{"product_id":"world-of-weird-a-creepy-compendium-of-true-stories","title":"World of Weird: A Creepy Compendium of True Stories - Adams, Tom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld of Weird: A Creepy Compendium of True Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Adams, Tom ; Pictor, Celsius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 08\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. McCreebor was an explorer and collector of the strange and creepy. This is his notebook – filled with the dark and disturbing stories he has collected on his travels. From shrunken heads to witches’ charms, saints’ blood to graverobbers’ remains, this book is a peek into our grisly past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the 21st century, a scientist uncovers their Victorian ancestor’s notebook in a box. This ancestor is Dr. McCreebor \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ean eminent explorer, philosopher, and collector of the very strange and truly creepy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDr. McCreebor's book is filled with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003edark and disturbing stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehe has collected on his travels around the world. And now, after over 125 years in a dusty attic, Dr. McCreebor’s writings can be read…\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eby only the bravest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDiscover the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003efascinating stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebehind a series of objects, people, and places in every chapter. McCreebor writes from a Victorian perspective — and his descendant isn't afraid to write notes in the margins, bringing the science into the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUncover\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eArtificalia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(man-made objects),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaturalia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(natural creatures and beings),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpiritualis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(the spirit world),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScelere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupplicium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(crime and punishment),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientifica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(scientific tools),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagicae\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(magical objects), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorteum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(skulls, bodies, and more).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteampunk illustrator Celsius Pictor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintricately illustrates McCreebor’s sketches, maps, records, and photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eshrunken heads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ewitches’ charms\u003c\/b\u003e, saints’ blood to graverobbers’ remains, hangman’s salve to trepanning tools, this book is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ea peek into our grisly and macabre past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wide Eyed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39950996799543,"sku":"9780711269545","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0086\/6218\/8087\/files\/new-book-world-of-weird-a-creepy-compendium-of-true-stories-adams-tom-hardcover-31008886620215.jpg?v=1720410072","url":"https:\/\/hivoltagerecords.com\/products\/world-of-weird-a-creepy-compendium-of-true-stories","provider":"Hi-Voltage Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}