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What Stalks the Deep
by T. Kingfisher
The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America. Alex Easton does not want to visit America. They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted. But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousin-who went missing in that very mine-well, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do.
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Slashed Beauties
by A. Rushby
In present-day Seoul, antiques dealer Alys sets out to destroy three 18th-century Anatomical Venuses, who supposedly come to life at night to murder ill-behaved men. Meanwhile, in 1769 London, a trio of sex workers seek gainful employment and make a fateful decision. Fans of dual timeline novels and body horror will want to check out this "feminist gothic that stretches its waxen hands across time" (Booklist). Try this next: The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; Old Soul by Susan Barker.
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| Snake-Eater by T. KingfisherIn search of a fresh start after leaving her emotionally abusive fiancé, cash-strapped Selena heads to the small desert town of Quartz Creek, Arizona to stay at her late aunt's abandoned home. But not all is as it seems in Quartz Creek, as she soon discovers she's being watched by the same malevolent creature who targeted her aunt. Fans of dark fantasy/horror hybrids will want to check out this suspenseful and atmospheric latest from bestselling author T. Kingfisher. |
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| A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. JamesEighteen years after the sudden disappearance of their six-year-old brother, Ben, the Esmie siblings return to their childhood home in upstate New York at the urging of Ben's ghost, hoping to find answers. For fans of: Model Home by Rivers Solomon. |
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
by Stephen Graham Jones
In 2012, college professor Etsy Beaucarne learns about a 100-year-old diary written by her great-great-grandfather, Lutheran minister Arthur Beaucarne, hoping she can utilize it to secure tenure. Contained within its pages are the confessions of Good Stab, a Blackfeet vampire seeking vengeance for the massacre of his people. For fans of: The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo; Lone Women by Victor LaValle.
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| A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories by Mariana Enriquez; translated by Megan McDowellArgentine author Mariana Enriquez (Our Share of Night) offers 12 creepy and darkly humorous tales starring women in contemporary Buenos Aires confronting horrors both mundane and supernatural. Try this next: Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories by Agustina Bazterrica. |
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Acquired Taste
by Clay McLeod Chapman
A father returns from serving in Vietnam with a strange and terrifying addiction; a man removes something horrifying from his fireplace, and becomes desperate to return it; and a right-wing news channel has its hooks in people in more ways than one. From department store Santas to ghost boyfriends and salamander-worshipping nuns; from the claustrophobia of the COVID-19 pandemic to small-town Chesapeake USA, Clay McLeod Chapman takes universal fears of parenthood, addiction, and political divisions and makes them uniquely his own-- a collection of 25 short stories.
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| Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele (editor)Edited by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out), this creepy anthology collects stories from lauded Black authors including N.K. Jemisin, Tananarive Due, Caldwell Turnbull, and more. It's "essential reading for any horror fan" (Publishers Weekly). Try this next: The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris (nonfiction). |
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After Midnight: Thirteen Tales for the Dark Hours
by Daphne Du Maurier
This collection brings together some of du Maurier's darkest, most haunting stories, ranging from sophisticated literary thriller to twisted love story. Alongside classics such as 'The Birds' and 'Don't Look Now,'--both of which inspired unforgettable films--are gems such as 'Monte Veritáa,' a masterpiece about obsession, mysticism, and tragic love, and 'The Alibi,' a chilling tale of an ordinary man's descent into lies, manipulation, and sinister fantasies that edge dangerously close to reality.
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