{"product_id":"the-laws-of-nature-a-collection-of-short-stories-of-horror-anxiety-tragedy-and-loss-9780692339633","title":"The Laws of Nature: A Collection of Short Stories of Horror, Anxiety, Tragedy and Loss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is a dark side to human nature that neither can be wished away nor completely mitigated. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAshley Franz Holzmann details just several of these \"Laws of Nature\" before taking his readers on a journey through the bizarre, the terrifying, and, ultimately, the disturbingly real truths that underlie much of modern American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAshley makes his debut into the horror genre with \"The Stump,\" a story about an afternoon trot through the woods that quickly becomes a blood bath- and, much as it does for that story's monster, the scent of fear will only lure veteran horror readers further through the forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA teenager's vanity will likely cause his town to be consumed by a roaming swarm of insects that burst forth from his acne-riddled skin in \"White Heads;\" entire populations vanish into the void of the Alaskan tundra in \"Glass Houses;\" and superiority takes the form of a murdering, sadistic woman in \"Lady Macbeth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Ashley's best retellings focus less on gore and adrenaline and instead take human psychology as their medium, as demonstrated in \"Plastic Glasses,\" where readers are brought into a world of disturbing personalities and mental disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Ashley's work abounds with stories in this vein, stories which grab a hold of a common failing-such as marital friction in \"Hush,\" or American male frustration in \"Orpheus's Lot\"-and take it to an extreme that is nevertheless not inconceivable for most people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing from the mind of a man who has experienced more than his fair share of humanity, \"The Laws of Nature\" is, at its finest, a description of universal emotions of loss, nostalgia, anxiety, and soul-penetrating terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAshley's stories elicit empathy from his readers and draw them into worlds where they both acknowledge and cuddle with their fears which leave them, ultimately, more human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashley Franz Holzmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e As for Class\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692339633\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAshley Franz Holzmann was born in Okinawa, Japan, and raised in a variety of countries while his parents served in the Air Force. He considered attending art school but is instead a graduate of West Point, where he enjoyed intramural grappling and studying systems engineering and military history. He majored in sociology and is currently a captain in the Army. Ashley speaks Korean, enjoys backpacking, and is the cook in his family. He currently lives in North Carolina with his wife, two sons, and their two dogs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"As for Class","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40094090625139,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":8.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f7dc9c5a-ec27-4b12-9da8-0a07d650d243.jpg?v=1652884582","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-laws-of-nature-a-collection-of-short-stories-of-horror-anxiety-tragedy-and-loss-9780692339633","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}