Horror

Discover recent releases in horror, if you dare!

Updated July 3, 2024
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What Feasts at Night
T. Kingfisher
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller Enter a cold, silent forest and find out what feasts at night in this new gothic tale from bestselling and award-winning author T. Kingfisher, set in the world of What Moves the Dead. ...
Holly
Stephen King
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller * New York Times Notable Book * NPR Best Book of the Year Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a...
A Haunting on the Hill
Elizabeth Hand
Paper Book
From award-winning author Elizabeth Hand comes the first-ever novel authorized to return to the world of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House--a "scary and beautifully written" (Neil Gaiman) new story of isolation and longing perfect for our present...
Ghost Station
S.A. Barnes
Paper Book
"Relentlessly creepy and fantastically atmospheric...Ghost Station is space horror at its best."--The New York Times A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.A. Barnes, acclaimed author of Dead Silence....
The Reformatory
Tananarive Due
Paper Book
A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner and a New York Times Notable Book "You're in for a treat. The Reformatory is one of those books you can't put down. Tananarive Due hit it out of the park." --Stephen King A gripping, page-turning novel set in Jim Crow...
Horror Movie
Paul Tremblay
A chilling twist on the "cursed film" genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and The Cabin at the End of the World. In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror...
Bless Your Heart
Lindy Ryan
Paper Book
A crackling mystery-horror novel with big-hearted characters and Southern charm with a bite, Bless Your Heart is a gasp-worthy delight from start to finish from debut author Lindy Ryan. Rise and shine. The Evans women have some undead to kill. ...
Nestlings
Nat Cassidy
Paper Book
Nat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings, which harnesses the creeping paranoia of Rosemary's Baby and the urban horror of Salem's Lot, set in an exclusive New York City residential building. Best Adult Books 2023--<...
Black River Orchard
Chuck Wendig
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A small town is transformed when seven strange trees begin bearing magical apples in this masterpiece of horror from the author of Wanderers and The Book of Accidents. "This masterful outing should continue to earn Wendig comparisons to...
The Angel of Indian Lake
Stephen Graham Jones
Paper Book
A National Bestseller The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror novels picks up four years after Don't Fear the Reaper as Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice--only to find the Lake Witch is...
Hemlock Island
Kelley Armstrong
Paper Book
A standalone horror novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. Laney Kilpatrick has been renting her vacation home to strangers. The invasion of privacy gives her panic attacks, but it's the only way she can keep her beloved Hemlock Island, the...
The Haunting of Velkwood
Gwendolyn Kiste
Paper Book
From Bram Stoker Award­-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood friends who miraculously survive the night everyone in their suburban hometown turned into ghosts--perfect for fans of Yellowjackets. The Velkwood Vicinity was the topic of...
Murder Road
Simone St. James
Paper Book
A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases. July 1995. April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn....
This Wretched Valley
Jenny Kiefer
Paper Book
"A hallucinatory nightmare of a novel that blends adventure, horror and historical fiction, and isn't shy about violence or strangeness."--New York Times "If you love wilderness horror, This Wretched Valley is a must-read."--Alma Katsu,...
Vampires of El Norte
Isabel Cañas
Paper Book
As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters - her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead....
You Like It Darker: Stories
Stephen King
Paper Book
From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER. "You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this...
Indian Burial Ground
Nick Medina
Paper Book
A man lunges in front of a car. An elderly woman silently drowns herself. A corpse sits up in its coffin and speaks. On this reservation, not all is what it seems, in this new spine-chilling mythological horror from the author of Sisters of the Lost Nation. All...
The Eyes Are the Best Part
Monika Kim
Paper Book
"Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of murder and cannibalism while also critiquing misogyny, exploring Asian fetishization and stereotypes, sharing what it's like to navigate two cultures and telling a touching story of a family in...
Edenville: A Novel
Sam Rebelein
Paper Book
"[A]n essential read for horror enthusiasts." --Booklist An unsettling, immersive, and wildly entertaining debut novel from "a major new talent!" (R.L. Stine), for fans of Paul Tremblay and Stephen Graham Jones. "[A] delightfully gooey blend of gothic, cosmic, folk and body horror...
Grey Dog
Elliott Gish
Paper Book
"Gish's prose is as sharp as a scalpel." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Grey Dog is a bewitching tale of the horrors of spinsterhood in the early 1900s, with madness and magic threaded through every sentence." -- Heather O'Neill, author of ...
The Gathering
C. J. Tudor
Paper Book
"Vampires are back, and C.J. Tudor's The Gathering comes to join the fun . . . The story's fast pace and numerous twists keep you hooked, and Tudor's witty dialogue beautifully punctuates the narrative's constant action."--The New York Times Book Review A detective...
The Handyman Method
Craig Davidson
Paper Book
A chilling domestic story of terror for fans of Black Mirror and The Amityville Horror. When a young family moves into an unfinished development community, cracks begin to emerge in both their new residence and their lives, as a mysterious online DIY instructor...
