[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Horror December 2009

From: "Amber Wallenstein" <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:37:17 -0500
Horror December 2009
"What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart? What jailor so inexorable as 
one's self!"
~ Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer, The House of the Seven 
Gables
New and Recently Released!

Under the Dome - by Stephen King
Publisher: Scribner
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Pub Date: 11/10/2009
ISBN-13: 9781439148501
ISBN-10: 1439148503
When an invisible force field mysteriously springs up around the small town of 
Chester Mills, Maine, the locals trapped inside struggle to make sense of
the event. Where did "the dome" come from? What is it made of? And is there any 
way to make it go away? To find out, a group of townspeople, led by Iraq
veteran and short-order cook Dale Barbara, face off against power-hungry 
politician Big Jim Rennie and his son, both of whom know more than they're 
letting
on. Kirkus Reviews calls Under the Dome "vintage King: wonderfully written, 
good, creepy, old-school fun."

House of Reckoning: A Novel - by John Saul
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Pub Date: 10/13/2009
ISBN-13: 9780345514240
ISBN-10: 0345514246
After her newly widowed father injures her in a drunk driving accident and 
lands in jail, 14-year-old Sarah Crane ends up in foster care. Her new family,
the ultra-religious Garveys, are cruel to Sarah, treating her like their unpaid 
servant. But despite the grimness of her situation, Sarah finds two 
allies--fellow
student Nick Dunnigan, who hears voices, and art teacher (and supposed "witch") 
Bettina Phillips, who lives in a creepy old house that used to be a mental
asylum. Through her friendship with Nick and Bettina, Sarah discovers that she 
has artistic abilities that border on the supernatural--a gift that comes
in handy for getting revenge on everyone who's wronged her.
Angel time : a novel - Rice, Anne
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
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Pub Date: 10/27/2009
ISBN-13: 9781400043538
ISBN-10: 1400043530
A metaphysical tale by the best-selling author of the Christ the Lord series 
finds contract killer Toby O'Dare accepting a seraph's offer to leave his 
violent
existence in order to save lives, an opportunity for which he is transported to 
thirteenth-century England and challenged to defend falsely accused Jewish
citizens.
First Chapter

Dracula: The Un-Dead - by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt
Publisher: Dutton
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Pub Date: 10/13/2009
ISBN-13: 9780525951292
ISBN-10: 0525951296
This sequel to Dracula, based on Bram Stoker's handwritten notes and cowritten 
by his great-grandnephew, takes place 25 years after the original story and
features many of the same characters...until they start dying. After 
psychiatrist Jack Seward is murdered, Quincey Harker--the son of Mina and 
Jonathan--investigates
what happened all those years ago, while vampire-slayer Abraham Van Helsing 
decides to take matters into his own hands. With its suspense-filled plot and
appearances by real-life figures including Jack the Ripper, Oscar Wilde, 
Elizabeth Bathory (a 16th century countess who preferred to bathe in the blood
of maidens), and Bram Stoker himself, Dracula: The Un-Dead will appeal to fans 
of Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian.
Gothic Tales

The Sister: A Novel - by Poppy Adams
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
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Pub Date: 06/17/2008
ISBN-13: 9780307268167
ISBN-10: 0307268160
After nearly half a century of separation, two estranged sisters reunite in 
their family's crumbling ancestral home in the English countryside. Eccentric
lepidopterist Ginny, known as the "Moth Woman," has been looking forward to the 
return of Vivien, who left home at 15 to pursue a career, and later, marriage.
But why has Vivien come home? And what prompted her to leave in the first 
place? Narrated by Ginny, who may not be telling the whole truth, this creepy
debut novel is fueled by dark family secrets and "confidently rendered literary 
suspense" (The New York Times).
First Chapter

The Dark: New Ghost Stories - edited by Ellen Datlow
Publisher: Tor
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Pub Date: 09/30/2004
ISBN-13: 9780765304452
ISBN-10: 0765304457
This "sterling anthology" (Kirkus Review) of ghost stories includes 16 spooky 
tales from horror and New Weird luminaries including Ramsey Campbell, Lucius
Shepard, Jeffrey Ford, Tanith Lee, Kelly Link, and Terry Dowling. Murder 
victims, haunted clocks, mad artists, and vengeful tormenters from beyond the
grave are just some of the spirits you'll encounter in these stories, which 
range in setting and style but which all depend on atmosphere and psychological
depth to raise goosebumps. The Dark won the 2003 International Horror Guild 
Award for best anthology.
First Chapter
Table of Contents

The Ghost Writer - by John Harwood
Publisher: Harcourt
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Pub Date: 06/01/2005
ISBN-13: 9780156032322
ISBN-10: 0156032325
While growing up in an isolated part of Australia with his controlling mother, 
Gerard Freeman's only friend was his wheelchair-bound English pen pal, Alice
Jessel--who refused to see or visit him until she regained the ability to walk. 
Following his mother's death, Gerard discovers a cache of short stories
written by his great-grandmother Viola that hint at the answers to his 
questions about his family's history. Gerard embarks on a trip to England to 
investigate
his mother's past--and track down the mysterious Alice. This debut novel's 
eerie atmosphere and Victorian stories-within-a-story make The Ghost Writer
an "atmospheric paranormal thriller with many surprises" (Booklist).
First Chapter

The Little Stranger - by Sarah Waters
Publisher: Riverhead Books
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Pub Date: 04/30/2009
ISBN-13: 9781594488801
ISBN-10: 1594488800
Set against a grim post-WWII British backdrop, this novel focuses on 
working-class Doctor Faraday, who's summoned to Hundreds Hall to attend to the 
aristocratic
Ayres family. Faraday, the son of a household servant, has not seen the place 
in 30 years. Far from the splendor he remembers, Hundreds Hall is a decaying
ruin and its surviving occupants--widowed Mrs. Ayres; her war-damaged son, 
former RAF pilot Roderick; and her "spinster" daughter, Caroline--are troubled
by what they claim is an evil supernatural force. Fans of Shirley Jackson's The 
Haunting of Hill House will enjoy this "eerie ghost story mixed with piercing
class commentary" (Booklist).



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