These Woods Give Me the Creeps!

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Updated September 27, 2024
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The bear and the nightingale : a novel
Arden, Katherine
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A wild and willful young woman finds herself at the center of a tale of spirits, ancient evils, and the mysterious winter-king Frost--in the lyrical first novel of the Winternight Trilogy. "A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the...
Alone in the wild
Armstrong, Kelley.
Paper Book
In #1 New York Times bestseller Kelley Armstrong's latest thriller, the hidden town of Rockton is about to face a challenge none of them saw coming: a baby. Every season in Rockton seems to bring a new challenge. At least that's what Detective Casey Duncan has felt since...
Murder at Haven's Rock
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's Rockton Novels had one of the most unique towns in crime fiction. Murder at Haven's Rock is a spinoff, a fresh start... with a few new dangers that threaten everything before it even begins. Haven's Rock,...
A stranger in town
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
In the next riveting thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, the paranoia increases - along with the stakes - as the town of Rockton tries to solve the latest mystery at their door. Detective Casey Duncan has noticed fewer and fewer...
Watcher in the woods
Armstrong, Kelley.
Paper Book
In #1 New York Times-bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's latest thriller, the town of Rockton--and her fans--are in for another hair-raising adventure. When you can't trust the people you're supposed to trust most, what do you do? The secret town of...
The killing forest
Blaedel, Sara.
Paper Book
Sara Blaedel, author of the #1 international bestseller The Forgotten Girls--which was roundly praised as "gripping" with "uncompromising realism" (Washington Post) and "tautly suspenseful" (BookPage)--returns with the thrilling next book in her series featuring police...
The forgotten girls
Blaedel, Sara.
Paper Book
#1 Danish bestselling author Sara Blaedel presents an unforgettable thriller to the U.S. for the first time. "For readers who gorge on captivating characters and chilling suspense, The Forgotten Girls is a tantalizing treat. Enjoy yourself, America." --Sandra...
The wild inside
Bradbury, Jamey
Paper Book
"The Wild Inside is an unusual love story and a creepy horror novel -- think of the Brontë sisters and Stephen King." --John Irving A promising talent makes her electrifying debut with this unforgettable novel, set in the Alaskan wilderness, that is a fusion of psychological thriller...
North of nowhere
Brennan, Allison
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan's next standalone is an unputdownable race to the dramatic finish. After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristen and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles...
Cold snap
Cameron, Marc.
Ebook
A psalm for the wild-built
Chambers, Becky
Paper Book
Winner of the Hugo Award! In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, bestselling Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk and Robot series, gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools;...
Imaginary friend
Chbosky, Stephen
Paper Book
From a New York Times bestselling author, a young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this "epic horror" novel, perfect for fans of Stephen King (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will). Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life...
The boy from the woods
Coben, Harlan
Paper Book
A man with a mysterious past must find a missing teenage girl in this shocking thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away. Thirty years ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past....
The woods
Coben, Harlan
Paper Book
Twenty years ago, four teenagers at summer camp walked into the woods at night. Two were found murdered, and the others were never seen again. Four families had their lives changed forever. Now, two decades later, they are about to change again.For Paul Copeland, the county prosecutor of Essex, New...
The woman in the woods
Connolly, John
Audiobook
The new wilderness : a novel
Cook, Diane
Paper Book
A Washington Post, NPR, and Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year * Shortlisted for the Booker Prize "More than timely, the novel feels timeless, solid, like a forgotten classic recently resurfaced -- a brutal, beguiling fairy tale about humanity. But at its core, The New Wilderness is really...
Little heaven : a novel
Cutter, Nick
Paper Book
An all-new epic tale of terror and redemption set in the hinterlands of midcentury New Mexico from the acclaimed author of The Troop--which Stephen King raved "scared the hell out of me and I couldn't put it down...old-school horror at its best." From electrifying horror author...
The troop
Cutter, Nick
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE JAMES HERBERT AWARD FOR HORROR WRITING Once a year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip--a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected...
The way through the woods
Dexter, Colin
Paper Book
"Cunning...Your imagination will be frenetically flapping its wings until the very last chapter." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD Morse is enjoying a rare if unsatisfying holiday in Dorset when the first letter appears in THE TIMES. A year before, a stunning Swedish student disappeared...
The children of Red Peak
DiLouie, Craig
Paper Book
The most intense novel yet from an unmissable voice in horror fiction, Bram Stoker award-nominated author Craig DiLouie. "Horror readers will be hooked." (Publishers Weekly) "A heart-wrenching, thought-provoking, terrifying tale about the meaning of...
The Marsh King's daughter
Dionne, Karen
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER   "Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be."--The New York Times Book Review "[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans."--Cosmopolitan "Sensationally good psychological...
Wrong alibi
Dodd, Christina
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Karin Slaughter and Sandra Brown, New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd delivers a heartstopping thriller, featuring a bold and brash female protagonist that will have readers keeping the lights on all night.  WRONG JOB...
Knife Creek
Doiron, Paul.
Ebook
When Maine game warden Mike Bowditch is tasked with shooting invasive feral hogs that are tearing up the forest in his district, he makes a horrific discovery -- a dead baby buried in a shallow grave. Even more disturbing: evidence suggests the infant was the child of a young woman...
