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| Glimpse by Jonathan MaberryWhat it's about: Recovering addict Rain borrows a cracked pair of glasses en route to a job interview and begins seeing a child who looks like the long dead ex-boyfriend she still mourns.
Why you might like it: A heady mix of reality and illusion ups the stakes in this chilling supernatural thriller.
Reviewers say: "A bold new direction for one of the giants of the horror genre, and one that could extend his already enormous audience" (Booklist). |
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| Unbury Carol by Josh MalermanWhat it is: Half weird Western, half horror, this unusual novel stars a wealthy woman who falls into comas so deep she's mistaken for dead -- which is exactly why her greedy husband is rushing her into the grave.
Who will rescue her? While Carol struggles to wake up, her former love -- an outlaw legend -- rides toward her, hunted by a horrifying hit man.
About the author: Josh Malerman is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Bird Box. |
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The dead house : a novel
by Billy O'Callaghan
What it is: A best-selling debut by an award-winning writer is both an eerie contemporary ghost story and a dread-inducing psychological thriller.
What it's about: Maggie is a successful young artist who has had bad luck with men. Her last put her in the hospital and, after she's healed physically, left her needing to get out of London to heal mentally and find a place of quiet that will restore her creative spirit. On the rugged west coast of Ireland, perched on a wild cliff side, she spies the shell of a cottage that dates back to Great Famine and decides to buy it. When work on the house is done, she invites her dealer to come for the weekend to celebrate along with a couple of women friends, one of whom will become his wife.
Where it goes wrong: On the boozy last night, the other friend pulls out an Ouija board. What sinister thing they summon, once invited, will never go.
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The Outsider
by Stephen King
What it is: An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories.
What it's about: An eleven-year-old boy's violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City's most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad.
Why you might like it: As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King's propulsive story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.
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Nightflyers
by George R. R. Martin
What it's about: When a scientific expedition is launched to study a mysterious alien race, the only ship available is the Nightflyer, a fully autonomous vessel manned by a single human. But Captain Royd Eris remains locked away, interacting with his passengers only as a disembodied voice--or a projected hologram no more substantial than a ghost.
Where it goes wrong: The team's telepath, senses another presence aboard the Nightflyer --something dangerous, volatile, and alien. Captain Eris claims to know nothing about the elusive intruder, and when someone, or something, begins killing off the expedition's members, he's unable--or unwilling--to stem the bloody tide.
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The doll-master : and other tales of terror
by Joyce Carol Oates
What it is: A collection of six psychologically daring stories by the National Book Award-winning author of them includes the tale of a boy's obsession with a doll in the aftermath of a cousin's leukemia-related death and a teen's confrontation with an intruder while housesitting for her teacher.
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NOS4A2 : a novel
by Joe Hill
What it is: When Charles Talent Manx, an unstoppable monster who transforms children into his own terrifying likeness, kidnaps her son, Victoria McQueen, the only person to ever escape his unmitigated evil, must engage in a life-and-death battle of wills to get her son back.
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Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress
by Sijie Dai
What it is: At the height of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two young boys are sent to the country for "reeducation" at a remote mountain village, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translations.
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The regulators
by Richard Bachman
What it's about: On a perfect summer afternoon in Wentworth, Ohio, many of the citizens who live on Poplar Street are killed mysteriously, and at the center of the mystery is a young boy named Seth Garon whose supernatural powers are just awakening.
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The Devil Crept In: A Novel
by Ania Ahlborn
What it's about: The residents of Deer Valley, Oregon have worried for years about the mysterious deaths and disappearances of animals, and -- even more disturbing -- the death of a young boy. Now 12-year-old Jude Brighton has also gone missing, and his ten-year-old cousin Stevie Clark fears that the woods harbor a monster. Jude suddenly returns, but Stevie senses that he's changed beyond recognition.
Why you might like this: Author Ania Ahlborn sensitively portrays her characters' emotions while deftly escalating the dread that emanates from the forest. Fans of Graham Masterton's Forest Ghost will appreciate The Devil Crept In for its portrayal of a child's apprehension of evil in the woods.
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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