{"product_id":"the-calling-the-novelization-mass-market-paperbound","title":"The Calling: The Novelization - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Messmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fresh and innocent girl just off the farm answers the ringing phone in a New York subway station \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA harried corporate executive picks up the phone in his private office \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA voluptuous young woman pushes aside her lover for the night as she answers the phone at her bedside \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brutish taxi driver takes a call in his rundown flat \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd instant death-as a lethal electric charge comes hurtling through the receiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrusading consumer advocate Nate Bridger refuses to believe the chain of coincidences or the answers he is given. He pursues the facts behind the telephone company cover-up and police procedures to discover the awesome, blood-chilling truth. Impossible, they had told him. Impossible, you may tell yourself. But is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee what happens to your nerves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHEN THE PHONE RINGS...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1972 through 1985, Michael Butler \u0026amp; Dennis Shryack wrote films that included The Gauntlet, Pale Rider, The Car, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCode of Silence, Murder By Phone (aka Phone Call) and more. Encyclopocalypse Publications is proud to reissue this long-out-of-print novelization of Murder By Phone, now featuring an all-new introduction by Michael Butler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 6.75 x 4.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46534699843628,"sku":"9798182743259","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/A5tKTQTHqS9798182743259.webp?v=1793382689","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-calling-the-novelization-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}