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| The Spite House by Johnny ComptonHow it begins: Cash-strapped and on the run, Eric Ross accepts an offer to move into Masson House, a haunted property in Texas, along with his two daughters.
What happens next: Tasked with recording any supernatural goings-on in exchange for a big payout, Eric's family discovers secrets about the house that could destroy their safety...and their sanity.
About the author: Healthy Fears horror podcast host Johnny Compton puts a fresh spin on classic haunted house tales with this twisty debut. |
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The Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve MoultonTen years after being separated, sisters Henrietta and Beatrice Volt are brought together by the death of their father and must face the monsters lurking in their family history once and for all to escape the horrors of their past.
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| Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez; translated by Megan McDowell1981 Argentina: Newly widowed medium Juan travels to his late wife's ancestral home with his young son, Gaspar, in tow.
But then...When Gaspar begins exhibiting his father's paranormal abilities, Juan must fight to protect him from the clutches of his in-laws' immortality-seeking cult.
Book buzz: This creepy latest from Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mariana Enriquez is the first of her novels to be translated in English and has earned raves from The New York Times, Elle, LitHub, and more. |
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| All Hallows by Christopher GoldenWelcome to...suburban Coventry, MA, on Halloween night in 1984, where four unfamiliar children in vintage costumes beg for protection from "The Cunning Man."
Read it for: Bram Stoker Award-winning author Christopher Golden's tense and atmospheric homage to 1980s horror, packed with nostalgia and plenty of twists.
For fans of: Stranger Things. |
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| Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham JonesWhat it's about: Four years after surviving the Indian Lake massacre, final girl Jade Daniels returns to her Idaho hometown to square off against escaped serial killer Dark Mill South.
Series alert: Don't Fear the Reaper is the second pulse-pounding novel in Stephen Graham Jones' Indian Lake trilogy, following the Bram Stoker Award-winning My Heart Is a Chainsaw.
Why you might like it: Unlike its predecessor, Don't Fear the Reaper is told from multiple perspectives -- including Dark Mill South's. |
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The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive DueFrom Publishers' Weekly: "In these 14 powerhouse stories, Due probes history, the grim present moment, and not so far-flung futures, delivering an expansive collection that still hits close to home. America’s racism haunts the protagonists of the terrifying “Last Stop on Route 9,” while in the 1960s-set “Thursday Night Shift” a girl gives up her individuality to change the course of history. The pandemics of “Attachment Disorder” and “Ghost Ship” ring an eerie bell without feeling too familiar, and though all the tales are rooted in horror, Due offers glimmers of hope: a young woman decides to put on a comedy show for the survivors of an apocalypse in “One Day Only,” and the tragedy “Haint in the Window” offers a moving celebration of Black literary greats. There are no false notes; every piece is a study in tension, showcasing Due’s mastery at balancing action, suspense, and emotion. Centering Black characters and often Black experiences, this is a standout in both Black horror and the genre more broadly."
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| Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. SnyderWhat it is: Bram Stoker Award-winning author Lucy A. Snyder's intensifying expansion of her short story "Magdala Amygdala," about three women who band together to survive a pandemic apocalypse.
For fans of: feminist-tinged cosmic horror.
Reviewers say: "It's seamlessly constructed, frequently funny, joyfully queer, and unapologetically gross" (Booklist Reviews). |
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| Mothered by Zoje StageHow it begins: Laid off thanks to COVID, Grace reluctantly agrees to let her estranged mother, Jackie, move in with her to help pay her mortgage.
What happens next: Plagued by gruesome, reality-bending nightmares about her dead twin sister, Grace wonders if her waning grasp on her sanity is related to her mother's presence -- and then she makes a disturbing discovery.
Try this next: Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth. |
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