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Indie Next List Pick Indie Bestseller Bram Stoker Award Finalist
Summer 1958-a string of murders plagues the Midwest. The victims are found in their cars and in their homes-even in their beds-their bodies drained, but with no blood anywhere.

September 19- the Carlson family is slaughtered in their Minnesota farmhouse, and the case gets its first lead: 15-year-old Marie Catherine Hale is found at the scene. She is covered in blood from head to toe, and at first she's mistaken for a survivor. But not a drop of the blood is hers.

Michael Jensen, son of the local sheriff, yearns to become a journalist and escape his small-town. He never imagined that the biggest story in the country would fall into his lap, or that he would be pulled into the investigation, when Marie decides that he is the only one she will confess to.

As Marie recounts her version of the story, it falls to Michael to find the truth: What really happened the night that the Carlsons were killed? And how did one girl wind up in the middle of all these bodies?

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Indie Next List Pick Indie Bestseller Bram Stoker Award Finalist Sixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. One impossible explanation. Summer 1958-a string of murders plagues the Midwest. The victims are found in their cars and in their homes-even in their beds-their bodies drained, but with no blood anywhere.

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Scary books. Pretty covers.

written as Danielle Vega

Soon to be a major motion picture!
"Page-to-page Stephen King-style terror..."-Booklist "Chilling...think 'Mean Girls' meets 'The Exorcist.'"-MTV.com
When Sofia befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways. They said they wanted to save Brooklyn. Sofia didn't realize they believed Brooklyn was possessed.
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Soon to be a major motion picture!
*2016 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
Just back from rehab, Casey regrets letting her friends Shana, Julie, and Aya talk her into coming to Survive the Night, an all-night, underground rave in a New York City subway tunnel. Trapped underground with someone-or some thing -Casey can't help but think: "We're all gonna die down here."
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Danielle Vega-YA's answer to Stephen King-once again brings major scares in the spine-tingling sequel!
At St. Mary's, a creepy Catholic boarding school in Mississippi, everyone is doing penance for something, most of all the mysterious Jude. When Sofia and Jude confide in each other about their pasts, something flips. He becomes convinced that Sofia is possessed . . . . Is an exorcism the only way to save her soul?
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Horror queen Danielle Vega finally reveals the sinister mystery of how a teen girl named Brooklyn became the epitome of evil in this terrifying prequel.
Brooklyn knows that there's no good without evil, no right without wrong. And when a helpless girl calls her teen helpline, whispering that someone is hurting her, Brooklyn knows that she needs to save her anonymous caller, even if it means doing something bad.
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When Berkley arrived in Italy a week ago, the last thing she expected was that she'd end up fighting for her life. After spending six months at the Institute, confined to a room with the dangerous-yet-alluring Sofia Flores, Berkley was certain that a vacation in Italy with her two best friends would be the perfect getaway. But Berkley is hiding a terrible secret, one that threatens to undo everything. As she's forced to face her wicked past, she learns that the devil is always watching, and no one is coming to save her.
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written as Danielle Rollins

*2017 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers "A wildly fulfilling and frightening read."-starred review, Kirkus Reviews
Tucked away, deep in the woods, Brunesfield Correctional Facility's cold walls and empty hallways keep dangerous girls away from the world . . . girls like Angela Davis, whose fate was determined by one bad decision.
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"A beautifully plotted combination of unexpected twists, sudden scares, and uncanny moments. " - starred review, Booklist
Charlotte has always been content in the shadow of her two best friends at the prestigious Weston Preparatory Institute. But when when they suddenly commit suicide within a month of each other, Charlotte refuses to accept it as a coincidence.
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Scary books. Pretty covers. written as Danielle Vega Soon to be a major motion picture! "Page-to-page Stephen King-style terror..."-Booklist "Chilling...think 'Mean Girls' meets 'The Exorcist.'"-MTV.com When Sofia befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways.

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Asylum Series (Complete)
Sometimes the past is better off buried...
In Asylum, sixteen-year-old Dan discovers that his summer-program dorm used to be a psychiatric hospital-and that it's filled with secrets linking Dan and his new friends to the asylum's dark past.

In Sanctum, when Dan, Abby, and Jordan receive anonymous photos of an old carnival inviting them back to the asylum, they return to end the nightmare once and for all.

In Catacomb, the three friends embark on a senior road trip to New Orleans, but with a mysterious group known as the Bone Artists on their trail, they will be lucky to make it out of the trip alive...

Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, the Asylum series treads the line between past and present, genius and insanity.

House of Furies Series (In progress)

Featuring stunning interior illustrations from artist Iris Compiet, plus photo-collages that bring the story to chilling life, House of Furies invites readers to a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin.

After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house.

But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house's mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved.

Louisa begins to fear for a young man named Lee who is not like the other guests. He is charismatic and kind, and Louisa knows that it may be up to her to save him from an untimely judgment. But in this house of distortions and lies, how can Louisa be sure who to trust?

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Sometimes the past is better off buried... In Asylum, sixteen-year-old Dan discovers that his summer-program dorm used to be a psychiatric hospital-and that it's filled with secrets linking Dan and his new friends to the asylum's dark past.

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[Nijkamp] thoughtfully examines the intricacies of neurodivergence, chronic pain, addiction, and belonging.
- Kirkus Reviews

Nijkamp's psychological thriller again showcases the author's talent in drawing readers into characters' internal struggles...the darkly twisted ode to self-discovery briskly whisks an intersectionally inclusive group through a reasonably stormy, emotionally charged scenario that considers the sometimes-steep price of growing up and growing apart.
- Publishers Weekly

[A]n engaging read, providing readers with some solid suspense, and twists to sink their teeth into.
- Booklist

[S]ecrets are revealed, lives are put in danger, and those who remain must decide whether to trust each other. With movie-style pacing, the plot carefully unravels relationships and plans for the weekend as the remaining characters are targeted.
- School Library Journal

Alliances are tested, secret loves are confessed, vengeance is enacted, and horror tropes abound. Characters take turns narrating, offering bits of insight and self-reflection that make each teen memorable and distinct (...) and each character is carefully developed to be complex and multi-faceted.
- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Immersive and captivating. From its well-drawn characters to their twisty game-turned-crime scene, EVEN IF WE BREAK is thrilling in every sense of the word.
- Karen McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us is Lying and One of Us is Next

[EVEN IF WE BREAK] will gut you like a thrashing mackerel and make you love it despite how disturbing it sounds to be gutted like a fish because I'm just being metaphorical, calm yourself.
- Mike Jung, author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities

EVEN IF WE BREAK is a fast-paced thriller that will leave you both gushing over the geekiness and gasping over the game. Nijkamp keeps you hooked as you desperately search for clues and answers, and has crafted characters you will deeply adore. I hope for your sake that your favorites make it out alive."
- Rachel Strolle, Glenside Public Library District

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☙ EVEN IF WE BREAK is one of Teen Vogue 's 20 LGBTQ books for teens of 2020.

☙ EVEN IF WE BREAK is one of Buzzfeed's LGBTQ YA to devour this summer.

☙ EVEN IF WE BREAK is one of Buzzfeed's New YA Thrillers And Mysteries You Won't Want To Put Down.

☙ EVEN IF WE BREAK is one of Pride 's 12 YA books by Trans & Nonbinary Writers To Support.

☙ EVEN IF WE BREAK is one of Epic Reads 's Most Anticipated YA Books of September 2020.

☙ EVEN IF WE BREAK is one of Bustle 's Best New Books of September 15.

☙ EVEN IF WE BREAK is one of Autostraddle 's Queer Books of Fall 2020.

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☙ Read an exclusive excerpt of EVEN IF WE BREAK on Entertainment Weekly.

☙ Watch the official book trailer here.

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Nijkamp] thoughtfully examines the intricacies of neurodivergence, chronic pain, addiction, and belonging. - Kirkus Reviews Nijkamp's psychological thriller again showcases the author's talent in drawing readers into characters' internal struggles...the darkly twisted ode to self-discovery briskly whisks an intersectionally inclusive group through a reasonably stormy, emotionally charged scenario that considers the sometimes-steep price of growing up and growing apart.

