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[ZodWallop]

Silent Children by Ramsey Campbell is $0.75(!) at Amazon, only. It's $13 at Kobo.

Once upon a time there was a man who loved children. He loved them so much he tried to save them from their imperfect parents. Unfortunately, Hector Woollie didn't work for Child Protective Services . . . and the children he rescued, he murdered.

Once upon a time, Leslie had a happy marriage, a happy son, and a happy life. Now divorced, she is trapped in ongoing battles with her ex-husband, Roger, especially over their newly-adolescent son, Ian.

When Ian and his young stepsister disappear, Roger insists the boy kidnapped the girl, while Leslie thinks Ian might have run away. She prays that her son is near and will come home soon.

Ian is near-right next door, just on the other side of a shared wall. Ian can hear his parents fighting and his mother's desperate weeping, but he can't call for help. Hector Woollie has him and his stepsister, and if either child makes a peep, the madman will slit both their throats.

[Paperbackstash]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Thank you for those! Aside from their horror, I'm also interested in their gay classics. But I'm not a Twitter guy and don't know where else to find out about the sales.

Yes I was excited to see the one because I remember you saying that before.

I had owned the bird one already and it's good, grabbed the second. Love both covers

[Paperbackstash]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I had the same experience.

That's so odd! I posted when checking and was able to purchase at the sale price as I made the post here. Weird - sorry on that, maybe a time zone thing.

[Paperbackstash]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Silent Children by Ramsey Campbell is $0.75(!) at Amazon, only. It's $13 at Kobo.

Nice, grabbed! 75 cents is beyond cheap.

[salty-horse]

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo is $3 in the US (Kobo, Amazon)
Novella.

Equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s Appalachia

Leslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service, under its usual mandate: vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather the judgements of churchy locals who look at him and see a failed woman. Forged in the fires of the Western Front and reborn in the cafes of Paris, Leslie believes he can handle whatever is thrown at him—but Spar Creek holds a darkness beyond his nightmares.

Something ugly festers within the local congregation, and its malice has focused on a young person they insist is an unruly tomboy who must be brought to heel. Violence is bubbling when Leslie arrives, ready to spill over, and he'll have to act fast if he intends to be of use. But the hills enfolding Spar Creek have a mind of their own, and the woods are haunted in ways Leslie does not understand.

The Woods All Black is a story of passion, prejudice, and power — an Appalachian period piece that explores reproductive justice and bodily autonomy, the terrors of small-town religiosity, and the necessity of fighting tooth and claw to live as who you truly are.

[salty-horse]

Diavola by Jennifer Thorne is £2 in the UK (Kobo, Amazon)

White Lotus meets Hereditary in this uproarious and unsettling dissection of a dysfunctional family and their ghosts, both literal and metaphorical.

Anna only has one rule for the annual Pace family vacations: tread lightly, and survive.

It isn't easy when she's the only who doesn't seem to fit in. Her twin brother Benny goes with the flow so much he's practically dissolved, and her high-strung older sister Nicole is so used to everyone -- including her blandly docile husband and two young daughters -- falling in line that Anna often ends up chastised for simply asking a question. Her Mom is baffled by Anna's life choices (why waste her artistic talent at an ad agency?), and her Dad -- well, he just wants a little peace and quiet.

The gorgeous villa outside a remote Tuscan town seems like the perfect place to endure so much family time -- not to mention Benny's demanding new boyfriend, Christopher. If her family becomes too much to handle, then at least Anna can wander off to a wine tasting or lose herself in an art gallery. That is, until strange things start to happen -- strange noises at night, food rotting within hours, dreams that feel more like memories. Then, the unsettling warnings from the locals: don't open the tower door.

But Anna does open it. And what she releases threatens to devour her family -- that is, if her family doesn't tear itself apart first.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Silent Children by Ramsey Campbell is $0.75(!) at Amazon, only. It's $13 at Kobo.

Got it.

Thank you!