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THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT – Christina Henry

Harry Adams is a single mother raising a teenage boy in the post-COVID world. She’s willing to do anything to provide a better world for her son and she takes whatever job she can get, currently it’s cleaning houses. Being a fan of horror movies, when horror film director Javier Castillo is looking for a… Continue reading
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THE FELLOWSHIP OF PUZZLEMAKERS – Samuel Burr

Pippa Allsbrook is a 50+ year old, unmarried, crossword puzzle enthusiast. She she feels a bit empty in her life, and would like to socialize with others who share her interest in puzzles. She starts a club and recruits a number of other puzzle enthusiasts with diverse interests and talents. Still, though, Pippa doesn’t quite… Continue reading
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BIG TIME – Ben H. Winters

Allie is being kidnapped. She’s handcuffed and in the back of an SUV, driven by the kidnapper, Desiree. But Allie is just as confused as she is scared. She’s a middle school teacher and she was just enjoying a day at the park with her infant daughter when she was abducted and rendered unconscious. An… Continue reading
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WORMHOLES – Dennis Meredith

Without warning, an apparent sink hole completely swallows up a home in Oklahoma. Other disasters also occur around the world about the same time, and when a human arm falls out of the sky in Missouri, geologist Dacey Livingstone teams up with physicist Gerald Meier to understand what’s happening. Dacey had already explored the house-swallowing sink-hole… Continue reading
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GHOST STATION – S.A. Barnes

Ophelia Bray is a psychologist whose specialty is a space-related PTSD-like symptom called ERS which can bring on violent episodes. She’s now assigned to be a part of a small exploration crew. This crew is being sent to a remote, old, abandoned planet. The crew has been together for awhile now and they’re not too… Continue reading
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THE ROOF WALKERS – Keith Henderson

It is 1864 and the Civil War in the United States is waning. Irish-Canadian Eoin O’Donoghue is hired as the personal secretary to William R. Roberts in New York. Roberts is the de facto head of the Irish Republican Army in New York. O’Donoghue is appalled at what he sees and the seemingly carelessness of… Continue reading
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THE LOST VAN GOGH – Jonathan Santlofer

Luke Perrone, an artist, and his girlfriend, Alexis Verde, purchase a painting for cheap at an antique shop. While looking to clean up they discover that there’s something underneath the layer of paint and it turns out to be a layer of paper which is on top of another painting. Carefully removing it they discover… Continue reading
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THE SCORE – Richard Stark

Is it possible to rob an entire city? If that city is Copper Canyon, and the heist is planned by Parker, on of the best in the business, it just might be possible. The idea is brought to Parker who initially dismisses it, but after careful consideration, he begins to make a plan. The heist… Continue reading
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HOW TO WRITE A BOOK – Lauren Bingham

I’m not sure who this book is for. Beginning writers, sure, but how ‘beginning’? I don’t know if I just feel I’m a step or two beyond this book, or if I question just how much need there is for this much of a beginner book, but I really felt put-off by how simple author Lauren Bingham… Continue reading
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THE BOY OF CHAOTIC MAKING – Charlie N. Holmberg

Who knew that inheriting a house could lead to so much change? It is 1847 and Merritt Fernsby inherited the family Whimbrel House – a structure that had been terrifyingly haunted when he first moved in. But thanks to the help of Hulda Larkin of BIKER (The Boston Institute for the Keeping of Enchanted Rooms)… Continue reading
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JUMPNAUTS – Hao Jingfang

The world becomes a smaller place in this apocalyptic future. There are two factions (ie controlling countries) now – the Pacific League of Nations and the Atlantic Division of Nations. Each side is nervously expecting the other side to initiate some kind of aggression. But it may not be either of the two nations that starts… Continue reading
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THE LONELY LANDS – Ramsey Campbell

Joe Hunter is struggling with depression. He is only just beginning to adjust to life since his beloved wife, Olivia, passed away when he hears her calling from the ‘beyond.’ “Where am I?” she calls out to Joe. While her body has died, her soul, her essence, is wandering in an afterlife that is made… Continue reading

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