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Full Dark, No Stars
by Stephen King
Four suspenseful stories of retribution, exploring the depths of human darkness.
"I believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger..." writes Wilfred Leland James in the early pages of the riveting confession that makes up "1922." the first in this pitch-black quartet ... (Goodreads)
Everything's Eventual
by Stephen King
A collection of short stories exploring the darker themes of life.
The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago, Everything's Eventual includes one O. Henry Prize winner, two other award winners, four ... (Goodreads)
Under the Dome
by Stephen King
Small town experiences a sudden and mysterious isolation, leading to chaos and terror.
At 11:44 a.m. on October 21, 2017, the small Maine town of Chester's Mill is abruptly and gruesomely separated from the outside world by an invisible, semipermeable barrier of unknown origin. The ... (Wikipedia)
The Long Walk
by Richard Bachman
Fourteen boys face a grueling test of endurance and willpower as they compete in a life-or-death march.
One hundred teenage boys join an annual walking contest called "The Long Walk" or just "The Walk". Each contestant, called a "Walker", must maintain a speed of at least four miles per hour; if he ... (Wikipedia)
The Gunslinger Born
by Peter David
A thrilling fantasy adventure, filled with action, suspense, and unexpected plot twists.
'The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.' With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King's Roland ' an implacable gunslinger in search of the ... (Goodreads)
Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill
A retired rock star's haunted purchase leads to a terrifying confrontation with death.
Aging, self-absorbed rock star Judas Coyne has a thing for the macabre – his collection includes sketches from infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a trepanned skull from the 16th century, a used ... (Goodreads)
Horns
by Joe Hill
A young man is accused of a heinous crime, and attempts to uncover the truth by embracing his newly-acquired supernatural powers.
The novel consists of fifty chapters grouped into five sections of ten chapters each, named as follows: Twenty-six-year-old Ignatius "Ig" Perrish wakes up one morning after a drunken night (in the ... (Wikipedia)
Thinner
by Richard Bachman
A man cursed by a gypsy to lose weight uncontrollably seeks revenge on those who wronged him.
Billy Halleck, a successful, arrogant, and morbidly obese lawyer, is distracted while driving across town by his wife Heidi giving him a blowjob , and he runs over an elderly Romani woman as a ... (Wikipedia)
NOS4A2
by Joe Hill
A supernatural adventure of a young girl trying to save her family and others from an evil immortal.
The book opens in a hospital in 2008. Charles Manx, a convicted child abductor, briefly wakes from a coma to threaten a nurse. Her coworkers don't believe her claim, because he exhibits only limited ... (Wikipedia)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.
It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three
by Clive Barker
A collection of horror stories, exploring the themes of mortality and supernatural horror.
"Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red." For those who only know Clive Barker through his long multigenre novels, this one-volume edition of the Books of Blood is a welcome ... (Goodreads)
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz
A young man with an unusual gift encounters an ancient evil, and must use his powers to save his town.
In the beginning of the book, Odd Thomas is silently approached by the ghost of a young girl brutally raped and murdered, and through his unique ability to understand the dead, is psychically led to ... (Wikipedia)
The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
A priest's battle against a powerful demon possessing a young girl.
An elderly Jesuit priest named Father Lankester Merrin is leading an archaeological dig in northern Iraq and is studying ancient relics. After discovering a small statue of the demon Pazuzu (an ... (Wikipedia)
Bitten
by Kelley Armstrong
A woman's fight against a mysterious force that threatens her life and relationships.
The main character of Bitten is Elena Michaels , a woman who is the only known female werewolf in the world. She lives in Toronto, Ontario , Canada, and writes for a popular newspaper. She struggles ... (Wikipedia)
The Fisherman
by John Langan
A small-town family's supernatural encounter with an ancient evil lurking in the woods.
In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Pirate King
by R.A. Salvatore
A pirate captain seeks to become the Pirate King, but must navigate treacherous waters and face dangerous enemies to achieve his goal.
