Tag: horror

INSPECTION By Josh Malerman Del Rey, March 2019 Two schools. One starting out with 26 boys, the other with 26 girls. All being raised and educated from infancy with no knowledge or awareness of the opposite sex. J and his brothers are expected to...

Title: The Hatching Author: Ezekiel Boone Publisher: Atria, 7/2016 Summary/Review: Would you prefer death by a swarm of flesh eating spiders, or death by an exploding spider egg sac laid within your body? It seems like those might be your only choices, unless you...

Title: The Night Sister Author: Jennifer McMahon Publisher: Doubleday, August 2015 Summary/Review: “Do you believe in monsters?” You might after reading the creepy new novel by Jennifer McMahon. And by creepy I mean awesome. Growing up in and around the decrepit Tower Motel in...

Title: Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief & Sinister Authors: Stefan Bachmann, Emma Trevayne, Katherine Catmull, & Claire Legrand Published:  Greenwillow Books, 2014 Summary/Review:  This book of short stories is presented by four outstanding children’s/YA authors.  Asked to collect their most horrifying stories, the...

Title: Breed Author: Chase Novak Publisher: Mulholland Books, 2012 Summary/Review: Desperate to have a child of their own, a New York couple travels to Slovenia for a radical procedure which has horrifying results. Alex and Leslie Twisden have tried just about everything to conceive...

Title: Dr. Franklin’s Island Author: Ann Halam Summary: When the newly-acquainted Semi, Arnie, and Miranda’s plane crashes in the middle of the ocean, they are the only survivors. Stranded on a mysterious island they wait desperately for rescue. The days tick by without a sign...