Horror books--new and old favorites!
"An eerie epic. I loved this novel." -- Stephen King
The award-winning master of horror, acclaimed author, screenwriter, and scholar Tananarive Due’s classic African Immortals series starts with an electrifying piece of dark fantasy, My Soul to Keep.
From New York Times bestselling author Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body And Other Parties, In The Dream House) comes a story so horrifying you won't dare to forget!
There's something in the woods...
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror
IN AMERICA, DEMONS WEAR WHITE HOODS.
Shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize and chosen by David Sedaris as his recommended book for his Fall 2016 tour.
Maybe it’s the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma’s offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance.
"A stunning, audacious book with a fresh take on both office politics and what the apocalypse might bring." —Michael Schaub, NPR.org
A 2018 Bram Stoker Award Finalist! Thought-provoking, powerful, and revealing, this anthology is composed of 28 dark stories and 14 poems written by African-American women writers. The tales of what scares, threatens, and shocks them will enlighten and entertain readers.$25.19ISBN: 9780062942852Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: William Morrow - October 20th, 2020NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“A delectable brew of gothic horror and Hollywood satire . . . [and] what makes all this so much fun is Danforth’s deliciously ghoulish voice . . . exquisite." —Ron Charles, THE WASHINGTON POST
$15.26ISBN: 9780872866744Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: City Lights Books - March 29th, 2016"The Gilda Stories is groundbreaking not just for the wild lives it portrays, but for how it portrays them--communally, unapologetically, roaming fiercely over space and time."--Emma Donoghue, author of Room
"Jewelle Gomez sees right into the heart. This is a book to give to those you want most to find their own strength."--Dorothy Allison
$14.40ISBN: 9780374536916Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: FSG Originals - August 1st, 2017Finalist for the Chicago Review of Books Fiction Award, Dan Chaon's Best of 2017 pick in Publishers Weekly, one of Vol. 1 Brooklyn's Best Books of 2017, a BOMB Magazine "Looking Back on 2017: Literature" Pick, and one of Vulture's 10 Best Thriller Books of 2017.
$15.29ISBN: 9780062292070Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Harper Perennial - February 14th, 2017Now an HBO® Series from J.J. Abrams (Executive Producer of Westworld), Misha Green (Creator of Underground) and Jordan Peele (Director of Get Out)
$13.49ISBN: 9781594749766Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Quirk Books - July 11th, 2017From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires comes an unholy hybrid of Beaches and The Exorcist that blends teen angst, adolescent drama, unspeakable horrors, and a mix of ’80s pop songs into a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller.
$8.99ISBN: 9780451478245Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Razorbill - May 14th, 2019"A fun, fast read...it will resonate with readers who dabble in any sort of arts, dark or otherwise." --NPR.org
"With a singular and hilariously cutting teen voice, UNDEAD GIRL GANG is sure to be one of the most talked-about YA novels of the year." --BookPage$15.00ISBN: 9781697313390Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Independently Published - January 6th, 2020Tired of future worlds so-called utopias where disabled people have been erased by eugenic scientists? Dreaming of science-fiction that properly labels such depictions as dystopias for those of us who are physically and neurologically atypical? Are you sick of horror stories where mutation, mental illness, and deformity are signs of inherent evil?
$14.40ISBN: 9780374529536Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - March 16th, 2005One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses.
$17.55ISBN: 9781937009991Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Apex Publications - April 26th, 2011White brings with it dreams of respect, of wealth, of simply being treated as a human being. It's the one thing Walter will never be. But what if he could play white, the way so many others seem to do? Would it bring him privilege or simply deny the pain?
