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The Hellbound Heart
by Clive Barker
A man's obsession with a mysterious puzzle box leads him to a world of sadomasochistic demons and eternal suffering.
In a quiet house on a quiet street Frank and Julia are having an affair. Not your ordinary affair. For Frank it began with his own insatiable sexual appetite, a mysterious lacquered box- and then an ... (Goodreads)
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War
by Clive Barker
A girl embarks on a magical journey in a world of 24 islands, discovering secrets of her mysterious past.
The entire book is spread out over eight weeks of time, compared to the two or three in Book 1, titled simply, Abarat, . The book picks up several weeks after the original had left off; weeks wherein ... (Wikipedia)
The Thief of Always
by Clive Barker
A young boy's fantastical journey through a mysterious house, learning life's secrets.
Harvey Swick is a 11-year-old boy bored with school, teachers, homework, and his day-to-day life. In response to Harvey's frustrated plea for change, a man named Rictus visits Harvey and tells him ... (Wikipedia)
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King
A man confronts his dark past as he defends a young girl from a supernatural evil.
Following the events of The Shining , after receiving a settlement from the owners of the Overlook Hotel, Danny Torrance remains psychologically traumatized as his mother Wendy slowly recovers from ... (Wikipedia)
Caliban's War
by James S.A. Corey
War between rival colonies on a hostile planet, with humanity's survival at stake.
On Ganymede , Mei Meng is kidnapped from her preschool by her doctor. Several hours later, Earth and Martian space marines are attacked and effortlessly killed by a super soldier , with Bobbie ... (Wikipedia)
Red Seas Under Red Skies
by Scott Lynch
A daring pair of con-artists set sail on a swashbuckling adventure across the tumultuous seas.
Two years after Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen fled Camorr, they have created new secret identities for themselves in the island city of Tal Verrar as professional gamblers at an opulent casino called ... (Wikipedia)
The Churn
by James S.A. Corey
A rag-tag crew on a mission to save humanity from an ancient alien threat.
From New York Times bestselling author James S.A. Corey... Before his trip to the stars, before the Rocinante , Amos Burton was confined to a Baltimore where crime paid you or killed you. Unless the ... (Goodreads)
Waking Gods
by Sylvain Neuvel
Giant alien robots return to Earth, threatening humanity's existence. A team of scientists and military personnel race to uncover their origins and purpose.
As a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. As an adult, she’s dedicated her brilliant scientific career to solving the mystery that ... (Goodreads)
Strange Weather
by Joe Hill
Four interconnected stories that explore the chaos of the natural world.
A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, Joe Hill Snapshot is the disturbing story of a Silicon Valley adolescent who finds himself ... (Goodreads)
Final Girls
by Riley Sager
A gripping tale of survival, as a woman confronts her past and the dark secrets of a notorious group.
Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a ... (Goodreads)
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey
Space adventure of two unlikely allies in a fight to save humanity.
The ice hauling ship Canterbury (nicknamed the Cant by Belters) is en route from Saturn's Rings to Ceres Station when it encounters a distress signal . Five members of the Cant 's crew are dispatched ... (Wikipedia)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
by Grady Hendrix
A group of teens battle a demonic force that has possessed one of their friends.
Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, ... (Goodreads)
Horrorstör
by Grady Hendrix
A group of employees battle supernatural forces in a haunted Scandinavian furniture store.
Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed ... (Goodreads)
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman
A family's fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, where creatures lurk in the shadows.
Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Five years after it ... (Goodreads)
Ancillary Mercy
by Ann Leckie
A military captain confronts her past and enemies in a quest to save humanity.
Ancillary Mercy is the stunning conclusion to the trilogy that began with Ancillary Justice , the only novel ever to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. For a moment, things seemed to ... (Goodreads)
The Dead Zone
by Stephen King
A man awakens from a coma with supernatural powers, and must grapple with the consequences.
As a child in 1953, Johnny Smith falls unconscious while ice-skating, then mumbles a prophetic warning to an adult who later suffers an accident. In an unconnected incident, a young, emotionally ... (Wikipedia)
Creepshow
by Stephen King
Collection of horror stories featuring supernatural and apocalyptic events.
