Horror
Hide and seeker
Daka Hermon
jFICTION Hermon Daka
Horror
Something is wrong with twelve-year-old Zee, who has returned after a year's absence; nobody knows where he was or what happened to him, but now he is distracted and violent, freaking out when he sees his friends, Justin, Nia, and Lyric, playing an odd game of hide-and-seek, and talking wildly about some danger that is approaching--and soon his friends are pulled into a shadowy world ruled by a monstrous, shape-shifting Seeker, forced to play a terrifying game of hide-and-seek where they will have to confront their worst nightmares in order to find their way home.
The puppet's payback and other chilling tales
Mary Downing Hahn
jFICTION/Hahn, Mary
Horror
From ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn, an assortment of eerie short stories to thrill and chill young readers.
newest from ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn! -Anne W
Nightlights
Lorena Alvarez
jGRAPHIC NOVEL Alvarez
Read Woke, Graphic Novels, Horror
Every night, tiny stars appear out of the darkness in little Sandy's bedroom. She catches them and creates wonderful creatures to play with until she falls asleep, and in the morning brings them back to life in the whimsical drawings. When a mysterious new girl appears at school, Sandy's drawings are noticed for the first time, but Morfie's fascination with Sandy's talent soon turns into something far more sinister.
Just enough cute, just enough frightening, just right for the upcoming fall. -Casey
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
eAUDIO
Read Woke, Historical Fiction, Horror, Suspense
"The acclaimed author of Gods of Jade and Shadow returns with a darkly enchanting reimagining of Gothic fantasy, in which a spirited young woman discovers the haunting secrets of a beautiful old mansion in 1950s Mexico"--
Lovecraft, Machado, Hitchcock, Burroughs, Shelley, and Poe fans will delight in this slow-burn horror. Leave the lights on afterward, they may help with the lingering ghosts. -Casey
The jumbies
Tracey Baptiste
jFICTION Baptiste Tracey
Black Lives Matter, Read Woke, Horror
Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home.
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Jaws
Peter Benchley
FICTION Benchley, Peter
Horror, Suspense
It's out there in the water--waiting. Nature's most fearsome predator. It fears nothing. It attacks anything. It devours everything. And the seaside community of Amity is at its mercy.
As much as I love the movie, Jaws, the book has it's own appeal. With several plot lines that don't appear in the movie and additional character development, any fan of the Spielberg film must follow up by reading the Benchley book! The best way to enjoy it is by reading outside on a hot Summer day, of course! -Shawna
The night gardener
Jonathan Auxier
jFICTION Auxier, Jonathan
Kids, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Horror
Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house.
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The nest
Gregory A. Douglas
FICTION Douglas, Gregory A.
Horror
"It was just an ordinary garbage dump on peaceful Cape Cod. No one ever imagined that conditions were perfect for breeding, that it was a warm womb, fetid, moist, and with food so plentiful that everything creeping, crawling, and slithering could gorge to satiation. Then a change in poison control was made, resulting in an unforeseen mutation. Now the giant mutant cockroaches are ready to leave their nest--in search of human flesh!"-- Back cover.
Horror fans will love this gruesome book about man-eating cockroaches. I would advise NOT reading this while snacking! Originally published in 1980, now reprinted with a new introduction. -Shawna
The institute.
Stephen King
FICTION King Stephen
Fiction, Horror
Can summer be considered over without there being a new Stephen King novel? Fortunately, “The Institute” arrives soon (September 10) so we can safely move into fall at our normally scheduled time. In his most recent supernatural thriller kidnapped children with psychic powers are being held prisoner and exploited for their supernatural gifts. King has had prior success covering similar topics with “Firestarter” (pyrokinetic abilities, kidnapping) and “It” (adolescents teaming up against an enemy) and I could also see this sort of story receiving a popularity bump from the Netflix series “Stranger Things.” This should be another tense, can’t-put-it-down winner from the King of Horror. -Jason
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