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Frankenstein

Mary Shelley · Horror

*Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus* is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley.

gothic atmosphere · twist ending

Wolf Worm

T. Kingfisher · Horror

Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T.

gothic atmosphere · morally grey character · forced proximity · high stakes survival

Japanese Gothic

Kylie Lee Baker · Horror

New York Times Most Anticipated Book for 2026 USA TODAY Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Book Riot…

gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines · haunted setting · forbidden romance

When the Wolf Comes Home

Nat Cassidy · Horror

One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment.

high stakes survival · twist ending

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier · Horror

With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · slow burn · second chance romance

You Did Nothing Wrong

CG Drews · Horror

Dark domestic suspense meets haunted house horror in this unnerving adult debut guaranteed to keep you awake for days afterward, from the #1 New York…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

, a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

vampires · gothic atmosphere · revenge plot · haunted setting

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Grady Hendrix · Horror

"Superb ... a perfect horror for our imperfect age.” – The New York Times AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER They were never girls,…

witches · gothic atmosphere · dark academia

The Housemaid

Freida McFadden · Horror

Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom.

unreliable narrator · twist ending · haunted setting

King Sorrow

Joe Hill · Horror

SOME PROMISES SHOULD NEVER BE MADE...

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival · quest

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates

Shailee Thompson · Horror

A hilarious, swoony and downright terrifying horror romance in which a cinephile gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event…

enemies to lovers · slow burn · grumpy sunshine · closed circle

A Box Full of Darkness

Simone St. James · Horror

“From the book’s chillingly creepy setting, which previously appeared in The Sun Down Motel (2020), to a nerve-jangling plot that effectively borrows…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · ghosts

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Kylie Lee Baker · Horror

New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2025 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Horror USA TODAY Best Books of 2025 Library Journal Best Books of 2025…

coming of age · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

Play Nice

Rachel Harrison · Horror

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…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · redemption arc · found family

Dark Matter

Michelle Paver · Horror

A terrifying 1930s ghost story set in the haunting wilderness of the far north.

ghosts · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

We Used to Live Here

Marcus Kliewer · Horror

As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque…

haunted setting · locked room · gothic atmosphere · closed circle

The Body

Bethany C. Morrow · Horror

The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival

On Sundays She Picked Flowers

Yah Yah Scholfield · Horror

“A ferociously talented writer. Scholfield writes with insight, beauty, and the wildness of real art.” —Victor LaValle, author of Lone Women In this…

gothic atmosphere · ghosts · haunted setting

Trad Wife

Saratoga Schaefer · Horror

A "traditional wife" influencer allows a demonic creature to impregnate her in this unnerving horror novel, perfect for fans of Nightbitch and Mary,…

demons · gothic atmosphere

Dracula

Bram Stoker · Horror

To borrow a phrase used by one of the characters in the novel, Dracula is “nineteenth century up-to-date with a vengeance.” In her introduction to…

gothic atmosphere · vampires

The Lamb

Lucy Rose · Horror

THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A gripping, sinister folktale set in contemporary Cumbria for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Angela Carter, Daisy Johnson,…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · closed circle

The Eyes Are the Best Part

Monika Kim · Horror

Ji-won’s life tumbles into disarray in the wake of her Appa’s extramarital affair and subsequent departure.

morally grey character · unreliable narrator · revenge plot

Misery

Stephen King · Horror

Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing…

forced proximity · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere

Coffin Moon

Keith Rosson · Horror

and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.

vampires · revenge plot · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere

Nothing Tastes As Good

Luke Dumas · Horror

'A staggeringly honest exploration of how shame, cruelty and the hunger for acceptance can make us feel sub-human.

revenge plot · coming of age · morally grey character

Spoiled Milk

Avery Curran · Horror

“The haunted lesbian boarding school horror show we always wanted.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · found family · coming of age · closed circle

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski · Horror

This is an alternate cover edition.

