Sleeping With the Lights on: The Unsettling Story of Horror
By: Darryl Jones
3.80
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
It's four in the morning and the lights are on. There's no way we're going to sleep, not after the …
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1. Lullaby
By: Chuck Palahniuk
3.74
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Carl Streator is a reporter investigating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome for a soft-news feature. Aft… read more
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- horror
"I'm in love. So kill me."-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby
"Anymore, no one's mind is their own."-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby
"We're all of us haunted and haunting."-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby
"Some people still think knowledge is power."-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby
2. A History of Heavy Metal
By: Andrew O'Neill , Andrew O'Neill
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The history of heavy metal brings us extraordinary stories of larger-than-life characters living to… read more
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- nonfiction
3. Crash
By: J.G. Ballard
3.59
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In Ballard's hallucinatory novel, the car provides the hellish tableau in which Vaughan, a "TV scie… read more
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- horror
"After being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident."-J.G. Ballard, Crash
"The enormous energy of the twentieth century, enough to drive the planet into a new orbit around a happier star, was being expended to maintain this immense motionless pause."-J.G. Ballard, Crash
"As I sat with her by the airport fence in her darkened car, her white breast in my hand lit by the ascending airliners, the shape and tenderness of her nipple seemed to rape my fingers."-J.G. Ballard, Crash
"I guessed that he was one of those ambitious young physicians who more and more fill the profession, opportunists with a fashionable hoodlum image, openly hostile to their patients. My brief stay at …"-J.G. Ballard, Crash
4. Starry Speculative Corpse (Horror of Philosophy, #2)
By: Eugene Thacker , Thacker Eugene
3.86
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Could it be that the more we know about the world, the less we understand it? Could it be that, whi… read more
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- nonfiction
- horror
"By necessity there are other characteristics that are not accounted for, that are not measured, and that remain hidden and occulted. Anything that reveals itself does not reveal itself in total. This…"-Eugene Thacker, Starry Speculative Corpse (Horror of Philosophy, #2)
5. Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1)
By: China Miéville
3.80
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies the city of New Crobuzon, where th… read more
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- horror
6. The Ballad of Black Tom
By: Victor LaValle
3.85
Format: 149 pages, Paperback
People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles… read more
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- horror
"I wish I’d been more like my father,"-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom
"I'll take Cthulhu over you devils any day."-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom
"A good hustler isn't curious. A good hustler only wants his pay."-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom
"Because to watch would be to understand the play isn't being staged for us."-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom
7. Things We Lost in the Fire
By: Mariana Enríquez , Megan McDowell
4.06
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In these wildly imaginative, devilishly daring tales of the macabre, internationally bestselling au… read more
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- horror
"El problema es que no nos creen."-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
"Hace años que Lala decidió ser mujer y brasileña, pero había nacido varón y uruguayo."-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
"Me acuerdo de la risa de mi madre, de lo joven que era esa tarde de verano, del olor a champú de limón de su pelo y de la carcajada de chicle de menta."-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
"Apagábamos las luces y jugábamos en la oscuridad con inciensos encendidos; parecían luciérnagas y a mí me hacían llorar, me hacían acordar a una casa de tejas con parque lejos de la ciudad, una casa …"-Mariana Enríquez, Things We Lost in the Fire
8. Expeditionen: Min kärlekshistoria
By: Bea Uusma
2.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Juli 1897. Ingenjor Andrees expedition ger sig ivag i en vatgasballong med riktning Nordpolen. En d… read more
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9. Horrorstör
By: Grady Hendrix , None
3.66
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, … read more
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"All great works must begin with a sacrifice."-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör
"the day had been long and her emotions were toast."-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör
"I know this is your religion, but for me it’s just a job."-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör
"Let's make sure it's really raining before we worry about floods."-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör
10. Antarctica
By: Claire Keegan
3.86
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Published to great critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, the iridescent stories in Claire… read more
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"That's the way it is in our house, everybody knowing things but pretending they don't."-Claire Keegan, Antarctica
"I run the house now. The last man who said I was old enough got scalded. My mother always said there was nothing as bad as a burn. And she was right. It's turning out that I'm taking no nonsense from…"-Claire Keegan, Antarctica
"Whatever you say, I'll manage. I will live out of a water barrel and check the skies. I will learn fifteen types of wind and know the weight of tomorrow's rain by the rustle in the sycamores. Make ne…"-Claire Keegan, Antarctica
11. The Weird and the Eerie
By: Mark Fisher
3.69
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the mo… read more
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12. Waxwork (Sergeant Cribb, #8)
By: Peter Lovesey
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
By her own confession, Miriam Cromer is a murderess. She is sentenced to death and the hangman trav… read more
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13. Titus Andronicus
By: William Shakespeare
3.68
Format: 268 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Titus Andronicus is one of Shakespeare's earliest and bloodiest tragedies and was hugely successful… read more
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"Hark, villains! I will grind your bones to dust. (Act V, Scene 2, 2503)"-William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
"Sorrow concealèd, like an oven stopped, Doth burn the heart to cinders where it is."-William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
