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Rag : stories
by Maryse Meijer
In a follow-up to her debut collection Heartbreaker, the author turns her focus to the dark heart of intimacies of all kinds and the ways in which isolated people’s yearning for community can breed violence, danger and madness.
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The invited : a novel
by Jennifer McMahon
When an inspired effort to build her dream home is overshadowed by discoveries about her rural property's violent past, a former history teacher becomes obsessed with the stories of three generations of local women who died under suspicious circumstances.
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Dreaming Darkly
by Caitlin Kittredge
A girl suffering from unexplained blackouts on the cold, gothic island of Darkhaven grapples with secrets from her dead mother's past and a legacy of murders that have been committed by her family.
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Where oblivion lives
by Teresa Frohock
A being unlike all others, Diago Alvarez, born of daimon and angel, joins Los Nefilim to avert the coming civil war between the Republicans and Franco’s Nationalists and embarks on a quest to find the Key that will save Spain from plunging into darkness—and that is his own salvation.
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| House of Echoes by Brendan DuffyWhat it's about: Plagued by writer's block and seeking a fresh start (and perhaps inspiration for his next novel), author Ben Tierney moves his family to the Crofts, a historic mansion in upstate New York.
Sounds idyllic, right? Alarmed by his son's dalliance with a mysterious woodland presence, his wife's paranoia, and his own discovery of mutilated animals on the grounds, Ben researches the tragic history of the Crofts and discovers chilling connections between past and present.
For fans of: Jennifer McMahon's The Winter People. |
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| Misery by Stephen KingWhat it is: the terrifying story of romance novelist Paul Sheldon's captivity at the hands of his vengeful "number-one-fan" Annie Wilkes, who demands he bring her favorite character back to life...or else.
Don't miss: revealing meta-commentaries about the triumphs and travails of being a successful author; the Dickensian novel-within-a-novel Paul is forced to write at Annie's behest.
Did you know? In a 2014 Rolling Stone interview, Stephen King said that Annie Wilkes was a metaphor for his drug usage. |
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| I Am Providence by Nick MamatasWelcome to...Summer Tentacular, an annual H.P. Lovecraft convention populated by neurotic fans...and a serial killer?!
Starring: horror author Colleen Danzig, who becomes an unwitting Nancy Drew after her roommate Panossian is murdered; Panossian himself, who narrates Colleen's sleuthing with knowing Lovecraftian flair.
What sets it apart: Equal parts humorous and suspenseful, this satirical homage to Lovecraft thoughtfully mines the author's complicated legacy. |
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| Mrs. God by Peter StraubWhat it is: an atmospheric and foreboding novella from Bram Stoker Award-winning horror mainstay Peter Straub, which was first published in 1990 as a limited edition.
What happens: English professor William Standish accepts a literary fellowship at the renowned Esswood House, but the manor's sinister secrets threaten his rapidly deteriorating grasp on his sanity.
Reviewers say: "Hardcore Straub fans will applaud the downright creepy revelations at story's end" (Publishers Weekly). |
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