haunted setting · locked room · unreliable narrator · multiple timelines

The Bewitching

Silvia Moreno-Garcia · Horror

“Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter…

gothic atmosphere · witches · multiple timelines · haunted setting · found family

Between Two Fires

Christopher Buehlman · Horror

“Buehlman…slips effortlessly into a different kind of literary sensibility, one that doesn’t scrimp on earthy humor and lyrical writing in the face…

gothic atmosphere · demons · quest

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre

Philip Fracassi · Horror

Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers guessing…

twist ending · revenge plot

Blood on Her Tongue

Johanna van Veen · Horror

"Gothic horror for the ages...Combining shiver-inducing horror with sharp-fanged social commentary, this more that merits comparison to Dracula and…

gothic atmosphere · vampires · forbidden romance

Strange Pictures

Uketsu · Horror

“Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever.

twist ending · multiple timelines

We Live Here Now

Sarah Pinborough · Horror

Award-winning author of New York Times bestselling breakout novel (and hit Netflix show) Behind Her Eyes returns with a haunting Gothic novel about a…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · locked room · second chance romance

Hazelthorn

CG Drews · Horror

CG Drews, instant New York Times-bestselling author of Don't Let the Forest In, returns with another deeply unsettling and yet hauntingly beautiful…

coming of age · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · twist ending

You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom

Vincent Tirado · Horror

Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing…

dark academia · demons · closed circle

Pet Sematary

Stephen King · Horror

Pet Sematary is a 1983 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. The novel was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1986

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · high stakes survival

The Shining

Stephen King · Horror

Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival · closed circle

You Weren't Meant to Be Human

Andrew Joseph White · Horror

Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia.

Hungerstone

Kat Dunn · Horror

“I didn’t like this, I LOVED it.” —Taylor Jenkins Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Atmosphere and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo A…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

People Watching

Jason Gray · Horror

Another by the author of "Pandemonium" issues 1 through infinity, and the author of the "Horror world "series, as well as other stories, this one…

demons · closed circle · high stakes survival

Incidents Around the House

Josh Malerman · Horror

“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,…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · found family · ghosts

Turn Off the Light

Jacquie Walters · Horror

Two women living centuries apart are bound by the same dark secret in this haunting novel that "upends everything you think you know about ghost…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · ghosts · multiple timelines

'Salem's Lot

Stephen King · Horror

Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in the hopes that living in an old mansion, long the subject of town lore, will help him cast out his own…

vampires · small town · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

Our Wives Under the Sea

Julia Armfield · Horror

Miri thinks she has got her wife back, when Leah finally returns after a deep sea mission that ended in catastrophe.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia · Horror

An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · slow burn · forbidden romance

The Weight of Blood

Tiffany D. Jackson · Horror

* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * INDIE BESTSELLER * JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION * KIDS' INDIE NEXT LIST PICK * NPR BEST PICK * KIRKUS BEST…

high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere · twist ending

Wretch

Eric LaRocca · Horror

From rising horror star and award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes a nightmarish, haunting, tech-Gothic thrill…

forbidden romance · slow burn · gothic atmosphere · redemption arc

The Fourth Wife

Linda Hamilton · Horror

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas meets “Sister Wives” in a deliciously chilling, darkly romantic, historical gothic horror with a feminist slant, as a…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · forbidden romance · age gap

Dollface

Lindy Ryan · Horror

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Barbie meets Scream with a 90s nostalgia twist in this horror romp from Bless Your Heart author Lindy Ryan.

coming of age · fish out of water · small town · twist ending

Maria the Wanted

V. Castro · Horror

Newly turned Mexican vampire, Maria, is not just out for blood, she wants answers.

vampires · gothic atmosphere · redemption arc

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

Clay McLeod Chapman · Horror

“Clay McLeod Chapman is one of my favorite horror storytellers working today.”—Jordan Peele “Surreal, hypnotic, unrelenting, profoundly…

unreliable narrator · gothic atmosphere

Rest Stop

Nat Cassidy · Horror

A young musician finds himself locked inside a gas station bathroom in the middle of the night by an unseen assailant, caught between the horrors on…

locked room · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere

Dead of Winter

Kealan Patrick Burke · Horror

Winter isn’t coming…it’s already here, and with it comes a horror no door can keep out.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival

It

Stephen King · Horror

"*It*" is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King.

found family · closed circle · high stakes survival · haunted setting

The Staircase in the Woods

Chuck Wendig · Horror

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…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · closed circle · high stakes survival

The Exorcist

William Peter Blatty · Horror

THE CHILLING MOVIE WE COULD NOT FORGET ...