$24.29ISBN: 9781982136451Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Gallery / Saga Press - July 14th, 2020A USA TODAY BESTSELLER
A Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of the Year
“One of 2020’s buzziest horror novels.” —Entertainment Weekly
A “Most Anticipated Books of Summer” selection in Esquire, Elle, Vulture, Time, AV Club, Bustle, and Literary Hub$24.30ISBN: 9780525620785Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Del Rey - June 30th, 2020NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.”—The Guardian
$25.19ISBN: 9780062975942Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: William Morrow - July 28th, 2020“Deftly written, gripping and informative. Empire of Wild is a rip-roaring read!”—Margaret Atwood, From Instagram
$16.19ISBN: 9781250313188Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Tordotcom - July 14th, 202015+ pages of new, original content, including a glossary of terms, in-universe writings, and more!
A USA Today Best-Selling Novel, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and Bustle!
WINNER of the 2020 Crawford Award$10.80ISBN: 9781941360385Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Lanternfish Press - November 26th, 2019$23.40ISBN: 9780593099605Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Ace - July 21st, 2020A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut.
Email or call for priceISBN: 9781594633072Availability: BackorderedPublished: Riverhead Books - February 4th, 2014Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award
One of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists
From the acclaimed author of What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours and Gingerbread
$25.20ISBN: 9780316458498Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Mulholland Books - July 14th, 2020Shirley Jackson meets The Shining in this richly atmospheric and thrillingly tense new novel from the acclaimed author of the "deliciously creepy" debut Baby Teeth (New York Post).
One mother's love may be all that stands between her family, an enigmatic presence--and madness.
$16.19ISBN: 9781416553441Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Gallery Books - July 3rd, 2007An unparalleled picture of that vibrant but dark intersection where the Old and the New South collide.
Thirtysomething Colquitt and Walter Kennedy live in a charming, peaceful suburb of newly bustling Atlanta, Georgia. Life is made up of enjoyable work, long, lazy weekends, and the company of good neighbors.Email or call for priceISBN: 9780316216814Availability: BackorderedPublished: Mulholland Books - June 16th, 2015A criminal mastermind creates violent tableaus in abandoned Detroit warehouses in Lauren Beukes's genre-bending novel of suspense.
$15.29ISBN: 9781939905505Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Word Horde - June 18th, 2019For generations, the marsh-surrounded town of Shimmer, Maryland has played host to a loose movement of African-American artists, all working in different media, but all utilizing the same haunting color.
$14.40ISBN: 9780399184604Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Riverhead Books - March 6th, 2018"Genius." —Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker
"Samanta Schweblin’s electric story reads like a Fever Dream." —Vanity Fair
Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize!
Experience the blazing, surreal sensation of a fever dream...$15.29ISBN: 9780446696166Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Grand Central Publishing - January 2nd, 2007"A master storyteller, Butler casts an unflinching eye on racism, sexism, poverty, and ignorance and lets the reader see the terror and beauty of human nature." -- The Washington Post
$14.40ISBN: 9781101985380Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Dutton - January 23rd, 2018THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
“The first great thriller of 2017 is here: Final Girls, by Riley Sager. If you liked Gone Girl, you’ll like this.”—Stephen King
$15.30ISBN: 9781616951009Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Soho Press - May 31st, 2011A recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment. A memo to her boss that's replaced by obscene insults. Amanda—a successful architect in a happy marriage—finds her life going off kilter by degrees. She starts smoking again, and one night for no reason, without even the knowledge that she's doing it, she burns her husband with a cigarette.
$20.85ISBN: 9784871870924Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Ishi Press - May 28th, 2020$20.69ISBN: 9781683691433Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Quirk Books - April 7th, 2020The New York Times Best Seller
#1 April LibraryReads Pick
April Indie Next Pick
Goodreads Big Book of Spring
Steel Magnolias meets Dracula in this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town, perfect for murderinos and fans of Stephen King.$14.40ISBN: 9781101906118Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Hogarth - August 23rd, 2016Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize
$14.40ISBN: 9781555977887Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Graywolf Press - October 3rd, 2017Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction
“[These stories] vibrate with originality, queerness, sensuality and the strange.”—Roxane Gay
“In these formally brilliant and emotionally charged tales, Machado gives literal shape to women’s memories and hunger and desire. I couldn’t put it down.”—Karen Russell$8.09ISBN: 9780380778553Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Avon - July 30th, 2002Now a Netflix film starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Scott Thomas
"Last Night I Dreamt I went to Manderley Again..."