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The Beautiful

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine becomes enamored with the vibrant city, from the music to the food to the soirées and-especially-to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's leader, the enigmatic Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of La Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sébastien's guilt, along with the shame of her own horrible secret.

When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose-one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface.

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Written by: Kelly on September 7, 2020.

The season of spooky reading is upon us, and what better time to highlight the wide range of YA horror books that have hit shelves in 2020. These books are a wide range of types of horror, meaning that there's something for every kind of reader.

A standard disclaimer: horror is a mood and not a genre. This means it can be part of any genre. You'll see that represented well here, as there are YA horror books dipping into so many genres.

I've noted with a star the books I've read and recommend this year. But as always, there are far more books out than time for me to read them all, so I've pulled Goodreads descriptions for each title. I hope you're as excited to continue reading all things spooky through fall and well beyond.

2020 YA Horror Books

The Afterlife of The Party by Marlene Perez
When my best friend Skyler told me about this party in the Hollywood Hills, I was less than enthused. As it turned out, my feelings were more than justified. That party ruined my life.
Tansy didn't even want to go to the party. It's hard enough living in one of your best friend's shadows and secretly in love with your other best friend.

And now she's leaving it a vampire.

Now her best friend Skyler is stuck on the road trip from hell, on tour as a groupie with a literal band of vamps. Tansy sets out with Vaughn, her other BFF turned maybe more, to save Skylar's life and take down the band. But when they find themselves in the middle of a vampire war, will Tansy be able to make the ultimate sacrifice to save her friends?
A lone witch has powers. A coven has a multitude more.
New girl and secret witchl Iris just wants to get through her first day of school without a panic attack. The last thing she expects is to be taken in by a coven of three witches-soft-spoken Greta, thoughtful and musical Ridley, and fiery and spirited Binx. They may be the first witches Iris has met IRL, but their coven is not alone in their small northwestern town.

The Triad is the other coven at their school. When the Triad's not using spells to punish their exes or break up happy couples for fun, they practice dark magic. The two covens have a rivalry stretching all the way back to junior high.

When tragedy strikes and one of their own is murdered, the rival covens must band together to find out who is responsible before it's too late. Someone's anti-witch ideology has turned deadly . . . and one of them is next.

With an inclusive cast of teen witches who leap off the page with style, attitude, and charm, B*Witch is a singable read perfect for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Mean Girls alike.

Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus

Liv Fleming's father went missing more than two years ago, not long after he claimed to have been abducted by aliens. Liv has long accepted that he's dead, though that doesn't mean she has given up their traditions. Every Sunday, she and her lifelong friend Doug Monk trudge through the woods to check the traps Lee left behind, traps he set to catch the aliens he so desperately believed were after him.

But Liv is done with childhood fantasies. Done pretending she believes her father's absurd theories. Done going through the motions for Doug's sake. However, on the very day she chooses to destroy the traps, she discovers in one of them a creature so inhuman it can only be one thing. In that moment, she's faced with a painful realization: her dad was telling the truth. And no one believed him.

Now, she and Doug have a choice to make. They can turn the alien over to the authorities...or they can take matters into their own hands.

In 16th century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Báthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she's vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants' quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend and confidante. It's not long before Anna falls completely under the Countess's spell-and the Countess takes full advantage. Isolated from her former friends, family, and fiancé, Anna realizes she's not a friend but a prisoner of the increasingly cruel Elizabeth. Then come the murders, and Anna knows it's only a matter of time before the Blood Countess turns on her, too.

Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

Ever since Margot was born, it's been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot's questions about what came before. No history to hold on to. No relative to speak of. Just the two of them, stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along.

But that's not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And she just found the key she needs to get it: A photograph, pointing her to a town called Phalene. Pointing her home. Only, when Margot gets there, it's not what she bargained for.

Margot's mother left for a reason. But was it to hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what's still there?

The only thing Margot knows for sure is there's poison in their family tree, and their roots are dug so deeply into Phalene that now that she's there, she might never escape.

Category 5 by Ann Dávila Cardinal
After the hurricane, some see destruction and some smell blood.
The tiny island of Vieques, located just off the northeastern coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, is trying to recover after hurricane Maria, but the already battered island is now half empty. To make matters worse, as on the main island, developers have come in to buy up the land at a fraction of its worth, taking advantage of the island when it is down.

Lupe, Javier, and Marisol are back to investigate a series of murders that follow in the wake of a hurricane and in the shadow of a new supernatural threat.

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him.

When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free.

However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian Diaz, the school's resident bad boy, and Julian is not about to go quietly into death. He's determined to find out what happened and tie up some loose ends before he leaves. Left with no choice, Yadriel agrees to help Julian, so that they can both get what they want. But the longer Yadriel spends with Julian, the less he wants to let him leave.

Clown In a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

Quinn Maybrook just wants to make it until graduation. She might not make it to morning.

Quinn and her father moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs to find a fresh start. But ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can.

Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It's a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now.

The Companion by Kate Alender

The other orphans say Margot is lucky.

Lucky to survive the horrible accident that killed her family.

Lucky to have her own room because she wakes up screaming every night.

And finally, lucky to be chosen by a prestigious family to live at their remote country estate.

But it wasn't luck that made the Suttons rescue Margot from her bleak existence at the group home. Margot was handpicked to be a companion to their silent, mysterious daughter, Agatha. At first, helping with Agatha-and getting to know her handsome older brother-seems much better than the group home. But soon, the isolated, gothic house begins playing tricks on Margot's mind, making her question everything she believes about the Suttons . . . and herself.

Margot's bad dreams may have stopped when she came to live with Agatha - but the real nightmare has just begun.

Following the events of The Beautiful, Sébastien Saint Germain is now cursed and forever changed. The treaty between the Fallen and the Brotherhood has been broken, and war between the immortals seems imminent. The price of loving Celine was costly. But Celine has also paid a high price for loving Bastien.

Still recovering from injuries sustained during a night she can't quite remember, her dreams are troubled. And she doesn't know she has inadvertently set into motion a chain of events that could lead to her demise and unveil a truth about herself she's not quite ready to learn.

Forces hiding in the shadows have been patiently waiting for this moment for centuries. And just as Bastien and Celine begin to uncover the danger around them, they learn their love could tear them apart.

Escape Room by Maren Stoffels

Alissa, Sky, Cleo, and Miles just wanted something to do on a Friday night, so they signed up for an Escape Room. They have one hour to find clues, crack codes, and figure out puzzles. The Game Master told them they can always leave the game. But what if that's not true? What if the Game Master has no intention of letting them out?

Even If We break by Marieke Nijkamp

FIVE friends go to a cabin.
FOUR of them are hiding secrets.
THREE years of history bind them.
TWO are doomed from the start.
ONE person wants to end this.
NO ONE IS SAFE.
Are you ready to play?
The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig

The only thing August Pfeiffer hates more than algebra is living in a vampire town. Located at a nexus of mystical energy fields, Fulton Heights is practically an electromagnet for supernatural drama. And when a mysterious (and annoyingly hot) vampire boy arrives with a cryptic warning, Auggie suddenly finds himself at the center of it. An ancient and terrible power is returning to the earthly realm, and somehow Auggie seems to be the only one who can stop it.

Esme Pearl's life used to be all about bumming rides and babysitting. Sure, it wasn't glamorous, but it was predictable. All that changed when Cassandra Heaven came to town, and they discovered their complicated, and connected, legacy: Esme and Cassandra are Sitters, supernaturally-gifted teens armed with an ever-changing grimoire of Sitter witchcraft to help them protect the innocent and keep evil demons at bay. You know, the typical teenage stuff.

But just as Esme is starting to adjust to-and maybe even like-her new normal, life lobs another glitter bomb her way. The Synod-the Sitterhood's governing circle-has called a Summit, a once-in-a-generation gathering that promises training, education, and whole lot of ice-breakers.

Esme should be excited-a Summit might mean she can finally get the answers she desperately wants-but she can't shake a building sense of panic. Especially since Cassandra's not acting like herself; Esme's dad is MIA; Pig is out of dog food; Janis is scared to be alone; and there's a guy who seems too good to be true, again. Worst of all, it soon becomes clear, there's no one watching the kids. It's obvious the Summit is a haute mess, but will it be a deadly one, too?

