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The militia house : a novel
by John Milas
In 2010 Kajak, Afghanistan, Corporal Loyette and his unit, to escape days mixed with boredom and dread, make a clandestine trip to explore a Soviet-era militia house rumored to be haunted and find themselves changed in horrific ways from this house that will not let them go.
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| I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham JonesBram Stoker Award winner Stephen Graham Jones follows up his Indian Lake trilogy with the gruesome and darkly humorous confessional of murderer Tolly Driver, who went on a killing spree as a teen in 1989 Lamesa, Texas. For fans of: The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay. |
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| The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika KimKorean American college student Ji-won's fixation on the blue-eyed white men who antagonize (or fetishize) her leads to murder in this creepy and suspenseful debut from Monika Kim. For fans of: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite; Maeve Fly by CJ Leede. |
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| Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda LimaBrazilian poet Ananda Lima's surreal debut short story collection centers on an aspiring writer who sleeps with the devil at a party in 1999 and spends the following decades crafting stories for him. For fans of: Samanta Schweblin; All My Colors by David Quantick. |
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Rabbit Hole
by Kate Brody
Ten years ago, Theodora “Teddy” Angstrom’s older sister, Angie, went missing. Her case remains unsolved. Now Teddy’s father, Mark, has killed himself. Unbeknownst to Mark’s family, he had been active in a Reddit community fixated on Angie, and Teddy can’t help but fall down the same rabbit hole.
Teddy’s investigation quickly gets her in hot water with her gun-nut boyfriend, her long-lost half brother, and her colleagues at the prestigious high school where she teaches English. Further complicating matters is Teddy’s growing obsession with Mickey, a charming amateur sleuth who is eerily keen on helping her solve the case.
Bewitched by Mickey, Teddy begins to lose her moral compass. As she struggles to reconcile new information with old memories, her erratic behavior reaches a fever pitch, but she won’t stop until she finds Angie—or destroys herself in the process.
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| Youthjuice by E.K. SathueThe pseudonymous E.K. Sathue's satirical work of body horror stars a woman working for a Goop-esque wellness company in New York City who discovers something sinister about the company's products. Try this next: Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang; The Glow by Jessie Gaynor. |
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| Bury Your Gays by Chuck TingleGay screenwriter Misha balks when he's asked to kill off the lesbian lead characters of the TV show he's writing, even though the studio's algorithm demands it. His decision puts a target on his back, and he soon finds himself haunted by the very monsters he wrote into being. This pulse-pounding latest from cult favorite Chuck Tingle was named one of Esquire's Best Books of Summer 2024. Try this next: Burn the Negative by Josh Winning. |
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Piñata
by Leopoldo Gout
Carmen Sanchez is back in her home country of Mexico, overseeing the renovation of an ancient cathedral into a boutique hotel. Her teen daughters, Izel and Luna, are with her for the summer, and left to fill their afternoons unsupervised in a foreign city.
The locals treat the Sanchez women like outsiders, while Carmen's contractors openly defy and sabotage her work. After a disastrous accident at the construction site nearly injures Luna, Carmen's had enough. They're leaving.
Back in New York, Luna begins acting strange, and only Izel notices the chilling changes happening to her younger sister. But it might be too late for the Sanchez family to escape what's been awakened...
Piñata is a bone-chilling story about how the sinister repercussions of our past can return to haunt us.
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| One of Our Kind by Nicola YoonThrilled to be moving to an exclusive all-Black Los Angeles suburb with her family, Jasmyn quickly discovers her seemingly utopian neighborhood hides sinister secrets that could threaten her life. Reminiscent of Ira Levin's novels, YA author Nicola Yoon's adult debut "will linger in readers' minds long after its horrifying conclusion" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris; When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole. |
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Killing it
by Mike Bockoven
The Square, an important New York club for the alt-comedy scene in the late 1980s, had a much darker purpose in the past and four comics find themselves in a desperate situation after a literal“killing” on stage.
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