MixedNear the Bone is on my list. I don't think it's like the most incredible horror I've ever read, but it really scratched an itch for me at the time.
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Near the Bone (2021)
Others: Mixed Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together. She must never make him upset. But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox in the woods, she realizes that they’re not alone after all. There's something in the woods that wasn’t there before, something that makes strange cries in the night, something with sharp teeth and claws. When three strangers appear on the mountaintop looking for the creature in the woods, Mattie knows their presence will anger William. Terrible things happen when William is angry.
- ISBN:
- 9781789097030
- Length:
- 367 pages
Genres: fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller
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