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• Hungerstone

  Dunn, Kat,

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  A reimagining of Carmilla follows a young woman whose unhappy marriage takes a sinister turn when an alluring new arrival awakens long-buried desires. With its crumbling estate, oppressive atmosphere and slow-building sense of menace, this sensual…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Possession of Alba Díaz

  Cañas, Isabel,

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  A young woman returns to her family’s Mexican hacienda, where a mysterious illness, a forbidden romance and a terrifying supernatural presence threaten to consume her. Drawing on Mexican folklore and gothic traditions, this atmospheric tale blends…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Reformatory

  a Novel

  Due, Tananarive, 1966-

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  In 1950s Jim Crow Florida, a boy sent to a brutal reform school discovers that the ghosts of children who died there have not forgotten their tormentors. This haunting historical horror combines supernatural terror with a powerful story of racism,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

  Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972-

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  A journal discovered in an old Montana bar tells the story of a vampire, a series of grisly murders and the violent history connecting Indigenous people and white settlers. Blending gothic horror with dark humor and historical reckoning, this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Hideous Progeny

  a Novel

  McGill, C. E.,

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  In Victorian London, two siblings attempt to revive their infamous uncle’s experiments, hoping to create life and restore their family’s fortunes. Inspired by Frankenstein, this richly atmospheric gothic explores scientific ambition, family bonds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Japanese Gothic

  Baker, Kylie Lee,

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  A young woman returns to Japan to investigate her mother’s disappearance and finds herself drawn into a world of ghosts, yokai and family secrets. Combining Japanese folklore with gothic suspense, this eerie tale offers supernatural romance, haunted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What Moves the Dead

  Kingfisher, T.,

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  A retired soldier visits an old friend who is mysteriously ill and discovers something deeply unnatural taking root around her decaying estate. Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” this atmospheric novella combines fungal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ring Shout

  Or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times

  Clark, P. Djèlí,

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  In 1920s Georgia, three supernatural hunters battle monstrous manifestations of the Ku Klux Klan while confronting the legacy of white supremacy. This fast-paced blend of historical fantasy, cosmic horror and folklore transforms the fight against…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Muñeca

  Gómez, Cynthia (Fiction writer),

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  A woman returning to her childhood home is drawn back into a web of family secrets, cultural expectations and supernatural terror. Infused with Mexican American folklore and gothic atmosphere, this haunting novel explores identity, motherhood and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• She Is a Haunting

  Tran, Trang Thanh

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  A young woman spends the summer in her estranged father’s decaying ancestral home in Vietnam, where strange occurrences and unsettling spirits make it clear that the house does not want her there. This atmospheric gothic combines family trauma,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Follow Me to Ground

  a Novel

  Rainsford, Sue, 1988-

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  Ada and her father heal villagers by drawing illness from their bodies and burying it in the mysterious Ground near their home. When Ada falls in love with a human, her desire for independence threatens the strange life she has always known.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ballad of Black Tom

  LaValle, Victor, 1972-

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  A Black musician in 1920s Harlem becomes entangled with a wealthy occultist and an ancient supernatural force in this dark reimagining of H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Horror at Red Hook.” Blending cosmic horror with historical racism and revenge, it turns…Read moreRead more of this annotation