Sofia isn't so sure about Fright Night. When she suggested it to her friends, she was only thinking of it as an excuse to get closer to Dylan. Now that it's happening, she's worried that spending the night in a deserted forest is a bad idea.

But it's totally safe-there's even a safe word if things get too intense. And they do. Sofia and her friends are forced to face their greatest fears, and suddenly? It's too late to turn back.

The Game by Linsey Miller

A game turns deadly with a killer who picks his victims one by one, letter by letter.

Every year the senior class at Lincoln High plays assassin. Lia Prince has been planning her strategy for years and she's psyched that not only does she finally get to play, she's on a team with Devon Diaz. But this year, the game isn't any fun-it's real. Abby Ascher, Ben Barnard, and Cassidy Clarke have all turned up . . . dead. Can Lia stop the ABC killer before he reaches D?

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters
If I could have a fiddle made of Daddy's bones, I'd play it. I'd learn all the secrets he kept.
Shady Grove inherited her father's ability to call ghosts from the grave with his fiddle, but she also knows the fiddle's tunes bring nothing but trouble and darkness.

But when her brother is accused of murder, she can't let the dead keep their secrets.

In order to clear his name, she's going to have to make those ghosts sing.

After ten years of living on an isolated, tech-free ranch with her mother, sixteen-year-old Hedda is going back to the world of the Glare-her word for cell phones, computers, and tablets. Hedda was taught to be afraid of technology, afraid that it would get inside her mind and hurt her. But now she's going to stay with her dad in California, where she was born, and she's finally ready to be normal. She's not going to go "off-kilter," like her mom says she did when she was just a little kid.

Once she arrives, Hedda finally feels like she's in control. She reunites with old friends and connects with her stepmom and half-brother. Never mind the terrifying nightmares and visions that start trickling back-they're not real.

Then Hedda rediscovers the Glare-the real Glare, a first-person shooter game from the dark web that scared her when she was younger. They say if you die thirteen times on level thirteen, you die in real life. But as Hedda starts playing the so-called "death game"-and the game begins spreading among her friends-she realizes the truth behind her nightmares is even more twisted than she could have imagined. And in order to stop the Glare, she'll have to first confront the darkness within herself.

Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis

Things I know about Harrow Lake:
1.It's where my father shot his most disturbing slasher film.
2.There's something not right about this town.

Lola Nox is the daughter of a celebrated horror filmmaker-she thinks nothing can scare her.

But when her father is brutally attacked in their New York apartment, she's quickly packed off to live with a grandmother she's never met in Harrow Lake, the eerie town where her father's most iconic horror movie was shot. The locals are weirdly obsessed with the film that put their town on the map-and there are strange disappearances, which the police seem determined to explain away.

And there's someone-or some thing -stalking her every move.

The more Lola discovers about the town, the more terrifying it becomes. Because Lola's got secrets of her own. And if she can't find a way out of Harrow Lake, they might just be the death of her.

Horrid by Katrina Leno

Following her father's death, Jane North-Robinson and her mom move from sunny California to the dreary, dilapidated old house in Maine where her mother grew up. All they want is a fresh start, but behind North Manor's doors lurks a history that leaves them feeling more alone...and more tormented.

As the cold New England autumn arrives, and Jane settles in to her new home, she finds solace in old books and memories of her dad. She steadily begins making new friends, but also faces bullying from the resident "bad seed," struggling to tamp down her own worst nature in response. Jane's mom also seems to be spiraling with the return of her childhood home, but she won't reveal why. Then Jane discovers that the "storage room" her mom has kept locked isn't for storage at all-it's a little girl's bedroom, left untouched for years and not quite as empty of inhabitants as it appears....

Is it grief? Mental illness? Or something more...horrid?

Interview with the Vixen by Rebecca Barrow (series)

Everyone knows the characters from Riverdale: popular Archie Andrews, sophisticated Veronica Lodge, girl-next-door Betty Cooper, and angsty Jughead Jones. But this is not the Riverdale you know and love. Something twisted has awoken in the town with pep. Inspired by the iconic Archie Horror comics, this reimagined universe takes the grittiness of the TV show and adds a paranormal twist.

Everyone thinks that Veronica Lodge has it all: the rich parents and the big house. The popular jock crush. The perfect best friend. But all that changes when she's bitten by an ancient vampire named Theodore Finch.

Theodore is turning all of Riverdale's most powerful citizens into vampires-including Veronica's parents. But that's only the beginning of what he has planned... Veronica escapes from becoming one of Theodore's minions, but the lives of the entire town are at stake. Veronica can't defeat him alone.

With some help from her friends, Veronica discovers how to turn everyone back to normal-including herself. All they have to do is kill Theodore. But Veronica's bloodlust is getting harder to control. Can Betty, Archie, Dilton, and Cheryl figure out how to stop Theodore-and save Veronica-before it's too late?

The Archie Horror series contains all-new, original stories that fans of horror AND fans of Riverdale will die for!

King of Crows by Libba Bray (series)

After the horrifying explosion that claimed one of their own, the Diviners find themselves wanted by the US government, and on the brink of war with the King of Crows.

While Memphis and Isaiah run for their lives from the mysterious Shadow Men, Isaiah receives a startling vision of a girl, Sarah Beth Olson, who could shift the balance in their struggle for peace. Sarah Beth says she knows how to stop the King of Crows-but, she will need the Diviners' help to do it.

Elsewhere, Jericho has returned after his escape from Jake Marlowe's estate, where he has learned the shocking truth behind the King of Crow's plans. Now, the Diviners must travel to Bountiful, Nebraska, in hopes of joining forces with Sarah Beth and to stop the King of Crows and his army of the dead forever.

But as rumors of towns becoming ghost towns and the dead developing unprecedented powers begin to surface, all hope seems to be lost.

In this sweeping finale, The Diviners will be forced to confront their greatest fears and learn to rely on one another if they hope to save the nation, and world from catastrophe...

Lost Roads by Jonathan Maberry (series)

Gabriella "Gusty" Gomez lost her mother, and now she's losing her home.

Gutsy and her friends, along with Benny and his crew, have just survived a massive attack on New Alamo by the Night Army-a mix of mindless shambling los muertos and sentient half-zombie ravagers. She's also reeling from the revelation that the residents of her town were the lab rats of the biological testing facility linked to creating the most dangerous zom, the Raggedy Man, who controls all of the living dead.

And the first raid was only a test. The real Night Army is coming, and this time, it'll be a handful of survivors against seven billion zombies.

#NoEscape by Gretchen McNeil (series)

The #murder and mayhem continue in this prequel companion novel to the grisly, campy social media insanity that is #MurderTrending and #MurderFunding. Gretchen McNeil brings her signature wit and merciless kills to this gruesome yet hilarious, wildly topical young adult novel.

Twenty years before Dee Guerra and the Death Row Breakfast Club took down The Postman and Alcatraz 2.0, long before Becca survived The Juggernaut and Who Wants to Be a Painiac?, the murder games first began with the wildly popular "escape room" trend. Specifically, with Escape-Capades, Ltd.?

When seventeen-year-old Persey, along with five other teens, enters the latest escape room game, they're competing for a grand cash prize. But while most escape rooms are about teamwork and collaboration, this one is all about being cut-throat- literally. When contestants start being killed off, Persey must solve a series of bizarre and gruesome puzzles, riddles, and games to make it out alive. She uncovers secrets about each contestant along the way, learning they're all mysteriously related-and someone is out for vengeance.

Whether readers are new to the #MurderTrending sensation or hungrily back for more, this wickedly campy prequel companion novel delivers a read you won't want to escape.

None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney

In 1982, two teenagers-serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell-are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship, gaining information from juvenile murderers that even the FBI can't crack. But when the team is called in to give advice on an active case-a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers-things begin to unravel. Working against the clock, they must turn to one of the country's most notorious incarcerated murderers for help: teenage sociopath Simon Gutmunsson. Despite Travis's objections, Emma becomes the conduit between Simon and the FBI team. But while Simon seems to be giving them the information they need to save lives, he's an expert manipulator playing a very long game...and he has his sights set on Emma.

