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Abyss
by Nicholas Binge
Severance meets Lovecraft in this surreal tale of corporate horror and existential dread.
Joe always had potential, but he doesn't expect much, and he hopes that his new job as an admin assistant won't expect much of him. But when he enters the offices of Ponos—a company he's never heard of and knows nothing about—he discovers that potential is exactly what they want from him. A feverish dive into the inhumanity of both late-stage capitalism and the crippling anxieties of modern life, Abyss adds a new level of meaning to “wage slave.”
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Dance in a Madhouse
by Jess Wright
The gripping psychological tale of a young doctor who fights to escape an early-1900s Philadelphia asylum.
Philadelphia, 1905. A month ago, Owen Townsend was a medical intern primed for success. Now he is locked in Fairmount Lodge, an asylum where the public is invited to gawk at the patients. His fall was sudden: typhoid fever, delirium, an act of violence. At Fairmount, there are fires, attacks that defy logic, terror instead of treatment. Owen soon realizes that someone wants him put away forever—or dead. To survive, he not only must navigate the labyrinth of the madhouse but also must recruit someone on the outside to his cause. Brumbaugh, a shrewd police inspector, is the man for the job—and Celeste, an enigmatic young opera singer, might have the clues they need to solve the mystery. But if Owen is going to find a way to freedom, he’ll first have to decipher riddles from Celeste’s tortured past.
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Reliquary
by Hannah Whitten
Sometimes, you just want to belong.
When Claire’s fiancé mysteriously dies of an unknown neurological illness, seemingly destroying her chances at the belonging she’s sought, she’s prepared to sink back into the lonely life she lived before. Orphaned by a freak boating accident in her childhood, she never expected to find connection like she did with Elias, anyway. Even if sometimes, that connection seemed more like something he felt obligated to than something he wanted. But when Elias’s family reaches out—his incredibly wealthy family, from whom he was estranged—and invites Claire to a wake at their family home on a private island, Claire is given the chance to have a connection again. To belong to something, just like she’s always wanted. Even if that family is a little strange. Even if their home built partially into the sea stirs up memories of the accident that killed her parents and sister. Even if Ash, Elias’s older brother, seems insistent on Claire leaving as soon as possible.
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Devil Inside
by Clay McLeod Chapman
A man who’s back from the dead meets a woman who’s from somewhere even worse.
After a traumatic accident that almost cost Jordan his life, he’s finally starting to feel normal again. Well, maybe not normal. Everything tastes like ash, and when he looks at the people around him, their faces start to melt. At least he’s not dead, right? His friends are doing their best to get him back on his feet, maybe find someone to talk to, perhaps even find someone to take his mind off his last failed relationship. Then he meets Lilith. The two share an instant connection, but after a wild and passionate night together, she ghosts him. Jordan searches the city for Lilith, desperate to see her again. But when a woman claiming to be Lilith shows up, wearing a different face but knowing intimate details about Jordan, he worries he’s losing his grip on reality. How far will Lilith take him, and how much darkness will he embrace to find love?
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Buried in the Woods Below
by Daniel G. Miller
A must-read for anyone who loves dark secrets, isolated settings, and jaw-dropping twists.
When Charlotte Hoffman's picture-perfect career implodes overnight, she retreats to the one place she swore she'd never return: Big Island, Minnesota. Home to her childhood best friend, Olivia Parker, and the place where her life first fell apart. Eighteen years ago, tragedy struck, and Charlotte's blamed herself for that bloody night ever since. Now she's back, staying with the Parkers in their isolated lakeside home, surrounded by dark woods shrouded in mist and the decaying remains of a long-abandoned amusement park. But something isn't right. As Charlotte wades ever-deeper into danger, she can't shake the feeling that someone brought her back to the isolated island for a reason. Someone who wants to finish what was started all those years ago.
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We Turn Gruesome at Night (Burnt Sparrow #2)
by Eric Larocca
An intense, claustrophobic literary horror that is perfect for fans of Agustina Bazterrica, Mariana Enriquez and Paul Tremblay.
Ten years after the devastating massacre that occurred on Christmas morning in 2003 and the community of Burnt Sparrow, NH struggles to move forward. Meanwhile, Rupert Cromwell and Gladys Esherwood find themselves trapped in End House and suffering unbearable monotony day in and day out. When a town courier named Pierce arrives at End House and introduces Rupert to a secret organization known as The Perdido Society, Rupert discovers a deeply intricate and intensely sinister web of secrets spreading through the town. It isn't long before more blood is spilled, shameful transgressions are revealed, and temptations are finally satisfied.
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The Vampire's Cult: The Untold Story of Obsession, Control, and a Shocking Small-Town Murder
by Chet Hardin
A self-proclaimed vampire.His harem of "witches." And the small-town murder that shocked America.
When twenty-four-year-old Sydney Loofe disappeared after a Tinder date, the quiet town of Wilber, Nebraska was stunned. Days later, her dismembered body was found scattered across nearby fields―and the horrifying truth began to emerge. Sydney hadn't just met the wrong man. She had crossed paths with a deeply disturbed psychopath and his dangerous accomplice. In The Vampire's Cult, investigative journalist Chet Hardin exposes the twisted world of Aubrey Trail, an aging con man who presented himself as an all-powerful being, and Bailey Boswell, the woman who called herself his "queen." Together, they lured vulnerable young women into a spiral of sex, theft, and psychological manipulation―with deadly consequences. Through exclusive interviews, firsthand reporting, and chilling detail, Hardin unravels the making of a modern cult―and the social desperation that feeds it.
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The Not-So-Scary Guide to Ghosts: How to Make the Paranormal Normal
by Rebekah Carmichael
TikTok favorite Rebekah the Ghost Guide makes the paranormal normal—and a little less spooky—for the growing number of folks who like their ghosts more friendly than frightening.
Ever wanted to explore the spooky unknown—without getting too scared? The Not-So-Scary Guide to Ghosts is your ultimate companion to uncovering the mysteries of the spirit world. Let popular TikToker Rebekah the Ghost Guide teach you how to be a paranormal investigator with confidence and curiosity and just the right amount of whimsy. Whether you’re setting out on your first ghostly adventure or you’re a seasoned medium looking for fresh inspiration, this book is filled with thrills, chills, and a whole lot of fun.
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Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art
by Daisy Dixon
A bold, expansive argument for a new way to understand immoral art in our time of cultural and political upheaval.
In this unconventional journey through the history of art, philosopher and artist Daisy Dixon explores works of art that society has condemned as depraved, obscene, or dangerous, from prehistoric sculpture to extreme metal music, videogames to classical paintings. Interrogating our sense of morality, past and present, Depraved asks listeners to engage with essential questions about art, censorship, social progress, and the eternal debate over right and wrong. Can an artwork speak? How can it shape or distort our world? Who gets to decide whether a work of art is depraved, and what are the qualities that make it so? And of course, what should we do about it?
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Hidden Haunts: A Creepy Collection of Forgotten Ghostly Places
by Conner Gossel
Discover the spooky and sordid details of forgotten haunted locales across North America.
Accompanied by eerie, on-location photographs, Hidden Haunts is your guide to lesser-known haunted sites throughout history. Paranormal investigator Conner Gossel presents over 70 profiles of ghostly places, filled with disturbing details about the ghastly histories, reported hauntings, and creepy illustrations. Feel the chill run up your spine as you encounter captivating stories of abandoned houses, hospitals, factories, and beyond that have flown under the radar for decades.
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Ghost Girl: Surviving the Black Swan Murder
by Eva Benefield
Eva Benefield, the daughter of the victim of the viral “Black Swan Murder,” tells her story about coming of age amid grief, violence and a true-crime spectacle.
Eva was still in high school when her mother died suddenly of a heart attack. Within a year, her father married Ashley Byers, a twenty-four-year-old former bikini model he had only known for a few weeks. After a few months, Ashley convinces her new husband to open an international ballet company in Charleston, SC. But soon the money runs out and Ashley shoots and kills Eva’s father. The crime was dubbed in the news media as “The Black Swan Murder.” Eva, orphaned and in college, becomes suddenly “awash in tabloid gore” and must figure out how to make rent and survive. From losing friends who can't understand the nature of her new reality, to processing her grief and anger as she begins to chart a new path forward, Eva confronts the triumphs and challenges of a truly incredible situation in this unforgettable memoir.
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The Family Man: Blood and Betrayal in the House of Murdaugh
by James Lasdun
An immersive account of a seemingly loving father’s transformation into family annihilator.
In March 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and younger son at Moselle, their home in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. In The Family Man, James Lasdun takes a new angle on this story of corruption in high places, massive fraud, opioid abuse, fake suicides, suspicious accidents, and the generational recklessness of the wealthy legal dynasty at its center. The acclaimed novelist brings his long-standing interest in the darker drives of the human psyche to investigate the events leading up to the slaughter at Moselle, examining Murdaugh through original interviews with those involved in the case, transcripts of phone calls Murdaugh made from prison, the literature of criminal psychology, and the murder trial itself. Deeply researched, sharply written, and with the page-turning intensity of a Southern gothic novel, The Family Man constructs a masterful portrait of Murdaugh and the mind-boggling crimes that wreaked havoc on his community in the Lowcountry.
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