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival · demons

This House Will Feed

Maria Tureaud · Horror

Amidst the devastation of Ireland’s Great Famine, a young woman is salvaged from certain death when offered a mysterious position at a remote manor…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · high stakes survival

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson · Horror

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · closed circle

Kiss Slay Replay

Rachel Harrison · Horror

Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this wild and twisty new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of So Thirsty…

closed circle · twist ending · high stakes survival

How to Sell a Haunted House

Grady Hendrix · Horror

When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · closed circle

Breathe In, Bleed Out

Brian McAuley · Horror

"Brian McAuley keeps you guessing the whole gory, satisfying way through this one.

closed circle · high stakes survival · twist ending

The Stand

Stephen King · Horror

A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99…

post apocalyptic · chosen one · high stakes survival · found family

The Unworthy

Agustina Bazterrica · Horror

In a dystopian convent sheltering women from a climate-ravaged world, a narrator yearning to ascend within the Sacred Sisterhood confronts her…

dystopian society · gothic atmosphere · closed circle · redemption arc

Fevre Dream

George R. R. Martin · Horror

When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy aristocrat, he suspects something's amiss.

vampires · gothic atmosphere · forced proximity

What Moves the Dead

T. Kingfisher · Horror

When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · twist ending

Fabulous Bodies

Chuck Tingle · Horror

Fashion influencer by day and grave-robber by night, Poppy Stringer is on call when Eddie Michaels—a flamboyant, piano-slamming rockstar and queer…

ghosts · found family · slow burn

Spread Me

Sarah Gailey · Horror

Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, bestselling author of Just Like Home.

high stakes survival · closed circle · slow burn

Bat Eater

Kylie Lee Baker · Horror

'WOW. This book is now burned into my brain for so many reasons! I don't recommend you read right before you go to sleep . . .' 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇 🦇…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · ghosts

Guillotine

Delilah S. Dawson · Horror

The Menu meets Ready or Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom.

high stakes survival · closed circle · twist ending

The Place Where They Buried Your Heart

Christina Henry · Horror

A woman must confront the evil that has been terrorizing her street since she was a child in this gripping haunted house novel from the national…

ghosts · haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival

Crawlspace

Adam Christopher · Horror

Enter an edge-of-your-seat nightmare to the darkest frontiers in Crawlspace, a sci-fi horror novel from New York Times bestselling author Adam…

high stakes survival · closed circle · demons

Monumental

Adam Nevill · Horror

A novel of pagan terror from the author of The Ritual and The Reddening.

high stakes survival · closed circle · quest · gothic atmosphere

The Ruins

Scott Smith · Horror

Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation—sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists.

high stakes survival · closed circle · gothic atmosphere

When I Was Death

Alexis Henderson · Horror

A group of girls does Death incarnate's bidding in this haunting speculative young adult novel by the author of The Year of the Witching.

coming of age · revenge plot · gothic atmosphere · dark academia

Snake-Eater

T. Kingfisher · Horror

In this witty fantasy horror from New York Times bestselling, Nebula and Hugo award-winning author T.

coming of age · fish out of water · haunted setting · high stakes survival · demons

The Good Girl

Michelle Dunne · Horror

Pick up this addictively chilling horror suspense title from bestselling author Michelle Dunne.

morally grey character · twist ending · unreliable narrator · high stakes survival

Stolen Tongues

Felix Blackwell · Horror

A romantic cabin getaway doesn’t go exactly as planned.

