{"product_id":"hell-to-pay-a-darkly-funny-horror-novel-of-a-found-family-and-the-demon-haunting-their-apartment","title":"(03\/30\/27 PREORDER) Hell to Pay: A darkly funny horror novel of a found family and the demon haunting their apartment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe riveting, darkly humorous, and deeply strange story of three roommates whose everyday struggle to survive in New York is complicated by the intestine-eating demon who haunts their apartment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeni was kidnapped and almost sacrificed to the devil as a child, but now she’s perfectly fine. Aside from the fact that she has four reflections in the mirror…and one of them wants her to poison people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerson was a leading heart surgeon until The Incident that left his patient dead. Now he’s too sick to work, keeps finding severed fingers in his water bottles, and is followed around by a faceless Girl Scout with a creaky red wagon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJasper is a line cook with a criminal record, just trying to keep his chosen family together. Sure, he sees a man in the shadows who likes the taste of blood, but he’s very good at ignoring that. He would do anything for Leni and Emerson. Anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey’re fine. They’re normal. They’re roommates making it work in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is, until a demon leaves his sigil on their wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, they have seven days to bring Sychar a sacrifice, or he’ll tear off their skin. Who knew demon-slaying wasn’t a valid excuse to miss work? Why are murder supplies so expensive? Just how is a low-income household supposed to afford a human sacrifice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their personal ghosts grow louder and Sychar’s deadline draws nearer, Leni, Emerson, and Jasper discover just how far they’ll go to protect each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who love:\u003cbr\u003e * Grady Hendrix and Stephen King\u003cbr\u003e * Morally gray protector\u003cbr\u003e * Haunted apartment\u003cbr\u003e * Found family in danger\u003cbr\u003e * Demon-slaying\u003cbr\u003e * Darkly funny, deeply haunted stories\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54558526505235,"sku":"9781335003010","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/1652\/7891\/files\/9781335003010.jpg?v=1786410472","url":"https:\/\/www.monsterasbooks.com\/products\/hell-to-pay-a-darkly-funny-horror-novel-of-a-found-family-and-the-demon-haunting-their-apartment","provider":"Monstera's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}