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The Spite House
by Johnny Compton
How it begins: Cash-strapped and on the run, Eric Ross accepts an offer to move into Masson House, a haunted property in Texas, along with his two daughters.
What happens next: Tasked with recording any supernatural goings-on in exchange for a big payout, Eric's family discovers secrets about the house that could destroy their safety...and their sanity.
About the author: Healthy Fears horror podcast host Johnny Compton puts a fresh spin on classic haunted house tales with this twisty debut.
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The September house
by Carissa Orlando
Determined to stay in her dream home—a haunted Victorian in which, every September, the walls drip blood, Margaret, when her husband leaves abruptly, finds every attempt at made at finding him causes the hauntings to grow more harrowing because there are some secrets the house needs to keep.
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| And Then She Fell by Alicia ElliottMohawk woman Alice's picture-perfect marriage to a white academic man unravels after the birth of her daughter, when she begins hearing voices, losing time, and having unrelenting nightmares. As her grip on reality becomes increasingly frayed, she must embrace her peoples' Haudenosaunee creation story to find her way back to herself. For fans of: Bad Cree by Jessica Johns; The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro. |
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| A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth HandThis atmospheric, contemporary retelling of gothic classic The Haunting of Hill House stars a lesbian couple who rent the iconic manse and find their stay plagued by menacing supernatural phenomena that play on their deepest fears. For fans of: The September House by Carissa Orlando. |
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Sisters of the Lost Nation
by Nick Medina
What it is: a richly detailed and atmospheric horror-thriller that grapples with the real-life issue of missing Indigenous women in the United States and Canada.
Starring: high schooler Anna Horn, who has a hunch that the disappearances of young women on the Takoda reservation are tied to the VIP suites at her tribe's casino, where she works as a cleaner.
For fans of: Cherie Dimaline, Stephen Graham Jones, and Erika T. Wurth.
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| My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahonA woman and her estranged mother enter an uneasy cohabitation in this chilling psychological horror novel exploring childhood trauma and family secrets. Try this next: Mothered by Zoje Stage. |
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Spin a black yarn : novellas
by Josh Malerman
Five terrifying novellas of horror and speculative fiction from the New York Times best-selling author of Bird Box delve into the dark shadows of the human soul and include“Argyle,: in which a dying man, confessing to homicides he never committed, reveals long-kept secrets far more sinister than murder. Original.
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The trees grew because I bled there : collected stories
by Eric LaRocca
The Bram-Stoker finalist and master storyteller presents eight stories of literary dark fiction that explore the shadow side of love, one filled with grief, obsession and control—intimate examinations of trauma and tragedy.
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Silver Nitrate
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
How it begins: In 1993 Mexico City, Montserrat Curiel works as a sound editor while her friend Tristán Abascal toils away as a soap opera actor. A chance encounter with Abel Urueta, the pair's favorite cult director, leads to their involvement in helping him finish one of his films.
What happens next: Urueta claims his unfinished film was cursed by a Nazi occultist, and that completing it will finally bring him the success he was promised. But once the trio finish their work, a terrifying magic is reawakened that threatens to consume them all.
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