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Historical Fiction + Horror
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The Silent Companions
by Laura Purcell F PUR
While residing in her late husband’s crumbling estate to see out her pregnancy, newly widowed Elsie is met with resentment and hostility from both the servants and local villagers and soon discovers that she is not alone when she finds a wooden figure that bears a startling resemblance to her—and whose eyes seem to follow her where she goes.
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The Terror
by Dan Simmons F SIM
Captain Crozier must find a way for his crew to survive the deadly attacks of a mysterious and insatiable sea monster that is stalking the men trapped in the Arctic ice, in a novel loosely based on the mid-nineteenth-century Arctic expedition originally led by Sir John Franklin.
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The Remaking
by Clay McLeod Chapman F CHA
An actress who is caught in a cycle of horror stemming from a role she played—that of a girl burned at the stake for witchcraft—sees her chance to finally be free of her curse when a true-crime investigator tracks her down to interview her for his popular podcast.
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In the House in the Dark of the Woods
by Laird Hunt F HUN
A Puritan woman goes missing deep in the woods of colonial New England, and soon must face the supernatural horrors that her people had only imagined up until then.
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The Grip of It
by Jac Jemc F JEM
Julie and James settle into a house in a small town outside the city where they met. The move--prompted by James's penchant for gambling, his inability to keep his impulses in check--is quick and seamless; both Julie and James are happy to leave behind their usual haunts and start afresh. But this house, which sits between lake and forest, has plans for the unsuspecting couple. As Julie and James try to settle into their home and their relationship, the house and its surrounding terrain become the locus of increasingly strange happenings. Together the couple embark on a panicked search for the source of their mutual torment, a journey that mires them in the history of their peculiar neighbors and the mysterious residents who lived in the house before Julie and James.
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The Invited
by Jennifer McMahon F MCM
When an inspired effort to build her dream home is overshadowed by discoveries about her rural property's violent past, a former history teacher becomes obsessed with the stories of three generations of local women who died under suspicious circumstances.
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Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill F HIL
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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The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters F WAT
After being summoned to treat a patient at dilapidated Hundreds Hall, Dr. Faraday finds himself becoming entangled in the lives of the owners, the Ayres family, and the supernatural presences in the house.
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Meddling Kids
by Edgar Cantero F CAN
The surviving members of a forgotten teen detective club and their dog reunite as broken adults to embark on a wacky effort to solve a terrifying cold case that ruined them all and sent the wrong man to prison.
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Lovecraft Country
by Matt Ruff FAN RUF
Blends multiple genres in a visceral exploration of the Jim Crow era and its legacy, tracing the story of young Army vet Atticus Turner, who in 1954 Chicago travels with his publisher uncle and childhood friend to search for his missing father only to encounter human and supernatural terrors at the estate of a descendant of slave owners.
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Black Wings
by Megan Hart F HAR
When her daughter Briella is invited to a school for the gifted, Marian is thrilled, but Briella's uncanny friendship with a raven and her obsession over a project about memories has Marian questioning whether there is something truly wrong with her daughter.
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Baby Teeth
by Zoje Stage F STA
An ailing woman fights to protect her family from her mute daughter's psychologically manipulative schemes, which are complicated by her doting husband's denial about their daughter's true nature.
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My Best Friend's Exorcism
by Grady Hendrix F HEN
After witnessing a series of strange incidents combined with her best friend's increasingly bizarre behavior, 1980s high schooler, Abby, comes to the conclusion that Gretchen has become possessed by a demon and embarks on a quest to save her.
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A Head Full of Ghosts
by Paul Tremblay F TRE
The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when 14-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of what at first seems to be acute schizophrenia, a condition which only gets worse, leading them to believe it's actually demonic possession, as they become the center of a reality TV show.
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Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel F MAN
The sudden death of a Hollywood actor during a production of King Lear marks the beginning of the world's dissolution, in a story told at various past and future times from the perspectives of the actor and four of his associates. By the author of The Lola Quartet.
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Wanderers
by Chuck Wendig F WEN
When her little sister is afflicted by a bizarre sleepwalking disorder that begins to affect people all across the country, Shana is embroiled in an apocalyptic epidemic involving a decadent rock star, a religious radio host and a disgraced scientist.
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Under the Dome
by Stephen King F KIN
After an invisible force field seals off Chester Mills, Maine, from the rest of the world, it is up to Dale Barbara, an Iraq veteran, and a select group of citizens to save the town, if they can get past Big Jim Rennie, a murderous politician, and his son, who hides a horrible secret in his dark pantry.
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The Cabin at the End of the World
by Paul Tremblay F TRE
A twist on the home-invasion horror story follows the experiences of a 7-year-old girl whose family is taken hostage in a remote cabin by men who are either the world's defenders or deranged apocalypse fanatics.
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