ghosts · gothic atmosphere · forced proximity · slow burn

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Ray Bradbury · Horror

Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic SOMETHING WICKED…

coming of age · small town · high stakes survival · demons

What Feasts at Night

T. Kingfisher · Horror

After their terrifying ordeal at the Usher manor, Alex Easton feels as if they just survived another war.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle

The Keeper

Sarah Langan · Horror

Some believe Bedford, Maine is cursed.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · small town

Mother Is Watching

Karma Brown · Horror

The chilling horror debut from a #1 international bestselling author—an art conservator’s obsession with a mysterious painting spirals into a…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · twist ending

Afterbirth

Emma Cleary · Horror

For fans of Nightbitch, Motherthing, and Baby Teeth, a "mommy horror" masterpiece as hypnotic as it is terrifying, from bold new talent Emma Cleary A…

gothic atmosphere · morally grey character · unreliable narrator · dark academia

The Winter People

Jennifer McMahon · Horror

The New York Times bestselling author of The Invited will shock you with a simmering psychological thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and…

haunted setting · ghosts · found family · twist ending

Cackle

Rachel Harrison · Horror

A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a witch who may be too good to be true, from the…

witches · found family · slow burn · friends to lovers

My Best Friend's Exorcism

Grady Hendrix · Horror

This ENHANCED DIGITAL EDITION features TONS of TOTALLY AWESOME ’80s bonus materials—including Satanic Panic educational pamphlets, a do-it-yourself…

coming of age · found family · demons

For Human Use

Sarah G. Pierce · Horror

An unforgettable debut, For Human Use is a twisted tale of modern love that bends every genre, sears itself into your brain, and presents a horrific…

forbidden romance · dark academia · morally grey character

Widow's Point

Richard Chizmar · Horror

Richard Chizmar, “one of horror’s indispensable writers” (Paste), and his son W.H.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · locked room

Bone of My Bone

Johanna van Veen · Horror

A skull's grin is eternal... The year is 1635. Sister Ursula, a young nun fleeing the ruins of her convent, and Elsebeth, a sharp-witted peasant,…

forbidden romance · gothic atmosphere · witches · slow burn

Such Sharp Teeth

Rachel Harrison · Horror

Rory Morris isn’t thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary.

werewolves shifters · coming of age · small town · fish out of water

Bodies of Work

Clay McLeod Chapman · Horror

“Clay McLeod Chapman is one of my favorite horror storytellers working today.” — Jordan Peele A murderous artist is haunted by the spirits of those…

revenge plot · haunted setting · ghosts

The Midnight Muse

Jo Kaplan · Horror

When a metal band's lead singer vanishes in the woods, the mushrooms in the forest might know more than they're letting on in this mycelium-metal…

missing person · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival · found family

The Starving Saints

Caitlin Starling · Horror

! “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…

morally grey character · anti hero · dark academia

Wife Shaped Bodies

Laura Cranehill · Horror

Sorrowland meets Manhunt in this literary horror debut in which an isolated newlywed—covered in mushroom growths like all the other wives in her…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · forbidden romance

Interview with the Vampire

Anne Rice · Horror

This is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life.

vampires · gothic atmosphere · unreliable narrator

Slewfoot

Brom · Horror

**Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · revenge plot · demons

Nestlings

Nat Cassidy · Horror

Ana and Reid need a break. The horrifically complicated birth of their first child has left Ana paralyzed, bitter, and struggling―with mobility,…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle · demons

The Possession of Alba Díaz

Isabel Cañas · Horror

When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust…from…

forbidden romance · slow burn

Bury Your Gays

Chuck Tingle · Horror

Misha knows that chasing success in Hollywood can be hell.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · coming of age · demons · high stakes survival

The Silent Companions

Laura Purcell · Horror

“[An] extraordinary, memorable and truly haunting book.” —Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author Laura Purcell's THE SHAPE OF DARKNESS is…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · ghosts

ITCH!

