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After a shocking career-ending scandal, eighteen-year-old Sunny Lee spends her days longing for her former popstar life and cyberstalking ex-groupmate Candie. They were inseparable - before leaving tragedy and heartache in their wake. Now Candie is chasing stardom in a new K-pop competition, and Sunny can't resist joining her. Finally, they can confront their past, like what happened that horrible night their third groupmate jumped to her death. And whether the dark, otherworldly secrets they keep had something to do with it.

The rumor mill has never been kind to Meadowvale High seniors and best friends Rick and Martina, labeling them outcasts (sure), stoners (no comment), and pranksters (okay, this one’s fair). But for the most part, they have successfully flown under the radar. That is, until they’re targeted in a prank that replaces yearbook superlatives with grisly forecasts of student and faculty deaths. Sure, Rick and Martina were never going to be voted Most Likely to Succeed . . . but Homecoming’s Cutest Corpses? Thanks for the cute, no thanks on the corpse.

Euphemia Tate, a high school cheerleader, faces a tragic accident that transforms her life forever. As she navigates the aftermath of her fall, she finds herself haunted by ghostly visions and eerie occurrences. The story delves into her journey of self-discovery and healing, where she encounters spectral figures, uncovers family secrets, and confronts malevolent forces.

When Lily receives an eerie old dollhouse from a long lost relative, she thinks it's just an antique—until the dolls begin to move on their own. Whispers echo through the attic. Shadows flicker behind tiny windows, and one porcelain doll keeps watching her. With the help of her best friend, Lily discovers that the dollhouse holds the trapped spirit of a forgotten child—and a much darker entity feeding off loneliness and fear. To break the curse, they’ll have to uncover buried secrets, confront a vengeful spirit, and face the chilling truth: some promises are never forgotten.

According to Craig, a two-month-long camping trip, stranded in the middle of nowhere, is the last way he wants to spend summer vacation. Though he’ll soon find out that muggy weather, no showers, and annoying cousins will be the least of his worries.

During the Nazi Occupation of Poland, Dr. Josef Mengele conducted sadistic experiments on twin children. Nathan Oberst barely survived the torture of the death camp, but had to watch his twin, Noah, die before his eyes. At that moment, Nathan witnessed the ancient evil behind Mengele that fed off the misery and deaths of the children. As the sole remaining survivor, it is up to Nathan to stop it.

Vacances. Bled paumé. Cinq ados dans l'ennui total. Rafael vient de rejoindre le village et cette bande, et il ne connaît pas encore les mystères qui animent « Horror city », comme on le surnomme… Et lorsque la pluie les pousse à se réfugier dans un local radio abandonné, tout tourne mal. Quelles sont les ondes que la machine d'Emma a perçu ? Quel est donc l'étrange mal qui touche Lola ? Comment fuir cet endroit ? D'où viennent ces phénomènes mystérieux qui touchent Horror city ? Et surtout, de Clément, Nolan, Raf, Emma et Lola et Alex... Combien ressortiront-ils du tunnel ?

What if the mark on your skin was the key to saving—or destroying—humanity? Jace Holloway has always dreamed of escaping the crumbling town of Verrick Falls. But when a mysterious blackout leads him and his conspiracy-theorist best friend into the forbidden woods, they stumble upon something that should not exist—a Rift Pulse, an interdimensional tear where reality frays and nightmares walk. What follows is an explosion of chaos: Jace is marked by a glowing sigil that alters his body, mind, and destiny. Machines begin hunting him.

Will can't escape the image burned into his mind—Leo's gunshot. The horror that followed. Daniel’s screams. Chip’s agonised barks. The wailing of his campmates. The nightmare which haunts them all. One thing is certain now: they are prisoners. Watched at every turn and under threat with each passing second. Powerless. Trapped. But just when all seems bleak, an opportunity emerges. A single, reckless chance at escape.

Maggie Atkins will never forget what happened in that cave ten years ago when she and six other elementary school kids were kidnapped by their bus driver and kept captive.

