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BKLYN BookMatch + Creepy, Atmospheric Books and Stories

Do you like to read things that spook you and make your skin crawl? Try some of these eldritch titles and lose yourself in a creepy new world! This list was created by a librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library for a reader. Would you like your own personalized list of reading suggestions? Visit Bklyn BookMatch here: bklynlibrary.org/bookmatch

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The supernatural enhancements
Edgar Cantero.
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What begins as a classic story of inheritance slowly turns into something unpredictable as increasingly inexplicable phenomena plague a pair investigating a family mansion. Written as an epistolary novel, you'll probably want to start rereading this one as soon as you finish... while all the facts are still fresh!

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke.
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Alternate England, 1806. To study magic is erudite, but to practice it is unthinkable. Is dowdy Gilbert Norrell's private library of magical texts indicative of gentlemanly scholarship, or could he possibly be a practitioner? Who is the dandy Drawlight working for, and can he be trusted? Finally, what on earth is the matter with Lady Pole? A spectacularly detailed and atmospheric tome with surprisingly creepy details thrown in.

John dies at the end
David Wong.
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Aw, well that title is a spoiler... Or is it? A contemporary story filled with eldritch viscera, this book will make you think twice about that thing you thought you saw out of the corner of your eye. First in a series of works set in this universe.

Her body and other parties : stories [electronic resource]
Machado, Carmen Maria, author.
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This powerful, often difficult to read collection of stories explores the space where horror and womanhood meet. From an updated tale of a green ribbon around a girl's neck to a reinterpretation of Law and Order: SVU, stories in this collection will certainly spook and stick with you. This book was also the fiction winner of BPL's 2018 Literary Prize.