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"You'll find this island an infernally rum place, I promise you. I'd watch my goings carefully, if I were you." ~ H.G. Wells (1866-1946), British author, The Island of Doctor Moreau
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| The Boy Who Drew Monsters: A Novel by Keith DonohueIn The Boy Who Drew Monsters, Jack Peter (JP) Keenan is a ten-year-old boy who lives with his parents in Maine. Three years ago, JP nearly drowned, and ever since, he has been withdrawn and anxious. He also has a new hobby: drawing monsters. Soon his parents become fearful themselves, as they experience severe headaches and hallucinations that seem to connect with the boy's drawings. Could JP's frightful near-drowning underlie the growing atmosphere of menace? Or is everyone in the family going insane? Keep all the lights on while reading this depiction of psychological terror enhanced by scary but realistic incidents. |
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| We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl GregoryFive people scarred by terrible violence come together in a therapy group run by psychologist Jan Sayer. As they discuss their physical and psychological trauma, pieces of a dark and disturbing puzzle emerge, and the secretive, terrifying power behind their experiences comes into the open. We Are All Completely Fine explores the darkness that lurks below human consciousness in this "scathingly funny, horrific yet oddly inspiring" (Publishers Weekly) portrait of evil. |
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| Fall of Night by Jonathan MaberryDuring a zombie war launched by a mad scientist, policewoman Desdemona ("Dez") Fox and journalist Billy Trout are trying to protect a school building full of uninfected people, and their associates are also in desperate situations -- one at the White House and the other trapped by the zombie who started it all. This fast-paced, gruesome action adventure shifts from one frenzied scene to another, pausing occasionally to check in on minor characters at other hotspots in this terrifying Armageddon. This gory sequel to Dead of Night also features occasional humor and compellingly sympathetic characters. |
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| Brood by Chase NovakIn Brood, Cynthia Kramer finally obtains legal custody of her twin niece and nephew, orphaned by their parents' gruesome deaths (as recounted in Breed). The twins, Alice and Adam, know that a fate similar to their parents' awaits them if they can't find a cure for the mutation that turns humans into unreasoning, ravenous beasts. While living with their protective aunt in a ritzy Manhattan townhouse, they also find companionship and support with a gang of similarly afflicted youth who range through Central Park. This 2nd entry in the Breed series offers believable characterization along with incisive satire of 21st-century American society. |
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| Maplecroft: The Borden Dispatches by Cherie PriestIf Lizzie Borden really did kill her father and stepmother in 1892, she may have had a reason. In Maplecroft, author Cherie Priest imagines why. Weaving together the historic sensational crime (of which Lizzie was acquitted) and H.P. Lovecraft-inspired sea monsters, Priest depicts Lizzie living with and caring for her frail older sister while secretly working in her laboratory to determine what turned the elder Bordens into monsters. Her research brings unexpected and horrific results in this intriguing and creepy series launch. |
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Focus On: Science Gone Wrong
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| The Twelve: A Novel by Justin CroninAuthor Justin Cronin provides a compelling sequel to The Passage in The Twelve, a gripping, action-filled tale of humans battling the spawn of a military-scientific project gone awry. In this "viral spaghetti Western" (Kirkus Reviews), gifted heroine Amy Harper Bellafonte teams up with other uninfected characters as they fight to eliminate the original superwarriors the experiment produced. If they succeed in destroying the Twelve, the infected hordes of other monsters will die, and their oppressive government along with them. Cronin's dexterous writing and well paced plot will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you eager to read the planned final volume in the Passage trilogy. |
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| Parasite by Mira GrantBy the 2020s, human beings can regulate their personal health with Intestinal Bodyguards, genetically engineered tapeworms (D. symbogenesis) developed by biotech firm SymboGen. However, Sally Mitchell, whose own implant enabled her to survive a near-fatal car accident, remains skeptical of the company and their flagship product -- with good reason, as it turns out. If you enjoy suspenseful, menacing science fiction-based horror stories set in a futuristic society, don't miss this 1st book in the Parasitology series by Mira Grant, author of the Newsflesh trilogy. |
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| We All Fall Down by Michael HarveyMichael Kelly, a Chicago PI, accepts a security job protecting scientists who are investigating the source of a biological contaminant, and finds out that an unknown disease is already killing Chicago residents by the hundreds. As he scrambles to identify the bioterrorists, Mike probes a disparate array of power brokers, from the Mayor to the Mafia. We All Fall Down, the 4th in the Michael Kelly mystery series, depicts a terrifying apocalyptic vision that horror and thriller fans will relish. Other books in the series so far are fast-paced, suspenseful detective novels, however -- not horror stories. |
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| Hyde: A Novel by Daniel LevineRobert Louis Stevenson's classic The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde explores the relationship between two personalities, one of whom (Henry Jekyll) is a socially well-connected London doctor, and the other, a violent, despicable man (Edward Hyde). In Hyde, author Daniel Levine relates the story from Hyde's point of view, providing more details of Jekyll's drug experiments, his monstrous deviant personality, and his heinous sexual predation. This vividly drawn character study provides an intense mad scientist drama that will satisfy fans of both horror and psychological suspense. For convenient reference, Stevenson's original novella appears in the same volume. |
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| Island 731 by Jeremy RobinsonAs a scientific research ship explores damage to sea life around the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a giant storm sweeps the boat away to an unknown island. After they discover frightening signs of life on the jungle isle, expert tracker Mark Hawkins, biologist Avril Joliet, high school teacher Bob Bray, and Captain Jonathan Drake realize they must discover what's behind the suspicious disappearances of several crew members. Blending a quartet of well drawn lead characters with World War II survivors, mad scientists (think H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau), and mutant monsters, Island 731 offers a compelling, horrific survival adventure tale that will please fans of Michael Crichton and Steve Alten. |
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