Every summer for the past twenty years, a kid from Blackridge has disappeared, snatched away and never seen again. It’s not the ideal town to relocate to, but after a tragic accident kills Jo’s best friend, her mom drags Jo and her siblings to the small, haunted town to start fresh. They move into an old house, and quickly, Jo learns they are not alone. Flickering lights. Radio stations that inexplicably change. A cold, faint breath across her ear....

Full of skin-crawling folk horror and sapphic romance, this feral fairytale and standalone follow-up to Gorgeous Gruesome Faces follows a reclusive songstress and her bodyguard who must unravel the occult mysteries of their past to escape from a cursed island.

Relic Meyers thought sophomore year would be easier, but his band Altar Stone’s electrifying debut has sent shockwaves through Laramie—both literally and supernaturally. The performance has awakened hexes tied to Adratheon, a dark entity lurking in the town’s shadowy past, and now monstrous forces are surfacing from beyond. As Relic struggles to balance band life, friendships, and the terrifying weight of these supernatural disturbances, he realizes that getting what you want isn’t always a blessing—it’s just the start of a new nightmare.

My time at Monster Academy continues to get more dangerous...I've survived the first semester in Monstreuse. But my life continues to tangle, just like my budding relationship with Byron, my obnoxious, sorcerer tutor. It turns out my strange powers are tied to the force turning my fellow students into monsters, and that's not awkward at all. And it definitely doesn't put a target on my back.

It’s summer vacation, and everyone in Hawkins has plans—everyone except Eleven. She feels trapped by her overprotective father and wants to break out and find a normal teen life like she sees in her magazines. Luckily, Eleven’s not alone. Her friend Max needs to flee a troubling home life and an increasingly dangerous older brother. They decide to escape together, and in Hawkins in the summer of 1985, there is only one place to go: the all-new Starcourt Mall. Will midnight movies and an overnight party in the food court be the solution to their problems?

When a child trafficking network sets up a fake student exchange programme, families from around the world fall for it. Seventeen-year-old Kendall jets off on what she believes will be a Californian adventure. First stop: a luxurious hillside mansion for 'Orientation Week'. Blinded by the opulence and their own naivety, the youngsters cavort. Meanwhile hidden cameras transmit images to international buyers of them flirting, sleeping, bathing and playing. Slowly, Kendall begins to suspect that something is wrong.

Wispy Falls’ town motto is: “You’ll be safe here!” But that doesn’t seem to be true. Because in Wispy Falls, monsters live in the woods, and children go missing, and the bodies are beginning to stack up. A seventeen-year-old vlogger known as Storymancer is determined to get to the bottom of what’s wrong in Wispy Falls. A few years ago his six-year-old brother went missing in the woods and no one in town seemed to care enough to find him.

Seventeen-year-old Mary Churchill feels helpless as London is ravaged by air raids and mandatory blackouts during the seemingly endless war. On a rare night out, she connects with a stranger named Evelyn and, after becoming fast friends, makes plans to meet her again the next day. Except Evelyn never shows up. When Mary searches for her, she finds her new friend brutally murdered.

Lemon Ziegler wants to escape rural Devil’s Elbow, Pennsylvania to attend college—but that’s impossible now that she’s expected to impersonate the town’s lake monster for the rest of her life. Her family has been secretly keeping the tradition of Old Lucy, the famed (and very fake) monster of Lake Lokakoma, alive for generations, all to keep the tourists coming. Without Lemon, the town dies, and she can’t disappoint her grandparents . . . or tell her best friends about any of it.

A Fell's Church le cose non sono mai come sembrano: la verità è sempre ammantata di mistero, e anche le più consolidate certezze possono crollare sotto i colpi dell'amore, della passione e della vendetta. Elena, contesa dai due fratelli vampiri, è tornata dal mondo dei morti con nuovi, incredibili poteri. Stefan è scomparso e adesso Damon, il vampiro malvagio, ha campo libero: ora che la creatura che lo possedeva è stata sconfitta e il fratello non può più frapporsi tra lui ed Elena, sembra che il suo trionfo sia vicino.