Horror

Discover recent releases in horror, if you dare!

Updated March 16, 2025
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You Like It Darker: Stories
Stephen King
Paper Book
NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 HORROR BOOK OF 2024 WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR HORROR "Stephen King knows You Like It Darker and obliges with sensational new tales" (USA TODAY): From legendary storyteller and master of...
Bury Your Gays
Chuck Tingle
Paper Book
The instant USA Today bestseller by Chuck Tingle about what it takes to succeed in a world that wants you dead. Named one of the Best Horror Books of 2024 (Esquire, Parade, and Library Journal)! Misha knows that chasing success in Hollywood...
Horror Movie
Paul G. Tremblay
Paper Book
Instant New York Times bestseller! 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, ...
Incidents Around the House
Josh Malerman
Paper Book
"Simply put--and I do not say this lightly--Incidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read."--Neil McRobert, Esquire A chilling horror novel about a haunting, told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled...
I Was A Teenage Slasher
Stephen Graham Jones
Paper Book
A USA TODAY Bestseller An Alex Award Winner From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story with a twist--perfect for fans of Adam Cesare and Grady Hendrix. 1989, Lamesa, Texas....
We Used to Live Here
Marcus Kliewer
Paper Book
From an author "destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling" (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a haunting debut--soon to be a Netflix original movie--about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house's previous residents...
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
Clay Chapman
Paper Book
"Clay McLeod Chapman is one of my favorite horror storytellers working today."--Jordan Peele "Surreal, hypnotic, unrelenting, profoundly claustrophobic, and an absolutely scathing send-up of the pitfalls of American divisiveness."--Keith Rosson, author of Fever House
Ghost Station
S.A. Barnes
Paper Book
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.An abandoned plant. A hidden past. A deadly danger.Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS--the most famous...
Model Home: A Novel
Rivers Solomon
Paper Book
Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel. The three Maxwell siblings keep their distance from the lily-white gated enclave outside Dallas where they grew up. When their family moved there, they were the only Black family...
Graveyard Shift
M.L. Rio
Paper Book
THE USA TODAY NATIONAL BESTSELLER!The author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night shift workers who meet in the local cemetery to unearth the secrets lurking in an open grave. Every night, in the...
The Staircase in the Woods
Chuck Wendig
Paper Book
A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents. "Chuck Wendig weaves his magic once more, turning a lonely staircase in the woods...
Memorials
Richard Chizmar
Paper Book
The New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller about a group of college students encountering supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia--an unforgettable, chilling novel that is "scary and hard to put down. You might be advised not to read it at night" (Stephen King)....
Coup de Grâce
Sofia Ajram
Paper Book
"A harrowing exploration of the expanding labyrinth of despair and the self." Paul Tremblay. A Bram Stoker Award-nominee, this is a mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station, perfect for readers of Mark Z....
Victorian Psycho: A Novel
Virginia Feito
Paper Book
Virginia Feito's Mrs. March was hailed as "a brilliant debut . . . [by] a writer who keeps pace with the grandees she invokes" (Sarah Ditum, Guardian)--from Daphne Du Maurier and Shirley Jackson to Patricia Highsmith. Now, Feito returns with her "silver-polish sentences and her eerie psychological...
Listen to Your Sister: A Novel
Neena Viel
Paper Book
Most Anticipated by Goodreads, People, BookRiot, Reactor, Screenrant, and more! For fans of Jordan Peele's films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying,...
A Sorceress Comes to Call
T. Kingfisher
Paper Book
Named a Best Fantasy Book of the Year by NPR, Elle, and Paste A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress ...
This Cursed House
Del Sandeen
Paper Book
One of Esquire's Best Horror Books of 2024 One of Crime Reads' Best Gothic Novels of 2024 In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth:...
The Darkest Night: A Terrifying Anthology of Winter Horror Stories by Bestselling Authors, Perfect for Halloween
Lindy Ryan
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box, Josh Malerman, comes a story of a dark Christmas past in 'Children Aren't the Only Ones Who Know Where the Presents Are Hidden.' From national bestselling author Rachel Harrison, in 'Thaw,' a couple spends their first Christmas together in a cabin...
So Thirsty
Rachel Harrison
Paper Book
A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in this juicy, thrilling novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Black Sheep. Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn't need a...
My Darling Dreadful Thing: A Novel
Johanna van Veen
Paper Book
Goodreads Most Anticipated Horror of 2024 | Goodreads Most Anticipated books in May | She Reads Most Anticipated Horror | Polygon Must-Read books of 2024 | Novel Suspects Most anticipated novels 2024 "Dark and decadent, with the haunting allure of a true gothic tale, My Darling Dreadful...
The Drowning House
Cherie Priest
Paper Book
