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Bird box /
Malerman, Josh,
Paper Book
Josh Malerman's debut novel Bird Box is a terrifying, Hitchcockesque psychological horror that is sure to stay with you long after reading. Malorie raises the children the only way she can: indoors. The house is quiet. The doors are locked, the curtains are closed, mattresses are...
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Black sheep /
Harrison, Rachel,
Paper Book
A cynical twenty something must confront her unconventional family's dark secrets in this fiery, irreverent horror novel from the acclaimed author of Cackle and Such Sharp Teeth. Nobody has a 'normal' family; but Vesper Wright's...
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The book of cold cases
St. James, Simone
Paper Book
In 1977, in the small town of Claire Lake, two men were murdered with the same gun. Beth Greer was the prime suspect - a rich, eccentric 23-year-old woman, seen fleeing one of the crimes. Ever since her surprise acquittal, she's retreated to her mansion and never commented publicly on the case...
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The broken girls /
St. James, Simone.
Paper Book
THEY WON'T FORGIVE. THEY WON'T FORGET. 'Clever and wonderfully chilling. It held me hostage' - Fiona Barton, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Widow and The Child 'A brilliant page-turner' Jenny Quintana, author of The...
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The cabin at the end of the world :
Tremblay, Paul.
Paper Book
*Now a major film release as 'Knock at the Cabin' to be released on 2nd February 2023* The Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghosts adds an inventive twist to the home invasion horror story in a heart-palpitating...
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Daphne : a novel
Malerman, Josh
Paper Book
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The daughter of Doctor Moreau : a novel
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. 'ONE OF...
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The familiar /
Bardugo, Leigh.
Paper Book
In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court. ...
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The final girl support group /
Hendrix, Grady,
Paper Book
In horror movies, the final girl is the one who's left standing when the credits roll. The one who fought back, defeated the killer, and avenged her friends. The one who emerges bloodied but victorious. But after the sirens fade and the audience moves on, what happens to...
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Final girls
Sager, Riley,
Paper Book
'If you liked GONE GIRL you'll like this' STEPHEN KING FIRST THERE WERE THREE The media calls them the Final Girls - Quincy, Sam, Lisa - the infamous group that no one wants to be part of. The sole survivors of three separate killing sprees,...
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Hell bent /
Bardugo, Leigh.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SEQUEL TO NINTH HOUSE THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST FANTASY OF 2023 __________________ Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.<...
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The house across the lake :
Sager, Riley,
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE Something is lurking beneath the water's surface... Recently widowed actress Casey Fletcher has escaped to her family's lake house for peace and quiet. She's been happily losing...
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How to sell a haunted house /
Hendrix, Grady,
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a hilarious and terrifying new novel that explores the way your past -- and your family -- can haunt you like nothing else... Louise's parents...
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Malorie : a Bird Box novel
Malerman, Josh
Paper Book
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Mexican Gothic /
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia,
Paper Book
'You don't read this book so much as surrender to it. A dark and heady swoon' THE GUARDIAN 'As rich is suspense as it is in lush '50s atmosphere' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to...
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Middle of the night :
Sager, Riley,
Paper Book
'Full of tension, urgency, atmosphere and feeling - this is Riley Sager at his very best' LEE CHILD THE BRAND NEW HEART-STOPPING THRILLER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR The worst thing ever to happen on Hemlock Circle occurred in Ethan...
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Murder road /
St. James, Simone.
Paper Book
April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They're on a long dark road, late at night, and they see a woman up ahead, clearly in trouble. They stop and pick her up. It's only once she's in the car that they see the blood. And then they see the headlights - far in...
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My heart is a chainsaw /
Jones, Stephen Graham,
Paper Book
Alma Katsu calls My Heart Is a Chainsaw 'a homage to slasher films that also manages to defy and transcend genre.' On the surface is a story of murder in small-town America. But beneath is its beating heart: a biting critique of American colonialism, Indigenous displacement, and...
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Nine lives :
Swanson, Peter,
Paper Book
Peter Swanson is back - with a chilling and fiendish puzzle of a novel which everyone will be talking about this Spring.
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Ninth house /
Bardugo, Leigh.
Paper Book
'Impossible to put down' STEPHEN KING __________________ THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST FANTASY OF 2019 AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF OCTOBER 2019<...
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Nothing but blackened teeth
Khaw, Cassandra
Ebook
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The only one left :
Sager, Riley,
Paper Book
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The Pallbearers Club :
Tremblay, Paul.
Paper Book
A cleverly voiced psychological thriller about an unforgettable -- and unsettling -- friendship, with blood-chilling twists, crackling wit, and a thrumming pulse in its veins -- from the nationally bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World and...
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Silver nitrate
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
'Like its namesake, Silver Nitrate catches fire and doesn't stop burning until the end' The Washington Post 'Perfection. No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia' Kiersten White, author of...
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The southern book club's guide to slaying vampires /
Hendrix, Grady,
Paper Book
The New York Times Best Seller A Barnes & Noble Best Fiction Book of 2020 A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist Steel MagnoliasmeetsDraculain this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their...
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The Sun Down Motel
St. James, Simone
Paper Book
1982. Viv Delaney wants to move to New York City, and to help pay for it she takes a job as the night clerk at the Sun Down Motel, in Fell. But Viv feels that something is wrong, something disturbing and haunting. And then she vanishes. 2017. Carly Kirk has never been able to...
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Survive the night : a novel
Sager, Riley
Paper Book
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What moves the dead /
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
The Fall of the House of Usher meets Mexican Gothic in this new horror novella by awarding-winning author, T. Kingfisher. An instant USA Today & Indie bestseller From...
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The woman in cabin 10 /
Ware, Ruth.
Paper Book
"THE TOP TEN BESTSELLERFrom the bestselling author of Richard and Judy pick, In A Dark, Dark Wood comes Ruth Ware's next compulsive page-turner'A rollicking page-turner that reads like Agatha Christie got together with Paula Hawkins to crowdsource a really fun thriller' -...
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You shouldn't have come here /
Rose, Jeneva
Paper Book
'HOOOOLY MOOOOLY. My jaw is on the floor. What. A. Wild. Ride. I need to go stare at the wall in the dark for a few minutes... I read this book in ONE day because I couldn't put it down! The ending?! 👀' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ...
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