Fright Nights (and days)

"But the purpose of the book is not the horror, it is horror's defeat." Terry Pratchett (1948 - 2015)

Updated October 30, 2024
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Becoming the boogeyman
Chizmar, Richard
Paper Book
'Terrific storytelling' STEPHEN KING 'Masterfully blends reality and imagination to deliver something wholly original and totally gripping from start to finish. Don't miss this edge-of-your-seat chiller that will keep you guessing - and guessing again' LISA UNGER ...
Black River Orchard: A Masterpiece of Horror from the Bestselling Author of Wanderers and the Book of Accidents
Wendig, Chuck
Paper Book
A small town is transformed by dark magic when strange apple trees begin bearing fruit in this new masterpiece of horror from the bestselling author of Wanderers and The Book of Accidents. It's autumn in Harrow, but something is changing in the town besides the...
Black Water Sister
Cho, Zen
Paper Book
This mischievous Malaysian-set novel is an adventure featuring family, ghosts and local gods - from Hugo Award winning novelist Zen Cho. 'A sharp and bittersweet story of past and future, ghosts and gods and family, that kept me turning pages into the dark hours of...
The Book Eaters
Dean, Sunyi
Paper Book
THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'I devoured this' V.E. Schwab 'A vampire-themed Handmaid's Tale, with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary' Guardian A gorgeous new fantasy horror - a book about...
The book of hidden things
Dimitri, Francesco
Paper Book
From "one of the most significant figures of the last generation of fantasy", comes Francesco Dimitri's debut novel in English, an enthralling and seductive fantasy following four old friends and the secrets they keep. Four old school friends have a pact: to meet up every year in...
The children God forgot
Masterton, Graham
Paper Book
Forsake the living. Forget the dead. Fear the children... The must-read horror from master of the genre, perfect for Halloween. A TERRIFYING BIRTH A young woman is rushed to the hospital with stabbing pains in her stomach. The chief surgeon delivers a living child...
Coup de grâce
Ajram, Sofia
Paper Book
"A harrowing exploration of the expanding labyrinth of despair and the self." Paul Tremblay. A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station, perfect for readers of Mark Z. Danielewski and Susanna Clarke.
Dearest : a mother's greatest nightmare ; a daughter's biggest fear
Walters, Jacquie
Will grip you, terrify you and haunt you in equal measure - Dearest heralds a thrilling new voice in horror fiction
The Deep: We All Know the Story of the Titanic ... Don't We?
Katsu, Alma
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award for the Best Novel of 2020. 'Totally terrifying.' said C. J. TUDOR, bestselling author of The Chalk Man 'Truly haunting' said SARAH PINBOROUGH, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes ...
Devolution: From the Bestselling Author of World War Z
Brooks, Max
Paper Book
FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WORLD WAR Z 'TRUE TERROR' Guardian 'NAIL CHOMPING SUSPENSE' Total Film ______________________________________As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier's...
Devoted
Koontz, Dean
Paper Book
One boy with the power to save the world. One man with the will to destroy it. The chilling, unputdownable new standalone thriller from Dean Koontz, the master of suspense. 'The master of our darkest dreams' The Times A mother, a boy, and a desperate battle against the...
The gathering
Tudor, C. J.
Paper Book
A small Alaskan town. A brutal murder. Echoes of a killing twenty-five years ago. An out-of-state detective brought in to assist the sheriff who investigated the original case. But as the snow thickens and the nights grow longer...are they hunting a twisted psychopath or...
Genesis
Carter, Chris
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A killing like no other. A killer more twisted than he's ever seen before. A case that will test him to the limit. Has Robert Hunter finally met his match? 'Do you believe...
Goblin
Malerman, Josh
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL **** Goblin seems like any other ordinary small town. But with the master storyteller Josh Malerman as your tour guide, you'll discover the secrets that hide behind its closed doors....
A haunting in the arctic
Cooke, C. J.
Paper Book
Hide
White, Kiersten
Paper Book
A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition turns deadly in this dark supernatural thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White, perfect for fans of Stephen King and SQUID GAME. The challenge: spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don't...
The hollow places
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
Pray they are hungry. Kara finds these words in the mysterious bunker that she's discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle's house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring this peculiar area...
My heart is a chainsaw
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
Alma Katsu calls My Heart Is a Chainsaw 'a homage to slasher films that also manages to defy and transcend genre.' On the surface is a story of murder in small-town America. But beneath is its beating heart: a biting critique of American colonialism, Indigenous displacement, and...
Night side of the river : ghost stories
Winterson, Jeanette
Our lives are now digital, exposed and always-on. We have changed, but our ghosts have not. They've simply adapted and innovated. They inhabit our apps and wander the metaverse just as they haunt our homes and our memories, always seeking new ways to connect... To live amongst us.
The only good Indians : a novel
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
*One of Time's 100 Must Reads of 2020* *Winner of the 2020 Shirley Jackson award for Best Horror Novel* Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians follows four...
Out there screaming : an anthology of new Black horror
Peele, Jordan
Paper Book
The New York Times BestsellerJordan Peele, the visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us and Nope, curates this anthology of brand new stories of Black horror. Exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but also the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our world.'A glorious showcase...
The pallbearers' club
Tremblay, Paul
Paper Book
A cleverly voiced psychological thriller about an unforgettable -- and unsettling -- friendship, with blood-chilling twists, crackling wit, and a thrumming pulse in its veins -- from the nationally bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World and...
Pine: The Spine-Chilling Sunday Times Bestseller
Toon, Francine
Paper Book
WINNER of the McIlvanney Prize 2020 Shortlisted for Bloody Scotland's Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2020 Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2020 'Hugely atmospheric, exquisitely written and utterly gripping' LUCY FOLEY, author of The...
The soul stealer
Masterton, Graham
Paper Book
'God, he's good' Stephen King An American Indian demon is unearthed in the present day. Original, disturbing and utterly terrifying, this is the new standalone from master of horror, and author of The Manitou, Graham Masterton. A BODY IN FLAMES In a...
The southern book club's guide to slaying vampires
Hendrix, Grady
Paper Book
The New York Times Best Seller A Barnes & Noble Best Fiction Book of 2020 A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist Steel MagnoliasmeetsDraculain this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their...
Survivor song
Tremblay, Paul
Paper Book
In a matter of weeks, Massachusetts has been overrun by an insidious rabies-like virus that is spread by saliva. But unlike rabies, the disease has a terrifyingly short incubation period of an hour or less. Those infected quickly lose their minds and are driven to bite and infect as...
What hides in the cellar
Masterton, Graham
Paper Book
'God, he's good.' Stephen King A SEVERED HEAD A grisly series of murders across London is baffling local authorities. Eyewitnesses describe suspects who are only partially visible - one appears to have no feet, another no head, a fourth is missing his entire right...
The wilding
McDonald, Ian
Paper Book
'A sharp thriller [. . .] with strong characterisation, a deep sense of place and real wit' The Irish Times 'Melds the urban and rural to take folk horror somewhere unexpected, spooky and, paradoxically, new' SFX 'Blends folk horror with modern terror . . ....
The Woman in the Woods
Connolly, John
Paper Book
The Number One bestseller. It is spring, and the semi-preserved body of a young Jewish woman is discovered buried in the Maine woods. It is clear that she gave birth shortly before her death. But there is no sign of a baby. Private detective Charlie...

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