Horror
October 2026
Recent Releases
Blacktail by Scott Hawkins
Blacktail
by Scott Hawkins

Scott Hawkins’ violent and thought-provoking folk horror/fantasy follow-up to The Library at Mount Char stars Blacktail, an orphaned wolf seeking vengeance against the humans who killed his pack. Feline sorceress Old Kitty Mother aids Blacktail in his quest, tasking him with reuniting the animal world with the sleeping Forest God.
Carrying by Samantha Josephs
Carrying
by Samantha Josephs

She's serving. She's eating. She's . . . Carrying. In this electrifying horror debut that's equal parts funny and harrowing, a stealth trans woman desperate to maintain her picture-perfect life discovers that she's seemingly--impossibly--pregnant.
The Devil Knows Her Name by C. N. Vair
The Devil Knows Her Name
by C. N. Vair

A hundred years ago, a witch sold her soul to save her life--but now she must stop the devil from collecting his due in this gripping and nuanced debut horror novel.
Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison
Kiss Slay Replay
by Rachel Harrison

Shaken after a run-in with her ex-fiancé at a mutual friend’s wedding, Willa Sullivan’s night goes from bad to worse when a masked figure kills everyone at the reception. But then Willa wakes up…and discovers she’s re-living the day of the wedding. Stuck in a time loop in which she is killed in increasingly disturbing ways, Willa alone must fight back to unmask the killer and save herself and her friends.
Mazywood by Tananarive Due
Mazywood
by Tananarive Due

All the Sinners Bleed meets Erasure in this literary thriller from the award-winning author of The Reformatory following the grandson of a famous Black actress who returns to his grandmother's cabin retreat in the California mountains only to encounter the legacy of her rage born in Old Hollywood.
Nightjars by Michael Wehunt
Nightjars
by Michael Wehunt

Memento meets Dracula in this heart-thudding, unpredictable, and beautifully crafted novel of a man exposed for crimes he doesn't remember committing, and the monsters that dwell at the heart of us all, from celebrated and critically acclaimed author Michael Wehunt.
Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm
Our Cut of Salt
by Deena Helm

In this lyrical debut, three generations of Palestinian women must put the haunting of their ancestral home to rest, before the secrets of the past drown them all.
Pictures of You by Josh Malerman
Pictures of You
by Josh Malerman

After a drunken night out with her boyfriend, Jack, Emily wakes up trapped inside a painting. With no exit in sight, she discovers her movements are being controlled by Helen, a mentally unstable artist who reassures her that Jack is fine. But Jack’s distant screams suggest otherwise. Now Emily will have to think like a painter if she wants to save them both.
The Secret Dinner by Raphael Montes
The Secret Dinner
by Raphael Montes

Four childhood friends, eager for a taste of city life, swap rural Brazil for an apartment in Copacabana, Rio. But they have no idea of the fate that awaits them there. . . .
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