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Creepy Reads for Snowy Days

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Snowy days can make you want to curl up with a good book. October can make you want to delve into creepy or suspenseful titles. And when it snows a ridiculous amount in October? Well . . . you end up with a (mostly) book list like this. Annotations from NoveList unless otherwise noted. (JB)

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An Unwanted Guest

An Unwanted Guest

by Lapeña, Shari

Book - 2018

Weathering a storm that has cut them off from the outside world, the guests at a Catskills skiing lodge panic as an unknown assailant starts killing them off one by one. Weathering a storm that has cut them off from the outside world, the guests at a Catskills skiing lodge panic as an unknown assailant starts killing them off one by one. Show less

Weathering a storm that has cut them off from the outside world, the guests at a Catskills skiing lodge panic as an unknown assailant starts killing them off one by one. Weathering a storm that has cut them off from the outside world, the guests at a Catskills skiing lodge panic as an unknown assailant starts killing them off one by one. Show less

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30 Days of Night

30 Days of Night

DVD - 2008

The movie based on the graphic novels series about vampires who overrun a small, isolated Alaska town in the height winter when there are the titular 30 days of Artic night. (JB) The movie based on the graphic novels series about vampires who overrun a small, isolated Alaska town in the height winter when there are the titular 30 days of Artic night. (JB) Show less

The movie based on the graphic novels series about vampires who overrun a small, isolated Alaska town in the height winter when there are the titular 30 days of Artic night. (JB) The movie based on the graphic novels series about vampires who overrun a small, isolated Alaska town in the height winter when there are the titular 30 days of Artic night. (JB) Show less

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The Abominable

The Abominable

A Novel

by Simmons, Dan

eBook - 2013

Four climbers travel to Mount Everest in 1924 in an attempt to recover the body of a missing adventurer but find themselves being pursued by someone or something. Four climbers travel to Mount Everest in 1924 in an attempt to recover the body of a missing adventurer but find themselves being pursued by someone or something. Show less

Four climbers travel to Mount Everest in 1924 in an attempt to recover the body of a missing adventurer but find themselves being pursued by someone or something. Four climbers travel to Mount Everest in 1924 in an attempt to recover the body of a missing adventurer but find themselves being pursued by someone or something. Show less

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Blood on Snow

Blood on Snow

A Novel

by Nesbø, Jo

Book - 2015

Gifted with an unexpected capacity for love, as well as a talent for murder, Olav, a "fixer" who works for Oslo's crime kingpin, discovers that ...Show more Gifted with an unexpected capacity for love, as well as a talent for murder, Olav, a "fixer" who works for Oslo's crime kingpin, discovers that his boss might want him "fixed" due to the fact that he knows too much about his business--and has fallen in love with his wife. Show less

Gifted with an unexpected capacity for love, as well as a talent for murder, Olav, a "fixer" who works for Oslo's crime kingpin, discovers that ...Show more Gifted with an unexpected capacity for love, as well as a talent for murder, Olav, a "fixer" who works for Oslo's crime kingpin, discovers that his boss might want him "fixed" due to the fact that he knows too much about his business--and has fallen in love with his wife. Show less

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H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness

H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness

The First Volume

by Tanabe, Gou

Book - 2019

January 25, 1931: an expedition team arrives at a campsite in Antarctica...to find its crew of men and sled dogs strewn and dead. Some are hideously mangl...Show more January 25, 1931: an expedition team arrives at a campsite in Antarctica...to find its crew of men and sled dogs strewn and dead. Some are hideously mangled, as if in rage--some have been dissected in a curious and cold-blooded manner. Some are missing. But a still more horrific sight is the star-shaped mound of snow nearby...for under its five points is a grave--and what lies beneath is not human! Show less

January 25, 1931: an expedition team arrives at a campsite in Antarctica...to find its crew of men and sled dogs strewn and dead. Some are hideously mangl...Show more January 25, 1931: an expedition team arrives at a campsite in Antarctica...to find its crew of men and sled dogs strewn and dead. Some are hideously mangled, as if in rage--some have been dissected in a curious and cold-blooded manner. Some are missing. But a still more horrific sight is the star-shaped mound of snow nearby...for under its five points is a grave--and what lies beneath is not human! Show less

