Cardington-Lincoln Public Library

Horror
August 2025
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Departure 37 : a novel
by Scott Carson

After pilots across America refuse to fly following mysterious calls from their mothers, some long dead, a teenager in Maine becomes entangled in a decades-old secret tied to a 1962 naval experiment, a deadly discovery and rising global tensions
The Staircase in the Woods
by Chuck Wendig

In 1998 Pennsylvania, five teenage friends on a camping trip found a mysterious staircase in the woods. When one of their number ascended the staircase, it disappeared -- taking him with it. Twenty years later, the staircase reappears, and the guilt-ridden survivors reunite to find their friend, though they'll have to face the horrors hidden within the mysterious structure. 
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..
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
by Kylie Lee Baker

Haunted by her sister Delilah's murder in the early days of COVID-19, 20-something Cora Zeng takes a job as a crime scene cleaner in New York City's Chinatown, where she soon discovers a serial killer may be targeting East Asian women. Is there a connection between her sister's murder and these crimes? 
Ghost Station
by S.A. Barnes

Tagging along for an exploration mission to a creepy abandoned planet, psychologist Ophelia Bray tries to make in-roads with the tight-knit crew who seem to be hiding something from her. 
The Scourge Between Stars
by Ness Brown

Jaclyn Albright, the acting captain of the starship Calypso, grapples with a mutinous crew and an extraterrestrial intruder stalking the ship's passengers in this action-packed novel perfect for fans of space horror classic Alien.
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