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| The Devil Crept In: A Novel by Ania AhlbornThe residents of Deer Valley, Oregon have worried for years about the mysterious deaths and disappearances of animals, and -- even more disturbing -- the death of a young boy. Now 12-year-old Jude Brighton has also gone missing, and his ten-year-old cousin Stevie Clark fears that the woods harbor a monster. Jude suddenly returns, but Stevie senses that he's changed beyond recognition. Author Ania Ahlborn sensitively portrays her characters' emotions while deftly escalating the dread that emanates from the forest. Fans of Graham Masterton's Forest Ghost will appreciate The Devil Crept In for its portrayal of a child's apprehension of evil in the woods. |
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The Case of the Green-Dressed Ghost
by Lucy Banks
Kester Lanner didn’t know what he was getting into when he followed his mother’s dying request to contact the mysterious Dr. Ribero. Kester's youthful surety of the world is shaken as he learns the secrets his mother took great care to keep. Meeting Dr. Ribero reveals a side of his mother he never even guessed existed, for Ribero is his long lost father, and soon Kester is thrown into the family business: catching supernatural spirits.
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| The Burning World: A Novel by Isaac MarionAuthor Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies zombie series continues in The Burning World, where sentient zombie R and his living girlfriend Julie, along with several undead and living friends, flee a violent anti-zombie militia called Axiom. R, who was revived at the beginning of the series, pieces together his past as he and Julie work frantically to discover what's behind the zombie apocalypse. If this is the first book of the series you've picked up, you can still enjoy R and Julie's love story in the face of death and danger -- but you'll probably want to read the earlier novels as you wait for the planned next installment. |
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Brimstone
by Cherie Priest
: | Haunted by the atrocities he perpetrated during the war, veteran and widower Tomas Cordero finds redemption in a talented clairvoyant who believes she can bring peace to him and his late wife’s restless spirit, but an enemy whose hatred transcends death itself soon rises from the ashes. By the award-winning author of Maplecroft and Boneshaker. |
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| The Suicide Motor Club by Christopher BuehlmanIn an endless undead road trip, vampires roam American highways in their souped-up muscle cars, leaving behind wrecked autos and dead bodies as they abduct fresh prey. They leave no witnesses -- except for one woman who vows to exact vengeance for her husband's death and son's abduction. The Suicide Motor Club traces the bereaved Judith Lamb's odyssey of revenge in this intricately plotted and inventive twist on vampire lore that is "gripping the whole way through" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| NOS4A2: A Novel by Joe HillDriving a 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith that sports the license plate NOS4A2, Charles Talent Manx abducts children and spirits them away to Christmasland, the creepiest place in this world or any other. Over the years, Manx adds numerous youngsters to his macabre collection -- with the notable exception of Victoria "Vic" McQueen, whose unusual powers enable her to escape his clutches. Years later, Manx kidnaps Vic's young son, forcing her to face her childhood nightmares in order to save her child's life. |
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The walking dead : the fall of the governor. Part two
by Robert Kirkman
"The fourth book and epic finale to Robert Kirkman's New York Times bestselling series: The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor - Part Two! The Walking Dead original novel series, set in the universe of Robert Kirkman's iconic comic book, comes to a shattering conclusion with The Fall of the Governor - Part Two. From co-authors Kirkman, creator of the Eisner Award-winning comic as well as executive producer of AMC's blockbuster TV series, and Jay Bonansinga, Stoker Award-finalist and internationally acclaimed author, comes this stunning finale to their ambitious chronicle of human survival amid the plague of undead, which began with The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor.
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| Odd Apocalypse by Dean KoontzAfter the lethal clash recounted in Odd Hours, short-order cook Odd Thomas and his companion Annamaria have taken refuge in an opulent California estate called Roseland. Though he's grateful for the respite from his flight, Odd soon realizes that Roseland conceals evil secrets that could prove to be as deadly as any he's met before. In Odd Apocalypse he must embark on a quest for justice on behalf of the dead and the living. This 5th book in the series balances Odd's trademark wisecracks and insightful musings with terrifying apparitions -- and worse! |
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