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| Normal by Warren EllisSpecialists assigned to forecast the future by gazing into "the abyss" may experience psychological breakdowns. After foresight strategist Adam Dearden overloads on the abyss, he checks into a special facility for those who suffer from "abyss gaze." But instead of respite and recovery, he finds chaos after a neighboring patient disappears from his locked and sealed room, his body replaced by a 200-pound pile of live insects. |
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The devil crept in : a novel
by Ania Ahlborn
In a town plagued by mysterious disappearances and unsolved crimes, one of which resulted in murder, young Stevie Clark is determined to find out what really happened to his best friend, Jude, who has been missing for several days, but the awful truth may be too horrifying to imagine.
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Little heaven : a novel
by Nick Cutter
A trio of mismatched mercenaries is hired by a young woman to evaluate the safety of a boy who may have been taken against his will to a remote New Mexico backwoods settlement, where the mercenaries encounter paranoia, mistrust and insanity in the shadow of a monolithic idol. Illustrations.
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Number 11
by Jonathan Coe
A sequel to The Windshaw Legacy follows the years after two young girls have a frightening encounter with an eccentric neighbor before embarking on lives shaped by a glamour-seeking parent, a university mentor's painful confrontation, a dual murder investigation and an employer's terrifying secret.
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The unnoticeables
by Robert Brockway
When a former teen heartthrob tries to eat her, her best friend goes missing and an angel appears outside of her apartment, Kaitlyn, a stuntwoman, must team up with a punk named Carey to save humankind from a race of creatures that are determined to eradicate problems—humans being one of them.
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Powers of darkness : the lost version of Dracula
by Valdimar Ásmundsson
A first English translation of a newly discovered, Icelandic adaptation of Stoker's classic Dracula novel, titled Makt Myrkranna, includes an original author preface, new characters and a completely reworked plot that incorporates additional suspense and eroticism.
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| Bellman & Black: A Novel by Diane SetterfieldIn this gothic tale reminiscent of both Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Dickens, bestselling author Diane Setterfield portrays a brilliant young man who excels in the business world and enjoys a happy family -- until a series of unexplained deaths changes everything. |
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| The Daylight Gate by Jeanette WintersonIn the early 17th century, when James I ruled Britain, Catholicism and witchcraft were equally illegal -- and punishable by death. Award-winning author Jeanette Winterson starkly portrays these times in The Daylight Gate, based on the 1612 Lancashire witch trial and featuring Alice Nutter, a character inspired by a real-life victim of the witch hunt. |
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Heart-shaped box
by Joe Hill
A collector of obscure and macabre artifacts, from a cannibal cookbook to a used hangman's noose, unscrupulous metal band musician Judas Coyne is unable to resist purchasing a ghost over the Internet, which turns out to be the vengeful spirit of his late girlfriend's stepfather.
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