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The Green Mile: The Screenplay by Frank Darabont
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTells the story of John Coffey, a death row inmate who exhibits supernatural powers that make the guards and prisoners around him reexamine their... -
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Bad Omens by Wendy Wang
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe dead leave signs...if you know where to look.After recovering from a near-death experience, Charlie Payne's connection to the dead seems to dry up overnight. But that doesn't stop old ghosts from trying to commune with her. Or a clever serial killer from targeting her and the whole witch community... -
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Kaleidoscope by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNameless is wrestling with more violent visions of the future when his next mission comes with the assurance, This one will be easy. It’s a promise that leaves Nameless dangerously unprepared.It seems straightforward enough: Get a foot in the door by posing as a potential investor in a lucrative underground business—then bring the place down from the inside. There’s more here than meets the eye... -
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Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJeannine appeared in the room across from Mary. Her face was streaked with tears and she was visibly trembling. “Mary, I remembered,” she cried. “I remembered and it was awful.”The time has finally come for Mary to investigate Jeannine’s murder... -
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![Shadow Unit 9 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 9 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit. The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear... -
![Judgment of The Witch by Robert McCammon]()
Judgment of The Witch by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a decade, New York Times bestselling author Robert McCammon returns with an epic novel of suspense that reinstates him as one of the great storytellers of our time.... The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of Fount Royal believe their town is cursed by a witch... -
![The Unforgiven by Heather Graham]()
The Unforgiven by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA tragic past. An uncertain future...Twelve years after the grisly murder of her parents, Kaitlyn Delaney has finally found peace. She has friends, a good job, a place to call home and a new life to live. But then a shadow creeps in from Katie’s past, reminding her that she will never completely escape its terrifying grip... -
![Berkley Street by Ron Ripley]()
Berkley Street by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ISBN 9781532759208An abandoned house. A forgotten evil. Home sweet home...Shane Ryan returns to Nashua and the childhood memories that drove him to join the Marines. After a prolonged legal battle with his aunt and uncle, Shane has possession of the family home where his parents disappeared over 20 years ago... -
![Shadow Unit 8 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 8 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit. The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear... -
![Shadow Unit 10 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear]()
Shadow Unit 10 by Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit hunts humanity's worst nightmares. But there are nightmares humanity doesn't dream are real. The BAU sends those cases down the hall. Welcome to Shadow Unit. The Shadow Unit series was created by award-winning authors Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear... -
![Raven's Sight by R.L. Weeks]()
Raven's Sight by R.L. Weeks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAward Winning author, R. L. Weeks, brings you Raven's Sight - a Young Adult Victorian Paranormal Mystery. Book One can be read as a standalone and as part of the series. Raven looks out over the small, industrial town of Cogsworth and imagines a life beyond the confines of her Grandmother's mansion. However, Raven holds a dark secret that prevents her from leaving... -
![Bad Things by Tamara Thorne]()
Bad Things by Tamara Thorne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe house has been in his family for generations. But it really belongs to them…The Piper clan emigrated from Scotland and founded the town of Santo Verde, California. The Gothic Victorian estate built there has housed the family for generations, and has also become home to an ancient evil forever linked to the Piper name…As a boy, Rick Piper discovered he had “the sight... -
![Bones of a Witch by Dana E. Donovan]()
Bones of a Witch by Dana E. Donovan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBones of a Witch, the fourth in a series of Detective Marcella mysteries, shines a light on one of America’s darkest hours when a simple accusation could get a girl hanged. But as Lilith learns, history is always pending, and the art of witch hunting never dies... -
![The Cross by Scott G. Mariani, Sean McCabe]()
The Cross by Scott G. Mariani, Sean McCabe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe vampires call it the Cross of Ardaich: a relic thought to have been destroyed in the war between the Federation and the rebels. But it has been found, and its incredible powers could signal the end of civilization...A cannibalistic serial killer becomes the perfect tool for the race of the Ubervampyr. His mission: find the cross. His reward: join the ranks of the undead... -
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![I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is a Vegan Terrorist: 6 Deadly Social Media Influencers by Dr. Harper]()
I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is a Vegan Terrorist: 6 Deadly Social Media Influencers by Dr. Harper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Explosive Conclusion to the Dr. Harper Therapy seriesI'm a therapist, and I've worked with the wildest internet celebrities… A vigilante who treated humans as factory farm animals. A germaphobe who warned of the next major plague. My own best friend. A rapist who got cancelled online — and in real life. A psychic medium with a disturbing prediction... -
