DH Horror Recommendations

Updated August 12, 2025
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Victorian psycho :
Feito, Virginia
Paper Book
'Jane Eyre meets American Psycho. Gloriously outrageous, sensationally unhinged' SUNDAY TIMES 'Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh-out-loud funny' CATRIONA WARD 'Weird and wonderful' LUCY MANGAN, GUARDIAN Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to...
Never flinch :
King, Stephen,
Paper Book
From master storyteller Stephen King comes a thrilling new novel with intertwining storylines - one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker - featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.<...
Whistle :
Barclay, Linwood
Paper Book
'Terrific' STEPHEN KING Evil has a one track mind... Celebrated children's author and illustrator Annie Blunt has had a dreadful year. Her husband was killed in a tragic accident, then one of her children's books ignited a major scandal. Desperate for a fresh start, she moves with...
Devolution :
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...
The house that horror built /
Henry, Christina,
Paper Book
A woman working in the house of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifying secrets, from the author of Good Girls Don't Die and Horseman. Single mum Harry Adams has always loved horror movies, so it's not really a coincidence she took the job...
We used to live here
Kliewer, Marcus
Paper Book
House of Leaves meets Parasite in this gripping and eerily haunting debut psychological horror, soon to be a Netflix film starring Blake Lively. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Leave the World Behind. ⭐ Winner of Reddit NoSleep Scariest...
Going home in the dark /
Koontz, Dean R.
Paper Book
When hometown horrors come back to haunt, friendship is salvation in a novel about childhood fears and buried secrets by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz. As kids, outcasts Rebecca, Bobby, Spencer, and Ernie were inseparable friends in the idyllic...
The bewitching /
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
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. 'Moreno-Garcia is a deft enchantress - this is a ghost story in high Gothic style' -...
The man made of smoke :
North, Alex,
Paper Book
YOU SAW IT. YOU WERE TOO SCARED TO ACT. BUT NOW IT'S COMING FOR YOU... From the mind behind the international bestseller The Whisper Man comes a new nightmare 'The Man Made of Smoke was in equal parts terrifying, creepy, thrilling and moving' Marnie...
Out there screaming :
Paper Book
The New York Times Bestseller Jordan Peele, the visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, Nope and Him, curates this anthology of brand new stories of Black horror. Exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but also the chilling...
Murder road /
St. James, Simone
Paper Book
April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They're on a long dark road, late at night, and they see a woman up ahead, clearly in trouble. They stop and pick her up. It's only once she's in the car that they see the blood. And then they see the headlights - far in...
Horror movie :
Tremblay, Paul
"Slasher movies are seen by some as kitschy fun, but this is a seriously disturbing novel, delving into the sacrifices art demands, psychological trauma and how monsters are made. Sometimes painful reading, it's also incredibly gripping, smart and scary." The Guardian ...
The last house on Needless Street /
Ward, Catriona,
Paper Book
Immersive, gripping, and delivering twist after twist. It's so good you'll read it twice...

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