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Apt Pupil Stephen King #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's novella Apt Pupil, published in his 1982 collection Different Seasons, now available as a stand-alone edition!If you don’t believe in the existence of evil, you have a lot to learn. Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about… Shares Horror

The Woods Jessica Hamilton Shares Horror with this book.

The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson & Laura Miller The greatest haunted house story ever written—the inspiration for the hit Netflix horror series!One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an… Shares Horror

The Vampire Armand

The Vampire Armand Anne Rice See the difference, read #1 bestselling author Anne Rice in Large Print* About Large PrintAll Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typefaceIn the latest installment of The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice summons up dazzling worlds to bring us the story of Armand - eternally young, with the face of a Botticelli angel. Armand, who first appeared in all his dark glory more… Shares Horror

Lone Women Victor LaValle · 2024 · ★ 3.7 Shares Horror with this book.

Ravenous Sara Cooper Shares Horror with this book.

The Sleeping Sisters

The Sleeping Sisters Jennifer Givhan Shares Horror with this book.

Stay Buried Jennifer McMahon Shares Horror with this book.

Red Rain R. L. Stine The New York Times bestselling author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series delivers a terrifying horror novel for adults centered on a town in the grip of a sinister revolt.After travel writer Lea Sutter barely survives a merciless hurricane on a tiny island off the South Carolina coast, she impulsively brings two orphaned twin boys home with her to Long Island. Samuel and Daniel seem amiable… Shares Horror

The Ruins Scott Smith NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine in "the best horror novel of the new century" (Stephen King). Also a major motion picture!Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation—sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. When the brother of one of those friends… Shares Horror

Creator; The True Story of the Zombie Apocalypse Part 3

Creator; The True Story of the Zombie Apocalypse Part 3 Doug Ward This is the continuing story of an unlikely group of survivors in the Zombie Apocalypse. Their story follows their attempt to find the person responsible for the disaster and to find a way to liberate the world of the parasitic contagion. We join our heroes as they race to Put-in-Bay, Ohio, to find the creator of the Parasite, Dr. Fleming. Will they survive the perilous journey? Will they find a… Shares Horror

The Ritual Adam Nevill Now a Netflix Original Movie! The Ritual is Adam Nevill's horror novel depicting a group of friends lost in a remote wilderness in Sweden where something supernatural lurks. When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still… Shares Horror

Oracle Thomas Olde Heuvelt · 2023 · ★ 3.9 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Horror with this book.

Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Anthology of Short Stories

Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Anthology of Short Stories Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Anthology of Short Stories, is the complete Edgar Allan Poe short story anthology, consisting of such classics as "Tell-Tale Heart", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Murders in Rue Morgue", "The Pit and the Pendulum" and many more, 68 classic short stories in all. Poe is oft given credit for fathering the Gothic fiction story, as well as the modern detective… Shares Horror

The Rotting Room

The Rotting Room Viggy Parr Hampton · 2025 Sister Rafaela, a newcomer to the cloistered Sisters of Divine Innocence, yearns for redemption from her horrific past. However, her new abbey, bound by a vow of silence and a disturbing burial ritual, hides its own sinister secrets. When a mysterious stranger arrives and dies soon after, her body resists decomposition, sparking fevered claims of sainthood among the nuns… but Rafaela suspects… Shares Horror

How to Survive Camping: The Lady in Chains

How to Survive Camping: The Lady in Chains Bonnie Quinn Campground manager Kate returns in this supernatural, campy, and cozy horror tale filled with thrilling adventures, mysterious monsters, and spine-chilling encounters, perfect for fans of Welcome to Night Vale and Chuck Tingle.Every year, campground manager Kate sends out a pamphlet titled “How to Survive Your Camping Experience.” It includes a list of rules to help campers have an enjoyable… Shares Horror

Coffin Moon Keith Rosson “This is mind-blowingly good. A horror novel that will keep you awake long after you turn the last page.”—Stephen KingFrom the author of Fever House and The Devil by Name: a Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt—and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.“Grabs you by the throat and doesn’t relent.”—Cassandra Khaw, author of Nothing But Blackened TeethA VULTURE BEST BOOK OF… Shares Horror

The Burn Line Jonathan Sims Shares Horror with this book.

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