{"id":1654,"date":"2022-07-21T01:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=1654"},"modified":"2024-06-13T22:17:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:17:43","slug":"book-the-sign-of-the-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-sign-of-the-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sign of the Beast"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"TheTitle:<\/strong> The Sign of the Beast
Author:<\/strong> Joyce Carol Oates<\/a>
First Published:<\/strong> November 28, 2017<\/span>
Publisher:<\/strong> Amazon Original Stories<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 39
Genre:<\/strong> Horror<\/a>, Short Stories<\/a>
Format:<\/strong> Ebook<\/a>
Source:<\/strong> Prime Reading<\/a>
Rating:<\/strong> <\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span><\/a>
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Synopsis:<\/strong>

The National Book Award\u2013winning and New York Times bestselling master of psychological suspense returns with the story of a young boy\u2019s sexual awareness disturbed by cruelty, obsession, and rage.<\/p>\n

Eleven-year-old Howard was born with a birthmark on his cheek. His Sunday school teacher mockingly calls it the \u201csign of the beast.\u201d Too hateful to be named, for Howard she is only Mrs. S\u2014\u2014. And she\u2019s as careless in causing him misery as she is willful in arousing his shame. All Howard can do is look away\u2014until he realizes he can turn the aggression on its head. When the hunted becomes the hunter, what will happen next?<\/p>\nGet the Book:<\/strong> Amazon<\/a>\r\n

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