Midnight Showing

Megan Shepherd

Midnight Showing
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Hyperion
Country
United States
Published
3 October 2023
Pages
368
ISBN
9781368089296

Midnight Showing

Megan Shepherd

"Gripping, chilling, creepy, and enthralling . . . Malice House channels Shirley Jackson." -Katherine Howe, New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

"Beautifully written and steeped in Gothic lore, Malice House explores themes of family and legacy, magic and curses, and the mysterious power of stories." -Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls

Now both hunter and prey, Haven travels far and wide to discover the contours of her family curse and escape the worst of her late father's creations. Constantly looking over her shoulder, she fears Uncle Arnold the most. His irresistible whispers compel victims to commit horrifying deeds, and he's hungry to use Haven's abilities to rewrite the world to his liking.

Drawn to the desert scrublands and Hollywood mansions of California, Haven discovers a string of murders that point directly to members of her family. Given shelter by a mysterious benefactor, Haven and her sister forge questionable allegiances, using some otherworldly creatures to hunt down others. And when the trail of death ends at a studio from the Golden Age of horror films, reality and fiction become the strangest of bedfellows indeed.

Discovering her father's strange final manuscript has brought only mayhem and darkness to Haven Marbury's life. In Book Two of the Malice Compendium, what has leapt off the page threatenseverybody.

"Gripping, chilling, creepy, and enthralling . . .Malice Housechannels Shirley Jackson."-Katherine Howe,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

"Beautifully written and steeped in Gothic lore,Malice Houseexplores themes of family and legacy, magic and curses, and the mysterious power of stories." -Megan Miranda,New York Timesbestselling author ofAll the Missing Girls

Now both hunterandprey, Haven travels far and wide to discover the contours of her family curse and escape the worst of her late father's creations. Constantly looking over her shoulder, she fears Uncle Arnold the most. His irresistible whispers compel victims to commit horrifying deeds, and he's hungry to use Haven's abilities to rewrite the world to his liking.

Drawn to the desert scrublands and Hollywood mansions of California, Haven discovers a string of murders that point directly to members of her family. Given shelter by a mysterious benefactor, Haven and her sister forge questionable allegiances, using some otherworldly creatures to hunt down others. And when the trail of death ends at a studio from the Golden Age of horror films, reality and fictionbecome the strangest of bedfellows indeed.

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