Captivating, harrowing, and chilling, None Shall Sleep is an all-too-timely exploration of not only the monsters that live among us, but also the monsters that live inside us.
Darkness never works alone...
Nadya doesn't trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn't belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who-and what-he's become.

As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. They're pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone... or something. The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet-those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer.

Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani

Kira Fujikawa has always been a girl on the fringe. Bullied by her peers and ignored by her parents, the only place Kira's ever felt at home is at her grandfather's Shinto shrine, where she trains to be a priestess.

But Kira's life is shattered on the night her family's shrine is attacked by a vicious band of yokai demons. With the help of Shiro-the shrine's gorgeous half-fox, half-boy kitsune-Kira discovers that her shrine harbors an ancient artifact of great power . . . one the yokai and their demon lord, Shuten-doji, will use to bring down an everlasting darkness upon the world.

Unable to face the Shuten-doji and his minions on her own, Kira enlists the aid of seven ruthless shinigami-or death gods-to help stop the brutal destruction of humankind. But some of the death gods aren't everything they initially seemed, nor as loyal to Kira's cause as they first appeared.

With war drawing nearer by the day, Kira realizes that if this unlikely band of heroes is going to survive, they're going to have to learn to work together, confront their demons, and rise as one to face an army of unimaginable evil.

Silent As The Grave by Zoe Aarsen(series)

McKenna's mission to save her friends from their predicted deaths concludes in the third and final installment in the Light as a Feather series that is Riverdale meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!
It's not a game anymore...
McKenna has managed to rid Violet of the curse claiming the lives of so many in Willow, Wisconsin, but evil still plagues the town. McKenna's friend Mischa now carries the curse, and when it comes for her family, she pledges revenge on those she deems responsible for their deaths...including McKenna and everyone she holds dear.

Solstice by Lorence Alison

When Adri is offered an all-expenses-paid trip to the exclusive Solstice Festival, she throws caution, her prestigious summer internship, and her parents goodwill to the wind. She just wants to live a little before the first day of the rest of her life, planned and scheduled in accordance to her parents' law school dreams.

But when she and a horde of affluent, entitled teen partiers arrive at the island paradise, it looks nothing like the luxury vacation they were promised. There's barely any food, nowhere to stay, and not nearly enough porta-potties. Pretty soon, the festival's trending on social media for all the wrong reasons, and the music acts are cancelling left and right.

And then the first dead body washes up on the beach.

Adri has a front-row seat as everything devolves into chaos-and she's in a prime position to put together the clues to who-or what-is killing off the helpless attendees. But even if she finds the killer, how can she hope to stop them?

Check your privilege at the door-before it gets you killed. This is one vacation you can't escape.

Some Kind of Animal by Maria Romasco Moore

Jo lives in the same Appalachian town where her mother disappeared fifteen years ago. Everyone knows what happened to Jo's mom. She was wild, and bad things happen to girls like that.

Now people are starting to talk about Jo. She's barely passing her classes and falls asleep at her desk every day. She's following in her mom's footsteps.

Jo does have a secret. It's not what people think, though. Not a boy or a drug habit. Jo has a twin sister.

Jo's sister is not like most people. She lives in the woods-catches rabbits with her bare hands and eats them raw. Night after night, Jo slips out of her bedroom window and meets her sister in the trees. And together they run, fearlessly.

The thing is, no one's ever seen Jo's sister. So when her twin attacks a boy from town, everyone assumes that it was Jo. Which means Jo has to decide-does she tell the world about her sister, or does she run?

Hannah Walsh just wants a normal life. It's her senior year, so she should be focusing on classes, hanging out with her best friend, and flirting with her new girlfriend, Morgan. But it turns out surviving a murderous Witch Hunter doesn't exactly qualify as a summer vacation, and now the rest of the Hunters seem more intent on destroying her magic than ever.

When Hannah learns the Hunters have gone nationwide, armed with a serum capable of taking out entire covens at once, she's desperate to help. Now, with witches across the country losing the most important thing they have-their power-Hannah could be their best shot at finally defeating the Hunters. After all, she's one of the only witches to escape a Hunter with her magic intact.

Or so everyone believes. Because as good as she is at faking it, doing even the smallest bit of magic leaves her in agony. The only person who can bring her comfort, who can make her power flourish, is Morgan. But Morgan's magic is on the line, too, and if Hannah can't figure out how to save her-and the rest of the Witches-she'll lose everything she's ever known. And as the Hunters get dangerously close to their final target, will all the Witches in Salem be enough to stop an enemy determined to destroy magic for good?

This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes
Rife with dark humor and chilling twists, This Is Not a Ghost Story is American Horror Story meets There's Someone Inside Your House. It will have readers flipping back to the very first page after the shocking finale I am not welcome. Somehow I know that. Something doesn't want me here. .
Daffodil Franklin has plans for a quiet summer before her freshman year at college, and luckily, she's found the job that can give her just that: housesitting a mansionfor a wealthy couple.

But as the summer progresses and shadows lengthen, Daffodil comes to realize the house is more than it appears. The spacious home seems to close in on her, and as she takes the long road into town, she feels eyes on her the entire way, and something tugging her back.

What Daffodil doesn't yet realize is that her job comes with a steep price. The house has a long-ago grudge it needs to settle . . . and Daffodil is the key to settling it.

The Twin by Natasha Preston

Ivy and Iris haven't lived together for years - when their mother and father divorced, each parent got custody of one twin. But after a tragic accident takes their mom's life, the devastated sisters are reunited, and Iris moves in with Ivy and their dad. Iris takes their mom's death especially hard. She barely talks, spending hours alone in her room. Ivy can't stand to see Iris so sad. She promised Iris that she can share her life now. After all, they're sisters. Twins.

It's a promise that Iris takes seriously. And before long, Ivy's friends, her teachers, and even her boyfriend fall under Iris's spell. Soon Ivy begins to think there's something wrong with her twin. It's almost like Iris is out to get her. Ivy tells herself she's being paranoid. It's not like she's in any danger from her twin...

The Unleashed by Danielle Vega (series)

In the terrifying sequel to The Haunted, Hendricks discovers that even though Steele House is gone, the hauntings in Drearfield are far from over - and it's up to her to stop them.

Following the devastating blaze at Steele House, Hendricks and her friends are trying to return to normal. Prom is coming up and the school is in full preparation mode. Hendricks tries to pitch in, to mimic Portia's enthusiasm, but the events of the last few months still haunt her. Steele House. Raven. Eddie.

Hendricks believes Eddie is still out there. She just has to find a way to reach him. Together with her friends, she forms a circle of seven and attempts to summon his spirit. Suddenly things start happening again. Flickering lights in the school library. Mysterious girls roaming the halls. The same song playing on a loop wherever she goes.

It all culminates in a violent attack and Hendricks realizes what they summoned may not be Eddie at all. The one thing she does know is that Steele House was only the beginning. And whatever they've unleashed is more dangerous than anything they've ever seen before.

In this delicious new collection, you'll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out―and going out for their first kill―and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night.

Welcome to the evolution of the vampire―and a revolution on the page.

Vampires Never Get Old includes stories by authors both bestselling and acclaimed, including Samira Ahmed, Dhonielle Clayton, Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, Tessa Gratton, Heidi Heilig, Julie Murphy, Mark Oshiro, Rebecca Roanhorse, Laura Ruby, Victoria "V. E." Schwab, and Kayla Whaley.

Rose Mortiz has always been a fixer, but lately she's been feeling lost. She has brand-new powers she doesn't understand, and her family is still trying to figure out how to function in the wake of her amnesiac father's return home. Then, on the night of her Deathday party, Rose discovers her father's memory loss has been a lie.

As she rushes to his side, the two are ambushed and pulled through a portal to the land of Adas, a fairy realm hidden in the Caribbean Sea. There, Rose is forced to work with a group of others to save Adas. Soon, she begins to discover the scope of her powers, the troubling truth about her father's past, and the sacrifices he made to save her sisters.