Gemma Amor · Horror

READERS LOVE GEMMA's DARK WORLD 'If you are after something that is both shocking and horrifically beautiful then take a journey and discover this…

gothic atmosphere

Futility

Nuzo Onoh · Horror

For readers of Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister the Serial Killer and Bella Mackie’s How to Kill Your Family, this is a monstrous, gleeful, bitingly…

dark academia · revenge plot · morally grey character

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

Ten years ago outside Browning, Montana, four Blackfeet shot some elk, and then went on with their lives.

revenge plot · morally grey character · gothic atmosphere

She Made Herself A Monster

Anna Kovatcheva · Horror

Yana hunts monsters. Anka might be one. They'll need each other to survive. 'This exciting, gorgeous novel reminded me why I love vampire stories...…

vampires · forbidden romance · dark academia · enemies to lovers

The Terror

Dan Simmons · Horror

The bestselling author of Ilium transforms the story of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition into a devastating historical adventure that will chill you…

haunted setting · closed circle · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival

Dead First

Johnny Compton · Horror

From the Bram Stoker award-nominated author of The Spite House comes a bone-chilling new novel about a private investigator hired by a mysterious…

revenge plot · high stakes survival · morally grey character

House of Splinters

Laura Purcell · Horror

House of Splinters is the long-awaited prequel to bestselling and multi award-winning author Laura Purcell's gothic horror classic, The Silent…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · twist ending

House of the Beast

Michelle Wong · Horror

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · ghosts · closed circle

Heart-Shaped Box LP

Joe Hill · Horror

Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals .

ghosts · revenge plot · dark academia

The Hounding

Xenobe Purvis · Horror

Even before the rumors about the Mansfield girls begin, Little Nettlebed is a village steeped in the uncanny, from strange creatures that wash up on…

gothic atmosphere · small town · haunted setting · closed circle · high stakes survival

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Grady Hendrix · Horror

Steel Magnolias meets Dracula in this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small…

vampires · dark academia · found family · revenge plot

Hunger

Joe Hill · Horror

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of King Sorrow, The Fireman, and NOS4A2 comes a chilling new novel about the battle for a country's…

haunted setting · ghosts · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere

Diavola

Jennifer Thorne · Horror

Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: *Tread lightly and survive*.

gothic atmosphere · dark academia · haunted setting

The Dorians

Nick Cutter · Horror

The all-new novel of terror from “one of the hottest horror authors on the planet” (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop!

high stakes survival · closed circle

The Good House

Tananarive Due · Horror

Award-winning author Due's spine tingling tale of supernatural suspense "weaves a stronger net than ever" (Kirkus Reviews") as a woman searches for…

haunted setting · found family · redemption arc · high stakes survival

We Call Them Witches

India-Rose Bower · Horror

For fans of The Watchers and T. Kingfisher comes a queer, post-apocalyptic horror following one woman's journey across a merciless wasteland to save…

post apocalyptic · found family · forbidden romance · high stakes survival · quest

The Ritual

Adam Nevill · Horror

"When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their…

closed circle · high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere

A House With Good Bones

T. Kingfisher · Horror

**A contemporary Southern Gothic from award-winning master of modern horror T.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · small town

The Watchers

A.M. Shine · Horror

An Irish horror adventure set in the unknown forests of Galway, where humans are kept under observation by screaming creatures, from debut author A.

gothic atmosphere · closed circle · high stakes survival · haunted setting

So Thirsty

Rachel Harrison · Horror

Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday.

slow burn · high stakes survival

Maneater

Ellie Graves · Horror

'Lip-smackingly entertaining, Maneater cooks up a tense, tart and thrillingly sadistic kitchen nightmare' Leigh Radford, author of One Yellow Eye…

revenge plot · morally grey character · high stakes survival

Model Home

Rivers Solomon · Horror

Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · coming of age · closed circle

Hemlock

Melissa Faliveno · Horror

A woman haunted by a dark inheritance returns to the woods where her mother vanished, in this queer Gothic novel.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · coming of age · witches

