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• Nosferatu

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  A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

• Warm Bodies

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  After a zombie epidemic, R (a zombie) rescues Julie (a human survivor) from a zombie attack. The two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human, setting off a chain of events that begins to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Phantom of the Opera

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  Tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Haunting of Hill House

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  Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

• A Guest in the House

  Carroll, Emily

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  After many lonely years, Abby's just gotten married. She met her new husband--a recently widowed dentist--when he arrived in town with his young daughter, seeking a new start. Although it's strange living in the shadow of her predecessor, Abby does…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pan's Labyrinth

  the Labyrinth of the Faun

  Toro, Guillermo del, 1964-

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  Spanish Civil War. Ofelia and her pregnant mother, Carmen, have come to live with her mother's new husband in a forest north of Spain. Ofelia is afraid of her new stepfather, whom she has nicknamed "The Wolf," and worries that he will hurt her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trollhunters

  Toro, Guillermo del, 1964-

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  Everything changes for San Bernardino teenage suburbanite Jim Sturges when a 45-year old mystery resurfaces, threatening the lives of everyone in his seemingly sleepy town. Soon Jim has to team up with a band of unlikely (and some un-human) heroes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Shadows Have Claws

  15 Latin American Monster Stories

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  Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars featuring the monsters of Latine myths and legends.

• Her Body and Other Parties

  Stories

  Machado, Carmen Maria

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  Earthy and otherworldly, antic and sexy, queer and caustic, comic and deadly serious, Her Body and Other Parties swings from horrific violence to the most exquisite sentiment. In their explosive originality, these stories enlarge the possibilities…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Language of Thorns

  Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love

• The Hacienda

  Cañas, Isabel,

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  In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father is executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife's sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mexican Gothic

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find--her cousin's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Scarlet Letter

  Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

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  GDT REC! Set in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Containing a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories

  Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

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  GDT REC! The Picture of Dorian Gray , Oscar Wilde's only full-length novel, is the enduringly eerie story of a naïve and irresistible young man lured by decadent Lord Henry Wotton into a life of depravity. Though Dorian is steeped in sin, his face…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mrs. Caliban

  Ingalls, Rachel

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  In the quiet suburbs, while Dorothy is doing chores and waiting for her husband to come home from work, not in the least anticipating romance, she hears a strange radio announcement about a monster who has just escaped from the Institute for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Woman in White

  Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889

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  GDT REC! Marian and her sister Laura live a quiet life under their uncle's guardianship until Laura's marriage to Sir Percival Glyde. Sir Percival is a man of many secrets. Hence, Marian and the girls' drawing master, Walter, have to turn detective…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wuthering Heights

  Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848

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  Heathcliff comes to the brooding mansion of Wuthering Heights as an orphan child. Cathy is the daughter of the wealthy family that takes him in. They are drawn together from the moment they meet, their love consuming, destructive, and full of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jane Eyre

  Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855

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  GDT REC! Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. How she takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Frankenstein

  Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851

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  GDT REC! The story of Dr. Frankenstein and the obsessive experiment that leads to the creation of a monstrous and deadly creature.

• The Shape of Water

  Toro, Guillermo del, 1964-

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  In 1962, Elisa Esposito--mute her whole life--works as a janitor working the graveyard shift at Baltimore's Occam Aerospace Research Center. Only Zelda, a protective coworker, and Giles, her loving neighbor, help her make it through her day. Then…Read moreRead more of this annotation