Something That Scares You

You can't go wrong with these horror and thriller must-reads.

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Updated May 23, 2026
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The buffalo hunter hunter
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
Selected as One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of the Year A Barack Obama Summer Read Locus Award for Horror Libby Award for Best Horror Nebula, Bram Stoker, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award Finalist
The Black girl survives in this one : horror stories
Evans, Desiree S.
Paper Book
INSTANT INDIE BESTSELLER! Locus Award Winner Ignyte Award Finalist "This anthology makes a statement: Black women belong in horror...Projects like this -- brave, necessary -- celebrate Black women, and will hopefully inspire the future of the genre." --The New York...
Listen to Your Sister
Viel, Neena
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,...
The unworthy : a novel
Bazterrica, Agustina María
Paper Book
THE JAW-DROPPING NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION The long-awaited new novel from the author of global sensation Tender Is the Flesh: a thrilling work of literary horror about a woman cloistered in...
Japanese Gothic: A Gothic Dual-Timeline Novel of Ghosts, Hauntings and Redemption (Original)
Baker, Kylie Lee
Paper Book
USA TODAY Bestseller New York Times Most Anticipated Book for 2026 USA TODAY Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Book Riot "Our Most Anticipated Books of 2026" In...
Wolf Worm
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher This gorgeous...
Nowhere Burning
Ward, Catriona
Paper Book
A USA Today bestseller! "Anyone who has reached a hand toward the night sky will understand the beautifully incurable ache for belonging at the heart of Nowhere Burning, the latest unsettling fairytale from Catriona Ward."--Christopher Buehlman, New York Times...
The unveiling : a novel
Barry, Quan
Paper Book
"A novel that's equal parts 'White Lotus' and 'Get Out'"--New York Times From the award-winning author of We Ride Upon Sticks and When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East, a genre-bending novel of literary horror set in Antarctica that explores abandonment,...
Spread me
Gailey, Sarah
Paper Book
Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey. A routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay... An instant USA Today bestseller * An NPR Books We Love Pick * One of...
Play nice
Harrison, Rachel
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty. Clio Louise Barnes...
It's not her
Kubica, Mary
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "A gripping thrill ride." --Jeneva Rose "Tantalizing, terrifying and all too real." --Shari Lapena "Cancel your plans, you won't be able to put this one down." --Chris Whitaker ...

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