{"product_id":"9781960988645","title":"Beyond the Planet of the Vampires","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA speculative avant-garde queer horror novel that reads like an erotic vampiric nightmare directed by Jodorowsky playing at a '50s drive-in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Planet of the Vampires \u003c\/i\u003eis a gay pulp horror novel of chance. The narrative erratically loses and regains consciousness during an apocalyptic space invasion of psychic vampires, reaching across intergalactic fathoms in search of future victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmoldering in a social alienation reminiscent of Genet's outlaw anti-heroes, Baer's novel screams with Joycean word play in an entirely new and unique idiom, where theories of Kant are situated with reckonings of identity and postulations on the nature of evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn each page, Ulrich Baer creates an enigmatic performance of both philosophical and queer thought, exercised through the rich aesthetic experience of a retro horror film. \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Planet of the Vampires \u003c\/i\u003eredefines avant-garde in a relentless, generation-defining voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ulrich Baer","offers":[{"title":"Clash Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-06-27","offer_id":48021579694335,"sku":"9781960988645","price":29.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7ff3caeb-e1b4-4ec4-b7cb-879a5874d650.jpg?v=1767982909","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781960988645","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}