But if Rose wants to return home so she can repair her broken family, she must figure out how to heal Adas first.
Who is the Riverdale Ripper? And why is Jughead waking up covered in blood?
A Werewolf in Riverdale by Caleb Roehrig (series)

Based on the original Archie Comics characters!
Everyone knows the characters from Riverdale: popular Archie Andrews, girl-next-door Betty Cooper, angsty Jughead Jones, and the sophisticated Veronica Lodge. But this is not the Riverdale you know and love. Something twisted has awoken in the town with pep. Inspired by the iconic Archie Horror comics, this reimagined universe takes the grittiness of the TV show and adds a paranormal twist.

Someone is killing the citizens of Riverdale. And after a bloody full moon, Jughead realizes he is the killer! Jughead is a werewolf. Can he keep this secret from his friends - including werewolf-hunting Betty Cooper? Jughead has to get his dark side under control - before it is controlling him.

Dexter meets Victoria Schwab in this dark and compelling fantasy about a girl who is determined to take down the black market once and for all in the conclusion to the trilogy that started with the critically acclaimed Not Even Bones.

Nita finally has Fabricio, the boy who betrayed her to the black market, within her grasp. But when proof that Kovit's a zannie-a monster who eats pain in order to survive-is leaked to the world, Nita must reevalute her plans.

With enemies closing in on all sides, the only way out is for Nita and Kovit to take on the most dangerous man in the world: Fabricio's father. He protects the secrets of the monsters who run the black market. Stealing those secrets could be the one thing that stands between Nita and Kovit and certain death in the thrilling conclusion to the trilogy that began with the critically acclaimed Not Even Bones.

White Fox by Sara Faring

After their world-famous actor mother disappeared under mysterious circumstances, Manon and Thaïs left their remote Mediterranean island home-sent away by their pharma-tech tycoon father. Opposites in every way, the sisters drifted apart in their grief. Yet their mother's unfinished story still haunts them both, and they can't put to rest the possibility that she is still alive.
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The Craft when modern witches must save teens stolen by an ancient demon in this YA fantasy-thriller debut.
Lured home a decade later, Manon and Thaïs discover their mother's legendary last work, long thought lost: White Fox, a screenplay filled with enigmatic metaphors. The clues in this dark fairytale draw them deep into the island's surreal society, into the twisted secrets hidden by their glittering family, to reveal the truth about their mother-and themselves.

Dan and Liss are witches. The Black Book granted them that power. Harnessing that power feels good, especially when everything in their lives makes them feel powerless.

During a spell gone wrong, Liss's boyfriend is snatched away by an evil entity and presumed dead. Dan and Liss's friendship dies that night, too. How can they practice magic after the darkness that they conjured?

Months later, Liss discovers that her boyfriend is alive, trapped underground in the grips of an ancient force. She must save him, and she needs Dan and the power of The Black Book to do so. Dan is quickly sucked back into Liss's orbit and pushes away her best friend, Alexa. But Alexa has some big secrets she's hiding and her own unique magical disaster to deal with.

When another teenager disappears, the girls know it's no coincidence. What greedy magic have they awakened? And what does it want with these teens it has stolen?

Set in the atmospheric wilds of California's northern coast, Sasha Laurens's thrilling debut novel is about the complications of friendship, how to take back power, and how to embrace the darkness that lives within us all.

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Want more on YA horror? You know we've got plenty more reading! Though it needs an update, this post from 2016 rounds up so many of the guides, reviews, and insights into YA horror we've shared here at STACKED and elsewhere on the book web. You might also want to take a peek at some excellent YA horror read alikes for the slate of Summer Scares winners for 2020.

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Written by: Kelly on September 7, 2020. The season of spooky reading is upon us, and what better time to highlight the wide range of YA horror books that have hit shelves in 2020. These books are a wide range of types of horror, meaning that there's something for every kind of reader.

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In the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project comes the campfire story of a missing girl, a vengeful ghost, and the girl who is determined to find her sister-at all costs.
Once a year, a road appears in the forest. And at the end of it, the ghost of Lucy Gallows beckons. Lucy's game isn't for the faint of heart. If you win, you escape with your life. But if you lose....

Sara's sister disappeared one year ago-and only Sara knows where she is. Becca went to find the ghost of Lucy Gallows and is trapped on the road that leads to her. In the sleepy town of Briar Glen, Lucy's road is nothing more than local lore. But Sara knows it's real, and she's going to find it.

When Sara and her skeptical friends meet in the forest to search for Becca, the mysterious road unfurls before them. All they have to do is walk down it. But the path to Lucy is not of this world, and it has its own rules. Every mistake summons new horrors. Vengeful spirits and broken, angry creatures are waiting for them to slip, and no one is guaranteed safe passage. The only certainty is this: the road has a toll and it will be paid.

Sara knows that if she steps onto the road, she might not come back. But Becca needs her.

And Lucy is waiting.

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In the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project comes the campfire story of a missing girl, a vengeful ghost, and the girl who is determined to find her sister-at all costs. Once a year, a road appears in the forest. And at the end of it, the ghost of Lucy Gallows beckons.

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Shadow of the Blackbirds, Slasher Girls & Montster Boys, etc.

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reaccounts of Edgar Allen Poe by some of today's top YA authors

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Thirteen of YA's most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe's most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.

Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in Edgar Allan Poe's classic tales, and how they've been brought to life in 13 unique and unforgettable ways.

Contributors include Dahlia Adler (reimagining "Ligeia"), Kendare Blake ("Metzengerstein"), Rin Chupeco ("The Murders in the Rue Morgue"), Lamar Giles ("The Oval Portrait"), Tessa Gratton ("Annabel Lee"), Tiffany D. Jackson ("The Cask of Amontillado"), Stephanie Kuehn ("The Tell-Tale Heart"), Emily Lloyd-Jones ("The Purloined Letter"), Hillary Monahan ("The Masque of the Red Death"), Marieke Nijkamp ("Hop-Frog"), Caleb Roehrig ("The Pit and the Pendulum"), and Fran Wilde ("The Fall of the House of Usher").

Kirkus Best Book of the Year
Junior Library Guild Selection
Nominated to ALA's Best Fiction for Young Adults List
Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week
Named a Big Book of Fall by Bustle.com, Kirkus Reviews, Bookish.com, and more!

"A superb collection of young adult short stories inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's work...The volume is divided between the new stories and Poe's originals, which makes for a delightful reading experience. Adler's anthology brims over with fierce delight and uncanny invention; the stories here vary in their effect nearly as much as Poe's do...And if you haven't read Poe before, His Hideous Heart works equally well as an introduction, a tribute and a loving critique. Welcome." ―The New York Times Book Review

"Presenting 13 reinterpretations of Poe's works alongside the originals, this enticing anthology offers an accessible, multifaceted reading experience for fans old and new...A refreshing assortment of diverse voices and contemporary themes ensures there's something for everyone in this delightful compilation." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A genre-bending collection of 13 twists on Edgar Allan Poe's works does Poe proud with this creepy and atmospheric set of stories inspired by a handful of his most well-known works...Strong feminist themes appear throughout, and genres run the gamut from futuristic to gothic to lots in between. Diversity in race, gender identity, and sexuality is well-represented. Poe's ghost happily haunts this fresh, delightfully dark collection." ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"While we love Edgar Allan Poe―the original sadboi and Halloween's unofficial literary mascot―we have to admit that his 150-year-old stories could use a 2019-worthy glow-up. The YA story collection His Hideous Heart, edited by Dahlia Adler, takes that challenge and runs with it. Each of the anthology's contributors revamp or totally reinvent 13 of Poe's best-known stories and poems, imbuing most of them with a much-needed dose of feminism, LGBTQ representation, and racial diversity." ― HelloGiggles

"In Adler's inclusive anthology, 13 YA authors honor Edgar Allan Poe's pioneering work in mystery, horror, and science fiction with retellings that emphasize diverse characters, settings, and genres...Poe fans new and old will find stories to appreciate here." ―ALA Booklist

"Thirteen authors reshape short stories by Edgar Allan Poe in a collection that practically pulses with curricular potential. Both well-known works and lesser-known stories are reimagined here, and the retellings echo the suspense, wit, and undeniable sadness that move through the original pieces. Poe's original short stories are all provided in the second half of the book, and any fan of the writer will appreciate these modern takes on the morbid and macabre." ―The Bulletin

"Heartbreaking, thrilling, gruesome, and gorgeous: these stories will delight longtime Poe fans just as much as readers who haven't read the classics." ―Beth Revis, author of Give the Dark My Love

"Beautiful, haunting, and wickedly clever, His Hideous Heart digs deep into the essence of Poe's legendary works and ingeniously reanimates them for modern readers." ―Cat Winters, author of The Raven's Tale

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Thirteen of YA's most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe's most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation. Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction.

