{"product_id":"plunge-hill-a-case-study-j-m-mcvulpin","title":"Plunge Hill: A Case Study - J. M. McVulpin","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eBridget Shipley's pathology was hidden, a bud that bloomed in darkness...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eIn 1972, during the chaotic days of miners' strikes and the three-day week, Bridget 'Brix' Shipley moves to Plunge Hill to start her new job as a medical secretary at the local hospital.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eAs she writes to Maurice, her younger brother, sick at home, it becomes clear that not all is well at Plunge Hill. There are frequent power cuts and she has to work by candlelight. While she'd hoped this might inspire some blitz spirit and solidarity between her, the other secretaries and the medical staff, she's increasingly isolated and seemingly ignored by her co-workers.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen originally released in 1972, Plunge Hill pushed the boundaries of the epistolary format within horror. Nearly fifty years on, the novella has lost none of its power to shock the reader with its terrifying portrayal of both the real and imagined goings on at Plunge Hill.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dead Ink Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55780822516049,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6907\/1697\/files\/PLUNGEHILLCOVER3.jpg?v=1794490973","url":"https:\/\/deadinkbooks.com\/products\/plunge-hill-a-case-study-j-m-mcvulpin","provider":"Dead Ink Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}