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• A Girl Walks Into the Forest

  Roux, Madeleine, 1985-

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  Midsommar meets The Shadows Between Us in this ... mash-up of horror and fairy tale from ... Madeleine Roux, where a girl must embark on a harrowing journey through a deadly forest filled with otherworldly creatures, supernatural forces, and one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Honeysuckle and Bone

  Tobias, Trisha,

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  Carina Marshall is looking to reinvent herself, and what better place to do it than Jamaica, her mother's alluring homeland where she conveniently has access to an au pair gig for the wealthy and powerful Hall family. After months of being the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Out of Air

  Reiss, Rachel,

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  While scuba diving off the Australian coast, Phoebe "Phibs" Ray and her friends uncover a legendary underwater treasure, but as strange transformations begin to take hold, they must fight to protect each other from dangerous treasure hunters and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Summer I Ate the Rich

  Moulite, Maika,

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  Seventeen-year-old Haitian American zombie Brielle seeks revenge on the wealthy elites responsible for her immigrant family's pain.

• They Bloom at Night

  Tran, Trang Thanh,

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  In Mercy, Louisiana, a town plagued by red algae and vanishing residents, Noon finds a reluctant ally in Covey and the two join forces to hunt a deadly creature in the dark waters as a storm looms.

• When Devils Sing

  Kaur, Xan,

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  Four unlikely allies in a small town investigate a local teen's disappearance, and what they discover festering at the core of their community is far more sinister and ancient than they could've ever imagined.

• The Black Girl Survives in This One

  Horror Stories

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  A collection of fifteen horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters--both human and supernatural--face down death, and survive.

• Come Out, Come Out

  Parker, Natalie C.,

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  Five years after the disappearance of their friend Mallory and their memories of that fateful night, high school seniors Fern and Jaq encounter a vengeful spirit resembling Mallory, forcing them to confront their true identities and the dark secrets…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dark We Know

  Lee, Wen-Yi,

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  Growing up in Slater, Isadora Chang never felt at ease—even before realizing she was bisexual. After two childhood friends died, the town felt suffocating. Isa left, abandoning everything, including Mason. Years later, her father's death brings her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Let the Forest in

  Drews, C. G.,

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  In this YA psychological horror, two teen boys attempt to stop terrifying creatures that seem to be coming to life from macabre drawings.

• A Family of Killers

  Moore, Bryce,

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  Plagued by a sinister voice urging him to commit violent acts, seventeen-year-old Warren tries to overcome these urges by investigating a string of disappearances, but when he faces unsettling encounters at an inn run by the Benders, he must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Helga

  a Frankenstein Retelling

  Yu, Catherine,

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  Helga is not the obedient science experiment her father intended. And though she has only just awoken, he leaves her in the care of his lab assistant Penny to go on a business trip.

• Killer House Party

  Anderson, Lily, 1988-

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  The Deinhart Manor has been a looming shadow over town for as long as anyone can remember, and it's been abandoned for even longer. When the final Deinhart descendent passes, the huge gothic manor is up for sale for the first time ever. Which means…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One House Left

  Ralph, Vincent,

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  "Sixteen-year-old Nate Campbell, haunted by the curse of Murder Road, relocates with his family to escape the vengeful spirit of the Hiding Boy, but when he joins his new friends' urban legend club, old ghost stories collide with new and Nate must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Place for Vanishing

  Fraistat, Ann,

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  Looking for a fresh start, sixteen-year-old Libby and her family return to her mother's childhood home only to discover that the house's strange beauty may disguise a sinister past.

• Ruin Road

  Giles, Lamar, 1979-

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  High school football player Cade Webster buys a ring in a pawn shop, but when his wish that people stop acting scared of him seems to be coming true, he remembers the ring came with a warning--"When the strangeness begins, come back"--and suddenly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sweet Nightmare

  Wolff, Tracy,

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  Most schools are about being the best. This school? It's about being the worst. Calder Academy is where the rogue paranormals go. The ones who break the rules or lose control. And when that happens for vamps, werewolves, witches, and dark fae? It…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trespass Against Us

  Kemp, Leon,

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  Two years ago, four friends went into the abandoned religious reform school Dominic House. Only three came out.

• The Unfinished

  Isaacs, Cheryl,

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  When small-town athlete Avery's morning run leads her to a strange pond in the middle of the forest, she awakens a horror the townspeople of Crook's Falls have long forgotten. The black water has been waiting. Watching. Hungry for the souls it needs…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The White Guy Dies First

  13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power

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  A collection of thirteen scary stories by authors of color.