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The Curse of the Evil Librarian-Michelle Knudsen

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The Curse of the Evil Librarian-Michelle Knudsen

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Evil Librarian Revenge of the Evil Librarian Curse of the Evil Librarian The Dragon of Trelian The Princess of Trelian The Mage of Trelian Library Lion Argus Big Mean Mike Marilyn's Monster The Bridge to Highlandsville (in the MG anthology I Fooled You) Raymond Briggs' The Snowman Dinosaur Days: Road to Writing Colorful Chameleons!

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Since the death of her parents, seventeen-year-old Ryn has been scraping together a meager existence as a gravedigger in a remote village at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger, though, is that the dead don't always stay dead.

The risen corpses are known as bone houses and legend says they're the result of a decades-old curse. After Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker with a mysterious past, arrives in town, the corpses attack with new ferocity. What is it that draws them near? And, more importantly, how can they be stopped for good?

Together, Ellis and Ryn embark on a quest that takes them deep into the heart of the mountains, where they will have to face both long-forgotten magic and the deeply buried truths about themselves.

Available now!

Praise for The Bone Houses

"With ghostly prose... filled with breathless moments and occasional humor... this melancholic horror novel digs its way into the heart." -Booklist (starred review)

"...both exciting and imaginative. Inspired by Welsh mythology, this stand-alone novel is both a classic quest saga and a page-turning horror story....A required purchase for collections serving young adults, this fine novel will especially appeal to those who enjoy fantasy with more than a touch of terror." -VOYA (starred review)

"...a new and magical journey, filled with the best parts of a fairy tale. Monsters, curses, love--both slow-burn and familial--beautiful descriptions of an eerie mythical Welsh setting, and a streak of humor make this stand-alone novel a must-read." -SLJ

"[Emily] Lloyd-Jones (The Hearts We Sold) creates an evocative world of magic...and plays with the conventions of fairy tales and horror.... The story serves as a meditation on the complicated relationship between the living and the dead, combining fear, humor and enchantment in equal measure..." -Publishers Weekly

"Centered around a truly epic journey, with a satisfying ending and slow-burn love story complicated by the walking dead, The Bone Houses is a horror-drenched fairytale. Emily Lloyd-Jones spins wit, longing, and loss into something just as magical as the creatures that haunt the night in Ryn and Ellis's world, and the result is a careful, beautiful examination on the impression love leaves behind." -Sarah Henning, author of Sea Witch and Sea Witch Rising

"The Bone Houses is a dark and beautiful book, full of magic, as quiet as death and as powerful as love. Lloyd-Jones gives us a beautiful setting full of vibrant characters that's resonant with gorgeously eerie mythology, plus my absolute favorite literary goat. I loved this book." -Kate Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians

"A deliciously monstrous novel, full of the magic of ancient Wales. Reminiscent of Juliet Marillier and Marion Zimmer Bradley. Expect the unexpected in this funny, scary, mysterious, and ultimately unputdownable story!" -Dawn Kurtagich, author of Teeth in the Mist

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Since the death of her parents, seventeen-year-old Ryn has been scraping together a meager existence as a gravedigger in a remote village at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger, though, is that the dead don't always stay dead.

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Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville-derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities-and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations.
But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems.
At once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, Dread Nation is Justina Ireland's stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar-a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet.

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Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville-derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead.

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PET by Akwaeke Emezi| Official Book Trailer

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Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky — official trailer

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Goosebumps for Younger Readers

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Eddie and Emmy are high school sweethearts from the wrong side of the tracks. Looking for an escape from their dreary lives, they embark on an overnight camping trip in the Fear Street Woods with four friends. As Eddie is carving a heart into a tree, he and Emmy discover a bag hidden in the trunk.

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Rot & Ruin series & more

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In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human.

Follow Benny and his friends as they leave behind the safety of their fenced-in town to search for the living in the world of the dead. Along the way they discover that the greatest evil they'll face still has a heartbeat.

ROT & RUIN kicks off a four-book series and is the winner of dozens of awards including two Bram Stokers Awards for Best Young Adult Fiction, the Cybils Award, and many others. It is now in development for film and will also be a monthly comic from IDW Publishing. But it all starts here.

Check out the complete series!

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#Murder Trending & More

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From the author of acclaimed horror novel TEN, Gretchen McNeil, comes a thrilling new book, #MurderTrending.

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Not even bones

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Not Even Bones (#1)

"Twisty, grisly, genre-bending and immersive, Not Even Bones will grab you by the throat and drag you along as it gleefully tramples all of your expectations."

- Sarah Holland, NYT bestselling author of Everless

Dexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl who dissects monsters and sells their body parts on the black market - until she's betrayed.

Nita doesn't murder supernatural beings and sell their body parts on the internet-her mother does that. Nita just dissects the bodies after they've been "acquired." But when her mom brings home a live specimen, Nita decides she wants out - dissecting living people is a step too far.

But when she tries to save her mother's victim, she ends up sold on the black market in his place - because Nita herself isn't exactly "human." Now Nita is on the other side of the bars, and there is no line she won't cross to escape and make sure no one can ever sell her again.

Nita did a good deed, and it cost her everything. Now she's going to do a lot of bad deeds to get it all back.
List of content warnings for Not Even Bones

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"Twisty, grisly, genre-bending and immersive, Not Even Bones will grab you by the throat and drag you along as it gleefully tramples all of your expectations." - Sarah Holland, NYT bestselling author of Everless Dexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl who dissects monsters and sells their body parts on the black market - until she's betrayed.

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★ Through this dank, atmospheric, and genuinely frightening narrative, Legrand weaves powerful threads about the dangerous journey of growing up female...an intensely character-driven story about girls who support each other, girls who betray each other, and girls who love each other in many complicated ways. Strange, eerie, and unforgettable.

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A Bookish Must-Read YA Book of the Summer ~~~ A GooglePlay Pick for Best Books of Summer Reading List ~~~ Barnes & Noble Most-Anticipated YA Fantasies in 2017 ~~~ Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award 2018 ~~~
"Aila is a solid protagonist amid a surprisingly subtle landscape where the fantastical lies just beneath the surface. ***½ out of four stars." -- USA TODAY
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"Sumptuous worldbuilding, richly developed characters, and a swoon-worthy romance elevate this delightful, fantasy-tinged mystery." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
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"Thick with mystery, buried secrets, and magic, nothing is safe in The Disappearances. Be careful, or you might lose yourself in this strange and wondrous world, where stars go missing, reflections don't exist, and the question, how much would you sacrifice for love? is given entirely new meaning.

I adored this book!" - Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of CARAVAL
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" The Disappearances is purely poetic-a beautifully woven story with enough heart to take on its own life." - Lindsay Cummings, New York Times bestselling author of THE MURDER COMPLEX
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" The Disappearances is a dazzling debut, as glimmering as the Variants themselves, with a haunting mystery, wondrous world building, and a finely wrought family at its heart. I adored it." - Jessica Spotswood, author of THE CAHILL WITCH CHRONICLES
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"A story bursting with color and originality."- Kirkus Reviews
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"Murphy's expertly woven world, spun with secrets, lush with literary alliteration, and shimmering with magic (quite literally) is a place many readers will happily disappear into." - Booklist
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"The riddle behind the town's curse is an intricate and surprising one, and readers will happily join the clever and witty Aila on her hunt for clues." - Bulletin
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"Debut novelist Murphy has created a genuinely fresh and original supernatural romance with content that manages to be both intelligent and compelling without scandalizing those looking for a relatively 'clean' read.... Highly recommended." - VOYA
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"The Disappearances is a delicious mix of mystery, fantasy and romance." - Bookpage
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"The Disappearances is a book of wonder and mystery by first time novelist, Emily Bain Murphy. It is well crafted and the plot is memorable and complex. Shakespeare's words help solve the mystery, leaving the reader with a sense of hope as well as awe. This book should appeal to young adults and adults. The eloquent writing style and the well-researched inclusion of historical details make it memorable. Aila and Miles often use one word to summarize an experience, calling it a finishing word. My finishing word after reading The Disappearances is sublime." - Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE, an ALAN pick Nov/Dec 2016

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The New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award-nominated series.

