May 2024 list by Bonnie Bradford
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The Angel of Indian Lake
by Stephen Graham Jones
Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice—only to find the Lake Witch is waiting for her. Indian Lake Trilogy.
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Confessions of an Antichrist
by Marta Skaði
A delightfully twisted crime novel with an unreliable narrator, the tale of the rise and fall of a Norwegian band of wannabe-Satanists embarking on a mission to burn the world down with black metal.
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Diavola
by Jennifer Thorne
Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: Tread lightly and survive.
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Forgotten Sisters
by Cynthia Pelayo
Two sisters with a true-crime podcast and a haunted past become suspicious when a devoted listener tries to start up a relationship with one, as mysterious drownings and disappearances increase near their home.
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The Haunting of Velkwood
by Gwendolyn Kiste
Three childhood friends miraculously survive the night when everyone in their suburban hometown turns into ghosts.
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Lost Man's Lane
by Scott Carson
For a sixteen-year-old, a summer internship working for a private investigator seems like a dream come true—particularly since the PI is investigating the most shocking crime to hit Bloomington, Indiana, in decades.
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Monsters We Have Made
by Lindsay Starck
Thirteen years ago, Sylvia Gray's young daughter, Faye, attacked her babysitter in order to impress the Kingman, a monster she encountered on the Internet. When the now twenty-three-year-old Faye goes missing, leaving her toddler behind, Sylvia launches a search that propels her back into the past and back into the Kingman's orbit.
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The Nameless
by Ramsey Campbell
“Was that an indrawn breath, or a hiss of static? She heard someone dialling on another line..."
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What Grows in the Dark
by Jaq Evans
Sixteen years ago, Brigit Weylan’s older sister walked into the woods near their hometown. She never walked out. People said she was troubled—in the months leading up to her death, she was convinced there was a monster in those trees.
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The Woods All Black
by Lee Mandelo
Leslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service: vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather the judgements of churchy locals who look at him and see a failed woman. Leslie believes he can handle whatever is thrown at him―but Spar Creek holds a darkness beyond his nightmares.
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