![Be Still, My Love by Deborah J. Hughes]()
Be Still, My Love by Deborah J. Hughes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsABOUT BE STILL, MY LOVE:A personal loss throws medium Tess Schafer's beliefs into question and severs her communications with "the other side". Unable to move on with her life, she takes a healing vacation to a haunted resort on the coast of Maine. Her arrival triggers a spike in paranormal activity and the return of her spiritual connection... -
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In the Moors by Nina Milton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMurder in the English countrysideThe rain-drenched moors near shamanistic counselor Sabbie Dare's home have become the scene of a chilling crime. When Detective Sergeant Reynard Buckley shows up suggesting her new client, Cliff Houghton—a wounded, broken man—has something to do with the body of a young boy found buried in the moors, Sabbie believes Cliff is being set up... -
![The Night Visitor by Dianne Emley]()
The Night Visitor by Dianne Emley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn bestselling author Dianne Emley’s chilling new paranormal thriller, a beautiful woman’s romantic past comes back to haunt her in the form of an otherworldly visitor seeking justice. Gorgeous and successful, Rory Langtry seemed to have it all. Daughter of a movie star and sister of a supermodel, Rory was engaged to sexy artist, Junior Lara... -
![Came with the Frame by Aron Beauregard]()
Came with the Frame by Aron Beauregard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsART OR ATROCITY?Francisco Booth is an infamous photographer known for pushing boundaries, yet it’s only the boundaries he pushes away from the public eye that satisfy his macabre appetite. But when he’s gifted an antique picture frame that contains a strange stock photo, Francisco’s life is suddenly turned upside down. Each time he looks at the picture, he sees something different... -
![Torture, luxure et lecture by Patrick Senécal]()
Torture, luxure et lecture by Patrick Senécal
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCroyez-le ou non, malgré les terribles événements qui ont perturbé la première semaine de cours, la session d’automne s’est poursuivie comme si de rien n’était au cégep de Malphas. On a même eu droit, au département de littérature, à un nouveau collègue, Michel Condé, qui a décidé de fonder un club de lecture... -
!["Diane..." - The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper by Scott Frost, Kyle MacLachlan]()
"Diane..." - The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper by Scott Frost, Kyle MacLachlan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBased on the television series Twin Peaks. Here are the actual dictation tapes of FBI Agent Cooper, Chief Investigator of the Laura Palmer murder, plus never-before-heard tapes... -
![The Winter Guest by W.C. Ryan]()
The Winter Guest by W.C. Ryan
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJanuary 1921. Though the Great War is over, in Ireland a new civil war is raging. The once-grand Kilcolgan House, a crumbling bastion shrouded in sea mist, lies half empty and filled with ghosts, both real and imagined, while it shelters the surviving members of the Prendeville family... -
![The Rain-Soaked Bride by Guy Adams]()
The Rain-Soaked Bride by Guy Adams
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA number of influential South Korean nationals are committing suicide on UK soil. In all cases they seem to simply drop whatever they're doing and swiftly -- almost vacantly -- end their own lives... -
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![The Summoning by Mark Lukens]()
The Summoning by Mark Lukens
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE SUMMONING ... a supernatural mystery.Edrington, Oregon - a town with a horrifying past. A town with dark secrets. A town where a woman has summoned something terrifying... -
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Dark Side of Sunset Pointe by Michael Allan Scott
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN10: 193870195X / ISBN13: 9781938701955.“An intriguing hook and a sympathetic protagonist in a world that, while seemingly depraved and dark, is clearly recognizable and believable. A well-built mystery…” Kirkus Reviews"You see the crime through the eyes of the victims . . -
![Witch by Barbara Michaels]()
Witch by Barbara Michaels
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA silent stranger moves in twilight shadows...It was more than her dream house. For Ellen March, buying the secluded old house nestled in the pine woods marked the start of a new life. Now she could put her failed marriage behind her, enjoy the quiet solitude of small town life, and get to know her worldly new neighbor, handsome Norman McKay.. -
![Umney's Last Case by Stephen King]()
Umney's Last Case by Stephen King
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStephen King's brilliant homage to Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald's noir classics--complete with a hard-bitten private eye who has bitten off a bit more than he can chew... -
![Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, from Skeleton Crew by Stephen King, David Purdham]()
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, from Skeleton Crew by Stephen King, David Purdham
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOphelia Todd is always looking for a shorter distance between two points, so she just wrinkles the map a little--until she gets caught in one of the wrinkles.Description: 1 audiocassette (78 min.) : analog, Dolby processed... -
![Hell's Gate by Laurent Gaudé]()
Hell's Gate by Laurent Gaudé
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen his son is killed by gangsters' crossfire on his way to school, Neapolitan taxi driver Matteo is consumed with despair. An encounter with strangers in a café raises the possibility of bringing young Pippo back from the dead, if they can locate the entrance to the underworld . . -
![Faithless by Joyce Carol Oates]()
