HorrorOctober 2025
Recent Releases
Black flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin
Black Flame
by Gretchen Felker-Martin

When lonely archivist Ellen Kramer begins restoring a cursed, long-lost exploitation film, its occult horrors and her repressed desires unspool, blurring reality and threatening to unleash a deadly secret. Try this next: Night Film by Marisha Pessl.
Departure 37
by Scott Carson

When hundreds of pilots receive phone calls from their mothers (whether living or dead) warning them not to fly their planes, 17-year-old Charlie Goodwin discovers that the mysterious phenomenon may be tied to a deadly 1962 naval operation. This dual timeline novel blends nail-biting horror with Cold War paranoia, boasting "copious cliffhangers, an original premise, and a resonant emotional center" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: The Secret Hours by Mick Herron.
House of Monstrous Women
by Daphne Fama

In 1986 Philippines, Josephine receives a letter from her childhood friend (and rumored witch) Hiraya, inviting her to Hiraya's labyrinthine family estate for a game in which the sole winner will be granted their heart's desire -- and the losers will die. For fans of: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand
by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene (editors); introduction by Stephen King

Bram Stoker Award-winning authors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene coedited this chilling anthology set within the world of Stephen King's classic 1978 postapocalyptic novel The Stand, featuring 34 original stories by Tananarive Due, Chuck Wendig, Gabino Iglesias, S.A. Cosby, and more. Try this next: Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams (and featuring a story by King).
Play Nice
by Rachel Harrison

After her estranged mother's death, influencer Clio moves into her home with the intention of selling it. Clio's mom always claimed the house was possessed, which Clio and her sisters chalked up to their mother's alcoholism. But when she finds a book detailing the house's supernatural anomalies -- the same things she now finds herself experiencing -- Clio realizes her mother may have been telling the truth after all. For fans of: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix; The September House by Carissa Orlando.
Fiend
by Alma Katsu

In this intricately plotted latest from Alma Katsu (The Fervor), the heirs to an import-export company in contemporary New York City reckon with the dark forces that have protected their family for centuries. For fans of: TV's Succession and The Fall of the House of Usher; Devils Kill Devils by Johnny Compton.
Moonflow by Bitter Karella
Moonflow
by Bitter Karella

Sarah makes her living growing mushrooms. When a bad harvest leaves her in a desperate fix, the lure of the King's Breakfast has her journeying into those vast uncharted woods. Her only guide is the most annoying man in the world, and he's convinced there's no danger. But as they descend deeper, they realize they're not alone. Something is luring them into the heart of the forest, and they must answer its call.
Breathe in, bleed out : a novel by Brian McAuley
Breathe In, Bleed Out
by Brian McAuley

Haunted by her fiancĂ©'s mysterious death and tormented by nightmares, Hannah seeks peace at a secluded Joshua Tree retreat, but when a killer begins stalking the guests, her search for healing becomes a harrowing struggle to survive and reckon with buried trauma. 
Lucky Day
by Chuck Tingle

After the Low Probability Event (LPE) kills eight million people in absurd ways, bisexual statistics professor Vera Norrie teams up with Federal LPE Agent Jonah Layne to investigate a Las Vegas casino where the event may have originated, lest further catastrophe strikes. This fast-paced cosmic horror from the author of Bury Your Gays will appeal to fans of Jason Pargin.  
Coffin moon : a novel by Keith Rosson
Coffin Moon 
by Keith Rosson

In 1975 Portland, a haunted Vietnam vet and his teenage niece set out on a violent quest for vengeance after a brutal murder, chasing a killer across the Northwest, in the new novel by the author of Fever House.
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