{"product_id":"crucifax-paperback","title":"Crucifax - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRay Garton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1988, Ray Garton's fourth novel, following not long after his award-nominated \u003ci\u003eLive Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, is regarded as a classic of the \"splatterpunk\" movement in horror fiction. Garton has a way with teenage boredom, atmospheric small-town isolation, incest, drug abuse, and over-the-top violence and he has managed to create a modern remake of the story of the Pied Piper with a sinister character, Mace (who wears a \"crucifax\" around his neck--a crucifix with an axlike blade on it) appearing on the scene, seducing mixed-up kids with his siren song of pleasure, power, and indulgence, all leading to a horrifically unsettling climax of death and destruction. And then there are the ratlike things that do the piper's bidding . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Garton is the author of sixty books, including horror novels such as the Bram Stoker Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eLive Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrucifax\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLot Lizards\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Loveliest Dead\u003c\/i\u003e; thrillers like \u003ci\u003eSex and Violence in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurder Was My Alibi\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrade Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e; and seven short story collections. He has also written several movie and TV tie-ins and a number of young adult novels under the name Joseph Locke. In 2006, he received the Grand Master of Horror Award. He lives in northern California with his wife. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 388\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48376057430237,"sku":"9781497642584","price":32.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/LFn5QLR90L9781497642584.webp?v=1786786664","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/crucifax-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}