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The House of Last Resort

You'll enjoy these titles because: It's the season for spooky reads that fill us with hope, excitement and dread. Can you survive these thrills and chills?

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  • Noemí Taboada, a glamorous debutante, is sent to High Place, a Mexican countryside house, to save her cousin. Despite her lack of knowledge about the region and her cousin's new husband, she's determined to find the truth. Her only ally is…
    BookNew York : Del Rey, [2020] — FIC MORENO-GARCIA
  • Anna struggles with fitting in with her family during annual vacations, despite her twin brother Benny and older sister Nicole's adherence to the flow. It's not long before the remote villa in Monteperso becomes a nightmare.
    BookNew York : Tor Publishing Group, 2024. — F-THO
  • Four climbers hike into the Kentucky wilderness, but seven months later, three mangled bodies are discovered. Dylan, the first person to climb an untouched cliff face, is missing. The mystery remains whether the climbers were murdered,…
    BookPhiladelphia : Quirk Books, [2024] — F-KIE
  • Journalist Laura Warren visits a streaming horror series in L.A., reporting on a remake of a '90s horror flick cursed by the Needle Man. As the series' body count rises, she faces the curse and the Needle Man's lethal reach.
    BookNew York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2023] — FIC WINNING
  • Holly Sherwin, a struggling playwright, receives a grant to develop her play, The Witch of Edmonton. She discovers Hill House, a gothic mansion, and rents it with her girlfriend Nisa. However, the house doesn't want anyone to leave.
    BookNew York, NY : Mulholland Books, 2023. — F-HAN
  • The story revolves around a serial killer, a stolen child, revenge and death, but all these aspects are lies. The last house on Needless Street is a buried mystery in a dark forest.
    BookNew York : Nightfire, 2021. — WARD
  • Alex Easton, a retired soldier, discovers his friend is dying and rushes to their ancestral home. They discover a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, and Madeline's brother Roderick suffers from nerve malady. They must…
    BookNew York : Nightfire, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2022. — F KINGF
  • Eric Ross, desperate for money and a chance to explore the haunted Masson House in Texas, is hired by the owner for a job. The ad offers a huge payout and the chance to uncover the house's secrets.
    BookNew York : Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group, 2023. — F-COM
  • A TV star groom and magazine publisher's ambitious bride celebrate a wedding on an Irish island, but resentments, jealousy and reminiscences clash, leading to a tragic end.
    BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — M-FOLEY, L
  • In Harrow, autumn brings change with an orchard containing seven unusual trees and a new apple variety. The town's history is buried in the orchard, with roots dating back to the town's origins. As leaves fall and days grow darker, a…
    BookNew York : Del Rey, 2023. — F-WENDIG