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Sleeping Beauties
by Stephen King and Owen King
In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep: they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent. And while they sleep they go to another place, a better place, where harmony prevails and conflict is rare.
One woman, the mysterious “Eve Black,” is immune to the blessing or curse of the sleeping disease. Is Eve a medical anomaly to be studied? Or is she a demon who must be slain? Abandoned, left to their increasingly primal urges, the men divide into warring factions, some wanting to kill Eve, some to save her. Others exploit the chaos to wreak their own vengeance on new enemies. All turn to violence in a suddenly all-male world.
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Strange Weather
by Joe Hill
A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman, Joe Hill.
"One of America’s finest horror writers" (Time magazine), Joe Hill has been hailed among legendary talents such as Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, and Jonathan Lethem. In Strange Weather, this "compelling chronicler of human nature’s continual war between good and evil," (Providence Journal-Bulletin) who "pushes genre conventions to new extremes" (New York Times Book Review) deftly expose the darkness that lies just beneath the surface of everyday life.
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| What the Hell Did I Just Read: A Novel of Cosmic Horror by David WongHang on to your reading glasses! Author David Wong returns in this complicated tale, vividly populated with supernatural creatures and the three main characters from Wong's previous novels (John Dies at the End and This Book Is Full of Spiders). You don't need to have read the first two books to enjoy this one, but get ready for abundant expletives, rivers of gore, and creepy absurdity. Oh -- and perceptive commentary on contemporary life. |
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| The New Annotated Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyOn January 1, 1818, a new novel by an anonymous author appeared in print: Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus. Just in time for its bicentenary, this annotated edition of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel arrives, complete with an introduction, afterword, notes, and illustrations. Modern fans of Frankenstein's monster will find this volume compelling and satisfying, while those new to the story can read the original and learn about its history. |
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Cursed, Haunted, Possessed!
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| Horrorstör by Grady HendrixOrsk, the "all-American furniture superstore in Scandinavian drag," serves its customers' needs from cradle to grave. At Orsk Location #00108 in Cleveland, Ohio, two employees "volunteer" to stay overnight to investigate strange events inside the store. After they meet another pair of employees, who hope to document the presence of ghosts, the quartet navigate the increasingly creepy showroom floor, explore the hidden dangers of the self-service warehouse, and attempt to survive until morning. |
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| No One Gets Out Alive by Adam NevillHaving run away from home at age 19, Stephanie Booth finds a cheap room to rent in Birmingham, England...and soon realizes that the house is haunted. Not only that, but the live humans who run the place are dangerous sadists. Who is more threatening: the ghosts, or the landlord and his cousin? Author Adam Nevill skillfully cranks up the fear and the tension, adding twists and switchbacks that will keep you turning the pages. |
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| Touch by Claire NorthIn Touch, author Claire North depicts possession with an unusual quirk: the soul or spirit of a murder victim can inhabit the body of a living human and easily move into yet another person at a mere touch. Meanwhile, a society dedicated to eliminating these ghosts tries to kill the people whose bodies they're inhabiting. The narrator, an entity called Kepler, seeks revenge against the ghost-killers in this fast-paced, thought-provoking consideration of the meaning of human existence. |
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| Disappearance at Devil's Rock by Paul TremblayWhat really happened the night 13-year-old Tommy disappeared from a site called Devil's Rock in a local park? Baffled by the failure of the state police to turn up leads, his mother and younger sister become even more frightened when strange shadows that resemble Tommy appear, and pages of his journal mention a mysterious past event. Did Tommy die, and is his ghost trying to communicate with his mother? Award-winning author Paul Tremblay infuses normal small-town life with paranormal manifestations in this dread-inducing narrative. |
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