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| In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira GrantWelcome to...Spindrift House, a supposedly haunted manor in Maine, where a quartet of mystery-solving teens vie for a $3.5 million reward.
What's the catch? The friends must find the home's original deed to help settle an ownership dispute...but previous fortune-seekers have already died trying.
For fans of: H.P. Lovecraft, Stranger Things, and Edgar Cantero's Meddling Kids. |
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Titus Crow : The Burrowers Beneath the Transition of Titus Crow
by Brian Lumley
What it is about: An omnibus edition containing two full-length Titus Crow novels--The Burrowers Beneath and The Transition of Titus Crow--offers a unique blend of adventure and horror as they follow Titus and his sidekick, who face the overwhelming evil of the Elder Gods that again to seek world domination.
Author note: Brian Lumley was born on England's North Coast on December 2, 1937. After a career in the military, Lumley's first book was published in the early 1970's.. He is the author of over 40 books, and is most well known for his "Necroscope Series" which consists of 13 titles. 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.
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| The Brink by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth What happens: After subterranean creatures escape from the New York City subway, former mayor Tom Cafferty and his team must save the world from apocalypse -- and the secret organization that may be responsible for the carnage.
Series alert: The Brink is the 2nd in the bestselling Awakened series.
Book buzz: Crucible author James Rollins calls The Brink "a white-knuckled rollercoaster." |
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| The Poison Thread by Laura PurcellStarring: imprisoned seamstress Ruth Butterham, who is convinced her stitches have the power to kill; and phrenology-obsessed heiress Dorothea Truelove, who hopes Ruth will be a useful object of study.
Why you might like it: Featuring a pair of unreliable narrators and an evocative Victorian-era setting, this creepy Gothic novel will keep readers guessing about its characters' motivations and the secrets they keep.
Want a taste? "The more she picked at the rope, the more it seemed to resemble a pile of human hair in her lap." |
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| Winter Tide by Ruthanna EmrysWhat it is: an inventive dark fantasy mash-up of Cthulhu Mythos and Cold War espionage and paranoia.
Starring: siblings Aphra and Caleb Marsh, the last of Innsmouth's amphibious Deep Ones, who are recruited as spies by the very government that sent their people to internment camps.
Series alert: Winter Tide is the first book in the Innsmouth Legacy series, followed by Deep Roots. |
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| The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzieWhat it's about: In this creepy young adult novel based on the YouTube series of the same name, 16-year-old Sunshine Griffith discovers that her new home in Washington state is haunted -- and that she alone may possess the power to help the restless spirits move on.
Series alert: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl is followed by The Awakening of Sunshine Girl and The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl.
Reviewers say: "Suspenseful, exciting and endlessly entertaining" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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Maplecroft : the Borden dispatches
by Cherie Priest
What it's about: Taking up residence in Maplecroft, a mansion near the sea, Lizzie Borden, a suspect in the brutal deaths of her father and stepmother, waits with an axe to stop the evil that is rising from the ocean's depths to consume her.
What makes it different: Maplecroft combes the real-life story of Lizzie Borden with tales from H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos.
What reviewers say: "Readers will be intrigued by the weird monsters and 19th-century science, but the story is really carried by the characters' emotional dynamics, especially those between the Borden sisters." - Publisher's Weekly
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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
by Kiersten White
What it is: a twisty YA retelling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
What sets it apart: Narrated by Elizabeth Lavenza (a passive minor character in the original novel), this Gothic tale offers a new perspective on a classic story by exploring themes of feminism, power, and captivity.
Try this next: For another female-centric spin on a classic horror novel, try Megan Shepherd's The Madman's Daughter, inspired by H.G Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau.
Winner, Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel
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