Stone coffin : a mystery
Eriksson, Kjell
Paper Book
International suspense superstar Kjell Eriksson produces another masterful work of murder, intrigue, and page-turning action in this latest thriller, which features his popular series-detective Ann Lindell. One sunny summer morning a young woman and her six-year old daughter are run...
Beneath the stairs
Fawcett, Jennifer
Ebook
In this chilling and atmospheric novel of psychological horror, a woman returns to her hometown to confront the shadows of her past after her best friend's suicide attempt at an infamous haunted house. Few in sleepy Sumner's Mills have stumbled across the Octagon House hidden...
Wild rain
Feehan, Christine.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan explores the dark past of a woman on the run--and her dark desire for the only man she dares to trust--in this wild novel in the Leopard series.   With a new identity, a staged death, and a chance to...
The river at night
Ferencik, Erica
Paper Book
A "raw, relentless, and heart-poundingly real" (Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author) thriller set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, The River at Night charts the journey of four friends as they fight to survive the aftermath of a white water rafting accident...
What have we done
Finlay, Alex
Paper Book
In this "top-notch mystery thriller" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from Alex Finlay, What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever. One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2023:* BookPage...
World without end
Follett, Ken.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected.
In the woods
French, Tana.
Paper Book
When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods one day with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never found, and Adam himself was discovered with his back pressed against an oak tree and his shoes filled with blood. He had no memory of what had...
The secret history of Twin Peaks
Frost, Mark
Paper Book
From the co-creator of the landmark series Twin Peaks, the story millions of fans have been waiting to get their hands on for more than 25 long years. The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost enlarges the world of the original series, placing the unexplained...
One step too far : a novel
Gardner, Lisa
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a chilling thriller about a young man gone missing in the wilderness of Wyoming . . . and the secrets uncovered by the desperate effort to find him   Timothy O'Day knew the woods. Yet when he disappeared on the...
One dark window
Gillig, Rachel
Paper Book
THE FANTASY BOOKTOK SENSATION! For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom--but the monster in her head isn't the only threat lurking. ...
The princess bride
Goldman, William
Paper Book
Now a cult classic, this story of pirates, evil princes, sorcerers, and, most importantly, true love is handsomely repackaged in a commemorative 25th anniversary hardcover. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
The counselors
Goodman, Jessica
Ebook
"Dark secrets? Summer camp setting? Complex teen girls? Murder? Count me in." --Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces * A New York Times bestseller * A USA TODAY bestseller * An Indie Bestseller * ...
After she's gone : a novel
Grebe, Camilla
Paper Book
A psychological profiler who's lost her memory and a teenage boy with a fiercely guarded secret become unwitting, unlikely partners in this race to stop a killer--a "stellar crime novel [and] scorching thriller" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from the acclaimed author of The Ice...
The forest of vanishing stars
Harmel, Kristin
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of the "heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism" (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her...
Deep in the Alaskan woods
Harper, Karen
Paper Book
In the wilds of Alaska, someone sinister is hunting... Alexandra Collister came to her estranged cousins' B&B in Falls Lake, Alaska, looking for a fresh start. The surrounding forest can be harsh and unforgiving--luckily, rugged wilderness tracker Quinn Mantell offers to be her guide....
The girl in red
Henry, Christina
Paper Book
From the national bestselling author of Alice comes a postapocalyptic take on the perennial classic "Little Red Riding Hood"...about a woman who isn't as defenseless as she seems. It's not safe for anyone  alone in the woods. There are predators that come out at night...
My heart is a chainsaw
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest chilling novel that "will give you nightmares. The good kind, of course"...
Godkiller
Kaner, Hannah
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "An epic fantasy odyssey begins." -- Entertainment Weekly "A richly rendered world . . . Kaner writes action that's both fun and intelligible . . . If "The Last of Us" didn't slake...
The hunger
Katsu, Alma.
Paper Book
"Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down, not recommended reading after dark." --Stephen King A tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most haunting human disasters: the Donner Party with a supernatural twist. Evil is invisible, and it is...
The girl who loved Tom Gordon
King, Stephen
Paper Book
From international bestseller Stephen King, a classic story that engages our emotions on the most primal level, a fairy tale grimmer than Grimm but aglow with a girl's indomitable spirit. What if the woods were full of them? And of course they were, the woods were full of everything...
The tommyknockers
King, Stephen
Ebook
Fox Creek : a novel
Krueger, William Kent
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling Cork O'Connor Mystery Series returns with this "genuinely thrilling and atmospheric novel" (The New York Times Book Review) as Cork races against time to save his wife, a mysterious stranger, and an Ojibwe healer from bloodthirsty mercenaries.<...
The book of fire : a novel
Lefteri, Christy
Paper Book
"A tender depiction of loss and healing that raises questions about guilt and blame in the age of climate change."--People "As with The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Lefteri transports the reader to a once lush and now destroyed world."--Kristin Hannah, #1 New...
The dark forest
Liu, Cixin
Paper Book
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: "A mind-bending epic."--The New York Times * "War...
The white road
Lotz, Sarah
Paper Book
A cutting-edge thriller about one man's quest to discover horror lurking at the top of the world. Desperate to attract subscribers to his fledgling website, 'Journey to the Dark Side', ex-adrenalin junkie and slacker Simon Newman hires someone to guide him through the...
What lies in the woods
Marshall, Kate Alice
Paper Book
They were eleven when they sent a killer to prison. They were heroes . . . but they were liars. Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods is a thrilling novel about friendship, secrets, betrayal, and lies - and having the courage to face the past. ...
Leave no trace : a novel
Mejia, Mindy
Paper Book
From the author of the "compelling" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis) and critically acclaimed Everything You Want Me to Be, a riveting and suspenseful thriller about the mysterious disappearance of a boy and his stunning return ten years later. "A tense and gripping...
The night house
Nesb , Jo
Paper Book
From the internationally best-selling author, a twisted, multi-layered, mind-bending spin on the classic horror novel In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of...
The ritual
Nevill, Adam L. G.
Paper Book
Now a Netflix Original Movie! The Ritual is Adam Nevill's horror novel depicting a group of friends lost in a remote wilderness in Sweden where something supernatural lurks. When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of...
The shadows
North, Alex
Paper Book
"This is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own... As with all the best illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder."- The New York Times The haunting new thriller from Alex North...
Uprooted
Novik, Naomi
Ebook
NEBULA AWARD WINNER * HUGO AWARD FINALIST * "If you want a fantasy with strong characters and brilliantly original variations on ancient stories, try Uprooted!"--Rick Riordan "Breathtaking . . . a tale that is both elegantly grand and earthily humble, familiar as a...
In the Lake of the Woods
O'Brien, Tim
Paper Book
This riveting novel of love and mystery from the author of The Things They Carried examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century's legacy of violence and warfare, both at home and abroad. When long-hidden secrets about the atrocities he committed in Vietnam come to light, a...
The disappeared : a novel
Ohlsson, Kristina
Paper Book
The Disappeared is the third installment of the critically acclaimed Frederika Bergman crime series by internationally bestselling author Kristina Ohlsson. At first, only one body was found. Soon there were more. A young woman on her way to a party vanishes...
The last one : a novel
Oliva, Alexandra
Paper Book
Survival is the name of the game as the line blurs between reality TV and reality itself in Alexandra Oliva's fast-paced novel of suspense. She wanted an adventure. She never imagined it would go this far.   It begins with a reality TV show. Twelve...
Hidden pictures
Rekulak, Jason
Paper Book
OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD! NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER "I loved it." --Stephen King From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for...
The house in the pines : a novel
Reyes, Ana
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! "This is an absolute, can't-put-it-down thriller. . . . It's truly a wild ride that had me flying through chapter after chapter--which I think is the perfect way to kick off your year of reading."--Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Pick...
The search party
Richell, Hannah
Paper Book
For fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware, a destination thriller about a group of college friends and their families who reunite on a glamping weekend in Cornwall and are forced to confront long-held secrets when a powerful storm leaves them stranded. Five old friends. One...
Final girls : a novel
Sager, Riley
Paper Book
THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL "The first great thriller of 2017 is here: Final Girls, by Riley Sager. If you liked Gone Girl, you'll like this."--Stephen King...
The last time I lied : a novel
Sager, Riley
Paper Book
In this New York Times bestselling thriller from the author of Lock Every Door and Final Girls, a young woman returns to her childhood summer camp to uncover the truth about a tragedy that happened there fifteen years ago. Two Truths and a Lie. The...
The glass forest : a novel
Swanson, Cynthia
Paper Book
"[A] triumph. Swanson is a name to be considered among the likes of Gillian Flynn, Chris Pavone, and Laura Lippman" (Library Journal, starred review). From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller comes a gripping literary suspense novel set...
The clearing : a novel
Toyne, Simon
Paper Book
In this gripping suspense novel from the bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy, lead forensic expert Laughton Rees is back, this time investigating a series of missing women in a small town near the Forest of Dean--where she uncovers a dark and sinister plot, decades in the making. ...
The cabin at the end of the world : a novel
Tremblay, Paul
Paper Book
Paul Tremblay's terrifying twist to the home invasion novel--inspiration for the upcoming major motion picture from Universal Pictures "Tremblay's personal best. It's that good." -- Stephen King Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote...
Where the forest meets the stars
Vanderah, Glendy
Other
An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller, and a Goodreads Choice Award finalist. In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again. After the loss of her mother and her own...
In a dark, dark wood
Ware, Ruth
Paper Book
Someone's getting married. Someone's getting murdered. The next big thing in crime fiction - we've had toxic marriages, this is about toxic friendships Nora hasn't seen her former best friend, Clare, for ten years. Not since Nora walked out...
For the Wolf
Whitten, Hannah
Paper Book
THE FIRST DAUGHTER IS FOR THE THRONE. THE SECOND DAUGHTER IS FOR THE WOLF. As the only Second Daughter born in centuries, Red has one purpose - to be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wood in order to save her kingdom. Red is almost relieved to go. Plagued by a...

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