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| She Made Herself a Monster by Anna KovatchevaIn a 19th-century Bulgarian village beset by misfortune, ostracized orphan Anka teams up with Yana, a self-proclaimed vampire slayer, to escape the clutches of her lecherous guardian who intends to marry her. This atmospheric tale of man-made monsters and feminine rage will appeal to fans of the Slavic folklore-inspired novels of Naomi Novik and Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh. |
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Mother Is Watching
by Karma Brown
In 'Mother is Watching', an art conservator's obsession with a mysterious painting spirals into a nightmarish descent, where the line between reality and the supernatural shatters, threatening both her sanity and her life.
Karma Brown lives in Toronto, ON.
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| Nowhere Burning by Catriona WardAbused siblings Riley and Oliver flee their home for Nowhere, a refuge for runaway children in the Colorado Rockies. But soon they learn that their newfound sanctuary comes at a terrible price -- one they're not sure they're willing to pay. Try this next: Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo; One of Us by Dan Chaon. |
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Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher
The year is 1899 and when the reclusive Dr. Halder offers Sonia Wilson a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house. But she soon finds that there are darker things at work than the Carolina woods. What happened to her predecessor? Why are animals acting so strangely, and what is behind the peculiar local whispers about “blood thiefs?”
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The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts
by Kim Fu
'The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts' is an eerie novel of grief, ghosts, apocalyptic rain, and slowly splintering reality. In the aftermath of her mother's death, Eleanor impulsively buys a model home in a valley-turned-construction site, a picturesque development steeped in a shadowy history. It feels like a fresh start, until the rain comes. As water seeps in through the house’s cracks, the line between what is real and what is not begins to blur and Eleanor is forced to reckon with the secrets she’s buried and the choices she’s made.
Kim Fu was born in Calgary, AB, and raised in Vancouver, BC.
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Strange Buildings
by Uketsu
A lonely hut in the woods. A murder house. A hidden chamber. A mysterious shrine. A home in flames. A nightmarish prison. Each of the buildings in this book tells a chilling story. Each one is part of a puzzle. Look closely and you'll see that everything is connected. All leading to a revelation so horrifying you won't want to believe it.
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Afterbirth
by Emma Cleary
An unsettling, hypnotic descent into the visceral heart of mommy horror, Afterbirth is a story of fractured sisterhood, aching hunger, and irrevocable transformation--reverberating with the echoes of classic horror cinema. Emma Cleary's haunting literary debut explores loneliness, motherhood, and the body's threatened autonomy.
The novel blooms with the dark desires we suppress or surrender to--until only one question remains: who, or what, will survive when all unravels?
Cleary lives in Vancouver, BC.
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Nothing Tastes as Good
by Luke Dumas
Nerve-racking, sinister, and at times surreal, Nothing Tastes as Good is an unputdownable thriller that combines the body horror and social commentary of The Substance with the best of Stephen King and keeps you guessing until the final page.
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You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom: A Modern Gothic Horror
by Vincent Tirado
When Papi Ramon, the patriarch of the wealthy Abreu family dies, he gives the family one last message in the will: One of you is el bacà, the demon that I made a deal with. Get rid of them or you will be damned. Xiomara, the uncontested favorite of Papi Ramon (and therefore the least liked in the family), watches as everyone dismisses this as the joke of a senile old man and demands the lawyer obtain the previous will Papi wrote.While the lawyer drives back to his office, a storm breaks out, forcing the entire family--Xiomara's aunts and uncles and cousins--to remain in the house. And the words of Papi's will hangs over their heads even heavier than the rain clouds. Over the course of the night, scandal after scandal is revealed to the public about the family. Suddenly a tense few hours of surviving her family turns into a vicious night of recrimination, violence, accusations...and murder.Xiomara is faced with an impossible task: uproot a demon and somehow kill it or excise the ghosts that linger within her own family.And the clock is ticking...
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| I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 by Robert BrockwayDowntrodden Maksim "Ivan" Ivanov has the unique ability to see (and kill) other people's imaginary friends, a skill he utilizes to make a quick buck. But when he's pitted against violent prankster Eddie Video, the imaginary friend of 8-year-old Kay Washington, he discovers that Eddie is unlike any foe he's faced before. For fans of: Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman; Mister Magic by Kiersten White. |
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| Humboldt Cut by Allison MickBack in her logging hometown for her godmother's funeral, nurse Jasmine discovers her family's connection to the land after her brother James goes missing in the woods and she's forced to confront the terrors within if she hopes to find him. Narrated by the forest itself, this evocative eco-horror debut is perfect for fans of Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, The Overstory by Richard Powers, and They Fear Not Men in the Woods by Gretchen McNeil. |
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| This House Will Feed by Maria TureaudAfter losing her family to the Great Famine in 1848 Ireland, Maggie O'Shaughnessy agrees to pose as Lady Catherine's late daughter to help the noblewoman protect her inheritance. But the rumors that Catherine's estate is haunted prove too difficult to ignore, and Maggie begins to suspect that her employer is behind the malevolence. Try this next: Cape Fever by Nadia Davids. |
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