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It Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah S. DawsonHeading for a new beginning at Tranquil Falls, a secluded artists' colony, Sarah Carpenter hopes to rediscover her love for pottery and put the broken pieces of her life back together, but soon she unearths a chillingly horrific past that cannot remain buried.
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| Memorials by Richard ChizmarIn 1983 Pennsylvania, a trio of college students embark on a road trip through Appalachia to film a documentary about roadside memorials. But as the trip progresses, they notice the same creepy symbol on all the memorials and begin to wonder if something far more sinister than accidents have been occurring on these remote roads. For fans of: Jackal by Erin E. Adams; The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. |
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| Devils Kill Devils by Johnny ComptonWhen Sarita's guardian angel, Angelo, violently murders her husband on their wedding night, she's forced to reckon with her protector's dark side, putting her in the crosshairs of a horde of angels, demons, and vampires who seek to destroy her. For fans of: Clive Barker, Nick Cutter, and A History of Fear by Luke Dumas. |
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| Model Home by Rivers SolomonAfter the seeming murder-suicide of their parents, the Maxwell siblings return to their hometown, where they confront the impacts of trauma and abuse brought on by their haunted childhood home. For fans of: The September House by Carissa Orlando. |
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The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim
Korean American college student Ji-won's fixation on the blue-eyed white men who antagonize (or fetishize) her leads to murder in this creepy and suspenseful debut from Monika Kim. For fans of: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite; Maeve Fly by CJ Leede.
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| Grey Dog by Elliott GishIn 1901, repressed schoolteacher Ada Byrd documents her increasingly tenuous grasp on reality after befriending the town witch. Reminiscent of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," this atmospheric tale unfolds via first-person diary entries. |
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| The Z Word by Lindsay King-MillerIn small-town San Lazaro, Arizona, young queer women fight for survival after a Pride celebration becomes the unlikely ground zero for a zombie apocalypse. Try this next: Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin. |
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| American Ghoul by Michelle McGill-VargasIn Reconstruction era Georgia, formerly enslaved woman Lavinia befriends vampire Simone, but the pair's road trip north comes to a head when their desires conflict -- Lavinia's in search of community, while Simone only seeks sustenance. For fans of: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas; Lone Women by Victor LaValle. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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