"Villain, what hast thou done? Aaron: That which thou canst not undo. Chiron: Thou hast undone our mother. Aaron: Villain, I have done thy mother."-William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
"Now is a time to storm; why art thou still? TITUS ANDRONICUS: Ha, ha, ha! MARCUS ANDRONICUS: Why dost thou laugh? it fits not with this hour. TITUS ANDRONICUS: Why, I have not another tear to shed:"-William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
14. Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
By: Walter Mosley
4.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
In Los Angeles of the late 1940s, Easy Rawlins, a black war veteran, has just been fired from his j… read more
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15. The Haar
By: David Sodergren
4.17
Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition
“I don’t fear death... but they do.” Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of… read more
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- horror
16. Carcoma
By: Layla Martínez
4.17
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Todas las casas guardan la historia de quienes las han habitado. Las paredes de esta casa perdida e… read more
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"Solo había tenido un hombre, pero ya había sido suficiente. Cuando una está sola y es pobre no puede permitirse aprender la misma lección dos veces, esto también lo sabemos bien en esta casa."-Layla Martínez, Carcoma
17. Sacrificios humanos
By: María Fernanda Ampuero
4.09
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
María Fernanda Ampuero se ha convertido en una de las voces indispensables de la literatura latinoa… read more
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- horror
18. Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena
By: Philomena Cunk
3.86
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the star of the “deeply funny, unexpectedly informative” (The Daily Beast) Netflix mockumentar… read more
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- nonfiction
19. It Waits in the Woods
By: Josh Malerman
3.72
Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition
Some chilling campfire tales ring too true to ignore. For one young woman, an urban legend calls he… read more
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- horror
20. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage
By: Nick de Semlyen
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more
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- nonfiction
21. Faith, Hope and Carnage
By: Nick Cave
4.44
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life. Created from more than forty hou… read more
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"I think people can do both terrible things and wonderful things when faced with the true understanding of their own powerlessness, vulnerability and lack of control."-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage
"Vulnerability is essential to spiritual and creative growth. Finding enormous strength through vulnerability. You're being open to whatever happens, including failure and shame. The two are connected…"-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage
"I guess not, but who says creativity it the be all and end all? Who says that our accomplishments are the only true measure of what is important in our lives? Perhaps there are other lives worth livi…"-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage
"The usual precepts collapse under the weight of the calamity: the terrible demands that we place upon ourselves; our own internal judging voice; the endless expectations and opinions of others. They …"-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage
22. No Comment: What I Wish I'd Known About Becoming A Detective
By: Jess McDonald
3.81
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
'Probably the most important book on the state of British policing you'll ever read' Graham Bartlet… read more
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- nonfiction
23. No era a esto a lo que veníamos
By: María Bastarós
3.72
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
No era a esto a lo que veníamos es un libro sobre el terror de la normalidad. Sus personajes luchan… read more
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24. Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird
By: Agustina Bazterrica
3.14
Format: 154 pages, Paperback
A collection of nineteen dark, wildly imaginative short stories from the author of the award-winnin… read more
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"She was horrified by the traces of monstrosity in everyday life. The things that we look at but don't see, whose true essences are unknown to us."-Agustina Bazterrica, Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird
"Outside the secure space of the circle, vulgarity accumulates. Ada loathes vulgarity because it's there that misery hides. She knows that misery is destructive and, as such, ephemeral."-Agustina Bazterrica, Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird
25. Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro
By: Liliana Colanzi
3.69
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Los cuentos de Liliana Colanzi exploran diversas formas de narrar el tiempo, como el viaje geológic… read more
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26. Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness
By: Bill Bailey
4.05
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
Is there a knack to being happy? From paddle-boarding down the Thames in a Santa hat, to wild swimm… read more
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27. 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
By: Sadie Hartmann
4.43
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
The Ultimate List of Must-Read Horror! Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get re… read more
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- nonfiction
- horror
"I love a good story about everyone dying."-Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
28. Los extraños
By: Jon Bilbao
3.23
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Jon y Katharina pasan el invierno en la costa cantábrica. Se alojan en la vieja casa familiar de él… read more
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29. Wicca: A Modern Guide to Witchcraft and Magick
By: Harmony Nice
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Witchcraft and Wicca for a modern world, from YouTube vlogger and Instagram sensation Harmony Nice … read more
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30. The Farm
By: Joanne Ramos
3.49
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
Nestled in the Hudson Valley is a sumptuous retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, private … read more
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"The problem is that she is too pretty. When you are too pretty, the other parts of you do not become strong."-Joanne Ramos, The Farm
"And suddenly she is exhausted. And sad. A sadness so vast she feels like she is drowning in it... Because nothing is going to change."-Joanne Ramos, The Farm
31. Sleeping With the Lights on: The Unsettling Story of Horror
By: Darryl Jones
3.80
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
It's four in the morning and the lights are on. There's no way we're going to sleep, not after the … read more
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- writing
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