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| Old Soul by Susan BarkerA chance encounter between strangers Jake and Mariko leads to disturbing revelations about their respective loved ones' recent deaths -- both had encountered a mysterious woman whose presence has been linked to hundreds of deaths throughout history. But when Jake sets out to find the woman, she always seems to be one step ahead. For fans of: The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes. |
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| The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesIn 2012, college professor Etsy Beaucarne learns about a 100-year-old diary written by her great-great-grandfather, Lutheran minister Arthur Beaucarne, hoping she can utilize it to secure tenure. Contained within its pages are the confessions of Good Stab, a Blackfeet vampire seeking vengeance for the massacre of his people. For fans of: The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo; Lone Women by Victor LaValle. |
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The family inside
by Katie Garner
When recently widowed and unemployed Iris Blodgett moves into her new boyfriend Hugh's eerie family mansion to escape her financial troubles, she and her rebellious daughter Ellory quickly discover the house harbors dark secrets, and Hugh's mysterious family may have sinister motives for inviting them in. Original.
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| Our Winter Monster by Dennis MahoneyEn route to a ski trip that they hope will rekindle their troubled relationship, Brian and Holly's car crashes during a blizzard and the pair are pursued by a giant snow monster that crushes everything in its path. Can they survive the night? Try this next: Cold Snap by Lindy Ryan. |
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Rekt
by Alex Gonzalez
After Sammy's girlfriend Ellery dies in a car accident, he spirals with grief and finds distraction in shock-value videos of gore and violence, and when someone messages him a dark web link to footage of Ellery dying, he watches?—?along with the deaths of hundreds of others.
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| But Not Too Bold by Hache PueyoDália, the newly appointed keeper of the keys at Capricious House, works hard to keep the appetites of her mistress, the monstrous spider-woman Anatema, sufficiently sated -- or risks being devoured herself. Try this next: Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell. |
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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
by Grady Hendrix
At a home for unwed mothers in 1970 Florida, 15-year-old Fern is given a spellbook by a mysterious librarian, which she and her friends initially use to enact petty revenge on their keepers -- until they question whether they should use their newfound powers for darker purposes. This "pulpy throwback" (Kirkus Reviews) from bestselling author Grady Hendrix (How to Sell a Haunted House) offers a violent homage to Rosemary's Baby.
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| Victorian Psycho by Virginia FeitoIn this gruesome and unputdownable riff on American Psycho, a downtrodden governess in 19th-century England turns to murder to sate her dark impulses. For fans of: Maeve Fly by CJ Leede. |
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