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Snow, Glass, Apples

Snow, Glass, Apples

by Gaiman, Neil

Book - 2019

A graphic-novel rendering of Gaiman's dark reimagining of the Snow White story depicts a not-so-evil queen who resolves to save her realm from a monstrous stepdaughter. By the award-winning author of the Sandman comics series. A graphic-novel rendering of Gaiman's dark reimagining of the Snow White story depicts a not-so-evil queen who resolves to save her realm from a monstrous stepdaughter. By the award-winning author of the Sandman comics series. Show less

A graphic-novel rendering of Gaiman's dark reimagining of the Snow White story depicts a not-so-evil queen who resolves to save her realm from a monstrous stepdaughter. By the award-winning author of the Sandman comics series. A graphic-novel rendering of Gaiman's dark reimagining of the Snow White story depicts a not-so-evil queen who resolves to save her realm from a monstrous stepdaughter. By the award-winning author of the Sandman comics series. Show less

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Snowblind

Snowblind

by Golden, Christopher

Book - 2014

Twelve years ago in New England, a gargantuan blizzard took away 18 people in the city of Coventry. Now another storm is on the way, reminding survivors o...Show more Twelve years ago in New England, a gargantuan blizzard took away 18 people in the city of Coventry. Now another storm is on the way, reminding survivors of their lost friends and family and creating an even more disturbing sense of menace. In Snowblind, author Christopher Golden skillfully portrays the residents of the city and their relationships as their uneasiness gradually builds to pure terror. This tale is guaranteed to keep you turning pages until the twisty, terrifying finale. Show less

Twelve years ago in New England, a gargantuan blizzard took away 18 people in the city of Coventry. Now another storm is on the way, reminding survivors o...Show more Twelve years ago in New England, a gargantuan blizzard took away 18 people in the city of Coventry. Now another storm is on the way, reminding survivors of their lost friends and family and creating an even more disturbing sense of menace. In Snowblind, author Christopher Golden skillfully portrays the residents of the city and their relationships as their uneasiness gradually builds to pure terror. This tale is guaranteed to keep you turning pages until the twisty, terrifying finale. Show less

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The Wolves of Winter

The Wolves of Winter

A Novel

by Johnson, Tyrell

Book - 2018

A brave survivor in a post-apocalypse society broken by nuclear war and disease practices hunting skills in the snowy Canadian Yukon before being compelled into a role she never imagined by an enigmatic man who carries dark secrets. A brave survivor in a post-apocalypse society broken by nuclear war and disease practices hunting skills in the snowy Canadian Yukon before being compelled into a role she never imagined by an enigmatic man who carries dark secrets. Show less

A brave survivor in a post-apocalypse society broken by nuclear war and disease practices hunting skills in the snowy Canadian Yukon before being compelled into a role she never imagined by an enigmatic man who carries dark secrets. A brave survivor in a post-apocalypse society broken by nuclear war and disease practices hunting skills in the snowy Canadian Yukon before being compelled into a role she never imagined by an enigmatic man who carries dark secrets. Show less

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The Winter Ghosts

The Winter Ghosts

by Mosse, Kate

Book - 2011

Traveling through the French Pyrenees to process the horrors of World War I, Freddie meets a lovely young woman also in mourning with whom he exchanges stories that unravel a centuries-old mystery. Traveling through the French Pyrenees to process the horrors of World War I, Freddie meets a lovely young woman also in mourning with whom he exchanges stories that unravel a centuries-old mystery. Show less

Traveling through the French Pyrenees to process the horrors of World War I, Freddie meets a lovely young woman also in mourning with whom he exchanges stories that unravel a centuries-old mystery. Traveling through the French Pyrenees to process the horrors of World War I, Freddie meets a lovely young woman also in mourning with whom he exchanges stories that unravel a centuries-old mystery. Show less

