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As the evenings become darker, we can't help but lose ourselves in books with a gloomier atmosphere, whether it's learning the filthy secrets of dark academics, entering the enchanted but treacherous landscapes of romance, or confronting the creatures - human or otherwise - of horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, if you want something that combines the terror of horror with the boundless imagination of fantasy, we recommend attempting weird fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"various-weird-fiction-2024-paperback","title":"Various: Weird Fiction [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenguin Weird Fiction: a celebration of the very best of \u003ci\u003ethe weird\u003c\/i\u003e, a store of novels and tales that for generations have delighted and horrified.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometime around the turn of the twentieth century, something happened, something... \u003ci\u003eweird\u003c\/i\u003e. 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