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• Butcherbird

  Hart, J. C., 1980-

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  Gothic horror at its finest. After Jena's family is killed in a barn fire, her grandmother, Rose, banishes her from the farm. When Rose is dying twenty years later, Jena returns with her boyfriend to find answers and uncover the truth, and in doing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Devil Took Her

  Tales of Horror

  Botur, Michael, 1984-

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  A collection of twelve terrifying, disturbing, and bizarre short stories that will leave you feeling rattled. Trapped in a cellar, a woman realises a part of her must die in order to live; two introverts skip school with horrifying consequences; and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Beekeeper

  Gulian, Jared

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  Jim Parker, a honeybee expert, has moved to a small island in Lake Michigan after a family tragedy, hoping for a quiet life. There is a global bee crisis, and most people now rely on mega corporations for their pollination, but Jim prefers his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Day in the Life

  Masseurs, Andrew

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  'A Day in the Life' is an exceptional debut novella focusing on the horror of a man waking up to find everyone has disappeared. We follow him as he starts to search for his family in a deadly and dangerous new world filled with horrifying creatures.

• Into the Ashes

  Murray, Lee, 1965-

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  In the North Island's Central Plateau, the Earth quakes and the mountains erupt, threatening an explosion to rival the one that created Lake Taupō. Ancient Māori spirits are seen among the lava and falling stones. As our hero Taine McKenna, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Road Trip Z

  Norman, M. P. (Matt P.)?UNAUTHORIZED

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  Apocalypse and plague have made politicians (and humans) an endangered species. A group of friends brave zombie terrors to find a safe community, forging familial bonds in the process. Will they make it to safety? Or will they become dinner?…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Doctor Perry

  McKenzie, Kirsten, 1974-

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  Dr Perry claims to honour his Hippocratic Oath to offer care and empathy to his patients. He's lying. He is really offering easy death. But is it easy? Maybe putting trust in a doctor is not safe after all. A spine-chilling horror with lots of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Teeth of the Wolf

  Rabarts, Dan

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  Second in the Path of Ra series featuring scientific consultant to police Penny Yee. Juggling her investigations with her own personal woes, Penny finds herself pulled deeper into a series of disturbing and seemingly connected crimes involving…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Te Korero Ahi Kā

  to Speak of the Home Fires Burning : SpecFicNZ; Speculative Fiction New Zealand

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  Tales of ghosts, taniwha, hellhounds and more, told around the campfires that keep them at bay. Te Korero Ahi Kā is a diverse array of sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories and poems showcasing Kiwi authors. Full of suspense, intrigue, and evocative…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trust No One

  a Thriller

  Cleave, Paul, 1974-

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  Jerry writes crime stories about brutal murders. When he begins to suffer from early-onset alzheimers, the lines between memory and reality blur. Jerry confesses that the stories are true; he committed the murders. Nurses assure him this is all in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wake

  Knox, Elizabeth, 1959-

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  A village on the northernmost tip of the South Island is cut off by a force field. The people inside are trapped with a monster, a monster they can’t see coming - and it's killing people off. The few survivors are ordinary people, but they must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stench

  Johnson, Mike, 1947-

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  There is a terrible smell underneath an abandoned hospital; so bad it can warp minds. What is behind this strange presence? Only a girl called Baby, with an impairment that affects her speech and communication, can see events clearly.

• The Scarecrow

  a Novel

  Morrieson, Ronald Hugh, 1922-1972

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  An absolute classic of New Zealand horror literature. A girl is murdered and the killer could be anyone. Like the God Boy, it exposes the deprivation hidden beneath a puritanical surface of small-town 1950s NZ. Made into a film in 1982, this story,…Read moreRead more of this annotation