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Travelers Rest

Travelers Rest

A Novel

by Morris, Keith Lee

Book - 2016

On their way home from collecting their Uncle Robbie from a stint in rehab, a tremendous blizzard overwhelms the Addison family just as they arrive in Goo...Show more On their way home from collecting their Uncle Robbie from a stint in rehab, a tremendous blizzard overwhelms the Addison family just as they arrive in Good Night, Idaho. Taking refuge in a grandiose but crumbling hotel called Travelers Rest, they get separated. Parents Julia and Tonio wander through the labyrinthine, mesmerizing passageways, ten-year-old Dewey crosses the street to a mysterious diner, and Robbie falls back into addictive behavior. It's up to Julia to save her family from the ghosts of Travelers Rest and the trap of Good Night. Show less

On their way home from collecting their Uncle Robbie from a stint in rehab, a tremendous blizzard overwhelms the Addison family just as they arrive in Goo...Show more On their way home from collecting their Uncle Robbie from a stint in rehab, a tremendous blizzard overwhelms the Addison family just as they arrive in Good Night, Idaho. Taking refuge in a grandiose but crumbling hotel called Travelers Rest, they get separated. Parents Julia and Tonio wander through the labyrinthine, mesmerizing passageways, ten-year-old Dewey crosses the street to a mysterious diner, and Robbie falls back into addictive behavior. It's up to Julia to save her family from the ghosts of Travelers Rest and the trap of Good Night. Show less

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At the Mountains of Madness

At the Mountains of Madness

And Other Weird Tales

by Lovecraft, H. P.

eBook - 2009

'To that flash of semivision can be traced a full half of the horror which has ever since haunted us. ' An expedition to Antarctica goes horribly wrong as...Show more 'To that flash of semivision can be traced a full half of the horror which has ever since haunted us. ' An expedition to Antarctica goes horribly wrong as a group of explorers stumbles upon some mysterious ancient ruins, with devastating consequences. At the Mountains of Madness ranks among Lovecraft's most terrifying novellas, and is a firm favourite among fans of classic horror. The Penguin English Library -collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War. Show less

'To that flash of semivision can be traced a full half of the horror which has ever since haunted us. ' An expedition to Antarctica goes horribly wrong as...Show more 'To that flash of semivision can be traced a full half of the horror which has ever since haunted us. ' An expedition to Antarctica goes horribly wrong as a group of explorers stumbles upon some mysterious ancient ruins, with devastating consequences. At the Mountains of Madness ranks among Lovecraft's most terrifying novellas, and is a firm favourite among fans of classic horror. The Penguin English Library -collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War. Show less

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Snow White, Blood Red

Snow White, Blood Red

eBook - 2019

A collection of charming childhood stories featuring such fairy tale characters as Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Puss in Boots takes on a darker, more sinister edge at the hands of such writers as Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and Jane Yolen. A collection of charming childhood stories featuring such fairy tale characters as Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Puss in Boots takes on a darker, more sinister edge at the hands of such writers as Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and Jane Yolen. Show less

A collection of charming childhood stories featuring such fairy tale characters as Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Puss in Boots takes on a darker, more sinister edge at the hands of such writers as Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and Jane Yolen. A collection of charming childhood stories featuring such fairy tale characters as Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Puss in Boots takes on a darker, more sinister edge at the hands of such writers as Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and Jane Yolen. Show less

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A Winter Haunting

A Winter Haunting

by Simmons, Dan

Book - 2002

Returning to the small Illinois town of his childhood to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, Dale Stewart leases an empty farmhouse of a long-dead friend, who had been murdered in the summer of 1960, and finds that the house is haunted. Returning to the small Illinois town of his childhood to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, Dale Stewart leases an empty farmhouse of a long-dead friend, who had been murdered in the summer of 1960, and finds that the house is haunted. Show less

