horror fiction

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A respected London doctor invents a formula which turns him into an evil and ugly person who stalks the streets at night killing people, and by the time his friends discover his secret, it is too late.
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The trickster

As several bizarre murders occur in a Canadian ski resort town, Sam Hunt, a Kinchuinick Indian who has turned his back on his cultural roots, begins to have blackouts and awakens with blood on his face.
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Strange weather

four short novels
Collects four novellas by horror writer Joe Hill exposing the dark side of everyday life. In the stories, a teen is threatened by a man with a Polaroid Instant Camera that erases memories; a young man on a parachute jump ends up stranded on a solid cloud; nails rain from the sky in an apocalyptic event; and a mall security guard stops a mass shooting but his story comes apart under examination.
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Watchers

Relates the adventures of two creatures which have escaped from a secret, sinister government laboratory where experiments in genetic engineering are conducted.
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The voice of the night

After his parents' divorce, fourteen-year-old Collin moves to a new town where he befriends Roy, but when he discovers Roy's penchant for torturing animals, Collin wonders if his new friend is safe to be around.
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Shattered

As Alex and Colin travel across the country they are followed by someone who knows their route and destination and wants them dead.
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Shadowfires

Stalked by someone--or something--twenty-nine-year-old Rachael Leben believes that her recently deceased, violently controlling, older husband has returned from the grave to take revenge on her for leaving him.
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Midnight

Four people are drawn together when they come to investigate strange deaths and discover dark secrets at Moonlight Cove.
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The mask

A childless couple are drawn to a beautiful teenager they find in the middle of traffic who seems to have no past, no family, and no memories, but they come to regret their decision to take her home when ghastly sounds and nightmares begin to haunt them.
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Dragon tears

Police Detective Harry Lyon is caught in a whirlwind of terror that threatens to sweep away not only him but his partner and everyone he loves.
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