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By Jonathan Janz, Sinister Grin Press. 2016
In small-town Indiana, Will Burgess is a young man with a lot of troubles to bear, including poverty, a drug-addicted…
mother, and a bad case of unrequited love. And now an ancient evil is awakening, and it is heading for Will's town. Violence and strong language. 2016By Stephen King. 2016
In this final book of the trilogy, people who were injured by Brady Hartsfield in Mr. Mercedes (DB 79570) are…
suddenly and unexpectedly committing suicide. Retired cop Bill Hodges and his PI partner, Holly Gibney, help with the investigation. Meanwhile, brain-injured Hartsfield is still hospitalized. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2016By Amanda Stevens. 2016
Charleston cemetery restorer Amelia Gray can see the spirit world. She hears about a job restoring the Kroll colony cemetery,…
the site of a mass death where the dead are not resting quietly. There seems to be a connection between the tragedy and Amelia's past. Violence and some descriptions of sex. 2016By Patricia Abbott. 2015
Twelve-year-old Christine gives a false murder confession to save her mother, Eve, from being arrested for killing the one-night-stand lover…
who caught her going through his wallet. Six years later, as Eve uses Christine's toddler brother in criminal schemes, Christine decides she must be stopped. Some descriptions of sex. 2015By Stuart Gibbs. 2016
Twelve-year-old Dashiell, a resident of Moon Base Alpha, searches for the base's missing commander. Meanwhile, the mean-spirited Sjoberg twins are…
causing problems, and an alien is hiding a secret. Sequel to Space Case (DB 82700). For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2016By Stephen Jones. 2011
Longtime series editor Jones has selected twenty-three stories and novellas that showcase the best writing in the horror genre for…
2010. Authors include Ramsey Campbell, John Langan, and Angela Slatter. Introduction gives an overview of the year in horror and a necrology of those who died in 2010. Violence and strong language. 2011By Lisa Unger. 2016
Young Abbey is abducted and her father and brother are shot while the three hike in the woods of The…
Hollows, New York. Detective Jones Cooper, hired by Abbey's mother, turns to psychic Eloise Montgomery. But it is Eloise's granddaughter Finley who reluctantly takes the case. Strong language and some violence. 2016By Laura J. Burns, Melinda Metz. 2016
After her parents are murdered, orphan Sarah Merson mysteriously gains admission to an isolated and elite Sanctuary Bay Academy. When…
her roommate suddenly disappears, Sarah discovers the dark truth about the school. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2015By Charlie Higson, Charles Higson. 2016
The final battle ensues between the swarm of adult zombies and a group of London kids not affected by the…
sickness that decimated the population. Sequel to The Enemy Series, Books 4-6 (DB 82831). Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2016By Victoria Laurie. 2015
Maddie Fynn is a shy high school junior cursed with an eerie intuitive ability that's out of her control --…
one that entangles her in a homicide investigation.For as long as she can remember, Maddie has seen a series of unique digits hovering above the foreheads of each person she encounters. Her earliest memories are marked by these numbers, but it takes her father's premature death for Maddie and her family to realize that these mysterious digits are actually deathdates, and just like birthdays, everyone has one.Forced by her alcoholic mother to use her ability to make extra money, Maddie identifies the quickly approaching deathdate of one client's young son, but because her ability only allows her to see the when and not the how, she's unable to offer any more insight. When the boy goes missing on that exact date, law enforcement turns to Maddie.Soon, Maddie is entangled in a homicide investigation, and more young people disappear and are later found murdered. A suspect for the investigation, a target for the murderer, and attracting the attentions of a mysterious young admirer who may be connected to it all, Maddie's whole existence is about to be turned upside down. Can she right things before it's too late?By Rebecca Fraser. 2021
A surfer who becomes horrifyingly one with the sea. A new mother's devastating search for belonging. A stone gargoyle with…
a violent history. A fisher boy who discovers the real cost of forbidden love. A farmer whose delight at drought-breaking rain quickly turns to terror. A hedonistic rock star who manifests double trouble. A young girl's chilling sacrifice for justice. A dirty ex-cop with a dirtier secret. An unscrupulous mayor's solution to rid her city of the homeless…These are just some of the characters you'll meet in this collection of dark offerings. From the harsh terrain of the Outback, to the depths of the Pacific Ocean, the wilds of Tasmania, dystopian futures, enchanted lands, and the familiarity of suburbia, Coralesque and Other Tales to Disturb and Distract takes readers on a journey into unsettling, unforgiving, and unforgettable territory.By Troy Cummings. 2018
Five books, written between 2016 and 2018, featuring Alexander and his classmates. In Rumble of the Coaster Ghost, the kids…
go on a class field trip to a strange amusement park. Includes Snap of the Super-Goop, Sneeze of the Octo-Schnozz, March of the Vanderpants, and Battle of the Boss-Monster. For grades 2-4. 2018By MaryJanice Davidson. 2017
Three novels in the continuing adventures of Betsy Taylor, vampire queen, written between 2007 and 2009. In Undead and Uneasy,…
Betsy's wedding is approaching when her fiancé, Sinclair, goes missing. Also includes Undead and Unworthy and Undead and Unwelcome. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009By Jayne Castle. 2016
On the planet of Harmony, a couple wake up in the gambling resort city of Illusion Town with no memory…
of getting married. All they remember is that they were in danger, so they attempt to retrace their steps. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2016By Alex Gordon. 2016
Lauren Reardon is a witch tasked with guarding the thin places where evil enters the world. She heads to Jericho,…
an Oregon logging town with strange legends of ghosts and an evil lurking deep in the woods. Some violence and some strong language. 2016By Mahvesh Murad. 2015
The third and fourth volumes in a series of anthologies of speculative short fiction from around the world, compiled in…
2014 and 2015. Some of the forty-four stories collected here were written in English, and some were translated from the authors' native languages. Some violence and some strong language. 2015By Sandra Evans. 2016
When a new student at a boarding school becomes the target of the bullying gym teacher, quiet student Raul finally…
speaks up on his behalf. But Raul has secrets that involve the magic of the forest and sunsets. For grades 4-7. 2016By Avi. 2016
When twelve-year-old Tony's weird Uncle Charlie comes to live with his family, the two become close and research the paranormal.…
When Uncle Charlie dies suddenly, Tony enrolls in a strange new school. To Tony's surprise, the impossible happens, and he begins to see ghosts. For grades 5-8. 2016By Douglas J. Preston. 2017
A new building site in Manhattan uncovers thirty-six bodies buried since the late 1800s. The developer and the mayor are…
trying to overrule any attempts to delay construction on the old crime scene. But FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast notices something important: all the victims were killed by removing their spines. This exactly matches the M.O. of a serial killer the FBI are currently pursuing. What is the connection between the two cases, 130 years apart?By Gini Koch. 2016
With Mastermind revealed--in Alien in Chief (DB 84265)--Jeff and Kitty Katt face robots, enemy alliances, aliens, and planning a peace…
summit at Camp David. Amidst kidnappings, a hidden black site, and domestic troubles, they also find two hidden labs with deadly contents. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2016