{"id":2473,"date":"2013-06-20T11:46:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T15:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=2473"},"modified":"2013-06-20T11:46:32","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T15:46:32","slug":"cool-reads-for-summer-heat-chilling-tales-of-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/cool-reads-for-summer-heat-chilling-tales-of-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Reads for Summer Heat: Chilling Tales of Horror"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m just back from our family vacation, which was a trip to Disney World. As I’m sure you know, Disney World is located in Florida, which is much warmer than the Midwest even in winter, and now that it’s June, the heat and humidity are practically unbearable. Did I mention there’s not much shade at Disney World?<\/h4>\n

Even with my mistrust of Disney in general, I will say we had a good time. Of course, it’s a lot easier to look back on it and say that now, when I’m no longer dragging two sweaty kids through 98 degree heat only to find that the Haunted Mansion is ‘temporarily unavailable’. It is a relief to be back in cooler temperatures (relatively speaking– it was in the high 80s here yesterday). When it’s this hot, all you can do is flop down with a good book. Looking for chills? Here’s a list of books that take place at least in part in cold or frozen climates. I can’t guarantee quality or availability, but you should find a title here that will give you the shivers.<\/h4>\n

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Cool Reads for Summer Heat: Chilling Tales of Horror<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Frankenstein<\/em> by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley<\/h3>\n

At the Mountains of Madness<\/em> by H.P. Lovecraft<\/h3>\n

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket<\/em> by Edgar Allan Poe<\/h3>\n

The Wendigo<\/em> by Algernon Blackwood<\/h3>\n

Lovecraft Unbound<\/em> edited by Ellen Datlow<\/h3>\n

Dead of Winter<\/em> by Brian Moreland<\/h3>\n

Wood<\/em> by Robert Dunbar<\/h3>\n

The White Faced Bear<\/em> by R. Scott McCoy<\/h3>\n

The Perils and Dangers Of This Night<\/em> by Stephen Gregory<\/h3>\n

A Winter Haunting<\/em> by Dan Simmons<\/h3>\n

December<\/em> by Phil Rickman<\/h3>\n

The Well<\/em> by Jack Cady<\/h3>\n

Ghost Story<\/em> by Peter Straub<\/h3>\n

Dead White<\/em> by Alan Ryan<\/h3>\n

The Island<\/em> by T.M. Wright<\/h3>\n

30 Days of Night: Rumors of the Undead<\/em><\/h3>\n

30 Days of Night: Immortal Remains<\/em><\/h3>\n

30 Days of Night: Eternal Damnation<\/em><\/h3>\n

Thing from Another World: Climate of Fear<\/em> by Chuck Pfarrer<\/h3>\n

The Shining<\/em> by Stephen King<\/h3>\n

Misery<\/em> by Stephen King<\/h3>\n

Let the Right One In<\/em> by John Ajvide Lindqvist<\/h3>\n

Harbor<\/em> by John Ajvide Lindqvist<\/h3>\n

The Final Winter<\/em> by Iain Rob Wright<\/h3>\n

Blizzard<\/em> by Michael C. Norton<\/h3>\n

Sun Bleached Winter<\/em> by D. Robert Grixti<\/h3>\n

White and Other Tales of Ruin<\/em> by Tim Lebbon<\/h3>\n

Midsummer<\/em> by Matthew Costello<\/h3>\n

Icebound<\/em> by Dean Koontz<\/h3>\n

The Terror<\/em> by Dan Simmons<\/h3>\n

Blood and Ice<\/em> by Robert Masello<\/h3>\n

Who Goes There?<\/em> by John Campbell<\/h3>\n

The Ice Limit<\/em> by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child<\/h3>\n

Terminal Freeze<\/em> by Lincoln Child<\/h3>\n

Dark Matter<\/em> by Michelle Paver<\/h3>\n

Carnivore<\/em> by Leigh Wright<\/h3>\n

Winter Wake<\/em> by Rick Hautala<\/h3>\n

White<\/em> by Tim Lebbon<\/h3>\n

Midnight Sun<\/em> by Ramsey Campbell<\/h3>\n

Ice<\/em> by Anna Kavan<\/h3>\n

Swan Song<\/em> by Robert R. McCammon<\/h3>\n

Icefire<\/em> by Robert C. Wilson<\/h3>\n

The Ice King by Michael Scott Rohan<\/h3>\n

Frankenstein: The Legacy<\/em> by Christopher Schildt<\/h3>\n

Underworld<\/em> by Mike Farren<\/h3>\n

Deep Current<\/em> by Benjamin Miller<\/h3>\n

Cold Skin<\/em> by Albert Sanchez Pinol<\/h3>\n

Hive<\/em> by Tim Curran<\/h3>\n

Deadfreeze<\/em> by Anthony Giangregorio<\/h3>\n

Blood Farm<\/em> by Sam Siciliano<\/h3>\n

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