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  The Masque of the Red Death

  Sampi Books, Edgar Allan Poe

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  In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death", Prince Prospero isolates himself and his wealthy guests to avoid a deadly plague. Despite his efforts to escape death, it invades his masked ball, proving that no one can escape fate.

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  Monument The (Unabridged)

  Rosalie Parker

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  Rosalie Parker runs the independent UK publishing house Tartarus Press with R. B. Russell. Her previous collections include The Old Knowledge (Swan River Press 2010) and Damage (PS Publishing 2016). "In the Garden" was selected for Best New Horror 21 (2010), and "Random Flight" for Best British Horror 2015. Rosalie lives in Coverdale, North Yorkshire, the magnificent landscape of which inspires and sometimes provides the settings for her writing.
  THE MONUMENT: 'Tell me who it is' 'What difference will it make?' 'After six years I'm entitled to know who you're leaving me for.' 'Ok. It's someone I grew up with . . . from the village. It's
  Marcus Harding.'

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  Lurking Fear The (The Work of H...

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "The Lurking Fear" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in November 1922, it was first published in the January through April 1923 issues of Home Brew.
  In 1921, an unnamed monster-hunter travels to Tempest Mountain, in the Catskills range, after reports of various attacks by a group of unidentified creatures against the local inhabitants reaches the media. A month before, an unusually large, destructive thunderstorm had drifted over the region. Many homes were destroyed, seemingly by the storm, but upon closer inspection, the destruction seemed to be left by an enraged beast. The affected area, originally home to only 75 citizens, was completely destroyed, leaving no survivors.

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  The Lusting Dead

  Arthur Leo Zagat, Matt Borne

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  Would you swipe right on a man whose last lovers sleep in coffins? 
  Linda Loray said yes—until her late-night train deposits her in fog-choked Torburg, where her enigmatic match, Holt Carst, is missing and the only greeting is an open casket in a decaying hotel lobby. 
  When midnight bells toll, corpse-white hands batter the doors: the League of Lazarus—undead aristocrats who rise nightly to claim a living bride. Linda’s scream ignites a nightmare chase through moonlit graveyards, collapsing stairwells, and a bone-lit crypt where Holt sheds his charming mask and raises a whip. 
  Every escape slams into fresh horror. Guards with shotguns fall, coffins disgorge their tenants, and Linda must choose—become the groom’s “warmth” or bleed for the crowd’s amusement. With the town paralyzed by fear, her only hope is a brooding desk clerk who might betray or save her before the dead hammer shut the crypt forever. 
  For fans of Stephen King’s relentless small-town terrors and Grady Hendrix’s razor-edged retro horror, The Lusting Dead delivers blood-slick suspense, pounding heartbeats, and the fierce thrill of a woman who refuses to stay buried. Open the book—and feel the grave soil shift beneath your feet.

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  The Mourner

  Mary Shelley

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  In Mary Shelley's "The Mourner," Horace Neville encounters the deeply troubled Ellen Burnet, who is shrouded in sorrow from a traumatic past. As he becomes increasingly drawn to her, he learns of her overwhelming guilt linked to her father's death and her contemplation of suicide. Their connection reveals Ellen's complex emotional landscape, marked by despair and longing for redemption.

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  Midnight Masquerade The: A Cozy...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  🎭 Event planner Evangeline "Eva" Blackwood is orchestrating the social event of the season—the annual Venetian Masquerade Ball at the historic Crestwood Manor. The evening is a sparkling success until the lights flicker and the town's most influential philanthropist is found dead in the conservatory, still wearing her exquisite peacock mask. With all the guests in disguise and alibis impossible to verify, Eva realizes the killer could be anyone from the wealthy socialite circling nearby to the quiet librarian who organized the historical exhibit. Teaming up with the manor's handsome archivist, Eva must decipher clues hidden in the ball's elaborate decorations, musical selections, and even the secret language of fans used by masked attendees. But as she peels back the layers of deception, Eva uncovers a web of blackmail, stolen identities, and old scandals that someone is willing to kill to keep hidden. With the masks about to come off, Eva must reveal the killer before they decide one more disguise is needed—permanently.

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