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  The Keeper

  Boris Bacic

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  His predecessor vanished without a trace - and he may be next. 
  Jeremy takes a job as keeper of a lighthouse reputed to be haunted. In the aftermath of trauma, he's seeking solitude and an escape, and the six-month stint at the lighthouse seems like an answer to prayers. After all, ghosts aren't real. 
  But his beliefs are put to the test when he begins to suspect he's not alone. The lighthouse loses power. Doors open and slam shut on their own. Objects disappear, only to reappear in different locations. Most eerie are the handprints staining the windows - windows fifty feet up in the air. 
  Isolated and trapped, he's on his own to survive attacks growing aggressive by the hour. Is Jeremy losing his mind, dealing with a stalker, or was he wrong to dismiss the rumors of a ghost on the premises? And whoever or whatever it is, will it let him live to tell about it?

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  Fangland - A Novel

  John Marks

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  An acclaimed novelist and former 60 Minutes producer grandly reinvents the Dracula epic in the halls of a certain television newsmagazine  
   
  In the annals of business trips gone horribly wrong, Evangeline Harker's journey to Romania on behalf of her employer, the popular television newsmagazine The Hour, deserves pride of place. Sent to Transylvania to scout out a possible story on a notorious Eastern European crime boss named Ion Torgu, she has found the true nature of Torgu's activities to be far more monstrous than anything her young journalist's mind could have imagined. The fact that her employer clearly won't get the segment it was hoping for is soon the very least of her concerns.  
   
  Back in New York, Evangeline's disappearance causes an uproar at the office and a wave of guilt and recrimination. Then suddenly, several months later, she's heard from: miraculously, she's convalescing in a Transylvania monastery, her memory seemingly scrubbed. But then who was sending e-mails through her account to The Hour employees? And what are those great coffin-like boxes of objects delivered to the office in her name from the Old Country? And why does the show's sound system appear to be infected with some strange virus, an aural bug that coats all recordings in a faint background hiss that sounds like the chanting of...place-names? And what about the rumors that a correspondent has scored an interview with Torgu, here in New York, after all? As a very dark Old World atmosphere deepens in the halls of one of America's most trusted television programs, its employees are forced to confront a threat beyond their wildest imaginings, a threat that makes gossip about an impending corporate shakeup seem very quaint indeed.  
   
  Written in the form of diary entries, e-mails, therapy journals, and other artifacts of early-twenty-first-century American professional-class life, compiled as an informal inquest by a very interested party, Fangland  manages both to be a genuinely-in fact triumphantly-frightening vampire novel in the grand tradition and a, yes, biting commentary on the way we live and work now.

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  Cursed Curiosities - 10 Tales of...

  Algernon Blackwood, A. M....

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  A collection of classic works concerning items that harbour sinister secrets and unusual powers. 
  Contents: 
  "The Artist and the Door" by Dorothy Quick 
  The house and contents had been exorcised of evil... 
  "The Ghoul Gallery" by Hugh B. Cave 
  An eldritch horror that leaped out of the black night. 
  "The Haunted Dolls' House" by M. R. James 
  An antique dolls’ house, complete with a family of figurines. 
  "Lethe" by Harold G. Shane 
  The strange fascination of an old oil painting. 
  "The Magic Mirror" by Algernon Blackwood 
  A devil-mirror famed for bringing both death and riches. 
  "The Ring" by J. M. Fry 
  A series of startling happenings beset the man who wore that ring. 
  "The Screaming Skull" by F. Marion Crawford 
  A curious, haunted skull. 
  "The Shining Pyramid" by Arthur Machen 
  Mysterious stones that begin to appear on the edge of a man's land. 
  "The Waxwork" by A. M. Burrage 
  A journalist spends the night alone in a wax museum. 
  "The Willow Landscape" by Clark Ashton Smith 
  Concerning the curious nature of an ancient painting.

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  The Woman in the Woods

  Lisa Hall

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  She’s out there. Waiting for you. 
  A haunting read about witchcraft and superstition from Lisa Hall… 
  ‘Creepy, atmospheric, unnerving and brilliant’ Will Dean 
  ‘A proper nailbiter’ Mel McGrath 
  ‘Spooky’ Louise Beech 
  ‘I couldn’t read it fast enough’ Helen Phifer 
  'A chilling triumph' Fiona CumminsIs her family in danger? 
  When Allie moves to a quaint old cottage with her husband, it’s their dream home. Nestled in the village of Pluckley, it seems a perfect haven in which to raise their two children. But Pluckley has a reputation. It’s known as England’s most haunted village. And not long after the birth of their new son, Allie begins to notice strange things…    
    
  What’s the flash of white she sees moving quickly through the woods to the back of their house? And what’s the strange scratching noise coming from the chimney? 
    
  As Allie discovers more about the history of their new home, she uncovers a story of witchcraft and superstition, which casts a long shadow into the present day. And not everything is as it seems. Her family might well be in danger, but it’s a danger none of them could have foreseen… 
    
  Bestseller Lisa Hall’s The Woman in the Woods is full of creeping unease and nerve-wracking tension, and will have readers on the edge of their seats… 
  Praise for The Woman in the Woods: 
  ‘Creepy, atmospheric, unnerving and brilliant. Shirley Jackson and Ira Levin vibes. If you’re looking for a Halloween read (legends, antiquities, and a sense of dread), this is it’ Will Dean 
  ‘The Woman in the Woods pulses with a sinister energy that keeps you reading on. A proper nailbiter’ Mel McGrath 
  ‘Such a different one from Lisa Hall and I loved it! Spooky and hook-y … Highly recommend. You’re all in for a treat this autumn’ Louise Beech 
  ‘Creepy and tense’ Bella 
  ‘I couldn’t put it down and I couldn’t read it fast enough’ Helen Phifer 
  ‘Creepy, dark and all the chills! This book will make you question everything and everyone. Hall really knows how to drag the reader into the darkness. Fantastic!’ Lauren North 
  'Atmospheric, creepy and oh-so-compulsive, The Woman in the Woods is a chilling triumph' Fiona Cummins 
  Lisa Hall's The Woman in the Woods is a top-tier example of horror fiction, combining elements of the supernatural and psychological thrillers. The ghostly presence that haunts the narrative adds a chilling layer to the story, making it a must-read for fans of the genre. 
  For fans of K.L. Slater (Message Deleted), Lisa Jewell (The Third Wife), Claire Mcgowan (Let Me In), B. A. Paris (The Guest), and Sue Watson (The Wedding Day).

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  Teacher's Pet

  Andrew Neiderman

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  An intricately woven novel of suspense from the bestselling author of The Devil’s Advocate.   Mr. Lucy is just the kind of teacher the children of Centerville needed. He’s sharp, understanding, and always ready to help out. A man like that inspires respect in his students. And he gets great results; it was really quite astonishing when the children brought home straight-A report cards. All the parents were so proud. It was even more astonishing to see how they began to resemble Mr. Lucy. And act like Mr. Lucy. And kill like Mr. Lucy . . .   Praised by V. C. Andrews as “a master of psychological thrillers,” Andrew Neiderman teaches a master class in suspense in this brilliantly textured novel.

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  Parasite The (version 2)

  Sir Aarthur Conan Doyl

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  In this short novel of 1894, Conan Doyle describes a character with seemingly extraordinary powers. Are these powers occult or are they only in the minds of other people? There is no Sherlock Holmes to solve this mystery. (Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier)

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