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| Meddling Kids by Edgar CanteroIn Meddling Kids, Catalonian author Edgar Cantero portrays a reunion of old friends who decide to complete some unfinished business in the resort town where they spent their summers as kids. While pitting good against evil, Cantero pays homage to H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, the bumbling but resourceful gang in Scooby-Doo (yes, there are four kids and a dog), and a full range of road trip, haunted house, and reclusive wizard tropes. This gripping escapade (with touches of quirky humor) will have you rooting for the sympathetic, well-drawn kids -- now adults -- as your knuckles all turn white. |
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| The Dark Net: A Novel by Benjamin PercyThere's a dark net in reality, but in The Dark Net author Benjamin Percy injects supernatural evil into the communications technology that handles such things as movie pirating, drug trafficking, and other criminal activities. He also adds futuristic devices such as a special prosthetic that enables one character, 12-year-old Hannah, to see. Percy's combination of techno-thriller and demonic possession explores what happens when demons cross from the electronic communications network into flesh-and-blood Portland, Oregon. Valiant humans, led by the blind Hannah, must beat back this attempt to subjugate humankind. This fast-paced and gruesome adventure will keep you on the edge of your seat. |
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Down among the sticks and bones
by Seanan McGuire
A stand-alone fantasy in the world of Every Heart a Doorway shares the story of Jack and Jill before they tumbled into Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, relating their experiences in a childhood world of monsters, mad scientists and fateful choices.
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| Stay Awake: Stories by Dan ChaonStay Awake, a story collection by acclaimed author Dan Chaon, presents unsettling tales that explore the darkness lurking in his characters' lives. In the first story, "The Bees," a five-year-old child's screams wake his parents several times a week, but the cause of the screaming is mysterious -- and more disturbing secrets are yet to be revealed. The title story, "Stay Awake," describes a father's nearly fatal traffic accident just before his infant daughter's surgery to remove an incompletely formed conjoined twin. Other tales focus on grief over a loved one's death and similar intensely emotional events. |
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Black feathers : dark avian tales
by Ellen Datlow
An anthology of avian-themed stories explores the dark and magical qualities of birds in a volume that includes contributions by such acclaimed authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Bowes, Seanan McGuire, Paul Tremblay, Pat Cadigan, Usman T. Malik, A. C. Wise, Jeffrey Ford, Sandra Kasturi, Mike O'Driscoll, Priya Sharma, M. John Harrison and others.
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| High Crime Area: Tales of Darkness and Dread by Joyce Carol OatesBram Stoker Award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates, who's skilled at literary fiction as well as horror, explores the heights and depths of human character in these disturbing stories. The narrator of "The Home at Craigmillnar" wonders if an elderly nun's death was from her heart condition...or something else. Several tales, including "The Rescuer" and "Demon," portray extremes of family dysfunction, while some (especially the title story "High Crime Area") reveal the risks that come from total strangers. Favoring ambiguous conclusions, Oates ruffles the previously serene seas of our consciousness. |
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Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection
by Edgar Allan Poe
Just in time for Halloween, two of the most chilling voices ever recorded capture every nuance of the suspense and horror that Poe so masterfully wove into his work. Includes The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontilado, The Mask of Death, The Pit and the Pendulum and more. 5 CDs.
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| Black Tide Rising by John Ringo and Gary PooleZombie fans have a feast before them in this tense and fast-paced anthology that vividly depicts life after the zombie apocalypse. Acclaimed science fiction writers present stories set in author and editor John Ringo's zombie apocalypse universe, with pieces by Ringo to introduce and conclude the volume. John Scalzi and Dave Klecha team up in "On the Wall;" characters in Sarah Hoyt's "Do No Harm" wonder if that phrase still means anything; and there's even a jewel heist caper at the Louvre in Jason Cordova and Eric S. Brown's "Best Laid Plans." |
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Six scary stories
by Elodie Harper
Number 1 best-selling writer Stephen King introduces and presents six gripping and chilling stories in this captivating anthology. Reader beware: the stories will make you think twice before cuddling up to your old soft toy, dipping your toe into the water or counting the spots on a leopard.
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Rise : the complete Newsflesh collection
by Mira Grant
Including two brand-new, never-before-published novellas, this collection of the complete works of the acclaimed Newsflesh series describe a United States where no one leaves their houses due to crippling fear and a few brave, determined adventurers set out for the wild.
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Brandon, Mississippi 39042
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http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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