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The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts
by Kim Fu
How it starts: In the aftermath of her mother's death, Eleanor is unmoored. For years, her mother orchestrated every detail of her life so that Eleanor could focus on her career as a therapist. Left on her own, Eleanor clings to her mother's final directive: use her inheritance to buy a house. Eleanor buys a model home in a valley-turned-construction site. It feels like a fresh start, until the rain comes--an endless, downpour.
Then what happens: The line between what is real and what is not begins to blur. Haunted by the stories of her clients, and visions of ghosts from her past and present, Eleanor's reality unravels, and she is forced to reckon with the secrets she's buried.
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The Extra
by Annie Neugebauer
How it starts: Ten people head out on a backpacking trip, but the first night eleven set up camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Who is the extra? The Extra is exceptional in every way: Extra unnerving, extra eerie, extra tense.
Read it if you like: Annie Neugebauer pedals in the same alpine paranoia as John Carpenter's classic The Thing.
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| She Made Herself a Monster by Anna KovatchevaWhat it's about: In a 19th-century Bulgarian village beset by misfortune, ostracized orphan Anka teams up with Yana, a self-proclaimed vampire slayer, to escape the clutches of her lecherous guardian who intends to marry her.
For fans of: This atmospheric tale of man-made monsters and feminine rage will appeal to fans of the Slavic folklore-inspired novels of Naomi Novik and Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh. |
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How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
by Shailee Thompson
How it starts: When Jamie Prescott and her best friend Laurie attend a speed-dating event, Jamie expects to meet a roster of mediocre men and indulge in some street food afterwards. She doesn't expect one of her dates to have his throat slit at their table during a blackout.
Then what happens: As the night progresses and Jamie comes face-to-mask with the murderer, she begins to suspect they are committing the slayings to woo one of the daters and turn them into a real-life Final Girl. But Jamie has other plans.
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Where He Left Me
by Nicole Baart
How it starts: Sadie Sheridan's new husband Felix, a professor of planetary sciences, has vowed to never leave her. But when Felix doesn't return from a work trip, Sadie is stranded at Hemlock House, the remote mountain homestead where her husband grew up.
Then what happens: When she catches strangers lurking around the property, Hemlock House instantly becomes both a sanctuary and a prison. Navigating threats from outside and in, Sadie is forced to confront shocking secrets that leave her questioning whether she really knows Felix at all.
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| The Glowing Hours by Leila SiddiquiWhat it's about: In 1816, British Indian housemaid Mehrunissa Begum accompanies her employers, Percy and Mary Shelley, to Lake Geneva, where Mary begins writing Frankenstein. But as the summer progresses, Mehrunissa notices the supernatural events plaguing not only the villa, but Mary herself.
For fans of: Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles; Frankenstein-inspired novels like Eynhallow by Tim McGregor. |
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Petty Lies
by Sulmi Bak
How it starts: Mira is a desperate young woman, hired by a wealthy single mother to tutor her lonesome son, Yuchan. But Mira is not who she presents herself to be; she is haunted by the death of her own family and motivated by the dark pulse of vengeance. Yuchan was cruel to Mira's mother. A kind of cruelty she can't ever forgive.
Then what happens: But as Mira spends more time in the family's sprawling home, she begins to suspect Yuchan is not the culprit she's after. Someone else in the family has been pulling the strings. Someone with a deviant plan she can't begin to imagine.
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| Nowhere Burning by Catriona WardWhat it's about: Abused siblings Riley and Oliver flee their home for Nowhere, a refuge for runaway children in the Colorado Rockies. But soon they learn that their newfound sanctuary comes at a terrible price -- one they're not sure they're willing to pay.
Try this next: Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo; One of Us by Dan Chaon. |
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