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In their dream Manhattan apartment, Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse find charm, success—and something sinister.
Rosemary’s Baby
Horror · Thriller · Occult Horror
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In their dream Manhattan apartment, Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse find charm, success—and something sinister. When Rosemary’s long-awaited pregnancy begins to twist into terror, she must ask whether she’s losing her sanity or discovering the truth. Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin remains the definitive modern horror classic, praised by The New York Times and Truman Capote.
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Every dream has a price. Rosemary Woodhouse is about to learn hers.
When Rosemary and her husband Guy move into the Bramford, a storied Manhattan apartment building, they’re thrilled by its charm and promise. But whispers of the building’s sinister past linger behind its ornate walls and the neighbors’ eager interest soon feels too close, too knowing.
As Rosemary’s long-hoped-for pregnancy unfolds, her joy turns to fear, her instincts warping under pressure from those she should trust most. Is she losing her mind, or uncovering a horror no one dares believe?
A masterwork of psychological suspense, Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin defined a generation of modern horror. Acclaimed by The New York Times and praised by Truman Capote as “darkly brilliant.”
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When his twin falls ill, young Victor Frankenstein searches forbidden books for a cure that defies nature itself.
This Dark Endeavor
Horror · Teen + Young Adult · Occult Horror
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When his twin falls ill, young Victor Frankenstein searches forbidden books for a cure that defies nature itself. With his cousin and friend, he braves danger, sacrifice, and forbidden love in pursuit of the Elixir of Life. From award-winning author Kenneth Oppel, This Dark Endeavor is a darkly romantic adventure of science and obsession.
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Victor and Konrad Frankenstein have always shared everything: their games, their studies, and their curiosity about the mysteries of the world. But when Konrad falls deathly ill, Victor’s devotion turns to obsession. Deep within the family’s forbidden Dark Library, he discovers an ancient text that speaks of the Elixir of Life.
With their cousin Elizabeth and friend Henry, Victor begins a perilous search for its ingredients. Each step tests his courage, loyalty, and the fragile line between love and ambition. In saving his brother, Victor risks becoming something else entirely.
From award-winning author Kenneth Oppel, This Dark Endeavor is a gripping gothic adventure that reimagines the origin of Frankenstein through a story of alchemy, desire, and impossible devotion.
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A dysfunctional family vacation in a remote Italian villa turns nightmarish in Diavola, Jennifer Marie Thorne’s sly, Gothic horror.
Diavola
Horror · Thriller · Occult Horror · Supernatural Horror · Suspense
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A dysfunctional family vacation in a remote Italian villa turns nightmarish in Diavola, Jennifer Marie Thorne’s sly, Gothic horror. Between ghostly warnings and family feuds, Anna’s survival rules might not be enough this time. A USA Today bestseller and Esquire Best Horror Book of 2024 pick, this haunting satire cuts deep—and laughs while it does.
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Anna has two rules for every family vacation: tread lightly and survive. But this year’s getaway—a lavish villa in the remote Italian village of Monteperso—might make that impossible. Between her passive twin, overbearing sister, judgmental mother, and self-satisfied father, Anna’s barely holding it together. Then come the strange sounds at night, the warnings from the locals, and whispers of the villa’s bloody history.
What begins as another painful family trip twists into something far darker, where ghosts and grudges blur together and no one escapes unscathed.
Jennifer Marie Thorne’s Diavola is a wickedly funny, beautifully unhinged haunted-house tale about family, isolation, and the monsters we inherit. A USA Today bestseller and Esquire pick for Best Horror Books of 2024, it’s as unsettling as it is sharp.
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A simple nighttime whistle can become an invitation, a warning, or the first step toward something that follows.
Never Whistle at Night
Horror · Indigenous Fiction · Occult Horror · Supernatural Horror
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A simple nighttime whistle can become an invitation, a warning, or the first step toward something that follows. Never Whistle at Night gathers Indigenous dark fiction rooted in ghosts, curses, monsters, family legacies, and revenge, offering a horror anthology shaped by cultural memory, survival, and the dangerous stories people pass down for a reason.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST EDITED ANTHOLOGY • BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEE FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ANTHOLOGY • LOCUS AWARD FINALIST
A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to be un-settled?”
“Never failed to surprise, delight, and shock.” —Nick Cutter, author of The Troop and Little Heaven
Featuring stories by:
Norris Black • Amber Blaeser-Wardzala • Phoenix Boudreau • Cherie Dimaline • Carson Faust • Kelli Jo Ford • Kate Hart • Shane Hawk • Brandon Hobson • Darcie Little Badger • Conley Lyons • Nick Medina • Tiffany Morris • Tommy Orange • Mona Susan Power • Marcie R. Rendon • Waubgeshig Rice • Rebecca Roanhorse • Andrea L. Rogers • Morgan Talty • D.H. Trujillo • Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. • Richard Van Camp • David Heska Wanbli Weiden • Royce K. Young Wolf • Mathilda Zeller
Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and even follow you home.
These wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones, these stories are a celebration of Indigenous peoples’ survival and imagination, and a glorious reveling in all the things an ill-advised whistle might summon.
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When eight-year-old Bela’s imaginary “Other Mommy” starts asking to go inside her heart, the game turns into something far darker.
Incidents Around the House
Horror · Thriller · Occult Horror · Supernatural Horror · Suspense
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When eight-year-old Bela’s imaginary “Other Mommy” starts asking to go inside her heart, the game turns into something far darker. From Bird Box author Josh Malerman, Incidents Around the House is a haunting, visceral story of innocence under siege. A Bram Stoker Award nominee with 4.5 stars on Amazon, it’s the kind of horror that lingers.
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To eight-year-old Bela, her world is small and safe—Mommy, Daddo, Grandma Ruth. And then there’s Other Mommy, the voice that whispers from the dark and asks the same terrible question every day: “Can I go inside your heart?”
When strange incidents begin to shake their home, Bela realizes the question isn’t just pretend. Other Mommy is growing stronger, more desperate, and she’s done waiting for permission. As fear creeps through the cracks of her parents’ failing marriage, Bela’s only refuge is the fragile bond of family—one that may not hold against what’s coming.
From Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box, comes a story of innocence under siege and horror that hits where it hurts. A Bram Stoker Award nominee and Locus Award finalist, Incidents Around the House will leave you breathless.
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What begins as childish fascination turns cruel, then impossible to contain.
The Apparition Phase
Horror · Occult Horror
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What begins as childish fascination turns cruel, then impossible to contain. In The Apparition Phase, twins Tim and Abi stage a fake haunting that unleashes consequences far darker than they imagined. The novel blends suburban unease, adolescent obsession, and ghost story dread into a haunting British horror that lingers in grief, guilt, and the terror of things that should have stayed buried.
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Some ghosts never leave us.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MCKITTERICK PRIZE 2021
'A wild rural gothic with some slick plotting . . . the perfect novel for our phantom present' Guardian
'Outstanding . . . ideal for fans of Andrew Michael Hurley' Metro
Twins Tim and Abi have always been different from their peers, spending their evenings in the attic of their parents' suburban house, poring over reports of the unexplained. Obsessed with photographs of ghostly apparitions, they decide to fake their own, and use it to frighten a girl at school.
But what was only supposed to be a harmless prank sets in motion a deadly and terrifying chain of events that neither of them could have predicted...
'Clear your diary, switch off your phone, and get lost in this atmospheric and madly gripping ghost story' Daily Mirror
'A nostalgic delight' Irish Independent
'Intriguing, atmospheric and utterly terrifying in parts' My Weekly
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Perfect for fans of supernatural suspense and archaeological mysteries with bite.
Badlands
Horror · Occult Horror
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From #1 New York Times bestselling duo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child comes Badlands, an Editors’ Pick and 4.6-star Amazon thriller. When FBI Agent Corrie Swanson and archaeologist Nora Kelly uncover ritual deaths in the desert, they awaken something ancient and vengeful. Perfect for fans of supernatural suspense and archaeological mysteries with bite.
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When a woman’s skeleton is discovered in the New Mexico desert, FBI Agent Corrie Swanson is called to investigate. The victim’s final moments are a mystery. She stripped her clothes, walked into the sun, and died clutching ancient lightning stones once used to summon gods. Suicide or sacrifice?
To uncover the truth, Corrie teams up with archaeologist Nora Kelly, whose expertise in ancient rituals uncovers a chilling possibility. When another body appears under the same eerie circumstances, the line between history and horror begins to blur.
In a landscape of haunted ruins and buried secrets, something long dormant has awakened. From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Badlands delivers a pulse-pounding mystery steeped in ancient terror.
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Returning home after personal failure exposes more than buried memories.
A Ghost Arrives
Horror · Occult Horror · Suspense
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Returning home after personal failure exposes more than buried memories. A Ghost Arrives follows Wallace Harper as strange nocturnal disturbances in his childhood house reveal a presence tied to long-suppressed family wounds. When his sister becomes a target, the haunting turns violent and intimate. This is a restrained supernatural horror focused on inherited trauma, fractured relationships, and the cost of secrets left to fester.
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Every family has its secrets. Every ghost has its reasons.
After losing his job and moving back home with his elderly father, Wallace Harper discovers something else has taken up residence in his childhood home. Something that only shows its face when the sun goes down...
What starts as an eerie game of phantom footsteps and voices in the dark soon turns sinister when Wallace's sister, Rachel, discovers she too is being stalked by a malevolent force. With danger looming on their doorstep, Wallace and Rachel soon find themselves ensnared in a violent plot of family secrets and deep wounds that never healed.
