Room Service: The History You Sleep In

Author:   C P Absheer
Publisher:   C. P. Absheer
ISBN:  

9798224326846


Pages:   180
Publication Date:   03 February 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Room Service: The History You Sleep In


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ABANDON ALL ""GHOST STORY"" CLICHÉS. There are no floating sheets here. No rattling chains. No Victorian ladies drifting through hallways. Room Service: The Architecture of Atrocity uncovers the forensic reality of the world's most terrifying lodgings. These are not hotels that are ""haunted"" by spirits; they are buildings that have been permanently stained by the physical residue of extreme human suffering. From the sweltering dread of a Florida yellow fever quarantine ward to the copper-scented horror of a Soviet execution basement, this book explores the intersection of architecture and agony. It documents the experiences of innocent travelers-forced by storms, missed flights, or economic desperation-to check into rooms that never stopped functioning as torture chambers, asylums, or slaughterhouses. The haunting here is a sensory assault. It is the smell of antiseptic that will not scrub out. It is the phantom heat of a fever that does not break. It is the weight of bodies pressing down in the dark. Includes detailed accounts of: The Room That Sweats: A quarantine ward where the walls still radiate the heat of the dying. The Abattoir Suite: A hostel where the drains still gurgle with the memory of a purge. The Ward of Silence: A former lobotomy clinic where the silence is heavy enough to cause physical pain. Warning: This book focuses on the visceral, biological, and historical reality of trauma. It is clinical, cold, and unflinching. Read at your own risk.

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Author:   C P Absheer
Publisher:   C. P. Absheer
Imprint:   C. P. Absheer
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9798224326846


Pages:   180
Publication Date:   03 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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