We Have Always Lived in the Castle
The Final Girl Support
Grady Hendrix
“This rollercoaster ride of a book features an unreliable main character clearly dealing with some issues relating to her final girl moments. When someone decides it’s open season on the final girls in her support group, she doesn’t stop until she nails the culprit down, no matter how crazy it gets. Hold on to your seats and read this mega hut before it lands on HBO for the newly optioned series!”
—Dana W, Bookseller, Store 2847, Houston, TX
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness
“This horror story would be scary enough as a monster appears at night, towering over Conor and forcing him to confront his fears in the teen’s tragic and ever-changing world, but it’s Harry Potter illustrator Jim Kay’s pictures that really send chills up your spine and bring the creature to life and off the page. The stories the monster tells can give nightmares, but you won’t want to look away or put the book down with each page.”
—Benjamin P, Bookseller, Store 2712, Falls Church, VA
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Something sinister is brewing beneath an isolated mansion in the Mexican countryside, and an ancient evil is about to be exposed. With callbacks to classics like Rebecca, Jane Eyre and The Haunting of Hill House, Moreno-Garcia proves that she is just as consumed by stories of haunted houses as we are in this new gothic horror with a twist.
House of Leaves: The Remastered Full-Color Edition
Mark Z. Danielewski
“A young man in Los Angeles finds an old reel tape. Titled The Navidson Record, it documents the experiences of a famous photographer and his family in their new house in the Virginia countryside … except here’s the thing: none of it exists. Nobody has ever heard of The Navidson Record. What’s more, the house is larger on the inside than on the outside … and both it, and the story, only grow from there. Often described as an ‘experimental novel,’ House of Leaves is a horror story of Stephen King proportions, one that will leave readers asking questions long after the story’s “resolution.”
—Matt K, Bookseller, Store 2350, St. Louis, MO
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
The Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones
At the crossroads of horror, poetry and history sits The Only Good Indians. These three paths might seem inconceivable considering the first road mentioned. No talk here of what will keep you up at night. “Poetic” should be called out in Jones’ writing. He gives distinct voice to his four main characters. You will forever hear their stories in your mind, long after turning the last page. And in those stories is a deep history of Native American culture. Sometimes the true horror in a story goes beyond the passages that keep you up at night. First rate all around for this novel.
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
Eric LaRocca
Do you like your horror stories to make you feel uncomfortable? Disturbed? Disgusted? If you remember a time when A/S/L was a part of your after-school activities, this may be the book for you! Chat rooms in the early 2000s were the place to be, and this is where the foundation is built for the relationship between two women in this page-turner. If the cover alone wasn’t enough to draw you in, maybe you need to look a little closer at this psychological thriller.
Pet Sematary
Stephen King
Pretty much everyone names Pet Sematary as King’s scariest (including the author himself). Part of it is the primal nature of the scares, centered on loved ones coming back from death wrong. Part of it is the emotional side — the relatable desire of the characters to bring someone back, no matter the cost. And part of it is King’s choices of victims: a beloved cat and a darling little boy, both of whom come back in the same bodies, but with vastly different spirits. Everyone knows loss, and everyone knows what they’d do to reverse the worst of those losses. And everyone knows the price would be terrible. King plugs into all of that expertly, engineering a truly horrifying novel.
Devolution
Max Brooks
“In the forest hours from Seattle, a small group of people have decided to live off the grid and rely on each other. When Mount Rainier erupts and they’re cut off from society, a family of Sasquatches starts to hunt them. Told through diary entries, news articles, and interviews, Devolution is a fictional horror story that feels like it could really happen.”
—Carissa C, Bookseller, Store 2910, Woodinville,WA
A Head Full of Ghosts
Paul Tremblay
“A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay — A modern reimagining of The Exorcist. A down-on-their-luck family is hard up for cash and their youngest daughter is showing signs of demonic possession. They decide to cash in and make a reality TV show out of the exorcism. Win win right? Readers will love this fresh take on an old horror trope.”
—Theo, Bookseller, Store 2231, Loveland, CO
What Big Teeth
The River Has Teeth
20th Century Ghosts
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
The Atrocities
Plain Bad Heroines
The Death of Jane Lawrence (B&N Exclusive Edition)
Piranesi
Nothing But Blackened Teeth
Home Before Dark
“Every house has a story, some houses have memories. This novel will keep you on the edge of your seat as you, along with the main character, try to figure out who is telling the truth, if the ghosts are real, and what really happened inside the walls of Baneberry Hall all those years ago. Part Amityville Horror, part The Haunting, this novel provides a ghoulish look into how far some people will go to hide their truths and protect the ones they love. Will you make it through the House of Horrors?”
—Ariel O, Bookseller, Store 2815, Chino, CA
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