Fever House

Keith Rosson · Horror

“Exciting, suspenseful, horrifying, and written at a flurry-of-punches pace.

high stakes survival · found family · haunted setting

I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200

Robert Brockway · Horror

To bright and anxious eight-year-old Kay Washington, the worst thing in the world is being alone with the quiet.

unreliable narrator · twist ending · demons · haunted setting

Dig

J. H. Markert · Horror

The soil on Crow Island holds secrets, and they’re ready to be unearthed.

morally grey character · revenge plot · closed circle · twist ending

Grace

A.M. Shine · Horror

A haunting tale of ancient evil and long-buried secrets in an isolated Irish community from the author of hit horror novel The Watchers.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle

The September House

Carissa Orlando · Horror

When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · twist ending

Funeral Song

Carly Racklin · Horror

"A grotesque beauty in the vein of Guillermo del Toro, matched only by Carly Racklin's elegant prose." —Rachel Bolton, author of Please Serve Cold…

gothic atmosphere · small town · dark academia

Humboldt Cut

Allison Mick · Horror

Jordan Peele and Jeff Vandermeer meet The Overstory in comedy writer Allison Mick’s darkly humorous debut eco-horror novel, as a Black woman returns…

coming of age · fish out of water

Rosemary's Baby

Ira Levin · Horror

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

gothic atmosphere

Carmilla

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · Horror

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for…

gothic atmosphere · vampires · forbidden romance

Crafting for Sinners

Jenny Kiefer · Horror

“You will compulsively turn these pages well into the dead of night.”—Paul Tremblay, New York Times best-selling author of Horror Movie and The Cabin…

high stakes survival · gothic atmosphere · closed circle

Body Count

Codie Crowley · Horror

Three wishes. One prom queen celebrating at the Jersey Shore. And one monster who will keep killing until her wishes are paid for. From the virally…

coming of age · revenge plot · high stakes survival · found family

The Graceview Patient

Caitlin Starling · Horror

Misery meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this genre-bending, claustrophobic hospital gothic from the bestselling author of The Death of Jane…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · forced proximity

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James · Horror

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a classic ghost story that continues to captivate readers over a century after its initial publication.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · unreliable narrator

The Cold House

A.G. Slatter · Horror

When Everly’s husband and young daughter die in a car crash she finds out nothing is quite what she thought… Secrets, lies and grief collide in this…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · twist ending

One Yellow Eye

Leigh Radford · Horror

‘Snort-inducingly funny . . . One for those with strong stomachs and big hearts’ – The Times Full of heartbreak, revulsion and black humour, a…

morally grey character · forbidden romance · high stakes survival · twist ending

All the Fiends of Hell

Adam Nevill · Horror

The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe.

post apocalyptic · high stakes survival · demons · closed circle

Voices in the Snow

Darcy Coates · Horror

Clare remembers the cold. She remembers abandoned cars and children's toys littered across the road. She remembers dark shapes in the snow and a…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

Hell House

Richard Matheson · Horror

Rolf Rudolph Deutsch is going die.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle

The Spite House

Johnny Compton · Horror

A Best Horror Book of the Year (Esquire)!

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson · Horror

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Stevenson's famous exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil, has become synonymous with the…

secret identity · morally grey character · gothic atmosphere

Come Closer

Sara Gran · Horror

A recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment.

gothic atmosphere · demons · unreliable narrator

The Babysitter Lives

Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

A chilling and masterfully terrifying horror novel about a young woman who is all that stands between malicious supernatural forces and the children…

haunted setting · high stakes survival

Carrie

Stephen King · Horror

The story of misfit high-school girl, Carrie White, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers.

coming of age · haunted setting · gothic atmosphere

Lucky Day

Chuck Tingle · Horror

***Lucky Day* is the latest from Chuck Tingle, *USA Today* bestselling author of *Camp Damascus* and *Bury Your Gays*, where one woman must go up…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · high stakes survival · demons

