Horror/Dark Fantasy
a book that lends itself to horror or fantasy or a dark nature
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SHIFTLING – Steven Savile

Middle-aged Drew returns to his British home after receiving a call that his childhood friend, Scotty, has been hospitalized in a mental institute. Drew knows that it must be connected to an event when the boys were 15, back in the mid-1980s. Visiting now coughs up the memories when a group of boys were excited Continue reading
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THE NIGHT HOUSE – Jo Nesbo

Richard Elauved, 14, moves to Ballantyne to live with an aunt and an uncle after the terrifying house fire that took the life of his parents. Richard isn’t the friendliest of boys and he quickly gets a reputation at school and within the community as being a loner, a bully, and a trouble-maker. One day 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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BLACK RIVER ORCHARD – Chuck Wendig

In the rural town of Harrow there is an orchard. An unusual orchard with seven unusual trees. The trees produce an apple that is such a deep red as to be almost black. The taste of the apple is incredibly sweet and eating an apple from one of these trees will have you wanting another. Continue reading
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VIROLOGY – Ren Warom

I had no idea that this was the second book in a series until I went to grab the image from Goodreads to add to the blog. Now I understand! I understand why I didn’t enjoy this book. I was missing some vital parts of the story! I also hadn’t realized, when I requested a Continue reading
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PLANET HAVOC – Tim Waggoner

I have no idea what it means that this is “A Zombicide Invader Novel” except that is must be part of a series or from a video game or tv show. I wanted to read this because author Tim Waggoner is one of my newer favorite authors – and he hooked me right away with Continue reading
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DARK AND LONELY WATER – Graeme Reynolds

Combining the best of folklore and horror, Graeme Reynolds has written a lovely (if you like dark and eerie) novel of terrifying horror. Samantha “Sam” Ashlyn is a single, working mother of two children. She’s a journalist for a newspaper when she’s asked to return to her hometown to investigate a spate of recent drownings. Continue reading
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LOOKING GLASS SOUND – Catriona Ward

Wilder Harlow is a writer and he’s now working on the last book he will ever write. This one is the story of his own childhood. At sixteen years old, Wilder’s uncle has died and has left his Maine summer cottage to his parents and while visiting, Wilder meets two people who will become life-long Continue reading
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GOOD GIRLS DON’T DIE – Christina Henry

Three women, three stories, different and yet somehow the same. Celia – wakes up in a home with a husband and child and something doesn’t feel right. The house … the husband … the child …? She recognizes none of it, but sensing danger, she plays along until she can find a way to get Continue reading
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ANCIENT IMAGES – Ramsey Campbell

VAMPIRE WEEK There’s long been a rumor in the cinema world that Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff made a film together that was never released. The reasons vary slightly but it is commonly believed that there were powerful forces behind the decision and that all copies of the film were burned. So when film researcher Continue reading
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TRAVELERS – Brett Riley

The high school friends who self-titled their group of friends “Freaks” have survive the summer (despite the otherworldly figure trying to kill them) and now school is back in session and they are looking are starting their sophomore year. While the appearance is that they are ordinary, if borderline outcast students, the truth is quite Continue reading

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