Horror

Discover recent releases in horror, if you dare!

Updated March 26, 2026
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
Stephen Graham Jones
Paper Book
Selected as One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of the Year A Barack Obama Summer Read Libby Award for Best Horror Nebula, Bram Stoker, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award Finalist A Time, The...
The Bewitching
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * BRAM STOKER AWARD FINALIST * Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. "In Silvia Moreno-Garcia's sure hands,...
Never Flinch
Stephen King
Paper Book
Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, AV Club, Variety, The Boston Globe, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Vulture, Men's Health, Book Riot, New York Post, Goodreads, AARP, Paste, and...
The Starving Saints
Caitlin Starling
Paper Book
USA Today Bestseller! "As brilliant as it is bizarre. From the very first page you know you are in the hands of an author at the height of their abilities. . . . This is the unhinged cannibal book of my dreams--and my nightmares." --Ava Reid, #1 New York Times ...
The Staircase in the Woods
Chuck Wendig
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * 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...
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V. E. Schwab
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestseller * #1 USA Today bestseller * #1 National Indie bestseller * #1 IndieNext List, June 2025 * 2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Fantasy A genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger from V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York...
There Is No Antimemetics Division {Revised}
qntm
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Humanity is under assault by malevolent "antimemes"--ideas that attack memory, identity, and the fabric of reality itself--in this whip-smart tale of science-fiction horror, an entirely reimagined and expanded version of the beloved online novel. "Utterly...
When the Wolf Comes Home
Nat Cassidy
Paper Book
Nat Cassidy, author of the acclaimed horror Mary, returns with When the Wolf Comes Home, an unabashed, adrenaline-fueled pop horror thriller where the darkest fears can become reality. A USA Today bestseller! ABA Indie Bookseller bestseller! ...
Lucky Day
Chuck Tingle
Paper Book
"An existential masterwork that, like life, is equal parts atrocity and delights."--Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Masters of Death Lucky Day is the instant USA Today and Indie bestseller from Chuck Tingle, where one woman...
The Glowing Hours
Leila Siddiqui
Paper Book
A mind-bending, revisionist gothic horror story about the fabled summer Mary Shelley began work on Frankenstein, as told by her Indian housemaid, Mehrunissa "Mehr" Begum. For fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Isabel Cañas, and Kathe Koja. "Strange how one can find they are an...
Play Nice
Rachel Harrison
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...
The Body
Bethany C. Morrow
Paper Book
"Hellish, sinister, and utterly unputdownable."--Alexis Henderson, author of An Academy for Liars The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow, where one woman must survive a series of bizarre and escalating attacks on her...
Overgrowth
Mira Grant
Paper Book
Day of the Triffids meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this full-on body horror / alien invasion apocalypse. This is just a story. It can't hurt you anymore. Since she was three years old, Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone...
Trad Wife
Saratoga Schaefer
When Camille Deming isn't cooking, cleaning, or homesteading in her picture-perfect country farmhouse, she's posting about her tradwife lifestyle for her online followers. She takes inspiration from other tradwives on social media, aspiring to be like them, but Camille's missing a key component: a...
The Midnight Knock: A Novel
John Fram
Paper Book
For fans of Stuart Turton and Blake Crouch, a mind-bending locked-room thriller about eight strangers trapped in a remote Texas motel as they race against time to save their lives--from the acclaimed author of the "compelling, thought-provoking, page-turning" (Paul Tremblay, author ofThe Cabin...
A Box Full of Darkness
Simone St. James
Paper Book
"From the book's chillingly creepy setting, which previously appeared in The Sun Down Motel (2020), to a nerve-jangling plot that effectively borrows from a mix of genres to the writing itself, which shimmers with a dazzlingly sharp sense of wit, everything about St. James' latest is done...
You Weren't Meant to Be Human
Andrew Joseph White
Paper Book
A Washington Post and Publishers Weekly Best SF/Fantasy/Horror Novel of 2025 Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion...
Cold Eternity
S.A. Barnes
Paper Book
"You'll want to read this one with the lights on."--Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author Cold Eternity is the instant USA Today bestselling space horror from S.A. Barnes, perfect for fans of Severance, where desperation for eternal life leads...
Black Flame
Gretchen Felker-Martin
Paper Book
An instant USA Today bestseller! One woman's deadly obsession with a haunted archival film precipitates her undoing in Black Flame, from the author of Manhunt, Gretchen Felker-Martin. A...
Coffin Moon
Keith Rosson
Paper Book
"This is mind-blowingly good. A horror novel that will keep you awake long after you turn the last page."--Stephen King From the author of Fever House and The Devil by Name: a Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt--and are hunted by--the vampire that slaughtered...
Wolf Worm
T. Kingfisher
Paper Book
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 hardcover edition features endpapers illustrated by the author and a foil case stamp....
We Are Always Tender with Our Dead
Eric LaRocca
Paper Book
Michael McDowell's Blackwater meets Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show in the disturbing first installment of a new trilogy of intense, visceral, beautifully written queer horror set in a small New England town. A chilling supernatural tale of transgressive literary horror from...
The Possession of Alba Díaz
Isabel Cañas
Paper Book
In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiance, Carlos, to his family's isolated mine for refuge. But safety proves fleeting as other dangers soon bare their teeth: Alba begins suffering from strange hallucinations, sleepwalking, and violent...
Japanese Gothic: A Novel
Kylie Lee Baker
Paper Book
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 this lyrical, wildly inventive horror...
Killer on the Road & The Babysitter Lives
Stephen Graham Jones
Paper Book
Two novels in one book, The Babysitter Lives and Killer on the Road, from the master of modern horror Stephen Graham Jones, winner of the Bram Stoker Award and New York Times bestselling author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, The Only Good Indians, and the Indian Lake...
The Haunting of Paynes Hollow
Kelley Armstrong
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a nail-biting supernatural horror about a haunted lakeside property and twisted family secrets. When Samantha Payne's grandfather dies, she figures she won't even get a mention in the will. After all, she hasn...
Polybius
Collin Armstrong
Paper Book
"If you're a fan of Stephen King and Stranger Things, then this is the book for you." --Richard Chizmar, New York Times bestselling author Stranger Things meets The Walking Dead in this chilling horror novel based on the terrifying urban legend...
The Red Winter
Cameron Sullivan
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER! DELUXE EDITION--the hardcover edition of The Red Winter features beautiful red sprayed edges! A LibraryReads Pick! An Indie Next Pick! A devastating love...
Hemlock and Silver
T. Kingfisher
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring bright green sprayed edges, a foil stamp on the casing, and custom endpapers illustrated by the author. From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a...
Blood Slaves
Markus Redmond
Paper Book
What if nobody ever freed the slaves... because they freed themselves - 150 years before the Civil War? In the Province of Carolina, 1710, freedom seems unattainable for Willie, for his beloved Gertie, and for their unborn child. They live, suffer, and toil under their brutal master, James 'Big Jim'...

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