This Thing Between Us

Gus Moreno · Horror

"A widower battles his grief, rage, and the mysterious evil inhabiting his home smart speaker, in this mesmerizing horror thriller from newcomer Gus…

unreliable narrator · gothic atmosphere · twist ending

House of Hollow

Krystal Sutherland · Horror

! An Instant Indie Bestseller! A dark, twisty modern fairytale where three sisters discover they are not exactly all that they seem and evil things…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · twist ending · haunted setting · fae

Something in the Walls

Daisy Pearce · Horror

Newly minted child psychologist Mina has little experience.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle

Banquet for the Damned

Adam Nevill · Horror

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle

Needful Things

Stephen King · Horror

“There are two prices for this. Half…and half. One half is cash. The other is a deed. Do you understand?” The town of Castle Rock, Maine has seen…

demons · closed circle · high stakes survival

The Summer Fun Massacre

Craig DiLouie · Horror

Surviving the massacre is just the beginning in this razor-sharp take on the summer camp slasher from horror master Craig DiLouie.

closed circle · high stakes survival · twist ending

The Bone Queen

Will Shindler · Horror

A chilling horror-thriller debut where a mother's search for her missing daughter battles against the shadows of a historic, dangerous legend.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · missing person

Nightwatching

Tracy Sierra · Horror

A footstep on the stairs. A second to react. What happens next will determine everything. Home alone with her young children during a blizzard, a…

locked room · twist ending · high stakes survival · haunted setting

The Mean Ones

Tatiana Schlote-Bonne · Horror

So what if Sadie hears talking dead animals and a strange, comforting male voice in her head?

unreliable narrator · demons · morally grey character

Mean Spirited

Nick Roberts · Horror

An alcoholic teacher and father's world spirals out of control when a former student is killed and he is left with her dog and the dark presence that…

morally grey character · haunted setting · revenge plot

The Troop

Nick Cutter · Horror

'Scared the hell out of me' Stephen King A normal camping trip: Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian…

coming of age · high stakes survival · found family

Where No Shadow Stays

Sara Hashem · Horror

A homecoming queen and a bad-boy loner team up to break a generational curse in this YA supernatural horror from a talented Egyptian American voice.

coming of age · enemies to lovers · found family · gothic atmosphere

The Bloody Brick Road

Maude Royer · Horror

In this wildly creative, horror-soaked reimagining of L.

dark academia · post apocalyptic · revenge plot · coming of age · twist ending

Sweetside Motel

E. L. Chen · Horror

With the pandemic sweeping the globe, Sarah Ng makes a desperate escape from Toronto to start a new life.

forced proximity · closed circle · small town

Darker Days

Thomas Olde Heuvelt · Horror

"Darker Days reinforces that Olde Heuvelt is one of the most vital and exciting voices in modern horror”— Mike Flanagan, director of The Haunting of…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · closed circle

The Truth of Carcosa

Jacob Rollinson · Horror

Evil books, shadowy corporations, and interdimensional monster collide in this dark, masterful tribute to Robert Chamber's cult classic, The King in…

unreliable narrator · twist ending · multiple timelines

The Glowing Hours

Leila Siddiqui · Horror

A mind-bending, revisionist gothic horror story about the fabled summer Mary Shelley began work on Frankenstein, as told by her Indian housemaid,…

gothic atmosphere · unreliable narrator · twist ending

We Are Always Tender with Our Dead

Eric LaRocca · Horror

Michael McDowell’s Blackwater meets Clive Barker’s The Great and Secret Show in the disturbing first installment of a new trilogy of intense,…

gothic atmosphere · small town · found family · ghosts

Of Beasts

M. Jane Worma · Horror

In this queer horror novel debut, a priest falls in love with the antichrist and even God can't stop the horror it will bring.

forbidden romance · demons · morally grey character · slow burn

How Bad Things Can Get

Darcy Coates · Horror

It was supposed to be the party of the century: miles of idyllic white sand beaches, lush jungle foliage...and a dark legend nobody dreamed might be…