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Haunting Fiction for Halloween (page 3)


Cover art for ZONE ONE
FICTION
Released: Oct. 18, 2011

"The latest from a generation of literary novelists who are erasing the distinction between art and pulp."
The zombie genre provides unlikely inspiration for the author's creative renewal. Read full book review >
Cover art for HARBOR
FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2011

"Perhaps not a book to read by the seashore, if you're literal-minded. A spooky pleasure, expertly told."
Scandinavian writers dominate the police-procedural genre. Are they now bent on taking over horror? Swedish creepmeister Lindqvist is hot on the case. Read full book review >
Cover art for GHOSTS BY GASLIGHT
FICTION
Released: Sept. 6, 2011
edited by Jack Dann, Nick Gevers

"Clever and often impressive work that succeeds, mostly, in being more than a mere exercise in nostalgia."
Seventeen all-new tales emulating, or re-creating, the ambience of classic Victorian supernatural suspense. Read full book review >
Cover art for LET ME IN
FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2007

"Worth taking a bite."
Part revenge fantasy, part horror story and part police investigation gone wrong, this debut vampire novel translated from the Swedish sinks its fangs into fresh territory. Read full book review >