Horror - October 2025
Recent Releases
The Possession of Alba Díaz
by Isabel Cañas

In 1765 Zacatecas, Mexico, Alba Díaz and her parents take refuge from the plague in a remote silver mine owned by the family of Alba's fiancé, Carlos Monterrubio. Beset by hallucinations, convulsions, and sleepwalking episodes, Alba suspects she's been possessed by a demon, and works alongside Carlos' cousin, Elías, to free herself from its grasp. This atmospheric gothic horror novel will appeal to fans of Alexis Henderson.
Exiles : a novel by Mason Coile
Exiles : A novel
by Mason Coile

When a Mars colony mission arrives to find its setup crew of robots fractured and one missing, the astronauts must unravel conflicting accounts of what happened, in the new novel by the author of William.
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.
What stalks the deep by T. Kingfisher
What Stalks the Deep
by T. Kingfisher

In this third novella in the 'Sworn Soldier' series, Alex Easton investigates the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America.

Sworn Soldier (3)
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).
Mother of God by Sara Peters
Mother of God
by Sara Peters

After years of estrangement, Marlene receives a message from her mother, Darlene, asking her to come home, so she packs up her life in Vancouver and drives across the country to small-town Nova Scotia. It’s a trip fraught with vivid, oppressive memories - of childhood betrayals and the malevolent presence of Darlene’s on-again-off-again boyfriend, Ed. But when she arrives, Darlene is not where she should be.

Sara Peters lives in Toronto, ON.
 
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.
The October film haunt by Michael Wehunt
The October Film Haunt
by Michael Wehunt

'Horror Movie' meets the scope and emotion of Stephen King in this heart-pounding, magnetic tour de force novel about a woman pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel.
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.  
Spread me by Sarah Gailey
Spread me
by Sarah Gailey

Kinsey is the team leader in a remote research outpost. When her crew discovers a mysterious specimen buried deep in the sand, Kinsey breaks quarantine and brings it into the hab. But the longer it's inside, the more her carefully controlled life begins to unravel. One by one, Kinsey's team realizes the thing they're studying is in search of a new host - and one of them is the perfect candidate.
Widow's Point : The Complete Haunting by Richard Chizmar
Widow's Point : The Complete Haunting
by Richard Chizmar

When investigators enter the long-abandoned Widow's Point Lighthouse—site of decades of unexplained deaths and disappearances—they awaken a malignant presence that traps them inside, unraveling time and sanity across two harrowing visits in 2017 and 2025.
Slashed beauties by Allison Rushby
Slashed Beauties
by Allison Rushby

Across present-day Seoul and 1763 London, antiques dealer Alys and orphaned Eleanor are drawn into a haunting legacy involving three anatomical wax women—created from real courtesans—whose deadly enchantment blurs timelines, binding their lives in a sinister battle for vengeance and escape.
Bad Things Happened in This Room by Marie Still
Bad Things Happened in This Room
by Marie Still

In this haunting psychological horror, Willow’s life has become a fever dream, her days lost in a twisted loop where time no longer flows as it should. Is she held captive by her husband Liam’s iron rules—or by the insidious darkness of her own mind?
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