Clay Chapman

A New York Times Book Review Best Horror of 2023 selection.

“Packed with profoundly unsettling scenes that’ll slither under your skin and stay there long after you turn the last page.”—Gabino Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You Home

After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Brandywine, Virginia, with her...

As Mayor Wilson Fisk wages war on all super heroes, New York City is on a razor's edge. There's only one force fighting for the rule of law amidst the chaos: The Thunderbolts! But who are they? Fisk has laid out a proposition for the villains of the Marvel Universe: Join him or suffer the same fate as the heroes - or worse. But some who enlist are only interested in serving and protecting themselves! Where others see chaos and fear, they see opportunity...

"Erin and her friends from college, now in their mid-twenties, are shaken by the death of Silas, one of their own. They are plunged into a waking nightmare when they take a pill Silas learned of that allows them to see-and interact with-ghosts"--

"Two narratives--Richard in present day, settingling into a quiet but pleasant life as a newly married art teacher; Sean in 1980s Virginia, when cult leaders, serial killers, and stranger danger are on the rise--converge around a few small lies that spiraled into a terrible tragedy. Thirty years later, it seems someone is out for revenge."--

A thousand years after humans are killed off by artificial intelligence, one man is brought back to life - David Adams, who created the technology that destroyed his people. Now with the help of the android Chloe who revived him, David will try to restore humanity - and stop the AI overlords he created. David embarks on the greatest battle of his life, seeking redemption while also discovering if humanity can - or should - have any kind of future....

Nicholas Sparks meets The Empty Man in this modern Southern Gothic horror about a palm reader swept up in a disturbing missing-child case with a twist you won’t see coming.

After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Brandywine, Virginia, with her seventeen-year-old daughter. With nothing to her name, she scrapes together a living as a palm reader at the local farmers market.

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When the Network discovers David and Chloe's refuge, they're forced to make a devastating sacrifice to escape. To continue into the desolate frozen wastelands towards David's lab, they'll need the help of their new-found allies if they want to survive.

Nowhere is safe on the planet that David helped destroy, including the secret hideout where he was brought back to life as the last living human. When enemy AI attacks, David and his robot guardian, Chloe, must face an impossible mission in search of answers. It's a dangerous journey but humanity's only hope lies in the father of robotics going back to where it all started - no matter the cost.

As the sickness takes a greater toll on the trapped students, Charles and Tamara attempt to break out of the quarantine.

Classes have been cancelled and Pascal South is on lockdown to prevent the spread of contagions, but the infected students see it as a non-stop party.