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| Revelator by Daryl GregoryHow it begins: In 1930s Cades Cove, TN, young Stella Birch Wallace communes with Ghostdaddy, the mountain god her family worships. Upon learning the mysterious entity's sinister plans, she flees.
What happens next: Returning home after the death of her grandmother in 1948, Stella must reckon with her family's past and put a stop to their destructive religious practices.
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| My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham JonesStarring: Misanthropic Blackfeet teen Jade Daniels, who lives her life like she's in a slasher movie -- and she's long suspected that her rapidly gentrifying Idaho town is the perfect setting for one.
What happens: When a series of strange deaths begin making the local news, Jade pins all her hopes on new-in-town Letha to be the "final girl" who will save their community from an impending massacre.
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| Getaway by Zoje StageWhat it is: A menacing blend of horror and psychological suspense starring three women on an ill-fated hiking trip in the Grand Canyon.
What could possibly go wrong? What begins as a tense endeavor to mend the trio's friendship morphs into an outmatched fight for their lives against an unrelenting stalker in this slow-burn nightmare from Baby Teeth and Wonderland author Zoje Stage. |
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| The Searching Dead by Ramsey CampbellWhat it's about: In 1952 Liverpool, 15-year-old Dominic Sheldrake learns that his teacher, Mr. Noble, can commune with the dead. When Mr. Noble's plans take a sinister turn, Dominic and his friends embark on a dangerous investigation of horrors both human and supernatural.
Read it for: An epic coming-of-age cosmic horror story reminiscent of Stephen King's It.
Series alert: Originally published in author Ramsey Campbell's native England in 2016, The Searching Dead is the immersive 1st entry in the Three Births of Daoloth trilogy. |
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| Walk Among Us: Three Novellas of the World of Darkness by Genevieve Gornichec, Cassandra Khaw, and Caitlin StarlingWhat it is: A trio of atmospheric novellas set in the world of the tabletop role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade.
Is it for you? Fans of the popular game and non-gamers alike will enjoy this gritty collection penned by rising horror authors Genevieve Gornichec (The Witch's Heart), Cassandra Khaw (Nothing But Blackened Teeth), and Caitlin Starling (The Luminous Dead). |
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| Monsters by Barry Windsor-SmithWhat it's about: In 1964, hapless Bobby Bailey is recruited for the United States Army's Prometheus Project, a top-secret super-soldier program that causes his body to morph into an unrecognizably monstrous form.
Art alert: Richly detailed black and white illustrations capture the volume's unrelenting violence and disturbing body horror.
Book buzz: Originally conceived as a Hulk comic in the 1980s, this sci-fi/horror saga from Eisner Award winner Barry Windsor-Smith is being touted as the influential illustrator's "magnum opus" (Library Journal). |
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