The Arcane Brotherhood has long held the city of Luskan in their power, but when corruption eats away at their ranks, Captain Deudermont comes to the rescue of a city that has become a safe haven for ... (Wikipedia)
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro
A mysterious virus spreads in New York City, turning people into bloodthirsty vampires. A team of unlikely heroes fights to save humanity.
A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews ... (Goodreads)
The Orc King
by R.A. Salvatore
A band of unlikely heroes must unite to stop an orc king from unleashing chaos upon the world.
The story begins a century after the events of, The Two Swords, . Drizzt Do'Urden still wields Twinkle and Icingdeath and he now wields Taulmaril, Cattie-Brie 's magical bow. Drizzt defeats a group ... (Wikipedia)
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre
by H.P. Lovecraft
A collection of short stories that delve into the depths of horror and the unknown, leaving readers with a sense of unease and terror.
“H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.”—Stephen King, “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the ... (Barnes & Noble)
White Night
by Jim Butcher
Wizard private investigator Harry Dresden investigates a magical murder in Chicago.
A year after the events in, Proven Guilty, , Dresden is called by Murphy to the scene of an apparent suicide, and senses the victim is a magical practitioner. After investigating another victim, ... (Wikipedia)
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
A young boy's journey through a graveyard, learning the secrets of the dead.
The story begins as the man Jack murders most of the members of a family (later revealed to be the Dorian family) except for the toddler upstairs. Unknown to him, the toddler has climbed out of his ... (Wikipedia)
The Legacy
by R.A. Salvatore
Adventurer Drizzt Do'Urden embarks on a quest to save his people from a vicious enemy.
The Legacy continues the plot-line of The Icewind Dale Trilogy , with Wulfgar and Catti-brie preparing for their marriage and Drizzt returning from the first of many visits to Lady Alustriel of ... (Wikipedia)
Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin
A woman's descent into darkness as she is unknowingly forced to carry a child of the Devil.
The book centers on Rosemary Woodhouse, a young married woman who has just moved into the Bramford, a historic Gothic Revival-style New York City apartment building, with her husband, Guy, a ... (Wikipedia)
The Gates
by John Connolly
A horror mystery novel about a journalist investigating a dark secret in a small town.
Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, this “wholly original” (,People,) and “refreshing” (,San Francisco Chronicle,) novel from, New York Times, bestselling author John Connolly is ... (Barnes & Noble)
Devil Bones
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist investigates a gruesome discovery of devil worship in North Carolina.
In a house under renovation, a plumber uncovers a cellar no one knew about, and makes a rather grisly discovery — a decapitated chicken, animal bones, and cauldrons containing beads, feathers, and ... (Goodreads)
Divergent Series Complete Box Set
by Veronica Roth
Tris' journey of courage and self-discovery, as she navigates a post-apocalyptic world divided by factions.
Don’t miss the series everyone’s talking about! Get this 3-book collection of all 3 books in Veronica Roth’s thrilling Divergent series – featuring Divergent, Insurgent, and the latest in the ... (Barnes & Noble)
The House Next Door
by Anne Rivers Siddons
A couple's dream home becomes a nightmare when the house next door begins to exert a malevolent influence on them.
Thirty-something Colquitt and Walter Kennedy live in a charming, peaceful suburb of the newly bustling Atlanta. Life is made up of enjoyable work, long, lazy weekends, and the company of good ... (Goodreads)
Blaze
by Richard Bachman
A criminal seeks redemption and a new life, but his past catches up with him.
The story concerns Clayton Blaisdell Jr. (known as "Blaze" for short, thus the title), a mentally handicapped small-time con artist who kidnaps a wealthy gentleman's baby son, in the hopes of ... (Wikipedia)
Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
A collection of essays on war and peace, exploring the human experience of conflict.
To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace, imbued with Vonnegut's trademark ... (Goodreads)
Speaks the Nightbird
by Robert R. McCammon
In 1699, a witch trial in Fount Royal, Carolina, uncovers a web of deceit and murder. The accused awaits his fate as a young clerk investigates.
From New York Times bestselling horror novelist Robert McCammon comes a dark and chilling tale about a witch-hunt in the seventeenth century Carolina colonies. The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of ... (Barnes & Noble)
