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| Hunger & Thirst by Claire FullerIn 1987 England, 16-year-old foster kid and aspiring artist Ursula Major's coworkers Vince and Sue invite her to squat with them in the Underwood, a creepy abandoned mansion whose owners were murdered ...and then Sue mysteriously disappears. Decades later, Ursula, now a sculptor, finds herself hounded by a true crime documentarian who wants to make a film about Sue. But some things in the past should stay buried. For fans of: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai. |
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A House at the Bottom of a Lake
by Josh Malerman
The premise: Teenage lovebirds James and Amelia find a submerged house under an unmapped lake and decide to explore the uncanny wonders within.
Read it for: the heady rush of first love; the eerie atmosphere reminiscent of a fairy tale.
Is it for you? Readers who appreciate slow burns and ambiguous endings will enjoy this thought-provoking novella from Bird Box author Josh Malerman.
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| Headlights by CJ LeedeFBI Agent Daniel Stanfield is nearing retirement when he's called in to work an unsolved case he couldn't crack four years ago -- people are waking up wearing a stranger's skin, with no memory of how it happened. This time around, the crimes are eerily connected to Daniel's own past. Will he be able to confront his demons and solve the case before it's too late? Stephen King fans will want to check out this gruesome latest from the author of Maeve Fly. |
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| Marion by Leah RowanThis contemporary and darkly humorous twist on Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic Psycho sees Marion Crane turning the tables on her would-be killer, motel owner Norm Billings, in "an amped-up feminist revenge fantasy" (Booklist). Try these next: Molka by Monica Kim; Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito. |
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| Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul TremblayAgreeing to remotely pilot a comatose man (whom she nicknames "Bernie") to Rhode Island, where assisted suicide is legal, disaffected California pro-gamer Julia begins to question the intentions of the tech corporation who hired her for the gig. Meanwhile, "Bernie" struggles to fight back against his programming and remember who he was. Fans of Philip K. Dick and Coen brothers films will enjoy this genre-bending latest from three-time Bram Stoker Award winner Paul Tremblay. |
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| House of Margins by Tlotlo TsamaaseA year after her sister Anaya disappeared at a writing residency at Günter Huis, an eerie Cape Town colonial mansion, Ranewa stumbles upon a true crime podcast focusing on Anaya's disappearance. But she's left with more questions than answers when Miche, the podcast host and Anaya's fellow writing resident, arouses her suspicions. What really happened at Günter Huis? For another evocative gothic exploring the horrors of colonialism, read This House Will Feed by Maria Tureaud, set during Ireland's Great Famine. |
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A Study in Emerald
by Neil Gaiman, Rafael Albuquerque, and Rafael Scavone; illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque and Dave Stewart
What it is: an inventive mashup of Sherlock Holmes and Cthulhu Mythos set in an alternate Victorian London.
Why you might like it: Neil Gaiman's graphic novel adaptation of his Hugo Award-winning short story concludes with a shocking twist.
Art alert: Eisner Award-winning artist Rafael Albuquerque's detailed illustrations evocatively depict the novel's creepy otherworldly entities.
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Michigan City, Indiana 46360
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