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The Chill
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Scott Carson
What it's about: Seventy-five years after the village of Galesburg was flooded to build the Chilewaukee Reservoir (aka "The Chill"), descendants of the area's displaced residents find themselves contending with vengeful spirits lurking in the water's murky depths.
Book buzz: Inspired by true events, this suspenseful novel penned by the pseudonymous Scott Carson counts Stephen King among its fans.
Try this next: For another creepy novel about a small town reckoning with the sins of its past, check out Thomas Olde Heuvelt's Hex.
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The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Ten years ago: A quartet of 20-something Blackfeet men embarked on an ill-fated elk hunting trip on tribal lands meant only for the elders' use.
Now: Still processing their lingering feelings of guilt and shame all these years later, one by one the men find themselves at the mercy of a vengeful entity that stalks their every move.
What sets it apart: This incisive own voices novel explores themes of cultural identity and intergenerational trauma while offering plenty of eerie supernatural scares. | | Wonderland by Zoje Stage What it's about: Eschewing life in the Big Apple for a fresh start upstate, the Bennett family discovers that the remote paradise they now call home is anything but, as malevolent forces lurk in the trees -- and in their minds.
Read it for: creeping paranoia, an intensifying pace, and evocative writing from award-winning Baby Teeth author Zoje Stage.
For fans of: Brendan Duffy's House of Echoes. | | Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay What it is: a nail-biting and emotionally resonant apocalyptic novel from three-time Bram Stoker Award winner Paul Tremblay.
The premise: When a rabies-like virus forces the state of Massachusetts to go into quarantine, pregnant Natalie -- bitten, newly widowed, and desperate -- enlists the help of her pediatrician friend to help her get a vaccine before it's too late.
Reviewers say: "A prescient, insidious horror novel that takes sheer terror to a whole new level" (Kirkus Reviews). | |
Zero Day
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Ezekiel Boone
What it is: an edge-of-your seat apocalyptic showdown featuring a diverse cast of characters working tirelessly to defeat a race of man-eating spiders.
Why you might like it: Zero Day balances terror with humor, weaving numerous plot threads into a web of high-stakes adventure.
Series alert: Zero Day is the exciting conclusion to the trilogy that began with Hatching.
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The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin What it is: the epic finale to Justin Cronin's bestselling The Passage trilogy.
What it's about: One hundred years after the Easter Virus wreaked havoc on humanity, the last of the vampiric "virals" have disappeared -- until now. Can they finally be stopped once and for all?
Is it for you? Newcomers will want to pick up The Passage and The Twelve before biting into this sweeping series conclusion. | |
Last Ones Left Alive
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Sarah Davis-Goff
Starring: battle-ready Orpen, raised on a small island in post-apocalyptic Ireland, who must venture to the mainland after tragedy strikes.
What's she fighting? a menacing horde of zombies (aka skrakes); her own fears of life beyond the safety of home.
Why you might like it: With a charming, capable heroine at its center and atmospheric world-building, this action-packed novel will appeal to fans of Cormac McCarthy's The Road and zombie flick 28 Days Later.
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The Fireman by Joe Hill How it begins: Pregnant nurse Harper Grayson, infected with a fungus which causes the afflicted to spontaneously combust, has just fled from her murderous husband.
Too good to be true? Harper is rescued by the titular Fireman, a mysterious superhero who takes her to a community where the infected can survive in harmony with the fungus. So...what's the catch?
Don't miss: Joe Hill's winking nods to his father Stephen King's novels. | | The Stand by Stephen King In case you missed it: This atmospheric epic is horror mainstay Stephen King's massively popular -- and just plain massive -- apocalyptic classic.
A fight to the finish: After a virus escapes from a germ warfare lab and wipes out 99% of the world's population, humanity's last remaining survivors prepare for the ultimate battle of good vs. evil.
Media buzz: A new miniseries starring Whoopi Goldberg and Alexander Skarsgård is currently in development at CBS All Access. | |
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