut collection of weird tales from Will Wiles, the award-winning author of \u003ccite\u003eCare of Wooden Floors\u003c\/cite\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eThe Way Inn\u003c\/cite\u003e and \u003ccite\u003ePlume\u003c\/cite\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Funny, chilling, intriguing: each tale offers something different from the last, and the overall result is like listening to a perfectly made album.’ —\u003cstrong\u003eMark Watson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn anechoic chamber is a soundproofed room with no echo. The profound silence it produces is disturbing enough. But listen carefully and you’ll hear something worse … In this new collection of uncanny short stories, award-winning author Will Wiles finds sinister creatures and subtle nightmares in mundane modern environments and bureaucracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cursed NHS file brings doom to whoever handles it. A memory-foam mattress breaks down the walls of sleep. A marketing executive for a property developer turns to the occult. And horror seeps from the most unexpected places: eBay purchases, boxes of holiday photographs, and the hidden corners of the smart TV menu. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile mostly modern in setting, this is a collection steeped in the tradition of the weird tale and the ghost story, and includes homages to the greats of the previous century: a doomed Edwardian antiquarian is drawn into a murderous plot involving a Roman mosaic, and river boatmen uncover eldritch terror in a deserted mining town. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll never look at some things the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55360532513142,"sku":"9781784633288","price":7.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_13533061_27855_20250508040942.jpg?v=1746679236","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784633288-anechoic-chamber-other-weird-tales","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}