April 2022
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Recent Releases
Dead Silence
by S.A. Barnes

How it begins: En route to Earth, maintenance ship captain Claire Kovalik and her crew pick up a distress call from the Aurora, a spaceliner that disappeared more than 20 years ago.

What happens next: When Claire's team boards the Aurora, they discover the gruesome remains of its inhabitants -- could this be their future?

Read it for: a fast-paced blend of horror and science fiction; a relatable protagonist desperate to save herself from a horrific fate.  
The Liar of Red Valley
by W. L. Goodwater

Welcome to: Red Valley, California, where Sadie has become the Liar, the keeper of the town's many secrets.

Enjoy your stay: Friendships are hard-won here, and it isn't safe to make enemies. You have to follow rules if you want to stay alive. What is the real purpose of the Liar of Red Valley?

For fans of:  American gothic with a highly relatable female lead.
Tripping Arcadia
by Kit Mayquist

What it's about: Determined to save her family from financial ruin, med school dropout Lena takes a job as an assistant to Dr. Prosenko, who serves the powerful Verdeau family. When she's asked to take part in the Verdeaus' sinister schemes, she plots her revenge.

Why you might like it: Kit Mayquist's intensifying debut offers lush prose, plenty of twists and turns, and an unforgettable heroine in Lena.

For fans of: books that offer a fresh spin on the gothic genre, like Emily M. Danforth's Plain Bad Heroines or Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic.
Young Adult
The Mary Shelley Club
by Goldy Moldavsky

What it's about: Newcomer Rachel Chavez is struggling to fit in as a scholarship student at an elite prep school, so she turns to watching horror movies as a comfort.

What happens: She gets caught up in a prank gone wrong before 
attracting the attention of a mysterious club with an obsession for horror.

For fans of: With dashes of Gossip Girl thrown in for good measure, an excellent young adult thriller.
The woods are always watching 
by Stephanie Perkins

Starring: Best friends Neena and Josie decide to go on a 3 day hike backpacking deep in the woods of the Pisgah National Forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

What happens: Simmering tensions lead to a detour off the trail and straight into a walking nightmare.

Book buzz: Heart stopping, gut wrenching novel about friendship, survival and navigating unmarked paths even as evil watches from the shadows.
Extasia
by Claire Legrand

Welcome to : A girl joins a coven, to protect her village against the evil power living beneath the black mountain.

Enjoy your stay:  She tells no one of the white eyed beasts that follow her, or the faceless gray women....and an evil that has killed nine of our villager's men.

For fans of: The Handmaid's tale meets the Craft "must-read" for fans of Victoria Schwab and Elana K. Arnold.
Graphic novels
Die 4 : Bleed
by Kieron Gillen

How it begins: Dominic Ash is playing a tabletop role-playing game with his friends and younger sister, on his 16th birthday, created by his best friend Sol, who is the gamemaster. As soon as the group roll their dice, they are transported into the fantasy world of DIE.

What happens next: Two years later, Dominic is forced to leave his best friend behind.

Read it for:  A pitch-black fantasy described as "Goth Jumanji" where a group of forty-something adults have to deal with the returning unearthly horror they only survived as teenage roll players. 
Nocterra 1 : Full Throttle Dark
by Scott Snyder

What it's about: Valentina "Val" Riggs, a skilled ferryman who transports people and goods along deadly unlit roads with her heavy illuminated eighteen wheeler.

But then: 10 years after the world is plunged into an everlasting night, Val's only  way to survive is to stay close to artificial light.

Reviewers say: "A full throttle, Mad Max-type adventure" --- Forbes.
DVD's : Creature feature
Resident evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

Welcome to: Raccoon City, once the home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, now a dying Midwestern town.
 
Enjoy your stay: The company's exodus left the city a wasteland, with a great evil brewing below the surface.
 
For fans of : Zombie apocalypse!
Antlers

How it begins: A middle-school teacher and her brother, a sheriff, run a meth lab out of an abandoned mine.

What happens next: Frank, the school teacher and an accomplice are attacked by a legendary unseen creature that came before them. They survive their encounter, but their condition worsens.

For fans of:  A creature from Indigenous lore and the darkness lurking inside humanity as well....human darkness, supernatural darkness. 
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