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THE SHUFFLIN’ DEID by Derek Paterson

October 31, 2016

A VERY SCOTTISH ZOMBIE apocalypse hits a small town. Scary and funny, with lots of local color. SOLID B

THE SHUFFLIN’ DEID
Derek Paterson
2016

Grade: SOLID B

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THE FAMILY PLOT by Cherie Priest

October 20, 2016

A HEART-POUNDING HAUNTED HOUSE take for the 21st century: a salvage crew uncovers a mansion’s dark secrets. B PLUS

THE FAMILY PLOT
Tom Doherty Associates
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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HOLLOW HOUSE by Greg Chapman

August 1, 2016

WELL-CRAFTED HORROR tale centers on a house’s malign influence on a neighborhood. Clever premise, prose. B PLUS

HOLLOW HOUSE
Omnium Gatherum
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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OPERATION Z-DAY, by Dennis Larsen

December 15, 2013

NEAR-FUTURE HORROR TALE follows four young women fighting to survive a terrifying viral pandemic. Chilling!

Grade: SOLID B

OPERATION Z-DAY
Dennis Larsen
2013

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THE TALE OF RAW HEAD AND BLOODY BONES, by Jack Wolf

April 8, 2013

SPOOKY HISTORICAL NOVEL mixes horror, legend, and Enlightenment science in a gory, kinky, unsettling tale.

Grade: SOLID B

THE TALE OF RAW HEAD AND BLOODY BONES
Penguin/Viking
2013

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DOMINO FALLS, by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due

March 26, 2013

THE ZOMBIE TALE REVITALIZED in this horror picaresque.  Strong writing, unforgettable characters.  Chilling!

Grade: B PLUS

DOMINO FALLS
Simon and Schuster/Atria
2013

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THE UNINVITED, by Liz Jensen

March 16, 2013

CHILLING ECO-HORROR TALE touches on love, innocence, science, history, and the future amid fast-paced thrills.

Grade: B PLUS

THE UNINVITED
Bloomsbury
2013

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BREED, by Chase Novak

March 8, 2013

PERFECTLY POISED BETWEEN nightmare and satire, this horror tale rips into the upscale parenting Zeitgeist.

Grade: SOLID B

BREED
Little, Brown/Mulholland Books
2012

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WILD GIRLS, by Mary Stewart Atwell

March 4, 2013

RAZOR-SHARP THRILLER TAKES on the supernatural, mean girls, and class divisions in the small-town South.

Grade: B PLUS

WILD GIRLS
Scribner
2012

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SON OF DESTRUCTION, by Kit Reed

February 19, 2013

SPOOKY TALE COMBINES Florida-style Southern Gothic and the supernatural for chilling suspense. Kit Reed rules!

Grade: B PLUS

SON OF DESTRUCTION
Severn House
2013

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