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Mall Goth Starter Pack

Are you looking for books that immerse you in a dark vibe then descends into an abyss of unsettling dread? This curated list emanates from a raw, uncut and found-footage energy creepy enough to give you old-school chills down your spine. It's perfect for a dark and stormy night.

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  • The only surviving cast member of a notorious, disturbing 1993 art house horror movie joins the remake, but begins having trouble distinguishing between reality and film in the new novel by the author of The Pallbearers Club.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — FICTION TREMBLAY
  • A young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve, while restoring an old house, answer the door to a man claiming to have lived there years before, which sets in motion a chain of uncanny and inexplicable events leading to Charlie's…
    Book, 2024New York : Emily Bestler Books, Atria, 2024 — FICTION KLIEWER
  • Resolving to keep her head down through graduation when a factory closing divides the adults and kids in her small community, Quinn is caught in a dispute between tradition and progress before a homicidal corporate mascot begins targeting teens.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — YA FICTION CESARE
  • A meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism about a dark thriller and the curse that haunts a legendary lost film. It awakens one woman's hidden powers.
    Book, 2023New York : Del Rey, [2023] — FICTION MORENOGARCIA
  • Reuniting 30 years after a tragic accident ended their show Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members, who hold the secret of their close circle, the mystery of the beloved magical host and what really happened on that deadly last day, soon…
    Book, 2023New York : Del Rey, [2023] — FICTION WHITE
  • The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act...different. She's moody. She's irritable. And bizarre…
    Book, 2016Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2016] — FICTION HENDRIX
  • As the only two survivors of a summer camp massacre, Sloan and her girlfriend Cherry form a seemingly unbreakable bond, but as Sloan discovers more about the attack she begins to suspect Cherry may be more than just a survivor.
    Book, 2023New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023 — YA FICTION DUGAN
  • While investigating an infamous Hollywood murder mystery for their final YouTube episode, four teenagers visit the scene of the crime, but one does not come out alive, leaving the others to solve crimes old and new or die trying.
    Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023 — YA FICTION HEARD
  • Local legend holds that the nearby woods are home to the ghost of Lucy Gallows, who vanished decades ago outside Briar Glen, Mass. While searching for Lucy, Sara Donoghue's sister, Becca, disappeared a year earlier. Now, mysterious texts point Sara…
    Book, 2019New York : Viking, 2019 — YA FICTION MARSHALL
  • Told through journal entries, a psychotherapist's notes, court records, and more, relates the tale of Carly, a teen who was institutionalized after her parents' death but released to Elmbrige High School, where she is believed to have a second…
    Book, 2015New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015 — YA FICTION KURTAGICH
  • Three teens at a summer program for gifted students uncover shocking secrets in the sanatorium-turned-dorm where they're staying secrets that link them all to the asylum's dark past.
    Book, 2013New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013] — YA FICTION ROUX
  • When fifteen-year-old Lexi's younger sister Kasey begins behaving strangely and their old Victorian house seems to take on a life of its own, Lexi investigates and discovers some frightening facts about previous occupants of the house, leading her…
    Book, 2009New York : Hyperion Books, c2009 — YA FICTION ALENDER

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