{"product_id":"the-witchmaster-of-norway-by-keith-r-foster-paperback","title":"The Witchmaster of Norway By Keith R Foster (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the frozen shadows of Vardø , Norway— where the sun vanishes for a month and legends never sleep— journalist Mitchell Thomsen returns to confront a haunting from his past. Drawn by a childhood encounter with a mysterious phantom, he finds a desolate town gripped by darkness, strange visions, and a military presence that raises more questions than answers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs he uncovers threads of a centuries-old witch trial through the writings of a Sami man named Arvid Poulsen, Mitchell’ s reality begins to fracture. Visions plague him. Locals whisper of a cursed local drink of \"akkevit\" that either unlocks the truth ... or drives the drinker into the sea forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the help of an old friend, a reclusive author, and a rare book dealer obsessed with the occult, Mitchell must navigate between history and horror to find the truth. But the deeper he digs, the closer he comes to uncovering a secret that’ s been waiting in the dark... for him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere do stories end— and where do they begin again?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Witchmaster of Norway is a modern update on Lovecraftian horror that combines the frozen landscapes of Dan Simmons’ The Terror with the slow-drip tension of Soon by Lois Murphy. It is a novel American Book Award-winning author Mark Sarvas described as “ Creepy, dirty, haunting – it delivers on just about every score.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Witchmaster of Norway is Keith Foster's novel debut. Over his fifteen-year career writing comics, he's written such titles as the indie horror hit Animals and the long-running kaiju horror series Kodoja.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67717002658035,"sku":"9798896607151","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/6267\/3651\/files\/IMG-3196.webp?v=1791830683","url":"https:\/\/nocturnesalem.com\/products\/the-witchmaster-of-norway-by-keith-r-foster-paperback","provider":"Nocturne LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}