Books like 'The Killing Kind'
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The Cabin by Amy Cross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"There are stories about this place. It's said that something really bad happened here once, in the room where we're standing right now." When Anna arrives in Norway to visit a long-lost friend, she expects to spend a calm, relaxing weekend at a remote cabin. Soon, however, she learns that some of the other guests are not what they seem, and the cabin itself has a dark history... -
Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt's a Midsommar night's Scream in this blood-soaked thriller set at a remote healing retreat from horror author Brian McAuley.Hannah has been running from her demons ever since she emerged from a harrowing wilderness trip without her fiancĂ©. No one knows exactly what happened the day Ben died, and Hannah would like to keep it that way.. -
Camp Firwood by Boris Bacic
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf the counselors of Camp Firwood send you into the woods, you're as good as dead.When the rebellious teenager Kevin gets sent to a summer camp by his parents, he initially has no idea what's in store for him. Every two weeks, the camp organizes an event called The Trial. The campers all dread it. They don't want to spend the night in the woods with the Firwood Wraith roaming around... -
The App by Stuart James
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe App...Once you're in, they'll never let you leave.Whatever happens, don't download The App.* It will come in the form of a link. Maybe in your DM's on a social media account, the junk folder of your emails or a WhatsApp message from a friend.* You'll be enticed by the chance of winning one hundred thousand pounds on offer every Friday, wired straight into the winner's bank account... -
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You Are Invited by Sarah A. Denzil
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Cath receives her invitation to The Event--a monetised retreat for social media influencers--she can't believe her luck. Irene Jobert is the most famous influencer in the world, and now Cath will be one of the five participants chosen to stay with Irene in a renovated Transylvanian monastery.The catch? Their every move will be live-streamed to millions of people around the world... -
The Count Of Eleven by Ramsey Campbell
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack Orchard seems a normal family man - apart, perhaps from his excessive interest in numerology. When he gets into deep trouble, both he and his wife seem close to cracking. Then, by chance, he receives a chain letter promising good fortune, but things get even worse... -
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her forJade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her... -
Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsStephen Graham Jones returns with Night of the Mannequins, a contemporary horror story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose: is there a supernatural cause, a psychopath on the loose, or...
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