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• All These Sunken Souls

  a Black Horror Anthology

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  "We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren't sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of Jordan Peele,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bad Ones

  Albert, Melissa,

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  "In the course of a single winter's night, four people vanish without a trace across a small town. Nora's estranged best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to untangle the truth of Becca's disappearance, she discovers a darkness in her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Black Girl Survives in This One

  Horror Stories

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  "A collection of fifteen horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, face down death, and survive."

• Portrait of a Shadow

  Metoui, Meriam,

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  "A missing sister. A mysterious boy. And a painting that holds the truth beneath its peeling edge... Inez is missing, but missing things can always be found. Mae knows this as a fact, even though the police investigation has come to a standstill,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Only She Came Back

  Harrison, Margot,

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  "When a true-crime fanatic Sam discovers her former classmate is the prime suspect in a potential murder case, their newfound friendship reveals there is more to the case than anyone knows."

• Going Dark

  De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-

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  "When 19-year-old Josh returns from Rome without his budding influencer girlfriend Amelia, he immediately becomes a suspect in her disappearance, but as college sophomore and hacker Harper attempts to clear his name, she unearths secrets from both…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Four Found Dead

  Richards, Natalie D.,

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  "When a deranged murderer traps Jo and her friends in a defunct shopping center, their only chance of survival is to navigate the sprawling ruins of the mall and outwit the killer before they strike again."

• The Blonde Dies First

  Wellington, Joelle,

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  "Seventeen-year-old Devon, her twin sister, and her friends face a demonic force who seemingly follows horror movie tropes, propelling the group to flip the script and use their horror movie knowledge in order to survive."

• Now, Conjurers

  Kölsch, Freddie,

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  "Following the murder of their leader and friend, a tight-knit coven of queer teens takes on a wish-granting demon lurking in their town"

• There's No Way I'd Die First

  Springer, Lisa,

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  "Seventeen-year-old Noelle Layne knows horror. Every trope, every warning sign, every survival tactic. She even leads a successful movie club dedicated to the genre. Who better to throw the ultimate, most exclusive Halloween party on all of Long…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Live Your Best Lie

  Weaver, Jessie,

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  "When four teens discover the dead body of influencer Summer Cartwright, they must piece together the truth behind her online persona to find out who killed her"

• Horror Hotel

  Fulton, Victoria,

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  "Chrissy has always been able to see ghosts, and when her friend Chase realized it he turned her affliction into an internet sensation, with the help of Emmaline, the technology expert and Kiki, the presenter; now they are planning to film an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Your Blood, My Bones

  Andrew, Kelly,

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  "Wyatt Westlock has returned to her childhood home of Willow Heath, intending to burn it down--until she finds Peter hanging in the basement, a boy whom she considered a friend, semi-immortal and ritually sacrificed every year to keep the ancient…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Will Never Leave You

  Kennedy, Kara A.,

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  "A teen girl is being haunted by the ghost of her toxic ex-girlfriend, who gives her a chilling ultimatum--help her possess another girl or go down for her murder"