Note to the reader: No harm befalls the impish cockatiel, Darcy, in this story.
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Peter Clines’ 14 is a genre-bending thriller packed with locked doors, hidden mysteries, and cosmic dread.
14
Horror · Thriller · Occult Horror · Psychological Thriller
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Peter Clines’ 14 is a genre-bending thriller packed with locked doors, hidden mysteries, and cosmic dread. When Nate and his neighbors begin uncovering the secrets of their strange Los Angeles apartment building, they realize the puzzles stretch back a century—and may threaten reality itself. With a 4.4 out of 5 stars rating, this cult favorite delivers chills.
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Nate’s new apartment is cheap, conveniently located, and… strange.
The padlocked doors, odd wiring, and mutant cockroaches should bother him more than they do, but Nate has bigger worries. His job is miserable, his bank account is empty, and his future feels nonexistent. For now, the quirks of the building are just background noise.
Until he starts comparing notes with his neighbors. Mandy. Xela. Tim. Veek. Each apartment hides secrets that don’t add up. The further they dig into the building’s history, the stranger—and more impossible—the discoveries become.
What begins as curiosity spirals into something catastrophic. Because the mysteries of this Los Angeles brownstone don’t just threaten Nate and his friends. Solving them could unravel reality itself. And the clock is already ticking.
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Called “one of the three greatest horror novels of the 20th century” by Stephen King, Dan Simmons’ Carrion Comfort is a genre-defining masterpiece.
Carrion Comfort
Horror · Thriller · Occult Horror
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Called “one of the three greatest horror novels of the 20th century” by Stephen King, Dan Simmons’ Carrion Comfort is a genre-defining masterpiece. From Nazi death camps to secret societies of psychic predators, it reshapes history into a nightmare of violence and control. With a 4.4 out of 5 stars rating, this classic of dark fantasy and horror still chills.
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In Carrion Comfort, horror is both timeless and terrifying.
Saul Laski should have died in Chelmno extermination camp. Instead, he encounters an evil older than the Nazis themselves—an evil that manipulates human minds, feeding on violence and cruelty. The psychic predators behind history’s darkest acts can subjugate, control, and kill through others, leaving humanity as nothing more than pawns.
Decades later, Saul’s survival becomes obsession. He hunts the hidden society whose annual gatherings spark chaos across the globe. But this time, something has gone wrong. Enemies clash, alliances fracture, and the secret war spills into the open.
Dan Simmons delivers a monumental tale of predator and prey, where the darkest monsters are not supernatural alone—they are human hunger, sharpened to a deadly edge.
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Joe Hill’s The Fireman ignites a terrifying vision of a world consumed by Dragonscale, a plague of spontaneous combustion.
The Fireman
Horror · Thriller · Occult Horror · Psychological Thriller
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Joe Hill’s The Fireman ignites a terrifying vision of a world consumed by Dragonscale, a plague of spontaneous combustion. With cities ablaze, an infected nurse fights to save her unborn child while hunted by ruthless Cremation Squads. A 4.4 out of 5 stars bestseller, this apocalyptic epic blends horror, hope, and the enigmatic power of the Fireman.
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The world is burning, and no one knows how to stop it.
A deadly spore, nicknamed Dragonscale, marks its victims with black and gold patterns before igniting them into living fire. Cities fall one by one, consumed in uncontrollable blazes. There is no cure. No escape.
Harper Grayson, a nurse and expectant mother, has seen the horrors firsthand. When she discovers the telltale marks on her own skin, survival becomes more than personal—it becomes about saving the child she carries. But her husband turns against her, the world fractures into violence, and the Cremation Squads hunt the infected like prey.
Her only hope lies with a mysterious figure called the Fireman, a man who can bend the plague’s flames to his will.
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Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s The Strain is a blood-chilling fusion of thriller and horror.
The Strain
Horror · Occult Horror
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Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s The Strain is a blood-chilling fusion of thriller and horror. When a silent 777 lands at JFK, a vampiric contagion begins spreading through New York. With a 4.3 out of 5 stars rating, this unputdownable trilogy opener pits humanity against an ancient evil in a battle for survival.
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A Boeing 777 lands at JFK and then falls silent. The shades are drawn. The lights are out. No one answers.
Dr. Eph Goodweather of the CDC boards the plane, expecting a biological threat. What he finds is far worse—a contagion that should not exist. As panic spreads through New York, so does something far more insidious than disease.
In Spanish Harlem, Holocaust survivor Abraham Setrakian recognizes the signs. He knows this infection is ancient, ruthless, and hungry. What begins in one plane will soon consume the city.
The Strain is the first book in Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s terrifying trilogy, where science, myth, and horror collide. Humanity’s war with vampires has begun. Survival is no longer guaranteed.
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