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• The Shining

  King, Stephen, 1947-,

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  In one of Stephen King's earliest works, troubled young father Jack Torrance sees a stint as winter caretaker of a Colorado hotel as a way back from failure. His wife sees their stay as a chance to repair their family bonds. Only their five-year-old…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Midnight Knock

  a Novel

  Fram, John,

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  A locked-room mystery meets white-knuckle horror in this mind-bending thriller, where strangers must survive a deadly night in a remote Texas motel. Fram keeps even savvy readers guessing about where he’s headed next and manages to flesh out each…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Extended Stay

  Martinez, Juan, 1974-

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  After Alvaro and Carmen’s parents are butchered by rebels in Colombia, the siblings flee to the U.S. Alvaro, 17, and Carmen, 13, wind up in Las Vegas where Alvaro initially believes he’s lucky to get a job in the kitchen of the rundown Alicia Hotel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Security

  a Novel

  Wohlsdorf, Gina

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  Tessa, manager of the ultra-luxurious, ultra-secure Manderley Hotel, has a massive checklist to finish for its grand opening. Unbeknownst to her, a killer has infiltrated her domain and is picking off the staff for reasons unknown. All of this is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Return

  Harrison, Rachel, 1989-

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  When their friend returns ill and haggard from a two-year absence with no memory of what happened, a circle of women, trapped inside a hotel by bad weather, become targeted by malevolent otherworldly phenomena.

• The Sun Down Motel

  St. James, Simone,

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  A young woman takes a night-clerk job at the same roadside motel where her aunt Viv went missing decades earlier before uncovering the work of a serial killer. St. James provides alternating stretches of Carly’s investigation with flashbacks to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Travelers Rest

  a Novel

  Morris, Keith Lee, 1963-

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  In this quiet, eerie, and atmospheric tale, a family seeks refuge from a blizzard during a road trip and finds themselves welcomed into the grandiose but crumbling Travelers Rest hotel. Almost immediately, their time there promises to be as unique…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Asylum Hotel

  Blackwell, Juliet,

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  This atmospheric novel offers supernatural mystery fans a hearty helping of murder, ghosts, and doomed love at a grand, but long-abandoned hotel overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

• The Pink Agave Motel & Other Stories

  Castro, V.,

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  At The Pink Agave Motel, the enigmatic Valentina helps a grieving guest solve a murder while surreal tales of desire, violence and unrequited love unfold, blending Mexican folklore, gothic horror and fantasy across a hauntingly atmospheric…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Psycho

  A Novel

  Bloch, Robert

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  A woman on the run has the misfortune to stop at a motel operated by the eccentric Norman Bates.