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A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill
What it's about: Noah's family runs a popular haunted house attraction in Texas, and they're all in denial about the cosmic horrors that have plagued them for years.
What sets it apart: the unlikely friendship that forms between Noah and the wolfish supernatural creature that lurks outside his bedroom window.
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A History of Fear
by Luke Dumas
Meet... Grayson Hale, a sensitive if neurotic grad student studying in Edinburgh. A childhood fraught with neglect and religious fanaticism has left him ill-prepared for adulthood.
What happens: Grayson reluctantly agrees to ghostwrite a book about the devil. His teetering sanity soon dissolves, leading to a brutal crime. Did the devil make him do it?
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Alice Isn't Dead
by Joseph Fink
On the road again: Spotting her presumed-dead wife, Alice, in the background of a news report, Keisha takes a job with the mysterious trucking company Alice worked for before her disappearance, hoping to find information about her beloved.
What sets it apart: As she becomes embroiled in an eerie otherworldly conspiracy, fully realized heroine Keisha grapples with chronic anxiety and must battle monsters both real and metaphorical.
Book buzz: This suspenseful Lovecraftian novel is based on the eponymous podcast from Welcome to Night Vale creator Joseph Fink.
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| Mister Lullaby by J.H. MarkertCaught between the land of the living and the dreamlike Lalaland, comatose eight-year-old "seer" Sully Dupree fights to keep otherworldly monsters out of his small Nebraska town, whose unused train tunnel serves as the weakening boundary between worlds. |
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| The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird by Louisa MorganIn 1970s San Francisco, psychologist Beatrice Bird discovers that her ability to see ghosts is strengthened when she takes LSD. Fleeing to a remote island, she puts her gifts to use to help Anne Iredale, a young mother who has recently escaped from her abusive husband. |
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| Where the Dead Wait by Ally WilkesYears after surviving a disastrous Arctic expedition that resulted in cannibalism, Captain William Day is tasked with rescuing his stranded former second-in-command from the same waters, where he finds himself haunted by both past and present terrors. |
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