Returning to the small Illinois town of his childhood to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, Dale Stewart leases an empty farmhouse of a long-dead friend, who had been murdered in the summer of 1960, and finds that the house is haunted. Returning to the small Illinois town of his childhood to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, Dale Stewart leases an empty farmhouse of a long-dead friend, who had been murdered in the summer of 1960, and finds that the house is haunted. Show less

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The Terror

The Terror

A Novel

by Simmons, Dan

Book - 2007

Captain Crozier must find a way for his crew to survive the deadly attacks of a sea monster, in a novel loosely based on the mid-nineteenth-century Arctic expedition originally led by Sir John Franklin. Captain Crozier must find a way for his crew to survive the deadly attacks of a sea monster, in a novel loosely based on the mid-nineteenth-century Arctic expedition originally led by Sir John Franklin. Show less

Captain Crozier must find a way for his crew to survive the deadly attacks of a sea monster, in a novel loosely based on the mid-nineteenth-century Arctic expedition originally led by Sir John Franklin. Captain Crozier must find a way for his crew to survive the deadly attacks of a sea monster, in a novel loosely based on the mid-nineteenth-century Arctic expedition originally led by Sir John Franklin. Show less

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The Terror

The Terror

Season 1

DVD - 2018

A series based on the Dan Simmons book. A series based on the Dan Simmons book. Show less

A series based on the Dan Simmons book. A series based on the Dan Simmons book. Show less

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The Winter People

The Winter People

A Novel

by McMahon, Jennifer

eBook - 2014

Coming of age in an old farmhouse, nineteen-year-old Ruthie begins a search for her agoraphobic mother and discovers the century-old diary of the farmhous...Show more Coming of age in an old farmhouse, nineteen-year-old Ruthie begins a search for her agoraphobic mother and discovers the century-old diary of the farmhouse's long-ago resident, a grieving mother who died under mysterious circumstances. Also available in print. Show less

Coming of age in an old farmhouse, nineteen-year-old Ruthie begins a search for her agoraphobic mother and discovers the century-old diary of the farmhous...Show more Coming of age in an old farmhouse, nineteen-year-old Ruthie begins a search for her agoraphobic mother and discovers the century-old diary of the farmhouse's long-ago resident, a grieving mother who died under mysterious circumstances. Also available in print. Show less

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Dark Winter

Dark Winter

by Dietrich, William

Book - 2001

Twenty-six rugged adventurers become trapped for the winter at an Antarctic outpost, as a team of scientists must battle extreme conditions and subdue internal conflict to catch a killer among them. Twenty-six rugged adventurers become trapped for the winter at an Antarctic outpost, as a team of scientists must battle extreme conditions and subdue internal conflict to catch a killer among them. Show less

Twenty-six rugged adventurers become trapped for the winter at an Antarctic outpost, as a team of scientists must battle extreme conditions and subdue internal conflict to catch a killer among them. Twenty-six rugged adventurers become trapped for the winter at an Antarctic outpost, as a team of scientists must battle extreme conditions and subdue internal conflict to catch a killer among them. Show less

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1222

1222

A Hanne Wilhelmsen Novel

by Holt, Anne

Book - 2011

A snowbound mountain pass, a derailed train, a locked, shuttered and heavily guarded carriage, an apocalyptic storm, an ancient hotel, old betrayals, murder and state secrets: the Corvus launch of one of Scandinavia's hottest crime writers. A snowbound mountain pass, a derailed train, a locked, shuttered and heavily guarded carriage, an apocalyptic storm, an ancient hotel, old betrayals, murder and state secrets: the Corvus launch of one of Scandinavia's hottest crime writers. Show less

A snowbound mountain pass, a derailed train, a locked, shuttered and heavily guarded carriage, an apocalyptic storm, an ancient hotel, old betrayals, murder and state secrets: the Corvus launch of one of Scandinavia's hottest crime writers. A snowbound mountain pass, a derailed train, a locked, shuttered and heavily guarded carriage, an apocalyptic storm, an ancient hotel, old betrayals, murder and state secrets: the Corvus launch of one of Scandinavia's hottest crime writers. Show less

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