The House of Last Resort
Christopher Golden
Paper Book
The next high concept horror novel from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden. Across Italy there are many half-empty towns, nearly abandoned by those who migrate to the coast or to cities. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them,...
Island Witch
Amanda Jayatissa
Paper Book
"Every once in a while, a book comes along that drops you into another world and takes you places you never could imagine. This is that book. An astounding accomplishment!" -R. L. Stine, author ofGoosebumps Set in 19th century Sri Lanka and inspired by local folklore...
What Kind of Mother
Clay Chapman
Paper Book
A New York Times Book Review Best Horror of 2023 selection. "Packed with profoundly unsettling scenes that'll slither under your skin and stay there long after you turn the last page."--Gabino Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You Home ...
Becoming the Boogeyman
Richard Chizmar
Paper Book
The "worthy and frightening sequel" (Stephen King) to the acclaimed and "unforgettable" (Harlan Coben) New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel Chasing the Boogeyman. Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the center of...
Red Rabbit
Alex Grecian
"Impossible to put down." --Kelly Link, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Get In Trouble A ragtag posse must hunt down a witch through a wild west beset by demons and ghosts--where death is always just around the bend--in this new supernatural horror by...
The House That Horror Built
Christina Henry
Paper Book
A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifying secrets in the captivating new novel from the national bestselling author of Good Girls Don't Die and Horseman. Harry Adams has always loved horror movies, so it's...
Midnight on Beacon Street
Emily Ruth Verona
Paper Book
"Midnight on Beacon Street is a lot of things. It's a taut thriller about a babysitter and two kids surviving one weird night. It's a celebration of classic horror movies. It's a creepy narrative that involves a ghost and late night home break-ins. And, most important, it's a lot of fun. . ....
My Darling Girl
Jennifer McMahon
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Children on the Hill, a psychological thriller "that delivers both chilling scares and genuine emotion" (Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author) about a woman who, after taking in her dying, alcoholic mother,...
Schrader's Chord: A Novel
Scott Leeds
Paper Book
Heart-Shaped Box meets The Haunting of Hill House in Schrader's Chord, Scott Leeds's chilling debut about cursed vinyl records that open a gateway to the land of the dead. I told you they were real. After his estranged father's...
Dead of Winter
Darcy Coates
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER JULY 2023 LIBRARYREADS SELECTION From bestselling author Darcy Coates comes Dead of Winter, a remote cabin in the snowy wilderness thriller that will teach you to trust no one. There are eight strangers. One killer. Nowhere left to run.
Christmas and Other Horrors: An Anthology of Solstice Horror
Garth Nix
Paper Book
Hugo Award winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents this chilling horror anthology of 18 original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu and many more....
The Z Word
Lindsay King-Miller
Paper Book
"Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating."--Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and Cuckoo Packed with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer zombie romp you didn't know you needed. Chaotic...
Knock Knock, Open Wide
Neil Sharpson
Paper Book
Knock Knock, Open Wide weaves horror and Celtic myth into a terrifying, heartbreaking supernatural tale of fractured family bonds, the secrets we carry, and the veiled forces that guide Irish life. Driving home late one night, Etain Larkin finds a corpse on a...
A Guest in the House
Emily Carroll
Paper Book
Winner of the 2024 LA Times Book PrizeWinner of the 2024 Lammy Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Comic New York Times' Notable Book of 2023 Winner of the 2024The Doug Wright Award for Best Book In E.M. Carroll's haunting adult graphic novel horror story A...
Let Him In
William Friend
Paper Book
"Let Him In is a feast of a novel." -- Darcy Coates, USA Today bestselling author An October Library Reads Pick! "Daddy, there's a man in our room..." Alfie wakes one night to find his twin daughters at the foot of his bed, claiming there's a shadowy figure in their bedroom....
A Light Most Hateful
Hailey Piper
Paper Book
Mona Awad's Bunny meets Stranger Things when a summer storm sweeps through a sleepy town, unleashing a monstrous power that threatens to bend reality, from the Bram Stoker award winning author of Queen of Teeth. Three years after running away from home,...
Diavola: A Novel
Jennifer Thorne
Paper Book
Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family...
Bury Your Gays
Chuck Tingle
Paper Book
Bury Your Gays is a heart-pounding new novel from USA Today bestselling author Chuck Tingle about what it takes to succeed in a world that wants you dead. An Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick! * One of Esquire's Best Books of...
A Darker Shade: New Stories of Body Horror from Women Writers
Joyce Carol Oates
Paper Book
While the common belief is that 'body horror' as a subgenre of horror fiction dates back to the 1970s, Joyce Carol Oates suggests that Medusa, the snake-haired gorgon in Greek mythology, is the 'quintessential emblem of female body horror.' In A Darker Shade of Noir: New Stories of Body Horror by...
The Paleontologist: A Novel
Luke Dumas
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER 2024 ITW Thriller Award Winner Esquire "Best Horror Books of 2023" Pick A haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is faced with a terrifying and murderous spirit in this...

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