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Succulent Prey, Wrath James WhiteBlister, Jeff Strand
The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix I didn’t see it on the list but I did see other novels of his. This book kept me on the edge of my seat
Two of my favorites from the past year.Bela Lugosi's Dead by Robert Guffey
The Black Carousel by Charles L. Grant
Jesse wrote: "Succulent Prey, Wrath James WhiteBlister, Jeff Strand"
+1 for both of these titles
i nominate “thirteen storeys” by jonathan sims :)
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The Lost Village, by Camilla Sten. or
The Silent Companions, by Laura Purcell"
+1 for both of these.
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I'm reading Whisper right now. Very good thus far.
I've heard good thing about:Lock Every Door
Naomi's Room
The Siren and the Specter
+1 Come with Me+1 The Silent Companions
+1 The Lost Village
I can't think of any this month so I'll wait until the noms are out. Have fun.
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Grimm Memorials
by R. Patrick Gates
Far from the concrete and steel of Boston, the town of Northwood nestles beneath the summit of Mount Sugarloaf. The quiet community seems like the perfect place for Steve and Diane Nailer to raise their family of two children, with a third on the way. Their new home is perched on the edge of a forest. A trail through the woods leads to an old Victorian mansion that once housed the town mortuary. But the memories of the dearly departed are the least of what lurks there...
Eleanor Grimm is a woman of desperate cunning, possessing unfathomable power. Driven by the enchantments found in fairy tales, she has bewitched the parents of Northwood, keeping them spellbound and distracted from her true agenda: claiming the most innocent of souls. For more than fifty years, she has been spiriting away Northwood's children.
And now she has her sights on the Nailers' son and daughter.
I'm nominating The cabin at the end of the world by Paul Tremblay, it's been read a few years ago. Don't know if it's enough, but I have it coming in the mail. You decide :) I haven't participated in forever.Also The rising by Brian Keene
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The Ghost is Clear by Arial Burnz & AJ Nuest
Ditto Amanda: "Bane County: Forgotten Moon" (book 1) by J. R. Rice.
The Ghost is Clear by Arial Burnz & AJ Nuest
[bookr:The Pale Blue Eye|110076] by Louis BayardFrom the critically acclaimed author of Mr. Timothy comes an ingenious tale of murder and revenge, featuring a retired New York City detective and a young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe.
At West Point Academy in 1830, the calm of an October evening is shattered by the discovery of a young cadet's body swinging from a rope just off the parade grounds. An apparent suicide is not unheard of in a harsh regimen like West Point's, but the next morning, an even greater horror comes to light. Someone has stolen into the room where the body lay and removed the heart.
At a loss for answers and desperate to avoid any negative publicity, the Academy calls on the services of a local civilian, Augustus Landor, a former police detective who acquired some renown during his years in New York City before retiring to the Hudson Highlands for his health. Now a widower, and restless in his seclusion, Landor agrees to take on the case. As he questions the dead man's acquaintances, he finds an eager assistant in a moody, intriguing young cadet with a penchant for drink, two volumes of poetry to his name, and a murky past that changes from telling to telling. The cadet's name? Edgar Allan Poe.
Impressed with Poe's astute powers of observation, Landor is convinced that the poet may prove useful—if he can stay sober long enough to put his keen reasoning skills to the task. Working in close contact, the two men—separated by years but alike in intelligence—develop a surprisingly deep rapport as their investigation takes them into a hidden world of secret societies, ritual sacrifices, and more bodies. Soon, however, the macabre murders and Landor's own buried secrets threaten to tear the two men and their newly formed friendship apart.
A rich tapestry of fine prose and intricately detailed characters, The Pale Blue Eye transports readers into a labyrinth of the unknown that will leave them guessing until the very end.
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I'll be closing noms tomorrow and should have the poll up soon after.
I second The Only Good Indians.I also add the suggestion of Summer of Night by Dan Simmons.
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I'll be closing noms tomorrow and should have the poll up soon after."
Some good noms on here! :)
M wrote: "Moon child by gabby Triana"I second this!
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There is no theme for this month. Simply suggest the scariest books you can think of to get the warm weather ahead started off right!
Feel free to second or third other nominations. I look forward to seeing some different books this month, so dig deep into those massive book piles you all have and surprise me!
Have fun!