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Paranormal Pursuits

Paranormal horror, weird fiction, and creepy tales.

Glenview Public Library

13 items

  • A failed academic hopes to write a family history of his ancestral estate, but the townsfolk hide a dark secret.
    BookNew York : Ace Books, 2011. — FICTION BUEHLMAN, C.
  • An imaginative horror graphic novel about gentrification, taking place in a fictional Chicago neighborhood. Billed as "Get Out" meets "The Thing", this is a colorful, wild, and even a bit funny ride.
    Graphic NovelSeattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, [2019] — ADULT GRAPHIC DANIELS, E.
  • A paranormal historical novel based on the true story of the Dozier School for Boys, about a young boy sent to a haunted school in Jim Crow Florida.
    BookNew York : Saga Press, 2023. — FICTION DUE, T.
  • Based on the absurdist paranormal comedy podcast, two women investigate mysterious disappearances.
    BookNew York : Harper Perennial, [2015] — SF FANTASY FINK, J.
  • A crew seeking a lost undersea vessel dives deep into the Mariana Trench in this scifi horror.
    BookNew York, NY : Orbit, [2017] — SF FANTASY GRANT, M.
  • This magical-realist horror novel by Joe Hill (the son of Stephen King) features a sinister killer who lures children into his terrifying fantasy lair dubbed "Christmasland".
    BookNew York : William Morrow, ©2013. — FICTION HILL, J.
  • Koontz crafts a delightful mystery in this chiller about a secluded island neighboring a government research facility.
    BookSeattle : Thomas & Mercer, [2023] — FICTION KOONTZ, D.
  • Goblin

    a Novel in Six Novellas

    Malerman, Josh,
    From the author of the smash-hit Bird Box, a seemingly ordinary town reveals frightening secrets through six interconnected shorts.
    BookNew York : Del Rey, [2021] — FICTION MALERMAN, J.
  • Social worker Jax investigates her sister's mysterious death and discovers a dark family secret tied to a rumored wish-granting spring.
    BookNew York : Scout Press, 2021. — FICTION MCMAHON, J.
  • Jo Nesbø pivots from psychological crime thriller to the paranormal in this chiller. After his parents' death, Richard is sent to a remote town where he's accused of a classmate's disappearance. As he investigates, he encounters…
    BookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. — MYSTERY NESBO, J.
  • A supernatural horror from the father of zombie movies, featuring a mysterious entity terrorizing a dying town in Louisiana bayou.
    BookNew York : Union Square & Co., [2024] — FICTION ROMERO, G.
  • Aspiring artist Haven Marbury discovers a disturbing manuscript written by her late father. As she works on illustrating it, she becomes entangled in a mystery involving a secret society, a mysterious neighbor, and a monstrous creature.
    BookLos Angeles : Hyperion Avenue, 2022. — FICTION SHEPHERD, M.
  • Dark Stars

    New Tales of Darkest Horror

    A horror anthology featuring stories from Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, Josh Malerman, John Langan, and more.
    BookNew York, NY : Nightfire, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2022. — FICTION DARK