"You'll find this island an infernally rum place, I promise you. I'd watch my goings carefully, if I were you." ~ H.G. Wells (1866-1946), British author, The Island of Doctor Moreau
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| The Boy Who Drew Monsters: A Novel by Keith DonohueIn The Boy Who Drew Monsters, Jack Peter (JP) Keenan is a ten-year-old boy who lives with his parents in Maine. Three years ago, JP nearly drowned, and ever since, he has been withdrawn and anxious. He also has a new hobby: drawing monsters. Soon his parents become fearful themselves, as they experience severe headaches and hallucinations that seem to connect with the boy's drawings. Could JP's frightful near-drowning underlie the growing atmosphere of menace? Or is everyone in the family going insane? Keep all the lights on while reading this depiction of psychological terror enhanced by scary but realistic incidents. |
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Focus On: Science Gone Wrong
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| The Twelve: A Novel by Justin CroninAuthor Justin Cronin provides a compelling sequel to The Passage in The Twelve, a gripping, action-filled tale of humans battling the spawn of a military-scientific project gone awry. In this "viral spaghetti Western" (Kirkus Reviews), gifted heroine Amy Harper Bellafonte teams up with other uninfected characters as they fight to eliminate the original superwarriors the experiment produced. If they succeed in destroying the Twelve, the infected hordes of other monsters will die, and their oppressive government along with them. Cronin's dexterous writing and well paced plot will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you eager to read the planned final volume in the Passage trilogy. |
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| Parasite by Mira GrantBy the 2020s, human beings can regulate their personal health with Intestinal Bodyguards, genetically engineered tapeworms (D. symbogenesis) developed by biotech firm SymboGen. However, Sally Mitchell, whose own implant enabled her to survive a near-fatal car accident, remains skeptical of the company and their flagship product -- with good reason, as it turns out. If you enjoy suspenseful, menacing science fiction-based horror stories set in a futuristic society, don't miss this 1st book in the Parasitology series by Mira Grant, author of the Newsflesh trilogy. |
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| We All Fall Down by Michael HarveyMichael Kelly, a Chicago PI, accepts a security job protecting scientists who are investigating the source of a biological contaminant, and finds out that an unknown disease is already killing Chicago residents by the hundreds. As he scrambles to identify the bioterrorists, Mike probes a disparate array of power brokers, from the Mayor to the Mafia. We All Fall Down, the 4th in the Michael Kelly mystery series, depicts a terrifying apocalyptic vision that horror and thriller fans will relish. Other books in the series so far are fast-paced, suspenseful detective novels, however -- not horror stories. |
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| Hyde: A Novel by Daniel LevineRobert Louis Stevenson's classic The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde explores the relationship between two personalities, one of whom (Henry Jekyll) is a socially well-connected London doctor, and the other, a violent, despicable man (Edward Hyde). In Hyde, author Daniel Levine relates the story from Hyde's point of view, providing more details of Jekyll's drug experiments, his monstrous deviant personality, and his heinous sexual predation. This vividly drawn character study provides an intense mad scientist drama that will satisfy fans of both horror and psychological suspense. For convenient reference, Stevenson's original novella appears in the same volume. |
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