With a voice and atmosphere as dark as any Gothic horror novel, Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train adds new dimensions to the psychological thriller with unreliable narrators, alcoholic blackouts, and a murder mystery that will knock your socks off. And the fact that it’s Hawkins’ debut novel only impresses us more.
The Girl on the Train centers on Rachel Watson, an unemployed barely-functioning alcoholic who takes the same train every day, fantasizing about …
With a voice that crawls out of the storm drain and an atmosphere thick with childhood dread, Stephen King’s It reimagines the horror genre with shapeshifting evil, fractured friendships, and a sprawling terror that seeps into every corner of Derry, Maine. King’s signature blend of nostalgia and menace transforms a simple coming-of-age tale into an epic confrontation with the nightmares lurking beneath the surface of small-town America, and the sheer audacity of his storytelling in this opus marks It as a cornerstone of modern horror fiction. The story brings together seven children—plagued by trauma, secrets, and that sinister clown in the gutters—as they return years later to battle an ancient evil determined to devour everything they love.