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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
February 1, 1973
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780440009283
ISBN-10
0440009286
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$6.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A New York couple's dream of a summer retreat turns into a nightmare when they rent a serene old mansion
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Ben and Marian Rolfe are desperate to escape a stifling summer in their tiny Brooklyn apartment, so when they get the chance to rent a mansion in upstate New York for the entire season for only $900, it's an offer that's too good to refuse. There's only one catch: behind a strange and intricately carved door in a distant wing of the house lives elderly Mrs. Allardyce, and the Rolfes will be responsible for preparing her meals.
But Mrs. Allardyce never seems to emerge from her room, and it soon becomes clear that something weird and terrifying is happening in the house. As the suspense builds towards a revelation of what really lies behind that locked door, the Rolfes will discover that their cheap vacation rental comes at a terrible cost . . .
The basis for a classic 1976 film adaptation and an acknowledged influence on Stephen King's The Shining, Burnt Offerings is one of the most original and scariest haunted house novels ever written. This edition, the first in decades, features a new introduction by award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones.
"[N]ear brilliance . . . a disturbing tale . . . highly recommended." - Stephen King
"Burnt Offerings has no peer. Better than Rosemary's Baby, The Other, and The Exorcist." - Hartford Courant
"Insidiously frightening . . . It snares you early and draws you inexorably to one of the most nerve-shattering finales in years." - Publishers Weekly
"Terrifies even by daylight." - New York Times
But Mrs. Allardyce never seems to emerge from her room, and it soon becomes clear that something weird and terrifying is happening in the house. As the suspense builds towards a revelation of what really lies behind that locked door, the Rolfes will discover that their cheap vacation rental comes at a terrible cost . . .
The basis for a classic 1976 film adaptation and an acknowledged influence on Stephen King's The Shining, Burnt Offerings is one of the most original and scariest haunted house novels ever written. This edition, the first in decades, features a new introduction by award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones.
"[N]ear brilliance . . . a disturbing tale . . . highly recommended." - Stephen King
"Burnt Offerings has no peer. Better than Rosemary's Baby, The Other, and The Exorcist." - Hartford Courant
"Insidiously frightening . . . It snares you early and draws you inexorably to one of the most nerve-shattering finales in years." - Publishers Weekly
"Terrifies even by daylight." - New York Times
Editions
Hardcover
With William F. Nolan (other contributor), J. K. Potter (other contributor) |
Sgd ltd edition from Consortium Book Sales & Dist (March 27, 2012)
9781933618845 | details & prices | 233 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.28 lbs | List price $150.00
About: One of the scariest haunted house novels ever written, Burnt Offerings chronicles the story of Ben and his family renting a house out in the New York countryside, and the horror that unfolds there.
About: One of the scariest haunted house novels ever written, Burnt Offerings chronicles the story of Ben and his family renting a house out in the New York countryside, and the horror that unfolds there.
from Buccaneer Books (February 1, 1993)
9780899684376 | details & prices | List price $18.95
About: Ben and Marian Rolfe are desperate to escape a stifling summer in their tiny Brooklyn apartment, so when they get the chance to rent a mansion in upstate New York for the entire season for only $900, it's an offer that's too good to refuse.
About: Ben and Marian Rolfe are desperate to escape a stifling summer in their tiny Brooklyn apartment, so when they get the chance to rent a mansion in upstate New York for the entire season for only $900, it's an offer that's too good to refuse.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Doubleday (February 1, 1973)
9780440009283 | details & prices | List price $6.95
About: A New York couple's dream of a summer retreat turns into a nightmare when they rent a serene old mansion
About: A New York couple's dream of a summer retreat turns into a nightmare when they rent a serene old mansion
Paperback
Reissue edition from Dell Pub Co (September 1, 1976)
9780440120995 | details & prices | List price $2.25
About: A New York couple's dream of a summer retreat turns into a nightmare when they rent a serene old mansion
About: A New York couple's dream of a summer retreat turns into a nightmare when they rent a serene old mansion
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