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Loathly ladies: Women writing horror - Christchurch City Libraries

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Women are often overlooked as horror writers, despite always having a strong and terrifying presence in the genre. From psychological thrillers, supernatural suspense, brutality, gore, and good old fashioned ghost stories, these monstrous madams will unsettle, disturb and horrify. A Christchurch City Libraries list.

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15 items

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Or, The Modern Prometheus

by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851

Book - 1980

Here is a foreboding tale of a science experiment gone awry. Having crafted a creature from stolen body parts, Frankenstein is horrified by the hideousnes...Show more Here is a foreboding tale of a science experiment gone awry. Having crafted a creature from stolen body parts, Frankenstein is horrified by the hideousness of what he has created. Racked with loneliness, this tragic, nameless creature turns on its maker. A classic containing elements of monster horror, science fiction, and gothic romance. Show less

Here is a foreboding tale of a science experiment gone awry. Having crafted a creature from stolen body parts, Frankenstein is horrified by the hideousnes...Show more Here is a foreboding tale of a science experiment gone awry. Having crafted a creature from stolen body parts, Frankenstein is horrified by the hideousness of what he has created. Racked with loneliness, this tragic, nameless creature turns on its maker. A classic containing elements of monster horror, science fiction, and gothic romance. Show less

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The Lottery

The Lottery

Adventures of the Daemon Lover

by Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965

Book - 1988

Ghosts, poltergeists, and unseen forces abound in Jackson's work, which continues to haunt readers half a century on from her death. She is renowned for h...Show more Ghosts, poltergeists, and unseen forces abound in Jackson's work, which continues to haunt readers half a century on from her death. She is renowned for her short stories, in which she imbues the stuff of everyday life with an uncanny disquiet. The eponymous story of this collection is reflective of her early interest in the pressures and persecutor-y instincts of insular communities, while her later work shows a deepening preoccupation with 'demons of the mind', anxiety, and neuroses. Show less

Ghosts, poltergeists, and unseen forces abound in Jackson's work, which continues to haunt readers half a century on from her death. She is renowned for h...Show more Ghosts, poltergeists, and unseen forces abound in Jackson's work, which continues to haunt readers half a century on from her death. She is renowned for her short stories, in which she imbues the stuff of everyday life with an uncanny disquiet. The eponymous story of this collection is reflective of her early interest in the pressures and persecutor-y instincts of insular communities, while her later work shows a deepening preoccupation with 'demons of the mind', anxiety, and neuroses. Show less

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The Drowning Girl

The Drowning Girl

A Memoir

by Kiernan, Caitlín R.

Book - 2012

Described as an eerie masterpeice, The Drowning Girl has won the Bram Stoker Award for superior acheivement in horror. Part horror, part dark fantasy, tot...Show more Described as an eerie masterpeice, The Drowning Girl has won the Bram Stoker Award for superior acheivement in horror. Part horror, part dark fantasy, totally original, this is the story of Imp, struggling with her schizophrenia, and unable to tell if the strange and frightening things happening to her are reality, or something else entirely. Show less

Described as an eerie masterpeice, The Drowning Girl has won the Bram Stoker Award for superior acheivement in horror. Part horror, part dark fantasy, tot...Show more Described as an eerie masterpeice, The Drowning Girl has won the Bram Stoker Award for superior acheivement in horror. Part horror, part dark fantasy, totally original, this is the story of Imp, struggling with her schizophrenia, and unable to tell if the strange and frightening things happening to her are reality, or something else entirely. Show less

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Rise

Rise

The Complete Newsflesh Collection

by Grant, Mira, pseud., 1978-

Book - 2016

A collection of eight novellas set in Mira Grant's tense and detailed world where a viral zombie apocalypse has taken over. Stories about the cruelty of n...Show more A collection of eight novellas set in Mira Grant's tense and detailed world where a viral zombie apocalypse has taken over. Stories about the cruelty of nature, malicious intentions, tragic stories about everyday struggles in post-apocalyptic life all flesh out this incredible zombie infected world. Show less

A collection of eight novellas set in Mira Grant's tense and detailed world where a viral zombie apocalypse has taken over. Stories about the cruelty of n...Show more A collection of eight novellas set in Mira Grant's tense and detailed world where a viral zombie apocalypse has taken over. Stories about the cruelty of nature, malicious intentions, tragic stories about everyday struggles in post-apocalyptic life all flesh out this incredible zombie infected world. Show less

