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October Read a horror novel |
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Your Shadow Half Remains
by Sunny Moraine
Riley has not seen a single human face in longer than she can reckon. No faces, no eyes. Not if you want to survive. But when a new neighbor moves in down the road, Riley's overwhelming need for human contact makes her throw caution to the wind. Somehow, in this world where other people can mean a gruesome, bloody death, Ellis makes her feel safe. As they grow closer, Riley's grip on reality begins to slip and she can no longer fight her deepest desires. All Riley wants to do is look.
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We Ate the Dark
by Mallory Pearson
Four women investigating the haunting murder of their friend discover more than they ever imagined in a terrifying novel about good and evil, love and death, and the spaces between.
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The Night Guest
by Hildur Knutsdottir
Iðunn is in yet another doctor's office. She knows her fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms. The refrain is the same: Have you tried eating better? Exercising more? She tries everything from vitamins to sleeping pills to a step-counting watch. Nothing helps, until one night Iðunn falls asleep with the watch on, and wakes up to find she's walked over 40,000 steps in the night... What is happening when she's asleep? Why is she waking up with increasingly disturbing injuries? And why won't anyone believe her?
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What Feasts at Night
by T. Kingfisher
After their terrifying ordeal at the Usher manor, Alex Easton feels as if they just survived another war. All they crave is rest, routine, and sunshine, but instead, they find themself heading to their family lodge, deep in the cold, damp forests of their home country, Gallacia. When Easton arrives, they find the caretaker dead, the lodge in disarray, and the grounds troubled by a strange silence. The villagers whisper that a breath-stealing monster from folklore has taken up residence in Easton’s home. Easton knows better than to put too much stock in local superstitions, but they can tell that something is not quite right...
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Diavola
by Jennifer Thorne
Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.
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The House of Last Resort
by Christopher Golden
Across Italy there are many half-empty towns. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them, but its mayor has taken drastic measures to rebuild--selling abandoned homes to anyone in the world for a single Euro. It's a no-brainer for American couple Tommy and Kate. Both work remotely, and Becchina is the home of Tommy's grandparents. But from the moment they move in, they both feel a shadow has fallen on them. The place makes strange noises at night, locked doors are suddenly open, and when they go to a family gathering, they're certain people are whispering about their house, The House of Last Resort.
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The Angel of Indian Lake
by Stephen Graham Jones
The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror novels picks up four years after Don’t Fear the Reaper as Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice—only to find the Lake Witch is waiting for her in New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones’s finale.
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Black Sheep
by Rachel Harrison
A cynical twentysomething must confront her cultish family in this fiery, irreverent novel from the national bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle. This haunting novel explores the way family ties can bind us as we struggle to define our own separate identities.
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Ghost Station
by S. A. Barnes
As an exploration crew begins to establish residency on an abandoned planet, they must unravel the mystery behind the previous colonizer’s hasty departure. When their pilot is discovered dead – in what appears to be a gruesome murder – it’s up to the corporate-sponsored psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray to find the killer among them… before someone else is next.
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How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive
by Craig DiLouie
Max Maury should be on top of the world. He's a famous horror director. He's making money hand over fist. But it's the 80s, and he's directing cheap slashers for audiences who only crave more blood, not real art. And Max's slimy producer refuses to fund any of his new ideas.
Sally Priest dreams of being the Final Girl. She knows she's got what it takes to score the lead role, even if she's only been cast in small parts so far. When Sally meets Max at his latest wrap party, she sets out to impress him and prove her scream queen prowess. But when Max discovers an old camera that filmed a very real Hollywood horror, he knows that he has to use this camera for his next movie. The only problem is that it came with a cryptic warning. By the time Max discovers the true evil lying within, he's already dead set on finishing the scariest movie ever put to film, and like it or not, it's Sally's time to shine as the Final Girl.
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The September House
by Carissa Orlando
A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare.
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Slewfoot
by Brom
A recently widowed outcast, Abitha turns to Slewfoot, an ancient spirit who has awakened in a dark wood, for help, and together they ignite a battle between pagan and Puritan, leaving ashes and bloodshed in their wake.
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Murder Road
by Simone St. James
A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases.
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Rouge
by Mona Awad
From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fate—and find a connection that is more than skin deep?
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Last to leave the room : a novel
by Caitlin Starling
Dr. Tamsin Rivers, when a door opens in her basement to reveal an exact copy of her, one that's sweet and biddable where she's calculating and cruel, must hold herself together long enough to figure out what the double wants from her—and where the mysterious door leads.
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Through the Midnight Door
by Katrina Monroe
As emotional as it is haunting, Through the Midnight Door explores the sometimes-fragile bonds of sisterhood and the way deeply rooted trauma can pass from generation to generation.
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The Body Harvest
by Michael J. Seidlinger
Will is a fraud. Olivia is a wreck. They meet at a grief share group and quickly bond over their brokenness. They also have a peculiar hobby; they seek out sickness. Will hunts for the latest strain of flu. Olivia doesn’t feel comfortable in her body if she isn’t suffering from a fever. They become virus chasers, finding confidence in their ability to conquer every affliction they come across. They soon discover an online community of chasers called The Source and realize that their hobby isn’t all that odd when seen from the right distance. And then the mysterious Zaff literally walks into their life, claiming that he has the goods, knows where the latest outbreak will drop. Intrigued, Will and Olivia decide to take their hobby to the point of obsession, believing that if they can conquer the newest strain, nobody can hurt them.
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Middle of the Night
by Riley Sager
In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend--and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood.
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