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VaughanPL: Keep Cool with These 10 Adult Books of Chills and Thrills

Need a way to beat the summer heat? How about taking a dive into the pages of these chill-filled horror stories!

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  • We Came to Welcome You

    a Novel of Suburban Horror

    Tirado, Vincent,
    What's scarier than suburbia? Sol and her partner Alice move to Maneless Grove where everything seems like paradise. That is, until Sol finds a journal belonging to the missing person who had once owned their home...
    Book, 2024New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — FIC Tirad
  • Four paranormal "investigators" arrive at Hill House in search of evidence of the occult. But they might get more than they bargained for in this genre classic as the house wakes, determined to make one of them stay forever.
    Book, 2006New York : Penguin Books, 2006, c1987. — FIC Jacks
  • Final Cuts

    New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles

    The silver screen can be unforgiving, especially in this collection of terrifying tales from the world of movie magic and more. How far would you go for a livestream click? Or how about a secret reel from a famously cursed movie?
    Book, 2020New York : Blumhouse Books/Anchor Books, 2020. — FIC Final
  • Completely incompetent David and John are convinced the zombie apocalypse will be caused by books and movies about it. They're sure it's already here! Join them on their horrific, comedy-filled mission to save the world.
    Book, 2012New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, [2012] — FIC Wong
  • Luna's been searching for her family who went missing in remote Scotland twenty-two years ago. But when she receives a call about her missing sister, can it really be her or is it what the wary locals call a "wildling"?
    Book, 2021London : HarperCollins Publishers, 2021. — FIC JessC
  • In the village of Ascension, the dead don't die and they do not like visitors. It's something Rabbit and Sadie realize too late after joining their friend Rose to care for her ailing cousin. Will they be able to leave the village unscathed?
    Book, 2025New York : Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group, 2025. — FIC Greci
  • The Devil and the Deep

    Horror Stories of the Sea

    Ever wondered what lurks beneath the unexplored sea? This collection of chilling short stories will bring you into the deep, where the things beyond your wildest imagination and darkest fears live.
    Book, 2018New York : Night Shade Books, [2018] — FIC Devil
  • Quarter to Midnight

    Fifteen Tales of Horror and Suspense

    Coates, Darcy
    Take a tour through the haunted parts of consciousness in this collection of favorite Darcy Coates stories. What's tapping behind that mysterious door? Is that mannequin moving? You'll have to pick up the book to find out!
    Book, 2022Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2022] — FIC Coate
  • Jake and Mariko meet by chance in an Osaka airport and soon find out they're connected to a gruesome death, all tied to a woman who never seems to age. Will they be able to discover her secret before they end up being next?
    Book, 2025New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2025] — FIC Barke
  • Former friends Elena and Cathy are brought back together when chasing the story of Ilsbeth Clark, accused of witchcraft centuries ago. But what starts as fierce competition transforms into a haunting neither is ready for.
    Book, 2022New York : Tor, 2022. — FIC Bruce