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| Dreamland by Olivie BlakeLooking for an opportunity to break into the film industry, aspiring actress Anya Morris takes a job working as caretaker for Julian “Jude” de Witt, the epileptic adult son of movie star William de Witt. Drawn into a world of opulence and excess, Anya finds herself falling for mysterious Jude. But secrets plague the de Witt household, and Anya begins to suspect the family may be connected to a rash of murders happening throughout Los Angeles. Fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia will want to check out this menacing modern gothic. |
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Trad Wife
by Sarah Langan
A journalist descends into horror as she uncovers the sinister truth behind a trad wife influencer in this flat-out brilliant (Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author) blend of chilling suspense and razor-sharp commentary on modern femininity, performative domesticity, and social media--perfect for readers of Yesteryear, Mexican Gothic, and The Yellow Wallpaper.
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Dive Bar at the End of the Road
by Kelley Armstrong
Final Destination meets The Cabin at the End of the World in this supernatural horror from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, in which a series of car accidents traps a group of strangers at a dive bar.
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| Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel HarrisonShaken after a run-in with her ex-fiancé at a mutual friend’s wedding, Willa Sullivan’s night goes from bad to worse when a masked figure kills everyone at the reception. But then Willa wakes up…and discovers she’s re-living the day of the wedding. Stuck in a time loop in which she is killed in increasingly disturbing ways, Willa alone must fight back to unmask the killer and save herself and her friends. Try this next: Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle |
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| Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (editors)This creepy and visceral follow-up to bestselling Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology collects 21 horror stories from established and emerging Indigenous authors, including Stephen Graham Jones, Ramona Emerson, and Tommy Orange. It’s “a rare sequel that is better than its predecessor,” says Library Journal. Try this next: Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror edited by Cynthia Pelayo. |
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| Blacktail by Scott HawkinsScott Hawkins’ violent and thought-provoking folk horror/fantasy follow-up to The Library at Mount Char stars Blacktail, an orphaned wolf seeking vengeance against the humans who killed his pack. Feline sorceress Old Kitty Mother aids Blacktail in his quest, tasking him with reuniting the animal world with the sleeping Forest God. For fans of: eco-horror novels like Something of a Calling by Zoje Stage. |
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Nightjars
by Michael Wehunt
Memento meets Dracula in this heart-thudding, unpredictable, and beautifully crafted novel of a man exposed for crimes he doesn't remember committing, and the monsters that dwell at the heart of us all, from celebrated and critically acclaimed author Michael Wehunt.
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| Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahonOne hundred years after a rabies-like plague destroyed isolated Boone’s Ferry, Vermont and turned the town’s knackerman into a monster, siblings Ashley and Malcolm inherit a property in the area. Still haunted by the spirit of the knackerman, locals perform a series of unusual rituals to appease him, and anyone who fails to do so dies a horrific death. When Ashley discovers the knackerman’s mark on her hotel room door, she and Malcolm must learn the truth about Boone’s Ferry’s traumatic history. For fans of: Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester. |
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American Nightmare
by Kelly McWilliams
In this haunting historical novel, a light-skinned Black man goes undercover to investigate lynchings in the South, only to be confronted by the very evil that has pursued him since childhood... Nightmare is a gripping historical thriller that reveals the most terrifying monsters aren't those that go bump in the night but those that walk among us.
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In the Woods They Wait
by Carrie Lee South
Years ago, she lost her brother. Now the woods have taken another. From a powerful new voice, a story that's at once a haunting southern gothic and a satisfying page-turner, perfect for fans of Stephen King and Liz Moore alike. Utterly absorbing and disquieting, In the Woods They Wait is an enthralling page-turner, one that asks how far you would go for a sense of closure--and what would you be willing to face to get it.
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