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  Frankenstein

  Mary Shelley

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  "Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful." 
  Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist, creates a living creature from body parts, only to be horrified by his monstrous creation. Rejected by society and seeking vengeance, the creature embarks on a path of destruction. 
  This classic novel explores themes of ambition, isolation, and the ethical limits of scientific exploration, delving into the darker sides of human nature and the consequences of playing God. 
  "I was the slave, not the master, of an impulse which I detested, yet could not disobey."

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  A Regent of Love Rhymes

  Guy Thorne

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  A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Glimpses of the Unknown. Writer Cyril Glendinning is waiting for his big break. He is well reviewed by cultured newspapers but he makes very little money. Then he is commissioned to write a novel for a big publisher but before he is able to finish, disaster strikes. His wife Gertrude is left penniless and alone, until she is awoken one night by a mysterious clicking metallic sound…

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  Zero Saints

  Gabino Iglesias

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  Enforcer and drug dealer Fernando has seen better days. On his way home from work, some heavily-tattooed gangsters throw him in the back of a car and take him to an abandoned house, where they saw off his friend's head and feed the kid's fingers to...something. Their message is clear: this is their territory, now. But Fernando isn't put down that easily. Using the assistance of a Santeria priestess, an insane Puerto Rican pop sensation, a very human dog, and a Russian hitman, he'll build the courage (and firepower) he'll need to fight a gangbanger who's a bit more than human...

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  The Ghost Mirror

  A.E. Chewning, M.L. Bullock

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  In the heart of the shop's eerie collection, Aggie receives a foreboding message from her sister, Patrice, igniting a series of events that spiral beyond the ordinary. Patrice, ensnared by the charm of the mysterious Philip Arnaud, unknowingly steps into a shadowed world where past and present collide.Aggie, with her acute sensitivity to the supernatural, suspects there's more to Philip than meets the eye—a suspicion confirmed when she encounters a hauntingly familiar ring. Her touch reveals a ghostly truth: a long-dead noblewoman, bound to an antique hand mirror.The plot thickens when Patrice, driven by an unknown force, absconds with the mirror from Devecheaux Antiques. Aggie, along with the Devecheauxs and her ally Phoenix, race against time to rescue her. The mirror blurs the lines between life and death. Could it truly resurrect the dead? Is it a portal to another world?As the enigma of Philip Arnaud unravels, questions mount. Is he a conduit to the supernatural? What dark secrets does he harbor?Phoenix, with connections to the arcane, may hold the key to thwarting Philip's ominous influence. But is their knowledge enough to sever the spectral bonds ensnaring Patrice?

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  A Dark and Stormy Night

  Anne Stuart

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  Katie Flynn isn’t sure she wants to be living in a gothic novel. Tempestuous weather? Check. Haunted mansion with a sketchy housekeeper? Check. One gorgeous man, dark and brooding, chained by an impossible secret? Check. But she’s no vulnerable, brainless heroine, even if she’s having a hard time resisting her unwilling host.O’Neal has no choice but to rescue Katie from the hurricane that is ravaging the rocky Maine coast, and all his efforts to send her on her way meet with failure. If she stays much longer, she’ll find out about the spectres and the curse and things that go bump in the night. If she stays much longer, he just might fall in love with her, when love is out of the question in his dark life.But Katie has other ideas, including finding out just where those secrets lead. Danger is all around, and the truth is unbelievable. But that doesn’t keep her from falling in love with a haunted man who’s everything she ever wanted.

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  The Trees Swallow People

  Conor Matthews

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  A man walking his dog stumbles upon trees that cause disappearances, death, and mania. 
  The Trees Swallow People tells the story of the narrator and his dog, Diva, as they witness disappearances, mania, and cult worship caused by a paddock of supernatural trees in a public park in a small Irish village. 
  TW: Themes and references touching on self-harm, death, trauma, and the supernatural. Please exercise good judgement.

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