Horror
August 2025
Recent Releases
The Country Under Heaven
by Frederic S. Durbin

Former Union soldier Ovid Vesper, who acquired "the sight" from a dimension-tearing blast during the Battle of Antietam, travels the 1880s American West investigating -- and subduing -- supernatural threats. For fans of: cosmic horror/weird western mashups like Victor LaValle's Lone Women.
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.
The Bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A graduate student researching a mysterious horror author uncovers dark family secrets and a haunting past linked to witchcraft and disappearances spanning decades in this multi-timeline gothic novel rich with folklore, suspense, and supernatural terror. For fans of: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.
Ecstasy
by Ivy Pochoda

In this dreamlike reimagining of Euripides' The Bacchae, recently widowed former dancer Lena accompanies her son and daughter-in-law on a vacation in Naxos, Greece, where she reclaims her power to reject the repressive constraints that have been placed upon her. For fans of: The Change by Kirsten Miller; Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder.
Focus on: Science Fiction Horror
Ghost Station
by S.A. Barnes

Tagging along for an exploration mission to a creepy abandoned planet, psychologist Ophelia Bray tries to make in-roads with the tight-knit crew who seem to be hiding something from her. For fans of: The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling. 
The Scourge Between Stars
by Ness Brown

Jaclyn Albright, the acting captain of the starship Calypso, grapples with a mutinous crew and an extraterrestrial intruder stalking the ship's passengers in this action-packed novel perfect for fans of space horror classic Alien.
William
by Mason Coile

Agoraphobic robotics engineer Henry's smart home becomes the stuff of nightmares when William, the half-formed robot AI he's been working on, discovers a penchant for intentionally inflicting pain. For fans of: The Mansion by Ezekiel Boone.
The Luminous Dead
by Caitlin Starling

Having lied about her credentials to secure a coveted spot on a cavern-mapping expedition, Gyre Price discovers that her employers haven't been entirely honest with her, either. Gyre's survival depends on her "topside" handler, Em, who reveals little about herself beyond her ability to control every aspect of Gyre's life-sustaining high-tech caving suit. Try this next: Paradise-1 by David Wellington.
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