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• The Possession of Alba Díaz

  Cañas, Isabel

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  1765. Plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his family's isolated mine for refuge. But safety proves fleeting: Alba suffers strange hallucinations, sleepwalking, and violent convulsions. She…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ecstasy

  a Novel

  Pochoda, Ivy,

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  Travelling to Naxos seeking freedom, the newly widowed Lena finds herself drawn to a mysterious group of women who live in tents on the beach, where she discovers her own dark desires and accidentally awakens ancient forces.

• Grave Birds

  Elmendorf, Dana,

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  Grave birds haunt the cemeteries of Hawthorne, South Carolina, where Spanish moss drips from the trees and Southern charm is imbued with lies. Hollis Sutherland never knew these unique birds existed, not until she died and was brought back to life.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Guest Children

  A Novel

  Tarr, Patrick

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  With the mounting terror of the German Blitz on London in 1940, thousands of British “guest children” were sent abroad to escape the bombing. Among them are Michael and Frances Hawksby, who are shipped off to Canada to stay with relatives. Years…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Staircase in the Woods

  Wendig, Chuck,

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  Twenty years after a childhood friend vanished on a mysterious staircase in the woods, a group of former high school friends reunite to uncover the truth, facing the dark secrets and horrors that await beyond the staircase.

• The Starving Saints

  a Novel

  Starling, Caitlin,

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  Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months. Food is running low, and there has been no sign of rescue. But just as the survivors consider deliberately thinning their number, the castle stores are replenished. The sick are healed. And the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Butcher's Daughter

  the Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett

  Demchuk, David,

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  In 1887 London, journalist Emily Gibson investigates the chilling past of a woman claiming to be Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd's infamous accomplice, through a series of letters revealing a harrowing life in Victorian London, drawing her into a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cold Eternity

  Barnes, S. A.,

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  Halley is on the run from an interplanetary political scandal that has put a target on her back. She heads for what seems like the perfect place to lay low: a gigantic space barge storing the cryogenically frozen bodies of Earth’s most fortunate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Direct Descendant

  Huff, Tanya,

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  This cozy, stand-alone horror novel set in modern-day Toronto, strikes the perfect balance of dark and delightful; a charming love story about a small-town baker, a quick-witted PI, and, yes, an ancient evil.

• Memorials

  a Novel

  Chizmar, Richard, 1965-

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  A group of students encounter a supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia.

• American Rapture

  Leede, CJ,

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  A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust. Sophie, a devout Catholic girl, must traverse the hellscape of the Midwest to try to find her family while the world around her burns. Along the way, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation