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Crowbones by Anne Bishop
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this engrossing and gripping fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her friends must find a killer-before it's too late... -
I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJohn Cleaver has called a demon—literally called it, on the phone, and challenged it to a fight. He’s faced two of the monsters already, barely escaping with his life, and now he’s done running; he’s taking the fight to them... -
Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn this thrilling and suspenseful fantasy, set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, Vicki DeVine and her lodger, the shapeshifter Aggie Crowe, stumble onto a dead body . . . and find themselves enmeshed in danger and dark secrets.Human laws do not apply in the territory controlled by the Others–vampires, shapeshifters, and paranormal beings even more deadly...Categorized as:
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Mr. Monster by Dan Wells
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn I Am Not a Serial Killer, John Wayne Cleaver saved his town from a murderer even more appalling than the serial killers he obsessively studies.But it turns out even demons have friends, and the disappearance of one has brought another to Clayton County. Soon there are new victims for John to work on at the mortuary and a new mystery to solve... -
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Nothing Left to Lose by Dan Wells
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Dan Wells continues his acclaimed John Wayne Cleaver series, popular with fans of DexterHi. My name is John Cleaver, and I hunt monsters. I used to do it alone, and then for a while I did it with a team of government specialists, and then the monsters found us and killed almost everyone, and now I hunt them alone again.This is my story... -
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIt's the summer of 1960 in Elm Haven, Illinois, and five 12-year old boys are forming the bonds that a lifetime of changes will never erase. But then a dark cloud threatens the bright promise of summer vacation: on the last day of school, their classmate Tubby Cooke vanishes. Soon, the group discovers stories of other children who once disappeared from Elm Haven...Categorized as:
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Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom internationally bestselling, acclaimed author Melinda Salisbury comes a darkly seductive story of murder, betrayal, love, and family secrets in a small town in the Scottish Highlands.Here are the rules of living with a murderer.One: Do not draw attention to yourself.Of course, when you live with a murderer, this is impossible. Even the subtlest of spectres is bound to be noticed... -
Exorcist Road by Jonathan Janz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Possessed by a demon...or by the urge to kill?"Chicago is gripped by terror. The Sweet Sixteen Killer is brutally murdering sixteen-year-old girls, and the authorities are baffled.A seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy has attacked his entire family and had to be chained to his bed. His uncle, police officer Danny Hartman, is convinced his nephew is possessed by a demon... -
Come for a Spell by Kat Blackthorne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI betrayed my coven for monster lust.I’m a passion witch, he’s an ox-skull demon, can I make it any more obvious? Ok, that’s the shorter version of this quick and dirty tale. The Moon Halo Coven always told me to stay in the light. But being good is so boring and this darkness in the woods pleases me like a champ... -
The Last Town by Blake Crouch
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWelcome to Wayward Pines, the last town.Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks ago. In this town, people are told who to marry, where to live, where to work. Their children are taught that David Pilcher, the town’s creator, is god. No one is allowed to leave; even asking questions can get you killed... -
Carnival by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe locals were ecstatic when the carnival pulled into Holland, Nebraska. They shrieked in delight on the lightning-fast rides. They gasped in shocked fascination at the chilling collection of freaks and human oddities. But all the while, piercing red eyes glared out at the townies from the shadows of the midway. Eyes that burned with vengeful hatred. Eyes that lusted for blood . . -
Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFailed academic Frank Nichols and his wife, Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family's old estate-the Savoyard Plantation- and the horrors that occurred there. At first, the quaint, rural ways of their new neighbors seem to be everything they wanted... -
The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsStranger Things meets World War Z in this heart-racing conspiracy thriller as a lonely young woman teams up with a group of fellow outcasts to survive the night in a town overcome by a science experiment gone wrong.Turner Falls is a small tourist town nestled in the hills of western Oregon, the kind of town you escape to for a vacation... -
Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsErica Slaughter may have slain the monster terrorizing the small Wisconsin town of Archer’s Peak, but now she sets off deeper into the woods -- because the monster she killed was a mother… and now she needs to kill its children.EVIL NEVER DIES...UNLESS ERICA SLAUGHTER KILLS IT... -
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Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen children begin to go missing in the town of Archer’s Peak, all hope seems lost until a mysterious woman arrives to reveal that terrifying creatures are behind the chaos - and that she alone will destroy them, no matter the cost.IT’S THE MONSTERS WHO SHOULD BE AFRAID.When the children of Archer's Peak—a sleepy town in the heart of America—begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless... -
Revival, Vol. 1: You're Among Friends by Tim Seeley
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSubtitle to the book is "A rural noir by Tim Seeley + Mike Norton"For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them... -
30 Days of Night, Vol. 4: Return to Barrow by Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe 21st century has seen a horror comics renaissance, and it all started with Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's frostbitten vampire saga 30 Days of Night. The original three issue series spawned a major motion picture and grabbed the attention of thousands of fans longing for an innovative tale of terror... -
Wytches: Volume 1 by Scott Snyder
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEverything you thought you knew about witches is wrong. They are much darker, and they are much more horrifying. Wytches takes the mythology of witches to a far creepier, bone-chilling place than readers have dared venture before. When the Rooks family moves to the remote town of Litchfield, NH to escape a haunting trauma, they're hopeful about starting over... -
30 Days of Night, Vol. 1 by Steve Niles
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn a sleepy, secluded Alaska town called Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over thirty consecutive days and nights. From the darkness, across the frozen wasteland, an evil will come that will bring the residents of Barrow to their knees. The only hope for the town is the Sheriff and Deputy, husband and wife who are torn between their own survival and saving the town they love...
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