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The Hidden People

The Hidden People

by Littlewood, Alison

Book - 2016

A skeptical late-1800s Englishman, Albie Mirralls, travels to the village of his recently deceased cousin who has died brutally at the hands of her supers...Show more A skeptical late-1800s Englishman, Albie Mirralls, travels to the village of his recently deceased cousin who has died brutally at the hands of her superstitious husband. Albie is determined that the husband is brought to proper English justice but the rumours that her death may have been more supernatural than natural complicate his mission and blur the lines of reality. An intricate plot and a menacing sense of brooding gothic bleakness really set this story up for the twists and turns that follow. Show less

A skeptical late-1800s Englishman, Albie Mirralls, travels to the village of his recently deceased cousin who has died brutally at the hands of her supers...Show more A skeptical late-1800s Englishman, Albie Mirralls, travels to the village of his recently deceased cousin who has died brutally at the hands of her superstitious husband. Albie is determined that the husband is brought to proper English justice but the rumours that her death may have been more supernatural than natural complicate his mission and blur the lines of reality. An intricate plot and a menacing sense of brooding gothic bleakness really set this story up for the twists and turns that follow. Show less

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Mayhem

Mayhem

by Pinborough, Sarah, 1972-

Book - 2014

Sarah Pinborough writes in several different genres including horror, mystery and fantasy, and is sometimes compared to early Dean Kootz. Mayhem is a grue...Show more Sarah Pinborough writes in several different genres including horror, mystery and fantasy, and is sometimes compared to early Dean Kootz. Mayhem is a gruesome read about a second killer roaming the streets at the same time as Jack the Ripper, and Dr Bond, Police Surgeon, who is determined to find him. Show less

Sarah Pinborough writes in several different genres including horror, mystery and fantasy, and is sometimes compared to early Dean Kootz. Mayhem is a grue...Show more Sarah Pinborough writes in several different genres including horror, mystery and fantasy, and is sometimes compared to early Dean Kootz. Mayhem is a gruesome read about a second killer roaming the streets at the same time as Jack the Ripper, and Dr Bond, Police Surgeon, who is determined to find him. Show less

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The Doll-master and Other Tales of Terror

The Doll-master and Other Tales of Terror

by Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-

Book - 2016

Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific author, and this collection will give you a taste of her best: six psychologically daring stories filled to the brim with ...Show more Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific author, and this collection will give you a taste of her best: six psychologically daring stories filled to the brim with tales of, obsession, media frenzies, dolls (always terrifying), escaping a deadly relationship, death and intruders when you're home alone... These six quietly terrifying, lethal and imaginative stories will have you rapt. Show less

Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific author, and this collection will give you a taste of her best: six psychologically daring stories filled to the brim with ...Show more Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific author, and this collection will give you a taste of her best: six psychologically daring stories filled to the brim with tales of, obsession, media frenzies, dolls (always terrifying), escaping a deadly relationship, death and intruders when you're home alone... These six quietly terrifying, lethal and imaginative stories will have you rapt. Show less

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Touched

Touched

by Briscoe, Joanna

Book - 2014

Oozing walls, sagging ceilings, strange whispers from empty rooms... Touched is a novel of growing menace, deeply unsettling hidden rooms and disturbed daughters. Oozing walls, sagging ceilings, strange whispers from empty rooms... Touched is a novel of growing menace, deeply unsettling hidden rooms and disturbed daughters. Show less

Oozing walls, sagging ceilings, strange whispers from empty rooms... Touched is a novel of growing menace, deeply unsettling hidden rooms and disturbed daughters. Oozing walls, sagging ceilings, strange whispers from empty rooms... Touched is a novel of growing menace, deeply unsettling hidden rooms and disturbed daughters. Show less

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The Bell Tower

The Bell Tower

by Rayne, Sarah, 1947-

Book - 2015

A great haunted house story, full of uncovered historical documents, creepy supernatural overtones, and a crime committed hundreds of hears ago that still haunts the present. A great haunted house story, full of uncovered historical documents, creepy supernatural overtones, and a crime committed hundreds of hears ago that still haunts the present. Show less

A great haunted house story, full of uncovered historical documents, creepy supernatural overtones, and a crime committed hundreds of hears ago that still haunts the present. A great haunted house story, full of uncovered historical documents, creepy supernatural overtones, and a crime committed hundreds of hears ago that still haunts the present. Show less

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The Apartment

The Apartment

by Grey, S. L.

