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The Place Where They Buried Your Heart
by Christina Henry
A woman must confront the evil that has been terrorizing her street since she was a child in this gripping haunted house novel from the national bestselling author of The House That Horror Built and Good Girls Don't Die.
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| Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeesterUnfolding across three timelines, Kristi DeMeester's fast-paced latest centers on the "Dark Sisters," a pair of vengeful witches whose hold on the women of small-town Hawthorne Springs spans centuries. For fans of: The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth. |
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| Snake-Eater by T. KingfisherIn search of a fresh start after leaving her emotionally abusive fiancé, cash-strapped Selena heads to the small desert town of Quartz Creek, Arizona to stay at her late aunt's abandoned home. But not all is as it seems in Quartz Creek, as she soon discovers she's being watched by the same malevolent creature who targeted her aunt. Fans of dark fantasy/horror hybrids will want to check out this suspenseful and atmospheric latest from bestselling author T. Kingfisher. |
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| A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. JamesEighteen years after the sudden disappearance of their six-year-old brother, Ben, the Esmie siblings return to their childhood home in upstate New York at the urging of Ben's ghost, hoping to find answers. For fans of: Model Home by Rivers Solomon. |
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| A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories by Mariana Enriquez; translated by Megan McDowellArgentine author Mariana Enriquez (Our Share of Night) offers 12 creepy and darkly humorous tales starring women in contemporary Buenos Aires confronting horrors both mundane and supernatural. Try this next: Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories by Agustina Bazterrica. |
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| Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (editors); introduction by Stephen Graham JonesIncorporating social commentary and elements of folklore and traditional beliefs, this compelling anthology features 26 original horror tales from new and established Indigenous authors including Darcie Little Badger, Tommy Orange, and Brandon Hobson. For fans of: After the People Lights Have Gone Off: Stories by Stephen Graham Jones. |
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| Queer Little Nightmares: An Anthology of Monstrous Fiction and Poetry by David Ly & Daniel Zomparelli (editors)Penned by 32 authors, this diverse and irreverent collection of short stories and poetry deconstructs the "monster" and reinterprets it through a queer lens. Try these next: Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason; It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited by Joe Vallese (nonfiction). |
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| Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele (editor)Edited by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out), this creepy anthology collects stories from lauded Black authors including N.K. Jemisin, Tananarive Due, Caldwell Turnbull, and more. It's "essential reading for any horror fan" (Publishers Weekly). Try this next: The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris (nonfiction). |
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The World Wasn't Ready for You: Stories
by Justin C. Key
In The World Wasn't Ready for You, Key expands and subverts the horror genre to expertly explore issues of race, class, prejudice, love, exclusion, loneliness, and what it means to be a person in the world, while revealing the horrifying nature inherent in all of us. Try this next: Friday Black: Stories by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.
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