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| Dreamland by Olivie BlakeLooking for an opportunity to break into the film industry, aspiring actress Anya Morris takes a job working as caretaker for Julian “Jude” de Witt, the epileptic adult son of movie star William de Witt. Drawn into a world of opulence and excess, Anya finds herself falling for mysterious Jude. But secrets plague the de Witt household, and Anya begins to suspect the family may be connected to a rash of murders happening throughout Los Angeles. Fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia will want to check out this menacing modern gothic. |
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The Devil Knows Her Name by C. N. Vair A century after bargaining with the devil to survive an attack, ageless witch Tess Wynne protects a wildlife sanctuary in an isolated Appalachian town. But an orphaned fawn with unnatural appetites and a new pastor turn the community against her. As her sanctuary comes under threat, the devil offers help--at a terrible price.
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| Devil Inside by Clay McLeod ChapmanOne year after surviving an accident in which he died but was quickly revived, Jordan has a passionate one-night stand with Lilith, a body-hopping demon who wants to claim him as her own. But Jordan’s vessel is a hot commodity among the demon community, and Lilith might have some tough competition if she wants to stay with him forever. Told from both Jordan and Lilith’s perspectives, Bram Stoker Award winner Clay McLeod Chapman’s first foray into “horromance” is a steamy yet gruesome love story. Try this next: Jenny Will Eat You Now: A Meat Cute by Gillian Daniels. |
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| Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel HarrisonShaken after a run-in with her ex-fiancé at a mutual friend’s wedding, Willa Sullivan’s night goes from bad to worse when a masked figure kills everyone at the reception. But then Willa wakes up…and discovers she’s re-living the day of the wedding. Stuck in a time loop in which she is killed in increasingly disturbing ways, Willa alone must fight back to unmask the killer and save herself and her friends. Try this next: Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle. |
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Observer by Nicholas Russell Unconvinced that her missing mother is dead, Renata Scarborough follows clues in her journals to an abandoned Nevada observatory. There, suspicious townspeople and accounts of a mysterious entity deepen the mystery. As Renata encounters unnerving phenomena in the desert, she begins to fear that whatever awaits her isn’t her mother at all.
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| Blacktail by Scott HawkinsScott Hawkins’ violent and thought-provoking folk horror/fantasy follow-up to The Library at Mount Char stars Blacktail, an orphaned wolf seeking vengeance against the humans who killed his pack. Feline sorceress Old Kitty Mother aids Blacktail in his quest, tasking him with reuniting the animal world with the sleeping Forest God. For fans of: eco-horror novels like Something of a Calling by Zoje Stage. |
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I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas Reclusive painter Willa has never escaped suspicion over the deaths of six teenage friends in the woods. When a funeral draws her home, she faces a possessed forest and the invisible monster that once taught her to read. As her past closes in, Willa risks becoming the villain her hometown believes she is.
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| Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahonOne hundred years after a rabies-like plague destroyed isolated Boone’s Ferry, Vermont and turned the town’s knackerman into a monster, siblings Ashley and Malcolm inherit a property in the area. Still haunted by the spirit of the knackerman, locals perform a series of unusual rituals to appease him, and anyone who fails to do so dies a horrific death. When Ashley discovers the knackerman’s mark on her hotel room door, she and Malcolm must learn the truth about Boone’s Ferry’s traumatic history. For fans of: Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester. |
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Trad Wife by Sarah Langan Hoping to salvage her career, journalist Jenny Kaplan visits a popular trad wife influencer’s farm to expose the deception behind her picture-perfect life. But strange nursery rhymes, disturbing dreams, and missing time suggest something far worse than staged domestic bliss. A horror lurks at Black Swan Farm--and it’s waiting for Jenny.
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| Reliquary by Hannah WhittenWhen Elias Ashbury suddenly dies, his fiancée Claire Sutherland reluctantly accepts an invite to a memorial service at his family’s private, subterranean island compound. But it’s not long before Claire suspects why Elias stayed away, as she finds herself grappling with the Ashburys’ grotesque, otherworldly legacy. Try this next: Please Enjoy Your Stay by Tara Goedjen. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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