The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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In , the idyllic setting of the Adirondack mountains conceals something sinister. One child going missing is a tragedy–but two children–and from the same family is a disturbing pattern. A young investigator is pretty sure that the wealthy Van Laar family is concealing something, if only she can get close enough to the family to find out what they are hiding. Recommended in this episode: and preorder (out in September) NEWS: We have a now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out small businesses. UP NEXT: Buy our books , including Monster,...
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Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House
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Heads up, listeners. The ghosts of Hill House invaded this recording, so you might hear some audio glitches. In , Eleanor Vance has just buried her ailing elderly mother when she is invited to be part of a psychic investigation at a notoriously haunted house. The plan is to rent the home out for the summer and see what evidence of ghosts they can collect. What could possibly go wrong? Recommended in this episode: and NEWS: We have a now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out small businesses. UP NEXT: Buy our books ,...
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Mo Moshaty's "Dandelion Wine"
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In , a long married couple have a fight over a plum cake won in a bingo game that just might be the end for the two of them. Recommended in this episode: , , and NEWS: We have a now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out small businesses. UP NEXT: The Haunting of Hill House with special guest and podcast favorite Crystal O’Leary Davidson Buy our books , including Monster, She Wrote and our newest
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Rachel Harrison's Play Nice
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In , carefree Clio Barnes’s life is interrupted when her estranged mother dies, and she and her sisters inherit their childhood home. Her plans to renovate the old place and sell it quickly fall apart when the demons from her past refuse to be ignored. Recommended in this episode: Good Boy, streaming on Shudder NEWS: We have a now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out small businesses. UP NEXT: Buy our books , including Monster, She Wrote and our newest
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Sarah Orne Jewett's "The Landscape Chamber"
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In Sarah Orne Jewett’s short story “The Landscape Chamber,” a woman travelling alone, in search of adventure, finds herself off the beaten path. When her horse is injured, she seeks help at an old manor tucked away in the country, seemingly forgotten by time. There, she meets an old man and his lonely daughter. While they welcome her in, it seems that something in the home does not want her there. STORY LINKED HERE: “ Recommended in this episode: Sam Raimi’s Send Help and NEWS: We have a now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out...
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The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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In Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Gothic horror , three different women across three timelines are interconnected by mysterious disappearances, murder, and dark magic. In 1998, graduate student Minerva researches the real events that inspired Beatrice Tremblay’s most famous novel. In 1932, Beatrice Tremblay is caught up in the disappearance of her friend and roommate. And in 1908, Minerva’s great-grandmother Alba has to fight for her family when a witch takes control of her life. Recommended in this episode: by Liz Moore and by Lindy Ryan NEWS: We have a now! Find all of our...
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Melanie Tem's Prodigal
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In Melanie Tem’s Prodigal, eleven-year-old Lucy is grappling with the mysterious death of her older brother–a suspected drug overdose–when her older sister Rae mysteriously disappears. The losses alone are too much for her family, but now Lucy is visited by the ghost of her brother, leading her into a dangerous supernatural world. Recommended in this episode: by Jacqueline Harpman and by V. E. Schwab NEWS: We have a now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out small businesses. UP NEXT: by Silvia Moreno Garcia Buy our books ,...
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Majorie Bowen's "The Crown Derby Plate"
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Marjorie Bowen’s short story “The Crown Derby Plate” opens as “three elderly, cheerful women” sit around a fire for a cozy Christmas. They talk of a nearby estate that is rumored to be haunted when one of the women remembers that they had beautiful Crown Derby china that she wants for her antique shop. So, she makes the journey to the house, only to discover a little more than she bargained for. Recommended in this episode: Listen to , discussing the Valancourt re-release of Rosalind Ashe’s Moths. NEWS: We have a now! Find all of our favorite books at our...
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E. Nesbit's "The Shadow"
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In E. Nesbit’s story “The Shadow,” a vibrant Christmas party has gone late into the night, and everyone stays over at the manor house, given the late hour. Three women are sitting up around the fire with cocoa in hand, gossiping about boys and telling spooky stories. One woman, though, has an especially frightening tale to tell. Read “The Shadow” . Recommended in this episode: NEWS: We have a now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out small businesses. UP NEXT: Buy our books , including our newest
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Mariko Koike's The Graveyard Apartment
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SPOILERS ABOUND as we discuss Mariko Koike’s . Be forewarned! A young married couple has found the perfect apartment for their growing family. It’s beautiful and spacious. It’s close to shopping, the train, and their daughter’s school. The only problem? It is surrounded by a cemetery. A bit weird, yes, but not a problem–until strange and troubling events begin forcing out the tenants one by one, leaving the Kano family to fight by themselves. Recommended in this episode: by Kelly Foster Lundquist and by Simone St. James ALSO: Charlotte Riddell is in the...
info_outlineAuthor of WORDS MADE OF FLESH, the eco-horror YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD, and the Stoker-nominated story “Ten Thousand Crawling Children,” R.A. Busby spends her spare time running in the desert with her dog and thinking about weird things to write about.
Recommended in this episode: “Ten Thousand Crawling Children” and WORDS MADE OF FLESH by R. A. Busby
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