Smoky Hill Staff Picks: Oh, the horror!Like this list

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• The Lamb

  a Novel

  Rose, Lucy, 1996-

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  A contemporary horror/folktale about a mother and daughter (and cannibalism)! The Lamb is a tense and atmospheric debut novel by Lucy Rose. (adult fiction) -Lizzie

• Exhuma

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  Exhuma is a South Korean film that begins with two shamans, a mortician, and a feng shui expert enlisted to put an evil spirit to rest. As they dig deeper, the intrigue grows and the threat rises! This is an epic ghost story with a family of misfits…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The September House

  Orlando, Carissa,

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  The walls drip blood every September, and the hauntings get worse year after year...but it's Margaret's dream house and she's determined to survive it. I appreciated the grim humor and the psychological twists. (adult fiction) -Jenn

• Hunger's Bite

  Robin, Taylor, 1994-

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  Neeta and Emery's home, the steamship Lark, is being turned into a floating nightmare by its new owner, Mr. Honeycutt. As Emery falls under Honeycutt's influence, Neeta teams up with a vampire investigator to discover what's devouring the crew in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nightmare Obscura

  A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind

  Carr, Michelle

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  As someone who’s deeply fascinated by the brain, different states of consciousness, and the dreaming mind, I found this book absolutely captivating! Not only did I learn about the different stages of sleep, the function of REM sleep, and the inner…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts

  Bourdain, Anthony,

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  Some hungry ghosts are literally out for a meal. For others, their hunger is less literal, but no less terrifying for living humans to behold. The art is consistently spooky and weird. My favorite stories were: "The Starving Skeleton," "The Heads,"…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dorothy Must Die

  Paige, Danielle

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  I love this very dark take on what happens in Oz after the traditional Wizard of Oz story ends. Dorothy and her friends are evil! (adult fiction) -Chandra

• Frozen Charlotte

  Bell, Alex

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  Frozen Charlotte is a haunting modern tale with ties to an old poem known as Fair Charlotte or A Corpse Went To A Ball. Frozen Charlotte is part mystery part madness but a pure joy to read! (young adult fiction) -Lisa

• The Darkdeep

  Condie, Allyson Braithwaite,

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  Book one of a trilogy that had me on the edge of my seat (and more than a little scared).Comparable to Goonies or Stranger Things, a rag-tag group of kids are out to escape being bullied and find themselves in a remote cavern that has a dark…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Outsider. [Season 1]

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  This is a chilling mix of a crime show and bone-chilling horror. It starts with a simple murder case, but it quickly turns into something impossible. It captures the classic Stephen King feeling: the realization that the shadows in the room aren't…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tender Is the Flesh

  a Novel

  Bazterrica, Agustina María, 1974-

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  Think Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal,' except Bazterrica takes the idea much further. Essentially, a worldwide virus has poisoned all the animal meat. To address this, society begins factory-farming humans for their "special meat." Yumm...…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Resident Evil. 4

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  The Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) plays like a high action movie; it is an intense, cinematic action-thriller that never lets up. The game redefines survival horror by forcing you to make split-second tactical decisions while being hunted by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Possession of Alba Díaz

  Cañas, Isabel,

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  The depravity! The yearning! Isabel Canas excels at writing historical gothic horror set in Mexico. This is her newest book and I love her growth as a storyteller! (adult fiction) -Chandra

• Sinners

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  Sinners was not just the best horror movie of 2025, but one of the best movies in any genre--and the Academy Awards agree! A wildly entertaining vampire thriller that doubles as a layered exploration of the history of American music, joy as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation