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| Goblin: A Novel in Six Novellas --Available in Libby/Overdrive only by Josh MalermanWelcome to... Goblin, Michigan, a seemingly ordinary small town that's hiding plenty of secrets -- and brings out the worst in its residents.
What's inside: a collection of six menacing, interconnected stories exploring Goblin's past and present horrors.
For fans of: Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes and atmospheric stories that take place in a shared universe, like Stephen King's books set in the fictional Derry, Maine. |
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| The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahonHow it begins: After her estranged sister, Lexie, drowns in the pool at their family estate, social worker Jax discovers that Lexie was investigating mysterious happenings at the site.
What happens next: Picking up where Lexie left off, Jax uncovers the dark history of her family home, which sits on the ruins of a Jazz Age hotel known for its wish-granting natural spring.
Be careful what you wish for: This latest supernatural thriller from Jennifer McMahon offers a sinister reminder that the past can never truly be forgotten, and some wishes take more than they give... |
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The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones
Also available in Libby/Overdrive
Winner: Superior Achievement in a Novel
Ten years ago: A quartet of 20-something Blackfeet men embarked on an ill-fated elk hunting trip on tribal lands meant only for the elders' use.
Now: Still processing their lingering feelings of guilt and shame all these years later, one by one the men find themselves at the mercy of a vengeful entity that stalks their every move.
What sets it apart: This incisive own voices novel explores themes of cultural identity and intergenerational trauma while offering plenty of eerie supernatural scares.
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| Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
Winner: Superior Achievement in a Young Adult NovelWhat it's about: High school senior Quinn's fresh start in tiny Kettle Springs, MO takes a bizarre turn when someone dressed as town mascot Frendo the Clown begins butchering the area's teens.
Is it for you? Though Clown in a Cornfield is a YA novel, adult readers with a fondness for classic slasher films and biting social commentary will enjoy the throwback feel of this twisty, action-packed ride.
Reviewers say: "a thoughtful, campy, just-plain-fun read for horror fans" (Library Journal). |
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| The Return by Rachel Harrison
Nominated: Superior Achievement in a First NovelTwo years ago: Elise's best friend, Julie, disappeared without a trace.
Now: An emaciated Julie returns with no memory of where she's been. Eager for a reunion, Elise and her two other best friends plan a girls' weekend at a remote Catskills hotel.
What could possibly go wrong? Julie's amnesia is the least of the group's problems, as they soon discover their kitschy hideaway is harboring malevolent forces that seem connected to Julie's horrifying (and rapidly deteriorating) physical state. |
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Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Also available in Libby/Overdrive
Nominated: Superior Achievement in a Novel
Welcome to...High Place, a decrepit mansion in the remote 1950s Mexican countryside that's home to a racist English mining family.
What happens: After her newlywed cousin Catalina sends a letter from High Place claiming abuse, resourceful 22-year-old socialite Noemà Taboada arrives at the estate, where she's quickly swept up in its nightmarish goings-on and deadly secrets.
Want a taste? "This house is sick with rot, stinks of decay, brims with every single evil and cruel sentiment."
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| The Deep--Available as an EAudiobook by Alma Katsu
Nominated: Superior Achievement in a NovelAll aboard! Four years after surviving the sinking of the Titanic, Irish nurse Annie books passage on its sister ship, the Britannic, where she encounters the same eerie phenomena that plagued the fateful voyage.
Want a taste? "Some days, she wakes from nightmares of black water rushing into her open mouth, freezing her lungs to stone."
Why you might like it: Though both voyages' outcomes will already be well known to readers, Alma Katsu imbues her well-researched novel's evocative dual timeline with nail-biting suspense. |
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A Dark Song
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Son
After intruders linked to a cult from her past try to steal her son, a woman notices that her son has developed a mysterious illness and she tries desperate measures to keep him alive
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The Beach House
When a college couple heads to a beach house, they discover it is already occupied and a dangerous environmental hazard is making its way to the house and may have already infected them
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Psycho GormanAlso available on Hoopla
Two siblings, Mimi and Luke, unearth an ancient alien conqueror and subject him to their whims using a magical amulet, but soon other aliens from across the universe converge for battle in their small suburban town
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