{"product_id":"the-opener-of-the-way-paperback","title":"The Opener of the Way - 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\u003eRobert Bloch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRamsey Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe landmark first collection by one of the masters of 20th-century American horror fiction, back in print at last\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough he published over 350 short stories and more than thirty novels, most of Robert Bloch's work has long been out of print, and many readers today know him only as the author of \u003cem\u003ePsycho\u003c\/em\u003e. This new edition of his classic first collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Opener of the Way\u003c\/em\u003e (1945), is the first in a series of Bloch reprints from Valancourt which aims to restore Bloch to his rightful place as one of the key 20th-century American writers of horror fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume features twenty-one early Bloch stories, most of them originally published in the famous magazine \u003cem\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/em\u003e. Included here are such classics as the oft-imitated \"Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper,\" the chilling title story \"The Opener of the Way,\" in which an expedition to an Egyptian tomb goes horribly awry, and \"The Shambler from the Stars,\" a Lovecraftian tale in which Lovecraft himself appears as a character. This edition also features a new introduction by one of today's greatest horror writers, Ramsey Campbell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Robert Bloch is one of the all-time masters.\"-Peter Straub\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A seminal influence on just about everybody. Any time devoted to studying this master is time well spent.\"-\u003cem\u003eFangoria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755564228941,"sku":"9781960241337","price":44.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/V2gwi8KpJ89781960241337.webp?v=1776719399","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-opener-of-the-way-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}