"This smartly paced, genre bending novel is a good choice for the horror-curious thriller reader who enjoyed The Good House by Tananarive Due and Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia." --Booklist, Starred Review "Cherie Priest is our new queen of darkness, folks....
The Black Hunger
Nicholas Pullen
Paper Book
A spine-tingling, queer gothic horror debut where two men are drawn into an otherworldly spiral. "A gothic masterpiece. A devastating exploration of humanity's capacity for evil."​ - Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters
Sleep Tight
J. H. Markert
Paper Book
Dark and twisting at every turn, fans of Catriona Ward will love this chilling new tale from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter Farris calls the 'clear heir to Stephen King.' Beware the one who got away... Father Silence once terrorized the rural town of Twisted Tree, disguising...
Crypt of the Moon Spider
Nathan Ballingrud
Paper Book
Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into the stickiest of webs. Years ago, in a cave beneath the dense forests and streams on the surface of the moon, a gargantuan spider once lived. Its silk granted its...
I'll Be Waiting
Kelley Armstrong
Paper Book
From New York Times Bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a spellbinding new tale of supernatural horror involving a haunted-house, seances, lost loved ones, and a sinister spirit out for blood... Nicola Laughton never expected to see adulthood, being diagnosed with...
Evil in Me
Brom
Paper Book
Evil in Me is bestselling author Brom's newest novel of possession, damnation, and rock 'n' roll, where one woman must get the world singing in order to save her soul.This devilish tale includes nearly two dozen of Brom's immersive paintings and brilliant endpapersAspiring musician Ruby Tucker has...
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....
Revenant-X
David Wellington
Paper Book
Revenant-X is the terrifying second novel in a new trilogy of survival and exploration in deep space, from Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated author David Wellington.   FEAR THE DARK.   The crew of the Artemis - led by Firewatch...
Something in the Walls: A Novel
Daisy Pearce
Paper Book
A Library Reads Pick! Most Anticipated by Goodreads, E! News, BookRiot, and more! Unbearably tense, utterly propulsive, and studded with folklore and horror, Something in the Walls is perfect for anyone who loves Midsommar and...
Our Winter Monster
Dennis Mahoney
Paper Book
For the last year, Holly and Brian have been out of sync. Neither can forget what happened that one winter evening; neither can forgive what's happened since. Tonight, Holly and Brian race toward Pinebuck, New York, trying to outrun a blizzard on their way to the ski village getaway they hope will...
Where the Dead Brides Gather
Nuzo Onoh
Paper Book
A powerful Nigeria-set horror tale of possession, malevolent ghosts, family tensions, secrets and murder from the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement and 'Queen of African Horror'. For readers of Octavia Butler, Ben Okri and Koji Suzuki. Bata, a young girl...
Don't Let the Forest In
C. G. Drews
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! As alluring as it is unsettling, award-winning author CG Drews' debut YA psychological horror will leave readers breathless and hesitant to venture deeper into the woods. Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his...
We Came to Welcome You
Vincent Tirado
Paper Book
The Other Black Girl meets Midsommar in this spine-chilling, propulsive psychological adult debut from highly acclaimed author Vincent Tirado, in which a married couple moves into a gated "community" that slowly creeps into a pervasive dread akin to the social horror of Jordan...
Dearest
Jacquie Walters
Paper Book
A B&N Best Horror Book of 2024 A Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award Finalist A Book of the Month Club Pick A new mom in need of help opens her door to her long-estranged mother--only to invite something much darker...
Sacrificial Animals: A Novel
Kailee Pedersen
Paper Book
Inspired by Kailee Pedersen's own journey being adopted from Nanning, China in 1996 and growing up alongside her family's farm in Nebraska, this rich and atmospheric supernatural horror debut explores an ancient Chinese mythology. The last thing Nick Morrow expected to receive...
The Bog Wife
Kay Chronister
Paper Book
"A lush, beautifully written novel about trying to be a person in our strange world . . . Pick this one up for its exquisite characterization, decaying settings and a dash of Southern gothic horror." --Kiersten White, The New York Times Book Review A "haunting, brilliant"...
Their Monstrous Hearts: A Novel
Yigit Turhan
Paper Book
PRE-ORDER NOW to get a deluxe limited edition with designed sprayed edges--available only on the first printing! This special first edition hardcover will include a gorgeous, shimmering jacket with effects, beautifully illustrated endpapers and sprayed edges. "A gothic,...
Girl in the Creek
Wendy N. Wagner
Paper Book
Girl in the Creek is a pulse-pounding eco-horror about how climate change is transforming our world, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and T. Kingfisher. Buried secrets only spread. Erin's brother Bryan has been missing for five years. It was...
Devils Kill Devils
Johnny Compton
Paper Book
Devils Kill Devils is perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Certain Dark Things and Southern gothic horror. Johnny Compton brings his trademark terror and dread that readers fell in love with in The Spite House to a new roster of monsters--angels, devils, vampires-...

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