Horror
October 2025
Recent Releases
After Midnight : Thirteen Tales for the Dark Hours by Daphne Du Maurier
After Midnight : Thirteen Tales for the Dark Hours
by Daphne Du Maurier

This collection brings together some of du Maurier’s darkest, most haunting stories, ranging from sophisticated literary thriller to twisted love story. Each story exemplifies her exquisite writing and singular insight into human frailty, jealousy, and the macabre.
Coffin moon : a novel by Keith Rosson
Coffin moon : a novel
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.
Fiend by Alma Katsu
Fiend
by Alma Katsu

In this intricately plotted latest from the author of 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. 
The October film haunt by Michael Wehunt
The October film haunt
by Michael Wehunt

A woman is pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel.
Strange houses by Uketsu
Strange houses
by Uketsu

Structured around a series of chilling floorplans, the author casts readers in the role of detective, inviting them to help map out the truth hidden within this puzzling layout...and the terrifying plot behind it all.
They fear not men in the woods by Gretchen McNeil
They fear not men in the woods
by Gretchen McNeil

When Jen Monroe hears her father's remains have been found, she returns home to disprove his death - only to find the forests of rural Washington are hiding something ancient and dangerous.
The unseen : a novel by Ania Ahlborn
The unseen : a novel
by Ania Ahlborn

Isla Hansen, a mother reeling from a devastating loss, is beside herself when a mysteriously orphaned child appears on the outskirts of her family's secluded Colorado property. Isla and her family welcome the new addition, but as the child settles in, there is a growing sense that something is very wrong with the new kid in the house.
The unveiling : a novel by Quan Barry
The unveiling : a novel
by Quan Barry

On a luxury Antarctic cruise, Black film scout Striker becomes stranded with wealthy tourists after disaster strikes. As the hostile environment exposes deadly secrets and inner demons, she must confront haunting truths about herself and those around her.
The vanishing place by Zoèe Rankin
The vanishing place
by Zoe Rankin

A shocking murder in the New Zealand bush - and the witness who looks all too familiar - draws a woman back to the very place she swore she’d never return to in this breakneck debut.
The whistler by Nick Medina
The whistler
by Nick Medina

After a ghost-hunting accident leaves Henry Hotard paralyzed, he returns to his reservation and begins experiencing terrifying visions tied to a Native superstition, forcing him to confront buried trauma and the consequences of breaking sacred taboos.
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