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| Flyaway by Kathleen JenningsWhat it's about: Years after her father and brothers vanished, Bettina Scott receives a cryptic letter written in one of her brothers' handwriting and sets off to discover what really happened to her family.
Why you might like it: Debut author Kathleen Jennings' haunting Australian Gothic offers descriptive prose, an atmospheric setting, and a folklore-infused mystery.
Reviewers say: "An unforgettable tale, as beautiful as it is thorny" (The New York Times). |
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Malorie
by Josh Malerman
What it is: the tense sequel to Josh Malerman's bestselling Bird Box.
What happens: Twelve years after Malorie and her children made their daring escape from the mysterious creatures who drive humans mad upon sight, she discovers that her parents might still be alive. Should she risk her family's lives to find them?
Who it's for: Bird Box fans and newcomers alike will flock to this follow-up whose post-apocalyptic world-building and thoughtful characterization make it suitable as both a sequel and a standalone.
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Home Before Dark
by Riley Sager
What it is: Twenty-five years after her father published a wildly popular nonfiction book based on her family’s rushed exit from a haunted Victorian estate, naysayer Maggie inherits the house and begins renovations, only to make a number of disturbing discoveries.
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| The Living Dead by George A. Romero and Daniel KrausWhat it is: the final zombie tale from Night of the Living Dead director George A. Romero, completed by Blood Sugar author and lifelong Romero fan Daniel Kraus following Romero's 2017 death.
Why you might like it: This fast-paced epic follows a large and diverse cast of well-drawn characters as they navigate 15 years of a zombie apocalypse.
Don't miss: the winking nods to Romero's films. |
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| The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck HoganWhat it's about: When her partner inexplicably attacks a child during a raid, FBI agent Odessa Hardwicke shoots him dead and watches in horror as a spectral entity leaves his corpse. Enlisting the help of occult detective John Blackwood, Odessa hopes to track down the centuries-old menace responsible for her partner's demise.
Series alert: The Hollow Ones kicks off the Blackwood Tapes series.
For fans of: Algernon Blackwood's occult detective tales; the creepy Lovecraftian horror of T. Kingfisher's The Twisted Ones. |
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Wonderland
by Zoje Stage
What it's about: Eschewing life in the Big Apple for a fresh start upstate, the Bennett family discovers that the remote paradise they now call home is anything but, as malevolent forces lurk in the trees -- and in their minds.
Read it for: creeping paranoia, an intensifying pace, and evocative writing from award-winning Baby Teeth author Zoje Stage.
For fans of: Brendan Duffy's House of Echoes.
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| Through the Woods by Emily CarrollWhat's inside: A dismembered bride. A monster in human skin. A wolf outside your window.
Why you might like it: Familiar fairy tale themes get a visually arresting new spin in this collection of young adult horror comics inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the Brothers Grimm. Canadian artist Emily Carroll illustrates each chilling tale with bold colors (emphasis on blood red), careful details, and suspenseful pacing. |
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You Should Have Left
When a banker and his family take a vacation in a remote modern home on the Welsh countryside, they soon discover that things are not quite as they seem
Rated R
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Castle Rock Season 2
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
TV-MA
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
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Hoopla Movie Night: Murder and Mayhem 
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Halloween
Pursued by his psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis, the sychopathic killer Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield to kill the surviving members of his family
Rated R
Horror, Suspense/Thriller
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Phantasm
A young boy and his friends try to stop an other-worldly mortician from killing and stealing bodies from the local cemetery
Rated R
Horror, Sci-Fi
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Rabid
After a radical surgery leaves her with an insatiable craving for blood, Rose searches for victims and turns them into insane bloodthirsty monsters
Rated R
Horror, Sci-Fi
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