Horror
April 2026

Recent Releases
The Cellar Below the Cellar: A Folk Horror Novella by Ivy Grimes
The Cellar Below the Cellar
by Ivy Grimes

A playfully dark folk horror inspired by the fairy tale Vasilisa the Beautiful and the mythology around Frau Perchta, set under the blazing sky of endless auroras.
The Midnight Muse by Jo Kaplan
The Midnight Muse
by Jo Kaplan

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 horror novel from Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author Jo Kaplan.
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward
Nowhere Burning
by Catriona Ward

Abused siblings Riley and Oliver flee their home for Nowhere, a refuge for runaway children in the Colorado Rockies. But soon they learn that their newfound sanctuary comes at a terrible price -- one they're not sure they're willing to pay.
The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan
The Red Winter
by Cameron Sullivan

A monster-slayer with centuries of experience, Sebastian joined the hunt for the creature twenty years. Even with the help of his indwelling demon, Sarmodel - who takes payment in living hearts - it nearly cost him his life to bring the monster down. Now, two decades later, Sebastian has been recalled to the hunt. The Red Winter is sure to awaken a hunger in lovers of gothic horror or those looking for a darker shade of historical fantasy.
Sentient by Michael Nayak
Sentient
by Michael Nayak

Extinction Horizon meets Contagion in this sequel to 2025's sci-fi thriller Symbiote, where the biological threat has escaped the South Pole and is now wreaking havoc upon Antarctica. With a heart-stopping pace and twists that will leave readers breathless, Sentient is a thrilling sequel that brilliantly combines all the best horror tropes with real world scenarios.
Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher
Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher

Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher.
Wretch: Or, the Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw by Eric Larocca
Wretch: Or, the Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw
by Eric Larocca

From rising horror star and award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes a nightmarish, haunting, tech-Gothic thrill ride about sorrow, memory, and the unabashed complexity of love as a transgressive act.
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