A young boy named Billy Hopkins ,[a], ( Joe Hill ) gets disciplined by his father Stan ( Tom Atkins ) for reading a horror comic titled Creepshow . After swiping the comic from Billy and throwing it ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe
A collection of dark and mysterious stories and poems, exploring the depths of the human condition.
This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary ... (Barnes & Noble)
Storm Front
by Jim Butcher
A wizard detective investigates a mysterious magical murder in modern Chicago.
Dresden is hired by a Monica Sells to find her husband Victor Sells, an amateur magician who has been acting oddly. Later that day, he gets a call from Lieutenant Karrin Murphy, director of the ... (Wikipedia)
Batman: The Killing Joke
by Alan Moore
Dark tale of psychological warfare between Batman and the Joker.
Critically acclaimed author Alan Moore redefined graphic novel story-telling with, Watchmen, and, V for Vendetta,. In, Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics' greatest ... (Barnes & Noble)
Afterworlds
by Scott Westerfeld
A young adult novel that alternates between the story of a teenage writer and the fictional world she creates.
Darcy Patel has put college and everything else on hold to move to New York to rewrite and publish her teen novel, 'Afterworlds'. Arriving with no apartment or friends she wonders whether she's made ... (Wikipedia)
Nerve
by Jeanne Ryan
A high-stakes online game of dares quickly spirals out of control, putting the players' lives at risk.
Shy junior Vee, with the help of her friend Tommy, tries out for the online game of dares , NERVE, to impress her crush. After uploading her audition reel, they realize her cotton shirt becomes ... (Wikipedia)
Living with the Dead
by Kelley Armstrong
A young woman discovers she can communicate with the dead and becomes embroiled in a supernatural world of danger and intrigue.
The men and women of the Otherworld – witches, werewolves, demons, vampires – live unseen among us. Only now a reckless killer has torn down the wall, trapping one very human woman in the ... (Goodreads)
Red Dragon
by Thomas Harris
A serial killer stalks the night, and a former FBI agent is the only one who can stop him.
In 1975, Will Graham , a brilliant profiler of the FBI , captured the serial killer Hannibal Lecter . However, Graham suffered serious injuries from the encounter and retired afterwards. Four years ... (Wikipedia)
Attack on Titan, Vol. 12
by Hajime Isayama
The Survey Corps continue their battle against the Titans, uncovering secrets and facing new challenges.
THE CHASE IS ON! Erwin and the Survey Corps desperately mount a rescue operation to take Eren back from the Colossus Titan and Armored Titan. But without the numbers to form up properly outside the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Peeps
by Scott Westerfeld
A teenage boy discovers he's a carrier of a parasite that turns people into vampires. He must track down his ex-girlfriends to stop the outbreak.
Two days after arriving in New York for college, Cal loses his virginity to a girl who picks him up. From this encounter Cal picks up an STD, but this is an unusual one: it turns its victims into ... (Wikipedia)
Redeemed
by P.C. Cast
The final installment of the House of Night series, where Zoey Redbird must face her biggest challenge yet and save the world from darkness.
The final electrifying installment in the #1, New York Times, bestselling vampyre series, Zoey Redbird is in trouble. Having released the Seer Stone to Aphrodite, and surrendered herself to the Tulsa ... (Barnes & Noble)
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman
Epic tales of the gods and goddesses of Norse mythology, set in a world of giants, dwarfs, and monsters.
“Remarkable.… Gaiman has provided an enchanting contemporary interpretation of the Viking ethos.”—Lisa L. Hannett, Atlantic Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical ... (Barnes & Noble)
Deadly Class, Volume 1: Reagan Youth
by Rick Remender
Marcus Lopez, a homeless teenager, is recruited into a secret school for assassins. He must navigate the dangerous world of high school while learning to kill.
It’s 1987. Marcus Lopez hates school. His grades suck. The jocks are hassling his friends. He can’t focus in class. But the jocks are the children of Joseph Stalin’s top assassin, the teachers are ... (Goodreads)
The Various Haunts of Men
by Susan Hill
Detective investigates a series of disappearances in a small English town, uncovering dark secrets and personal demons.
Having transferred to the small cathedral town of Lafferton from London's "Met," police detective Freya Graffham explores her new community and becomes fascinated by Chief Insp. Simon Serrailler, her ... (Goodreads)