$9.00ISBN: 9780143131847Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Penguin Classics - January 16th, 2018For the bicentennial of its first publication, Mary Shelley’s original 1818 text, introduced by National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
$14.40ISBN: 9781400033416Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Vintage - June 8th, 2004Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding New York Times bestseller transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby.
$17.55ISBN: 9781607014539Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Prime Books - September 1st, 2015Nominated for an NAACP Image Award Named one of The LA Times Best Books of 2015 "In these extraordinary tales, American Book Award-winner Due (My Soul to Take) uses a clear-eyed view of history to explain (but never excuse) the present." - Publishers Weekly (Starred) Stephen King says, "Ms.
$17.09ISBN: 9780062200587Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: William Morrow Paperbacks - October 15th, 2013Now an AMC original series.
NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns.
$15.30ISBN: 9780735212534Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons - March 5th, 2019As featured in The New York Times Book Review Summer Reading Issue
"Supernatural suspense at its finest...The best thing about The Hunger is that it will scare the pants off you."--The New York Times Book Review
"Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down, not recommended reading after dark."--Stephen King$15.26ISBN: 9781948226622Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Black Balloon Publishing - October 13th, 2020A collection of horror-inspired flash fiction, featuring over 40 new stories from literary, horror, and emerging writers--edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto, the twisted minds behind Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder.
$24.30ISBN: 9781524745172Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Dutton - June 30th, 2020THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Sager is a master of the twist and the turn. . . . You have to read to the very last page to find how who did what to whom and why.”
—Rolling Stone
$9.89ISBN: 9780451481481Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Razorbill - June 9th, 2020ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S "BIGGEST AND BEST YA BOOKS OF THE SUMMER"
From Danielle Vega, YA's answer to Stephen King, comes a new paranormal novel about dark family secrets, deep-seated vengeance, and the horrifying truth that evil often lurks in the unlikeliest of places.$9.89ISBN: 9780142424988Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Speak - August 28th, 2018A New York Times bestseller!
"The best new horror of the season." –Mashable
"There’s Someone Inside Your House is equal parts heart-stopping horror and steamy romance. It’s tons of bloody fun." –HelloGiggles$8.99ISBN: 9781250296092Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Tor Teen - August 4th, 2020Ann Dávila Cardinal's Five Midnights is a “wickedly thrilling” (William Alexander) and “flat-out unputdownable” (Paul Tremblay) young adult novel based on the el Cuco myth set against the backdrop of modern day Puerto Rico.
2019 Digital Book World Award Winner for best Suspense/Horror Book$9.89ISBN: 9780062696618Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Katherine Tegen Books - May 7th, 2019“Reader, hang on for dear life. Sawkill Girls is a wild, gorgeous, and rich coming-of-age story about complicity, female camaraderie, and power.” —Sarah Gailey, author of River of Teeth
$26.99ISBN: 9781682557938Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Archie Comics - October 15th, 2019From the author of the New York Times best-selling graphic novel Afterlife with Archie: Escape from Riverdale comes the horror sensation Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. This title contains Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's story so far, in addition to never-before-seen comic items and imagery from the Netflix series in a premium, over-sized hardcover format.
Email or call for priceISBN: 9780525645610Availability: BackorderedPublished: Ember - June 2nd, 2020A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
"The perfect kind of story for our current era."—Hypable$17.96ISBN: 9780691166292Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Princeton University Press - May 26th, 2015From its first publication in 1992, Men, Women, and Chain Saws has offered a groundbreaking perspective on the creativity and influence of horror cinema since the mid-1970s. Investigating the popularity of the low-budget tradition, Carol Clover looks in particular at slasher, occult, and rape-revenge films.
$17.99ISBN: 9781683691389Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Quirk Books - September 17th, 2019Meet the women writers who defied convention to craft some of literature’s strangest tales, from Frankenstein to The Haunting of Hill House and beyond.