"A gorgeously written, chilling, atmospheric thriller.
The streets of London have never been so sinister or so romantic. "
- Cassandra Clare

The day that Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London to start a new life at boarding school is also the day a series of brutal murders breaks out over the city, killings mimicking the horrific Jack the Ripper spree of more than a century ago. Soon "Rippermania" takes hold of modern-day London, and the police are left with few leads and no witnesses. Except one. Rory spotted the man police believe to be the prime suspect. But she is the only one who saw him-the only one who can see him. And now Rory has become his next target. But Rory has gained an ability in her time in London-and this ability will change the direction of her life and introduce her to London's most secret police force.

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The Shades of London series - Maureen Johnson

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The Girl Who Was Supposed To Die

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About the book
"Take her out back and finish her off."

She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know where she is, or why. All she knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men arguing over whether or not to kill her.

And that she must run.

This nail-biting thriller involves murder, identity theft, and biological warfare. Follow Cady and Ty (her accidental savior turned companion), as they race against the clock to stay alive.

Awards and honors

YALSA Quick Pick

YALSA Teens Top 10 Finalist

Scholastic betseller.

Oregon Spirit Honor Award winner. ​

Named to the Texas Taysha's list.

Winner of New York's Charlotte Award.

Nebraska's Golden Sower Honor Award.

Chosen for One Book for Nebraska Teens

Finalist for Missouri's Truman Award.

​Finalist for Iowa Teen Book Award.

International Reading Association's Young Adult Choice's list

Librarians' Pick, Upper Grades, Renaissance Learning

Audio rights sold to Brilliance.

Audible audio bestseller.

English rights sold.

German rights sold.

Turkish rights sold.

Complex Chinese rights sold.

Cover named one of the creepiest covers of all time by the UK magazine The Short List.

Reviews
"If you liked (2010), you'll love Henry's latest tale of abduction, escape, and paranoia. Cady, 16, wakes up on the floor of a cabin. Two of her fingernails have been yanked out. A man says, "Take her out back and finish her off." Worst of all, she has total amnesia. To her shock, she discovers that she knows how to fight-she beats up her captor and flees, and what follows is 28 hours of outfoxing an unknown enemy who wants her, and apparently her family, dead. Cady's accomplice is Ty, a McDonald's cashier who risks his own skin to help her to safety. If it sounds convenient, don't worry-Henry gives Ty a backstory that makes his behavior believable, and there isn't an out-of-place romance to gum up the breakneck pace. Cady's bewildered first-person voice gives the book a tumbling, breathless feel as we scrape for clues right along with our protagonist. For most of the book, readers won't know if Cady's sane or not, which gives this hurtling thriller a welcome, darker edge. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Henry is a dependable best-selling force in both adult and YA worlds, and this book is tailor-made to please her fan base."
- Daniel Kraus, Booklist
"Henry delivers another speedy, suspenseful mystery, this one reminiscent of Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne books.... The novel only spans a few days, and Henry's airtight plotting and efficient, stylized writing brings tension into each scene. Shrewd characterizations lend additional substance to this adrenaline-inducing read."
- Publishers Weekly

"The possibility of biological warfare amps up the suspense, while short chapters and Cady's direct, first-person narration make the Hollywood-blockbuster-like story pulsate. ... An adrenaline rush for reluctant readers."
- Kirkus

"April Henry has it down with her taut mysteries, and The Girl Who Was Supposed to Dieis as good as her other works. Suspense and tension build from the first page-in which men are taking Cady out to kill her-to the last, as she uncovers the secrets in this eco-thriller."
- School Library Journal

""Take a deep intake of air before opening The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die."
- Seattle Times

"Henry's novel is dynamic and vivid, the sort of story that would easily make the translation from page to screen. She scatters enough red herrings to throw off even veteran mystery fans, and ramps up the stakes when her protagonist is faced with a terrifying deadline."
- Denver Post

"You can't put it down. April Henry really knows how to keep readers going and get them excited about what they're reading."
- Oregon Public Broadcasting

"In the tradition of Lois Duncan, author of "I Know What You Did Last Summer," and Caroline Cooney, author of "The Face on the Milk Carton," Henry's latest novel features a teenage girl whose life is turned inside out by bizarre circumstances. Teens looking for the best pulse-pounding suspense novel of the year can stop looking. It is this one: "The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die" by April Henry."
- Asheville Citizen Times

"Older Jack and Jill readers will find themselves unable to put down this book until they reach the stunning conclusion."
- Jack and Mill Magazine

"Henry has turned up the intensity several notches from her previous YA books with this edge-of-your-seat thriller. ... Readers will be racing to turn the pages without questioning details. ... A good adrenaline rush with the tiniest hint of romance."
- School Library Journal

Inspiration
For the past few years, I've been writing books inspired by real events. I'll hear something on the news and I'll think - hm, what if...? That's where Girl, Stolen and The Night She Disappeared came from. But The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die was actually inspired by the lyrics to a song called Scared at Night by Kathleen Edwards:
As a young man you were shooting rats That's it boy, there is some things in life
You don't wanna do, but you know is right
So take him out back and finish him off
Got your gun off the shelf, it only took one shot
By accident you hit the farmyard cat
He ran for the fields and came back the next day
You'd blown out his eye and you could see his brain
One day when I was running, I was listening to this on my iPod shuffle, and I thought, ooh - What if there was a girl? And she wakes up on the floor of a ransacked cabin with two men standing over her. And one of them says, "Take her out back and finish her off."

And the more I ran, the more I thought about it, and the more I knew she had been tortured and the two men were mad because she wouldn't - couldn't - tell them something they really wanted to know.

For years, I've been collecting stories of people who experience fugue state amnesia. In 1985, a Tacoma reporter disappeared. A lot of people thought she had been murdered in connection with a story. She turned up 12 years later in Sitka, Alaska, with no memory of her past life. In 2009, a school teacher disappeared for three weeks in Manhattan. When authorities went back and looked at security cam footage, they would see her going into a store, for example, and looking confused, and then eventually leaving. When she was found, she had no memory of who she was.

People suffering from fugue state cannot recall their past. They don't lose their memory of how to function in the world - they just lose their personal memories. There's a fascinating British documentary about a guy who walked into a hospital and said he had no idea who he was. In one amazing scene he goes to the beach. He's standing on a rock next to the water and he says, "I don't know if I know how to swim. I guess I'll find out!" And then he jumps.

One thing people with fugue state seem to have in common is that have been under immense stress. One theory is that some brains, when subjected to a lot of stress, simply hit the reboot key. It's a way for the person to run away from a bad situation.

And when my fictional girl wakes up in this trashed cabin she realizes someone has pulled out two of her fingernails. She figures that's what caused her to lose her memory - but it's actually something worse. Much worse.

So now I had an idea I loved, but there was a lot more work I had to do.

Say you were this girl waking up with no memory and two men are discussing killing you. What would you do next? Well, what I did was have my kajukenbo instructor drag me around the floor with his hands under my armpits and we figured out some ways the girl could fight back.

​Another thing I had to do was to figure out WHY the bad guys wanted to kill her. I had to figure out if she might possibly be crazy - and I definitely wanted her to look crazy.

And what were the answers? I used a mind-mapping program at bubbl.us to brainstorm. Where was her family? Were they dead? Being held captive? Had they fled to another country? And who was behind it? Was it the military? The government? And if it was the government, was it US or foreign? Was it a drug company? A chemical company?

