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Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

Mouthful of Birds

Samanta Schweblin

"Brilliantly disconcerting tales of the human psyche from the Argentinian author of Fever Dream..."

— The Observer

4 out of 5

5 reviews
You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian

You Know You Want This

Kristen Roupenian

"Roupenian herself, with her transgressive collection, gets the last laugh on an audience that dissected her and underestimated her..."

— Irish Independent

3.1 out of 5

14 reviews
Elevation by Stephen King

Elevation

Stephen King

"the master of horror gets cuddly..."

— The Sunday Times

3.29 out of 5

3 reviews
Dracul by Dacre Stoker, J. D. Barker

Dracul

Dacre Stoker, J. D. Barker

"In its crafty structure and unhurried layering of dread, this addition to the canon is a brilliantly entertaining read, and offers a chilling response...."

— Financial Times

Score pending

1 review
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

The Silent Companions

Laura Purcell

"Purcell has thrown explicit Gothic elements at this by the coachload..."

— Crime Fiction Lover

Score pending

2 reviews
Melmoth the Wanderer 1820: with an introduction by Sarah Perry by Charles Robert Maturin, Sarah Perry

Melmoth the Wanderer 1820: with an intro...

Charles Robert Maturin, Sarah Perry

"a novel which few can rival for complexity, cunning and horror. ..."

— Irish Times

Score pending

2 reviews

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Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

Mouthful of Birds

Samanta Schweblin

"Brilliantly disconcerting tales of the human psyche from the Argentinian author of Fever Dream..."

— The Observer

4 out of 5

5 reviews

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"brings to life vivid worlds of terror and unease"

— Financial Times

"intensely imagined uncanny territory in which everyday normality is violently ruptured in ways that infiltrate your subconscious."

— The Sunday Telegraph

Elevation by Stephen King

Elevation

Stephen King

"the master of horror gets cuddly..."

— The Sunday Times

3.29 out of 5

3 reviews

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"This one is for completists only, and devoted ones at that."

— A.V. Club

"It’s heavy out there right now. Here’s something that’s not."

— The New York Times

You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian

You Know You Want This

Kristen Roupenian

"Roupenian herself, with her transgressive collection, gets the last laugh on an audience that dissected her and underestimated her..."

— Irish Independent

3.1 out of 5

14 reviews

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"Cat Person author Kristen Roupenian’s short stories chronicle modern sexual politics"

— Irish Times

— London Review of Books

Melmoth the Wanderer 1820: with an introduction by Sarah Perry by Charles Robert Maturin, Sarah Perry

Melmoth the Wanderer 1820: with an intro...

Charles Robert Maturin, Sarah Perry

"a novel which few can rival for complexity, cunning and horror. ..."

— Irish Times

Score pending

2 reviews

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"Melmoth is a gothic matryoshka of fictions inside one another"

— The Guardian

Dracul by Dacre Stoker, J. D. Barker

Dracul

Dacre Stoker, J. D. Barker

"In its crafty structure and unhurried layering of dread, this addition to the canon is a brilliantly entertaining read, and offers a chilling response...."

— Financial Times

Score pending

1 review

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The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

The Silent Companions

Laura Purcell

"Purcell has thrown explicit Gothic elements at this by the coachload..."

— Crime Fiction Lover

Score pending

2 reviews

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Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

Mouthful of Birds

Samanta Schweblin

"Brilliantly disconcerting tales of the human psyche from the Argentinian author of Fever Dream..."

— The Observer

4 out of 5

5 reviews
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Elevation by Stephen King

Elevation

Stephen King

"the master of horror gets cuddly..."

— The Sunday Times

3.29 out of 5

3 reviews
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You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian

You Know You Want This

Kristen Roupenian

"Roupenian herself, with her transgressive collection, gets the last laugh on an audience that dissected her and underestimated her..."

— Irish Independent

3.1 out of 5

14 reviews
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Melmoth the Wanderer 1820: with an introduction by Sarah Perry by Charles Robert Maturin, Sarah Perry

Melmoth the Wanderer 1820: with an intro...

Charles Robert Maturin, Sarah Perry

"a novel which few can rival for complexity, cunning and horror. ..."

— Irish Times

Score pending

2 reviews
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Dracul by Dacre Stoker, J. D. Barker

Dracul

Dacre Stoker, J. D. Barker

"In its crafty structure and unhurried layering of dread, this addition to the canon is a brilliantly entertaining read, and offers a chilling response...."

— Financial Times

Score pending

1 review
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The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

The Silent Companions

Laura Purcell

"Purcell has thrown explicit Gothic elements at this by the coachload..."

— Crime Fiction Lover

Score pending

2 reviews

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