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• The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

  White, Kiersten

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  Gothic Horror. Elizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her caregiver, and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clown in a Cornfield

  Cesare, Adam

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  Slasher. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What Big Teeth

  Szabo, Rose

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  Creature Feature. Eleanor Zarrin has been estranged from her wild family for years. When she flees boarding school after a horrifying incident, she goes to the only place she thinks is safe: the home she left behind. But when she gets there, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Agony House

  Priest, Cherie

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  Hauntings & Spirits. Denise Farber has just moved back to New Orleans with her mom and step-dad. They left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and have finally returned, wagering the last of their family's money on fixing up an old, rundown house and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Contagion

  Bowman, Erin

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  Sci-Fi Horror. After receiving a distress call from a drill team on a distant planet, a skeleton crew is sent into deep space to perform a standard search-and-rescue mission. When they arrive, they find the planet littered with the remains of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Undead Girl Gang

  Anderson, Lily, 1988-

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  Horror Comedy. Meet teenage Wiccan Mila Flores, who truly could not care less what you think about her Doc Martens, her attitude, or her weight because she knows that, no matter what, her BFF Riley is right by her side. So when Riley and Fairmont…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Blood Countess

  Popović, Lana

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  Historical Horror. In 1578 Hungary, sixteen-year-old Anna is elevated from scullery maid to chambermaid by the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Báthory, falling completely under the Countess's spell until Anna realizes that she is not a friend…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Dead Lie Down

  McCauley, Kyrie,

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  Gothic Horror. Days after a tragedy leaves Marin Blythe alone in the world, she receives a surprising invitation from Alice Lovelace—an acclaimed horror writer and childhood friend of Marin’s mother. Alice offers her a nanny position at Lovelace…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

  Ruby, Laura

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  Hauntings & Spirits. When Frankie's mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary - just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

  Bayron, Kalynn,

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  Slasher. Charity Curtis has the summer job of her dreams, playing the “final girl” at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film, Curse of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Extasia

  Legrand, Claire, 1986-

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  Creature Feature. Her name is unimportant. All you must know is that today she will become one of the four saints of Haven. The elders will mark her and place the red hood on her head. With her sisters, she will stand against the evil power that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The 5th Wave

  Yancey, Richard

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  Sci-Fi Horror. After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eat Your Heart Out

  deVos, Kelly

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  Horror Comedy. Vivian Ellenshaw is fat, but she knows she doesn’t need to lose weight, so she’s none too happy to find herself forced into a weight-loss camp’s van with her ex-best friend, Allie, a meathead jock who can barely drive, and the camp…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anatomy

  a Love Story

  Schwartz, Dana

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  Historical Horror. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who’s just trying to survive in a city where it’s too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Direwood

  Yu, Catherine,

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  Gothic Horror. No one ever pays attention to sixteen-year-old Aja until her perfect older sister Fiona goes missing. In the days leading up to Fiona’s disappearance, Aja notices some extraordinary things: a strange fog rolling through their idyllic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Taking of Jake Livingston

  Douglass, Ryan

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  Hauntings & Spirits. Jake Livingston is one of the only black kids at St. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. It's hard enough fitting in but to make matters worse and definitely more complicated, Jake can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There's Someone Inside Your House

  Perkins, Stephanie

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  Slasher. It's been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother in landlocked Nebraska, and she's still adjusting to her new life. And still haunted by her past in Hawaii. Then, one by one, the students of her small town high…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Buried

  Grey, Melissa

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  Sci-Fi Horror. Ten years ago, disaster struck the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, into shelters that keep them safe from the danger on the surface. No one speaks about what happened that fateful day,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Babysitters Coven

  Williams, Kate, 1980-

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  Horror Comedy. Seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl has a babysitters club. She knows it's kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to do? Get a job? Gross. Besides, Esme likes babysitting, and she's good at it. And lately Esme needs all the cash she can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tenth Girl

  Faring, Sara

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  Historical Horror. At the very southern tip of South America looms an isolated finishing school. Legend has it that the land will curse those who settle there. But for Mavi--a bold Buenos Aires native fleeing the military regime that took her…Read moreRead more of this annotation