Lately, my roommate has been traveling a lot, leaving me alone in my home. Being
an introvert, I always appreciate time to myself, but I have yet to actually
live alone for more than a night or two until now. Suddenly, nights seem much
scarier, and I am extra sure to make sure the doors are locked. It’s almost
funny in a way how much weirder living alone is. You see all your space and
things in one light when you’re surrounded by people (or just another person)
than when you’re alone.
I’ve found one of the best ways to combat fear is with reading, and luckily,
there have been so exciting recent releases that deal with scary places. The
places in these books are significantly scarier than my home (thank goodness!),
so hopefully reading about them will allow me to realize my place isn’t actually
all that scary. For people who are either already used to living alone or living
with several people, these stories will likely still offer an entertaining read
with a side of spine chills.
Carrie meets American Horror Story meets
The Shining in this terrifying YA horror novel from
the author of Tweak and
Schizo.
Something’s not right in Beach
Haven.
Jen Noonan’s father thinks a move to Harmony
House is the key to salvation, but to everyone who has lived
there before, it is a portal to pure horror.
After her
alcoholic mother’s death, Jen’s father cracked. He dragged
Jen to a dilapidated old manor on the shore of New Jersey to
start their new lives—but Jen can tell that the place has an
unhappy history. She can feel it the same way she can feel
her anger flowing out of her, affecting the world in strange
ways she can’t explain.
But Harmony House is more than
just a creepy old estate. It’s got a chilling past—and the
more Jen discovers its secrets, the more the house awakens.
Visions of a strange boy who lived in the house long ago
follow Jen wherever she goes, and her father’s
already-fragile sanity disintegrates before her eyes. As the
forces in the house join together to terrorize Jen, she must
find a way to escape the past she didn’t know was haunting
her—and the mysterious and terrible power she didn’t realize
she had.
When Sarah Merson receives the opportunity of a lifetime to attend the most
elite prep school in the country-Sanctuary Bay Academy-it seems almost too good
to be true. But, after years of bouncing from foster home to foster home,
escaping to its tranquil setting, nestled deep in Swans Island, couldn't sound
more appealing. Swiftly thrown into a world of privilege and secrets, Sarah
quickly realizes finding herself noticed by class charmer, Nate, as well as her
roommate's dangerously attentive boyfriend, Ethan, are the least of her worries.
When her roommate suddenly goes missing, she finds herself in a race against
time, not only to find her, but to save herself and discover the dark truth
behind Sanctuary Bay's glossy reputation.
In this genre-bending YA
thriller, Sanctuary Bay by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz, Sarah's new school
may seem like an idyllic temple of learning, but as she unearths years of
terrifying history and manipulation, she discovers this "school" is something
much more sinister.
Tucked away, deep in the woods, Brunesfield Correctional
Facility's cold walls and empty hallways keep dangerous
girls away from the world . . . girls like Angela Davis,
whose fate was determined by one bad decision. After a few
years in juvie, Angela is finally close to her release, but
everything changes the day a new warden with dark plans
takes over. Angela knows evil when she sees it, and as
strange disappearances and frightening incidents happen more
and more frequently, it becomes clear that Brunesfield could
be the end of them. Angela and her friends must find a way
to get out, but how can they save themselves from very place
keeping them locked away?
From the author of The
Merciless comes an atmospheric thriller rich with
secrets and conspiracies that will have readers on the edge
of their seats.
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