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| The Unveiling by Quan BarryWhen a luxury cruise kayaking excursion goes wrong and strands Black film scout Striker on a remote Antarctic island with other passengers, she'll have to brave the elements, escalating racial tensions, and her waning grip on reality if she wants to survive. This thought-provoking latest from award-winning author Quan Barry (We Ride Upon Sticks) will appeal to fans of genre-blending literary horror. Try this next: We Like It Cherry by Jacy Morris. |
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| Girl Dinner by Olivie BlakeIn parallel timelines, sociology professor Sloane and college sophomore Nina find themselves drawn to The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, whose picture-perfect facade harbors a sinister side to sisterhood. For another satirical horror novel about the pressures of modern womanhood, check out Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang. |
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| One of Us by Dan ChaonIn 1915 Ohio, 13-year-old orphaned twins Bolt and Eleanor, who share a psychic connection, run away from a murderous man claiming to be their uncle. They join the traveling circus Mr. Jengling’s Emporium of Wonders, which includes a death-foretelling woman and a dog-faced boy. While Bolt settles in, Eleanor doesn’t, and they still have their “uncle” on their trail in this “mesmerizing and macabre historical adventure” (Booklist). For fans of: Amiee Gibbs’ The Carnivale of Curiosities.
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Ask for Andrea
by Noelle West Ihli
He hunted them online, masquerading as an eligible bachelor. Then he played the perfect gentleman, a thick layer of charm and a thousand-watt smile hiding the fact that his first dates end in shallow graves. He's gotten away with murder three times now. The only thing that might keep him from killing again? The women he murdered. Meghan, Brecia, and Skye might be dead, but they're not gone. They've found each other. And they won't rest until they find a way to stop him. The haunt is on.
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The Possession of Alba Díaz
by Isabel Cañas
n 1765 Zacatecas, Mexico, Alba Díaz and her parents take refuge from the plague in a remote silver mine owned by the family of Alba's fiancé, Carlos Monterrubio. Beset by hallucinations, convulsions, and sleepwalking episodes, Alba suspects she's been possessed by a demon, and works alongside Carlos' cousin, Elías, to free herself from its grasp.
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The Library at Hellebore
by Cassandra Khaw
The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier academy for the dangerously powerful: the Anti-Christs and Ragnaroks, the world-eaters and apocalypse-makers. Hellebore promises redemption, acceptance, and a normal life after graduation. At least, that’s what Alessa Li is told after she’s kidnapped and forcibly enrolled. But the Institute is more than just a haven for monsters. On graduation day, the faculty embark on a ravenous rampage, feasting on their students. Trapped in the school’s cavernous library, Alessa and her surviving classmates must do something they were never taught: work together.
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Good and Evil and Other Stories
by Samanta Schweblin
These seven stories pull us into the shadows to face the everyday monsters we carry -- guilt, grief, fractured relationships, and the fierce, unsettling bonds of family and longing. After life’s seismic moments, the aftershocks linger for years, creeping in with or without warning. Blending magical realism, psychological tension, and the dark pulse of modern fairy tales, Schweblin crafts worlds that feel like quicksand: inviting, irresistible, and quietly terrifying. These stories don’t just stay with you -- they seep into your bloodstream.
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The Hunger We Pass Down
by Jen Sookfong Lee
Overwhelmed single mother Alice Chow is bewildered when unseen forces begin completing her chores, granting her rare peace -- but as she reconnects with her children and her mother’s buried wartime past, she must confront a haunting legacy that refuses to stay hidden.
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Fiend
by Alma Katsu
The Berishas run one of the world’s biggest import-export empires -- and somehow, luck always protects them. Rivals fall ill, buildings burn, and disasters neatly erase incriminating evidence. Zef, the patriarch, calls it a blessing, and his three children know their roles: Dardan, the heir, must guard the family secrets; Maris is expected to marry strategically; and Nora, the youngest, is told to stay out of the way. But when their luck falters and the “blessing” starts to look like a curse, the family fractures. Each sibling pursues a hidden agenda, and the blood they’ve always managed to spill on others may finally come for them.
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Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec H4W 2X8
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