Horror
February 2026

Recent Releases
How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold
How to Survive a Horror Story
by Mallory Arnold

Equal parts creepy and witty, this clever homage to Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None stars seven writers called to the estate of recently deceased horror author Mortimer Queen for the reading of his will. Locked inside the house with no chance of escape, the writers are forced to solve a series of riddles -- or die. For fans of: The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz.
Bochica by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro
Bochica
by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro

In 1920s Bogotá, Colombia, Antonia is forced to reckon with her past when her father is charged with the murder of a man killed at a newly opened luxury hotel, the site of her former childhood home where her mother mysteriously drowned. Try this next: The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas.
House of Beth by Kerry Cullen
House of Beth
by Kerry Cullen

After a heart-wrenching breakup with her girlfriend and a shocking incident at her job, Cassie flees her life as an overworked assistant in New York for her hometown in New Jersey, along the Delaware. There she reconnects with her high school best friend Eli, now a widowed father of two. Their bond reignites, and within a few short months, Cassie is married to Eli, living in his house in the woods, homeschooling the kids, and getting to know her reserved neighbor Joan. But Cassie's fresh start is less idyllic than she'd hoped. She grapples with harm OCD, her mind haunted by gory, graphic images. And she's afraid that she'll never measure up to Eli's late spouse, who was a committed homemaker and traditional wife. No matter what Cassie does, Beth's shadow still permeates every corner of their home--
A Box Full of Darkness
by Simone St. James

Eighteen years after the sudden disappearance of their six-year-old brother, Ben, the Esmie siblings return to their childhood home in upstate New York at the urging of Ben's ghost, hoping to find answers. For fans of: Model Home by Rivers Solomon.

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