Faithless by Joyce Carol Oates
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn enthralling collection of short stories from the National Book Award shortlisted author of ‘Blonde’ and ‘Middle Age’. In this collection of 21 stories, the mysterious private lives of individuals are explored with vivid, unsparing precision and sympathy... -
![Quietus by Vivian Schilling]()
Quietus by Vivian Schilling
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMoments before the crash of her chartered flight, Kylie O'Rourke sees a raven perched on the plane's wing, as still as death, staring at her. Regaining consciousness in a Boston hospital, Kylie finds herself haunted by unnerving memories of the crash, of the survivors, and the rescuers--and when her fellow survivors start dying one-by-one, she knows she's living on borrowed time... -
![Superman's Cape by Brian Spangler]()
Superman's Cape by Brian Spangler
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Sara Connely is asked what life is like today, she answers with the simple words, 'life goes on.' The life she and her boys enjoyed the last dozen years is gone. Sara struggles to cope with the death of her husband and doing so with two young boys, and no money, is almost too much to ask.Life does go on, but when Sara's oldest boy becomes lost in Croatan National Forest, life comes to a stop... -
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![Cuando estuvimos muertos by Francesc Miralles]()
Cuando estuvimos muertos by Francesc Miralles
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"La primera vez que escuché aquella voz fue un atardecer de invierno. Había subido la cuesta del cementerio del pueblo, que estaba cubierta por una fina capa de nieve. Faltaban pocos días para que terminaran las vacaciones de Navidad y me sentia hastiado de las reuniones familiares... -
![One Hundred Steps by Susan Ee]()
One Hundred Steps by Susan Ee
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomeone is following me. I only catch glimpses of a man in the shadows behind me whenever I steal a glance, but I know that something is wrong... In the tradition of UK drabbles, this is a story that is exactly 100 words... -
![The Key In The Lock by Beth Underdown]()
The Key In The Lock by Beth Underdown
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratings'Haunting, vivid and urgent. The Key in the Lock demands to be devoured whole' Stacey Halls'Intriguing, beguiling and surprising until the very end - I was transfixed' Claire Fuller'Absorbing, beautifully written . . . Everything I enjoy in a gothic mystery' Rosie Andrews 'Dark, clever and utterly enthralling' Elizabeth Macneal-------------- 'I still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire.. -
![Djävulens märke by Magnus Nordin]()
Djävulens märke by Magnus Nordin
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHäxor och ond bråd död!"Djävulens Märke" är en suggestiv spänningsberättelse om en vikarie som under den välordnade ytan döljer en ondska hennes elever aldrig kan ana. Värstingklassen 9c i Katarinaskolan får en dag en ny vikarie. Malin, som hon heter, är ung, snygg och trevlig, och på något sätt lyckas hon få de allra stökigaste eleverna att lugna sig... -
![The Girl On The Landing by Paul Torday]()
The Girl On The Landing by Paul Torday
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIs Michael ill, or could the disturbing events he is witnessing possibly be real? A thrilling novel about identity and love from the author of 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'... -
![Yo no la maté by Fernando Trujillo Sanz]()
Yo no la maté by Fernando Trujillo Sanz
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRelato corto. Perfecto para un viaje en transporte público... -
![A Graveyard for Lunatics: Another Tale of Two Cities by Ray Bradbury]()
A Graveyard for Lunatics: Another Tale of Two Cities by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHalloween Night, 1954. A young, film-obsessed scriptwriter has just been hired at one of the great studios. An anonymous investigation leads from the giant Maximus Films backlot to an eerie graveyard separated from the studio by a single wall... -
![The Treasure by Selma Lagerlöf]()
The Treasure by Selma Lagerlöf
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEarly twentieth century novel from the Swedish author and first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature... -
![Loam by Scott Heim]()
Loam by Scott Heim
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen three siblings return to their hometown for their estranged father’s funeral, burying the ghosts of the past proves to be impossible in this chilling story by the author of Mysterious Skin.Forty years ago, triplets Miriam, Louise, and Edward were swept up in a case of rural mass hysteria... -
![Hamlet And Ophelia by John Marsden]()
Hamlet And Ophelia by John Marsden
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStruggling to cope with the death of his father and reelingfrom the marriage of his mother to his uncle, Hamletdoesn’t realize that his troubles are just beginning. An encounterwith his father’s ghost reveals the terrible truth: he wasmurdered—by his brother! Urged by the ghost to kill his unclein revenge, Hamlet is wracked with indecision... -
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![The Midtown Butcher by Andy Weir]()
The Midtown Butcher by Andy Weir
Rated: 2.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOriginal Fiction, Short Story, Crime FictionMichelle fanned herself in the sweltering evening. As a college student living alone, she couldn’t afford a place with central air, and her dingy apartment’s wall-mounted air conditioner was a joke... -
![The Invisible by Mats Wahl]()
The Invisible by Mats Wahl
Rated: 3.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne ordinary Monday morning in May, Hilmer Eriksson walks into his high school classroom and discovers that he has become invisible. No one can see him, no one can hear him. In fact, a police detective named Harald Fors arrives at school that very morning to investigate Hilmer's disappearance...
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