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• The Reformatory

  a Novel

  Due, Tananarive, 1966-

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  A gripping, page-turning novel set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephens Jr. as he’s sent to a segregated reform school that is a chamber of terrors where he sees the horrors of racism and injustice, for the living and the dead. 2023 Bram…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The September House

  Orlando, Carissa,

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  A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty and layered debut novel. Also available in Large Print and in eBook and eAudiobook formats on Libby.

• Silver Nitrate

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia,

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  A fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman's hidden powers. Also available in Large Print and in eBook or eAudiobook formats on Libby.

• Vampires of El Norte

  Cañas, Isabel,

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  Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western. Also available in Large Print.

• Revival

  a Novel

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  A dark and electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side of life. Also available in Large Print.

• Our Wives Under the Sea

  Armfield, Julia,

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  Leah is changed. Months earlier, she left for a routine expedition, only this time her submarine sank to the sea floor. When she finally surfaces and returns home, her wife Miri knows that something is wrong. Barely eating and lost in her thoughts,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Middle of the Night

  a Novel

  Sager, Riley,

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  A man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend—and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood. Also available in Large Print.

• My Darling Girl

  McMahon, Jennifer, 1968-

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  A spine-tingling psychological thriller about a woman who, after taking in her dying, alcoholic mother, begins to suspect demonic possession is haunting her family.

• Lone Women

  a Novel

  LaValle, Victor, 1972-

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  Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with a past, a mysterious trunk, a town on the edge of nowhere, and an absorbing vision of the American West. 2023 Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Novel.

• How to Sell a Haunted House

  Hendrix, Grady,

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  Louise's parents have passed away, and she's returning to the small Southern town where she grew up to get their house ready to sell. It means she'll have to spend time with her younger brother-and their old grudges make that a terrifying prospect.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Heart Is a Chainsaw

  Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972-

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  In her quickly gentrifying rural town, teenage outcast Jade uses her encyclopedic knowledge of slasher films to make sense of violence on the lake. 2021 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel. 2021 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel. Also available in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monstrilio

  a Novel

  Sámano Córdova, Gerardo,

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  A literary horror debut about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes. Available in eBook format on Libby and in eAudiobook format on hoopla.

• The Library at Mount Char

  Hawkins, Scott

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  After she and a dozen other children found them being raised by "Father," a cruel man with mysterious powers, Carolyn and her "siblings" begin to think he might be God. When Father disappears, they square off against each other to determine who will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rouge

  a Novel

  Awad, Mona,

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  In this horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale, the unexpected death of a lonely dress shop clerk’s mother sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fate—and find a connection that is more than skin deep?

• Natural Beauty

  a Novel

  Huang, Ling Ling, 1989-

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  Sly, surprising, and razor-sharp, this queer horror novel follows a young musician into an elite, beauty-obsessed world where perfection comes at a staggering cost.

• Cuckoo

  Felker-Martin, Gretchen,

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  In the late 90s, five queer kids, whose parents want them “fixed,” find themselves thrown together at a secretive "tough love" camp deep in the scorching Utah desert. Tormented and worked to the point of collapse by hardline religious zealots intent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Sheep

  Harrison, Rachel, 1989-

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  A cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional family’s dark secrets in this fiery, irreverent horror novel.

• Diavola

  a Novel

  Thorne, Jennifer, 1980-

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  Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, this novel is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Botanical Daughter

  Medlock, Noah,

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  A captivating tale of two Victorian gentlemen hiding their relationship away in a botanical garden who embark on a Frankenstein-style experiment with unexpected consequences. Available in eAudiobook format on hoopla.

• Sisters of the Lost Nation

  Medina, Nick,

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  A young Native girl's hunt for answers about the women mysteriously disappearing from her tribe's reservation lead her to delve into the myths and stories of her people, all while being haunted herself, in this atmospheric and stunningly poignant…Read moreRead more of this annotation