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32 books

The Curse of the Werewolf: Fantasy, Horror and the Beast Within by Bourgault Du Coudray Chantal

The Curse of the Werewolf: Fantasy, Horror and the Beast Within

Bourgault Du Coudray Chantal

224 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
nonfiction art history informative medium-paced
Down the Drain by Julia Fox

Down the Drain

Julia Fox

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

Horror Movie

Paul Tremblay

275 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

Maureen Callahan

285 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
nonfiction biography true crime dark informative tense medium-paced
Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy

Mary: An Awakening of Terror

Nat Cassidy

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

The Last House on Needless Street

Catriona Ward

335 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

Looking Glass Sound

Catriona Ward

339 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney

The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

Kara Cooney

298 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0thornthistle's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced