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THE AMITYVILLE HORROR

by Jay Anson

When the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. they knew that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his parents, brothers, and sisters in the house, but the property and the price were too good to pass up. 28 days later, the entire Lutz family fled in terror. This is the spellbinding, best-selling, true story that gripped the nation - the story of a house possessed by evil spirits, haunted by psychic phenomena almost too terrible to describe.

DRACULA

by Bram Stoker

A race against the darkness to stop a predator who has survived for centuries, who can bend the will of the living, and who only grows stronger with every drop of blood he takes. But how do you destroy a monster who has already lived forever?


DEVOTED

by Dean Koontz

A uniquely gifted dog with a heart as golden as his breed, Kipp is devoted to the boy, Woody, who communicates like he does, without speaking,

Woody’s fearful suspicions are taking shape. A man driven by a malicious evil has set a depraved plan into motion. And he’s coming after Woody and his mother. The reasons are primal. His powers are growing. And he’s not alone. Only a force greater than evil can stop what’s coming next.

AFTER THE FADE

by Ronald Malfi

Something came out of the darkness when the lights went down — and it didn't come alone. When a small town is blanketed by a mysterious, suffocating fade, the few survivors who remain must confront horrors that defy reason and prey on the deepest fractures of the human soul. The shadows aren't empty anymore. They're watching. They're waiting. And whatever has settled into the dark places of this world has no intention of leaving — because it's already found a way inside.

THE RAFT
Short Stories for English Language Learners
by Stephen King

It was supposed to be one last adventure. A remote lake, a floating raft, and four college students with no idea that something deadly is already in the water. Cut off from shore and trapped above a shape that hunts, hypnotizes, and devours, they discover that survival is not just about escaping the monster below, but enduring the fear that grows between them.

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ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN NOVELS:
various genres that explore themes of authoritarianism, resistance, and individual freedom.

1984
by George Orwell

Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley

The Lost Cause
by Cory Doctorow

The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood

Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury

 "Then the King will say - 'Come, you who are blessed, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'" 

"Then he will say - 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'   
 
[ -Matthew 25: verses 34 and 41 ]

PREQUEL
American Fight Against Fascism
by Rachel Maddow

Animal Farm
by George Orwell

Night Soldiers
by Alan Furst

The Wave
by Todd Strasser

The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth

The Iron Heel
by Jack London

Little Brother
by Cory Doctorow

It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis

Alone in Berlin
by Hans Fallada

White Rose
by Kip Wilson

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