I spent a lot of time researching bioweapons. It's illegal to manufacture them - but it's not illegal to research how to defend against one - which is a pretty big loop hole. I spent a lot of time stocking an imaginary lab, looking at online catalogs, debating the merits of special cages that can hold a thousand mice, figuring out how to grow a virus and make a vaccine. I spent so much time researching bioweapons it's a wonder the FBI didn't come knocking at my door. My fictional world was reviewed by a scientist who has a top-security clearance and has done bioweapons research. She said the idea was "very plausible - and evil."

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The Ravenous, Women in the Walls, etc.

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Summary of The Ravenous, a young adult horror novel available now:
From the outside, the Cane family looks like they have it all. A successful military father, a loving mother and five beautiful teenage daughters. But on the inside, life isn't quite so idyllic: the Cane sisters can barely stand each other, their father is always away, and their neglectful mother struggles with addiction and depression. When their youngest and most beloved sister, Rose, dies in a tragic accident, Mona Cane and her sisters are devastated. And when she is brought back from the dead, they are relieved. But soon they discover that Rose must eat human flesh to survive, and when their mother abandons them, the sisters will find out just how far they'll go to keep their family together.
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Summary of The Women in the Walls, a young adult horror novel available now:
Lucy Acosta's mother died when she was three. Growing up in a Victorian mansion in the middle of the woods with her cold, distant father, she explored the dark hallways of the estate with her cousin, Margaret. They're inseparable-a family.

When her aunt Penelope, the only mother she's ever known, tragically disappears while walking in the woods surrounding their estate, Lucy finds herself devastated and alone. Margaret has been spending a lot of time in the attic. She claims she can hear her dead mother's voice whispering from the walls. Emotionally shut out by her father, Lucy watches helplessly as her cousin's sanity slowly unravels. But when she begins hearing voices herself, Lucy finds herself confronting an ancient and deadly legacy that has marked the women in her family for generations.
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Summary of Daughters unto Devils, a young adult horror novel available now:
When sixteen-year-old Amanda Verner's family decides to move from their small mountain cabin to the vast prairie, she hopes it is her chance for a fresh start. She can leave behind the memory of the past winter; of her sickly Ma giving birth to a baby sister who cries endlessly; of the terrifying visions she saw as her sanity began to slip, the victim of cabin fever; and most of all, the memories of the boy she has been secretly meeting with as a distraction from her pain. The boy whose baby she now carries.

When the Verners arrive at their new home, a large cabin abandoned by its previous owners, they discover the inside covered in blood. And as the days pass, it is obvious to Amanda that something isn't right on the prairie. She's heard stories of lands being tainted by evil, of men losing their minds and killing their families, and there is something strange about the doctor and his son who live in the woods on the edge of the prairie. But with the guilt and shame of her sins weighing on her, Amanda can't be sure if the true evil lies in the land, or deep within her soul.
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The Most Buzzed About Book - 'In A Dark, Dark Wood' by Ruth Ware

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Matthew Kirby

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IT'S LONDON 1888, and Jack the Ripper is terrorizing the people of the city. Evelyn, a young woman disfigured by her dangerous work in a matchstick factory, who has nowhere to go, does not know what to make of her new position as a maid to the Elephant Man in the London Hospital. Evelyn wants to be locked away from the world, like he is, shut in from the filth and dangers of the streets. But in Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, she finds a gentle kindred who does not recoil from her and who understands her pain. When the murders begin, however, Joseph and Evelyn are haunted nightly by the ghosts of the Ripper's dead, setting Evelyn on a path to facing her fears and uncovering humanity's worst nightmares.

A Taste for Monsters is a terrifying and haunting tale of the monstrosity of men and the salvation one may find in the unlikeliest places, from Edgar Award-winning author Matthew J. Kirby.
From Publishers Weekly (starred review) Evelyn-all grit, anger, and distrust-is a complex and engaging character, the slums and slang of Victorian-era London are carefully delineated, and the eventual revelation of Leather Apron's identity and fate will leave readers gasping.
Publication Date: September 27, 2016

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Yvonne Ventresca

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Ann Redisch Stampler

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Tara Altebrando

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Kara Thomas

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Dear Reader,
Think about the worst lie you've ever told.
In 1993, three eight-year-old boys were murdered in West Memphis,
Arkansas. During witness interviews, a playmate of the boys claimed that
he had seen them being killed at "the playhouse" by "Satanists." Despite
the fact that the police never found a playhouse or evidence to corroborate
the Satanist claim, the media reported that the boys were killed as part of
a satanic ritual. Three teenage boys were charged with the murders and
convicted-largely due to what the young witness claimed to see.
Witness testimony has the power to shape and distort the public
perception of a case-think about the trial that is the subject of Serial.
Yet according to the Innocence Project, eyewitness misidentification is the
leading cause of wrongful convictions. There are a number of reasons why
an eyewitness may lie, ranging from self-preservation to avoid criminal
charges, to the unreliability of memory. The reliability of testimony from
child witnesses is especially contentious for this reason.
The Darkest Corners is a story about truth and lies. It's about what
happens when two little girls are put on the stand to testify about
something they witnessed very late one tragic night. And it's about the
young women they become, and how they remember that night many
years later.
When a person dies as the result of a violent crime, the truth often
disappears with them. It's up to law enforcement and the justice system
to reconstruct the truth and give a voice to the victim. But as history
has shown, sometimes investigators get it wrong, and many times what
witnesses think they saw-or say they saw-is far from what actually
happened.
Sometimes people lie on purpose, and sometimes they lie for a reason.
Sometimes the deeper you dig to find the truth, the darker the truth
becomes.

Kara Thomas

Fayette Gazette

XXXIII, NO. 164

FAYETTE, PENNSYLVANIA

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chapter
one

I bought my ticket to Pittsburgh at the airport. It cost two
hundred dollars more than it would have if I'd booked it in advance. I nearly said screw it. That's two hundred dollars I need
for books in the fall.
You're probably wondering what kind of person would let her
father die alone for two hundred dollars. But my father shot and
nearly killed a convenience store owner for a lot less than that-
and a carton of cigarettes.
So. It's not that I don't want to be there to say goodbye; it's
just that my father's been dead to me ever since a judge sentenced
him to life in prison ten years ago.

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Maggie pulls up outside a white, two-story farmhouse that was
twice as big in my childhood memory. We shut the doors of the
minivan, prompting the dogs next door to flip out. It's almost one
in the morning; in a few hours, Maggie's husband, Rick, will be
getting ready to start his bread delivery route. I feel bad, wondering if he's waiting up to make sure Maggie got home okay. That's
the kind of husband he is.
My dad was the kind of husband who'd make my mom wait
up, sick with worry, until he stumbled in smelling like Johnnie
Walker.
The dogs quiet down once we're on Maggie's porch, already
tired of barking. Neighborhoods in Fayette wear their emotions
like people do. The Greenwoods' neighborhood is tired, full of
mostly blue-collar families who are up before the sun. The type
of people who eat dinner together seven nights a week, no matter
how exhausted they are.
When I think of my old neighborhood, I think of anger. Of
crumbling town houses squashed together so tightly, you can see
right into your neighbor's kitchen. I think of angry old men on
their porches, complaining about the cable company or the Democrats or their social security checks not arriving on time.
The Greenwoods used to live in my old neighborhood.
They moved a year before I left to live with Gram, which meant
I couldn't run down the street to play with Callie like I'd been
doing since I was six.
Maggie unlocks the front door, and I immediately smell the
difference. I want to ask her if she misses her old house as much
as I do.
But of course she doesn't. And after what happened in that
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manila folder under his arm and walks past Maggie and me with
a polite nod. He doesn't know who we are.
Maggie's hand tightens around mine, and I know she recognizes him too. Maybe from the documentary about the murders,
Unmasking the Monster, if she brought herself to watch it. Or
maybe she's been following Stokes's appeal, because her niece was
the last of his victims and she feels like she has to.
Either way, Maggie's nervous energy transfers to me, and I
know she sees what I see: the defense attorney who has been trying for the past ten years to get a new trial for Wyatt Stokes.
Wyatt Stokes, the Ohio River Monster, who is on death row
because Callie and I put him there.

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