Book - 2016

A deeply disturbing psychological thriller about a couple trying to recover from a traumatising home invasion. A deeply disturbing psychological thriller about a couple trying to recover from a traumatising home invasion. Show less

A deeply disturbing psychological thriller about a couple trying to recover from a traumatising home invasion. A deeply disturbing psychological thriller about a couple trying to recover from a traumatising home invasion. Show less

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The Summer That Melted Everything

The Summer That Melted Everything

by McDaniel, Tiffany

Book - 2016

When the improbably named Autopsy Bliss invites the devil into his backwater town, he didn't expect him to actually show up... Strange accidents, deadly fevers, personal demons, and scariest of all, it's set in the 80s. When the improbably named Autopsy Bliss invites the devil into his backwater town, he didn't expect him to actually show up... Strange accidents, deadly fevers, personal demons, and scariest of all, it's set in the 80s. Show less

When the improbably named Autopsy Bliss invites the devil into his backwater town, he didn't expect him to actually show up... Strange accidents, deadly fevers, personal demons, and scariest of all, it's set in the 80s. When the improbably named Autopsy Bliss invites the devil into his backwater town, he didn't expect him to actually show up... Strange accidents, deadly fevers, personal demons, and scariest of all, it's set in the 80s. Show less

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The Grownup

The Grownup

by Flynn, Gillian, 1971-

Book - 2015

Gillian Flynn writes manipulative and canny women so well. The Grownup is super-short at only 69 pages. Gillian Flynn writes manipulative and canny women so well. The Grownup is super-short at only 69 pages. Show less

Gillian Flynn writes manipulative and canny women so well. The Grownup is super-short at only 69 pages. Gillian Flynn writes manipulative and canny women so well. The Grownup is super-short at only 69 pages. Show less

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The Winter People

The Winter People

by McMahon, Jennifer, 1968-

Book - 2014

Jennifer McMahon masterfully builds suspense and tension with incredibly well-realized characters. Two homeschooled, isolated girls wake to find their mo...Show more Jennifer McMahon masterfully builds suspense and tension with incredibly well-realized characters. Two homeschooled, isolated girls wake to find their mother has disappeared. A diary, a creepy and gruesome history, and a touch of the dark supernatural. Show less

Jennifer McMahon masterfully builds suspense and tension with incredibly well-realized characters. Two homeschooled, isolated girls wake to find their mo...Show more Jennifer McMahon masterfully builds suspense and tension with incredibly well-realized characters. Two homeschooled, isolated girls wake to find their mother has disappeared. A diary, a creepy and gruesome history, and a touch of the dark supernatural. Show less

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Father of Lies

Father of Lies

A Supernatural Horror Novel

by England, Sarah

Book - 2016

The first in a trilogy that continues in Tanners Dell and Magda, the doctor of a violently disturbed patient in an asylum turns to hypnosis in hopes of ga...Show more The first in a trilogy that continues in Tanners Dell and Magda, the doctor of a violently disturbed patient in an asylum turns to hypnosis in hopes of gaining some insight but unleashes occult forces in the process. For lovers of dark stories with sinister and supernatural elements. Show less

The first in a trilogy that continues in Tanners Dell and Magda, the doctor of a violently disturbed patient in an asylum turns to hypnosis in hopes of ga...Show more The first in a trilogy that continues in Tanners Dell and Magda, the doctor of a violently disturbed patient in an asylum turns to hypnosis in hopes of gaining some insight but unleashes occult forces in the process. For lovers of dark stories with sinister and supernatural elements. Show less

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The Silent Companions

The Silent Companions

by Purcell, Laura

Book - 2017

A newly widowed, but also newly pregnant woman moves into her late husband's country estate and finds few friends to comfort her. A creepy Victorian ghost story featuring a locked room and a sinister presence... A newly widowed, but also newly pregnant woman moves into her late husband's country estate and finds few friends to comfort her. A creepy Victorian ghost story featuring a locked room and a sinister presence... Show less

A newly widowed, but also newly pregnant woman moves into her late husband's country estate and finds few friends to comfort her. A creepy Victorian ghost story featuring a locked room and a sinister presence... A newly widowed, but also newly pregnant woman moves into her late husband's country estate and finds few friends to comfort her. A creepy Victorian ghost story featuring a locked room and a sinister presence... Show less

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