| Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee BakerHaunted by her sister Delilah's murder in the early days of COVID-19, 20-something Cora Zeng takes a job as a crime scene cleaner in New York City's Chinatown, where she soon discovers a serial killer may be targeting East Asian women. Is there a connection between her sister's murder and these crimes? For fans of: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. |
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The cut
by C. J. Dotson
"In this chilling supernatural horror novel set in a mysterious hotel, a woman fleeing her abusive ex finds herself running from more than just her past. A historic hotel long past its prime and huddled along The Cut, a questionable Lake Erie beach, isn't Sadie Miles' ideal place to raise a toddler while also navigating her second pregnancy. After finally fleeing her abusive ex-fiancâe, though, Sadie's new housekeeping position and free room at L'Arpin Hotel are the best she can manage. On her first night, Sadie runs to help a guest struggling in the hotel's pool only to find the water calm and empty when she gets there, leaving her with a lingering unease. When a guest then goes missing and her manager insists they simply left without checking out, Sadie suspects he's covering up darker goings-on in the hotel. After her ex, Sadie won't let anyone convince her that what she's experiencing isn't real again. So, she keeps digging, quickly uncovering suspicious interactions with the staff, mysteriously vanishing security cameras, more missing guests, and things that go bump in the night...and drip in the walls, slither in the tub, and squirm in the halls. Everything isn't as it seems within the dim hallways of L'Arpin. Sadie has nowhere to go and nowhere tohide; she'll need to keep her wits about her to survive and keep her toddler and unborn child safe from whatever lurks nearby"
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| When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat CassidyWhen aspiring actress Jess finds a terrified five-year-old boy hiding outside her apartment complex, she takes him in, only to discover he's on the run from his father, a violent man with a wolf-like creature in tow. After they're attacked by the creature, the pair try to stay one step ahead of their beastly foe while new threats emerge. For fans of: The Twilight Zone. |
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Another fine mess : a novel
by Lindy Ryan
"From Lindy Ryan, "one of the "most electrifying voices in the horror genre" (Gwendolyn Kiste), Another Fine Mess brings the Evans women back around in this unputdownable, crackling, rollicking mystery of humor, heart, and horror. Making sure dead thingsstay buried is the family business ... For over a hundred years, the Evans women have kept the undead in their strange southeast Texas town from rising. But sometimes the dead rise too quick-and that's what left Lenore Evans, and her granddaughter Luna, burying Luna's mother, Grace, and Lenore's mother, Ducey. Now the only two women left in the Evans family, Luna and Lenore are left rudderless in the wake of the most Godawful Mess to date. But when the full moon finds another victim, it's clear their trouble is far from over. Now Lenore, Luna, and the new sheriff-their biggest ally-must dig deep down into family lore to uncover what threatens everything they love most. The body count ticks up, the most unexpected dead will rise-forcing Lenore and Luna toface the possibility that the undead aren't the only monsters preying on their small town"
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Their monstrous hearts
by Yiğit Turhan
"A mysterious stranger shows up at Riccardo's apartment with some news: his grandmother Perihan has died, and Riccardo has inherited her villa in Milan along with her famed butterfly collection. The struggling writer is out of options. He's hoping the change of scenery in Milan will inspire him, and maybe there will be some money to keep him afloat. But Perihan's house isn't as opulent as he remembers. The butterflies pinned in their glass cases seem more ominous than artful. Perihan's group of mysterious old friends is constantly lurking. And there's something wrong in the greenhouse. As Riccardo explores the decrepit estate, he stumbles upon Perihan's diary, which might hold the key to her mysterious death. Or at least give him the inspiration he needsto finish his manuscript. But he might not survive long enough to write it "
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| The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck WendigIn 1998 Pennsylvania, five teenage friends on a camping trip found a mysterious staircase in the woods. When one of their number ascended the staircase, it disappeared -- taking him with it. Twenty years later, the staircase reappears, and the guilt-ridden survivors reunite to find their friend, though they'll have to face the horrors hidden within the mysterious structure. For fans of: It by Stephen King; The Dissonance by Shaun Hamill. |
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| Midnight Rooms by Donyae ColesFaced with limited prospects in 1840 Bristol, England, biracial orphan Orabella accepts a proposal of marriage from the charismatic Elias Bakersby, who whisks her away to his family's country estate with promises of a life of leisure. But not all is as it seems at Korringhill Manor, and Orabella quickly suspects her new husband has ulterior motives for her presence there. Try this next: The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling; This Cursed House by Del Sandeen. |
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| I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham JonesStephen 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 Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn KisteTwenty years after surviving a cosmic event that turned everyone in her hometown into ghosts, Talitha Velkwood returns to the site of the haunting to confront past traumas and reckon with horrors both real and supernatural in this character-driven latest from the author of The Rust Maidens. Try this next: The Wonder State by Sara Flannery Murphy. |
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| Incidents Around the House by Josh MalermanBestselling author Josh Malerman's (Bird Box) latest stars eight-year-old Bela, whose relationship with her menacing imaginary friend "Other Mommy" pushes her parents to their breaking point. For fans of: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage. |
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| Bless Your Heart by Lindy RyanIn this gruesome and humorous 1st in the Evans Funeral Parlor series, the owners of a funeral parlor in 1999 southeast Texas fight to protect their small town when the recently deceased begin rising from the dead. Try this next: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix; Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker. |
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