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More Deadly Than the Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror
by Graeme Davis (editor)
What it is: a creepy anthology of women-penned psychological horror stories written between 1830 and 1908, many of them previously lost.
Who it's for: readers who appreciate subtle, bloodless scares and those interested in learning how women writers shaped the horror genre.
Did you know? Louisa May Alcott's 1869 tale "Lost in a Pyramid; or, The Mummy's Curse" was one of the earliest published mummy stories.
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Titus Crow : The Burrowers Beneath, the Transition of Titus Crow
by Brian Lumley
What it is: In the first two of six stories never before published in the United States, Titus Crow and his faithful companion fight the forces of evil and darkness, as they battle the Elder Gods, including Cthulhu and his dark minions.
Author bio: Brian Lumley was born on England's North Coast on December 2, 1937. He joined the British Army in his teens and remained a soldier for twenty-two years. He first started writing while stationed in Berlin. In 1998, Lumley won the Grand Master of Horror Award at the World Horror Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. On 28 March 2010 Lumley received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association. He also received a World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010.
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| Break the Bodies, Haunt the Bones by Micah Dean HicksThe premise: In depressed Swine Hill, the dead outnumber the living, whom they possess to keep the barely functioning town afloat.
What happens: Henry is forced by his ghost to create a race of hybrid pig people that render Swine Hill's workforce obsolete. Now it's up to Henry's sister Jane (herself possessed by a telepathic ghost) to save her family before the townsfolk kill their entire family.
Read it for: a heady mix of weird fiction and allegory. |
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| All Roads End Here by David MoodySeries alert: Set in the world of David Moody's Hater trilogy, All Roads End Here is the gripping 2nd entry in the Final War series, following One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning.
Starring: reluctant hero Matthew Dunne, who's just arrived home after spending three months traveling through violent Hater-occupied lands.
New threats: Matthew's homecoming is far from happy, and he faces constant scrutiny from his fellow refugees. With his survival instincts cranked up to 11, it's only a matter of time before tensions boil over... |
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Abbott
by Saladin Ahmed
What it's about:Investigating police brutality and corruption in 1970s Detroit, a journalist uncovers supernatural forces being controlled by a secret society of the city's elite. By the Hugo Award-nominated author of Black Bolt.
Book buzz:"Smart writing, gorgeous artwork, and a vibrant hero with captivating depth make this a series to watch." -- Sarah Hunter, Booklist
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| House of Echoes by Brendan DuffyWhat it's about: Plagued by writer's block and seeking a fresh start (and perhaps inspiration for his next novel), author Ben Tierney moves his family to the Crofts, a historic mansion in upstate New York.
Sounds idyllic, right? Alarmed by his son's dalliance with a mysterious woodland presence, his wife's paranoia, and his own discovery of mutilated animals on the grounds, Ben researches the tragic history of the Crofts and discovers chilling connections between past and present.
For fans of: Jennifer McMahon's The Winter People. |
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| Misery by Stephen KingWhat it is: the terrifying story of romance novelist Paul Sheldon's captivity at the hands of his vengeful "number-one-fan" Annie Wilkes, who demands he bring her favorite character back to life...or else.
Don't miss: revealing meta-commentaries about the triumphs and travails of being a successful author; the Dickensian novel-within-a-novel Paul is forced to write at Annie's behest.
Did you know? In a 2014 Rolling Stone interview, Stephen King said that Annie Wilkes was a metaphor for his drug usage. |
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Feedback: A Newsflesh Novel
by Mira Grant
What it's about: Twenty years after the start of an ongoing zombie uprising, a famous brother-sister blogging pair, the Masons, and several other online reporters uncover corruption and conspiracies during the 2040 U.S. presidential campaign.
Why you might like it: While set in the future, Feedback’s social and political commentary makes this story feel very relevant to today’s world.
Series alert: It's 4th in the Newsflesh series but the plot runs parallel to the events of the 1st book, Feed.
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| Mrs. God by Peter StraubWhat it is: an atmospheric and foreboding novella from Bram Stoker Award-winning horror mainstay Peter Straub, which was first published in 1990 as a limited edition.
What happens: English professor William Standish accepts a literary fellowship at the renowned Esswood House, but the manor's sinister secrets threaten his rapidly deteriorating grasp on his sanity.
Reviewers say: "Hardcore Straub fans will applaud the downright creepy revelations at story's end" (Publishers Weekly). |
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