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| The Chill by Scott CarsonWhat it's about: Seventy-five years after the village of Galesburg was flooded to build the Chilewaukee Reservoir (aka "The Chill"), descendants of the area's displaced residents find themselves contending with vengeful spirits lurking in the water's murky depths.
Book buzz: Inspired by true events, this suspenseful novel penned by the pseudonymous Scott Carson counts Stephen King among its fans.
Try this next: For another creepy novel about a small town reckoning with the sins of its past, check out Thomas Olde Heuvelt's Hex. |
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The Very Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan
by Caitlín R. Kiernan
What's inside: Twenty previously published horror and dark fantasy stories written by two-time Bram Stoker Award winner Caitlín R. Kiernan.
Is it for you? Fans of weird fiction will find much to savor in this lyrical Lovecraftian collection.
Don't miss: "Houses Under the Sea," featuring a sinister cult that will be familiar to readers of Kiernan's The Drowning Girl; the squirm-inducing body modification tale "A Season of Broken Dolls."
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| The Deep by Alma KatsuAll aboard! Four years after surviving the sinking of the Titanic, Irish nurse Annie books passage on its sister ship, the Britannic, where she encounters the same eerie phenomena that plagued the fateful voyage.
Want a taste? "Some days, she wakes from nightmares of black water rushing into her open mouth, freezing her lungs to stone."
Why you might like it: Though both voyages' outcomes will already be well known to readers, Alma Katsu imbues her well-researched novel's evocative dual timeline with nail-biting suspense. |
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| All Things Bright and Strange by James MarkertStarring: suicidal 22-year-old World War I veteran and amputee Ellsworth Newberry, who's mourning the death of his wife and the loss of his professional baseball dreams.
What happens: In 1920 Bellhaven, South Carolina, all the flowers bloom, even out-of-season ones, and a mysterious “healing” chapel in the woods appears -- but things aren't as they seem. As people turn on each other, Ellsworth fights against evil forces to save the town.
For fans of: Christian supernatural fiction by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker (though the religious elements in All Things Bright and Strange are less overt). |
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| A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay15 years ago: Desperate to make ends meet in the wake of their teen daughter Marjorie's apparent demonic possession, the suburban Barrett family allowed a reality TV crew to film the girl's exorcism.
Now: Marjorie's sister Merry recounts the tragic ordeal to a journalist, attempting to puzzle out what really happened to her older sibling.
Movie buzz: Antlers director Scott Cooper will helm a forthcoming film adaptation starring Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). |
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