April 2026 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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Bloodfire, Baby
by Eirinie Carson
Before the shadow appeared, Sofia thought mothering would be as advertised by the momfluencers of Instagram. But her postpartum reality is overtaken by an ominous figure. As her grip on reality slips away, Sofia learns of an insidious haunting that has plagued the eldest daughters in her family for generations.
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The Body
by Bethany C. Morrow
Mavis is already unraveling when a brush with death shows her what real fear looks like. Now she’s under constant attack. As the assaults turn increasingly vicious and bizarre, Mavis realizes that Hell isn’t reserved for the afterlife. And sinner or not, no one is coming to save her.
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The Bone Queen
by Will Shindler
Jenna is searching for her daughter when she learns of a dark legend of a vengeful woman called the Bone Queen, a tale that has long terrorized the lives of the locals. It seems the Bone Queen has left her mark, and now she's ready to collect.
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Cruelty Free
by Caroline Glenn
Ten years ago, Lila Devlin was an A-list actress with a movie star husband and a beautiful baby girl. When the baby is kidnapped and never found, Lila’s public image twisted into that of an Unfit Mother. Now, Lila is returning with a grand vision and forgiveness in her heart. But that's when Lila discovers forgiveness isn’t nearly as satisfying as a body hitting the floor.
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Dead First
by Johnny Compton
When private investigator Shyla Sinclair is invited to the looming mansion of eccentric billionaire Saxton Braith, she’s more than a little suspicious. The last thing she expects to see that night is Braith’s assistant driving an iron rod straight through the back of his skull. Scratch that—the last thing she expects to see is Braith’s resurrection afterward.
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Dollface
by Lindy Ryan
Horror author Jill has just moved to the suburbs, hoping to fit in with the new PTA moms. But then a plastic face-masked serial killer begins slashing their way through town, one overly made-up mom at a time. The police are incredulous. The moms are indignant. And Jill is slowly wrapped into a killer's murderous spree, until she might just be the last woman standing.
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For Human Use
by Sarah G. Pierce
Enter Liv: a dating app that matches people with dead bodies. Somehow, millions of users are convinced that life with a corpse is a better alternative to conventional relationships. With Liv’s userbase growing by the day, the need for cadavers rapidly increases. What could go wrong?
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The Glowing Hours
by Leila Siddiqui
“Strange how one can find they are an interruption in another person’s story...”
A mind-bending, revisionist gothic horror story about the fabled summer Mary Shelley began work on Frankenstein, as told by her Indian housemaid, Mehrunissa.
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Grace
by A. M. Shine
To learn the truth, would you descend into Hell?
Grace, adopted at four years old, has never known where she came from. A mysterious call leads her back to the island where she was born–and where a terrible evil has been disturbed. As the evil starts to spread, Grace finds herself dragged back into a living nightmare that threatens to engulf anyone who steps into its path.
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House of Splinters
by Laura Purcell
Not every house is a home...
Belinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her anxious mother, so when her husband inherits a remote manor, she is secretly thrilled. But their new home quickly proves far from ideal. Are Belinda's children truly safe here?
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Itch!
by Gemma Amor
Something moves on the forest floor...
But the tall, dense pine trees are not the only things casting shadows across Josie's skin. Are these dark crawling insects leading her to uncover the truth? Or is she their next victim?
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How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
by Shailee Thompson
A humorous, swoony, and downright terrifying slasher rom-com in which a cinephile Jamie Prescott gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the romance and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl.
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Maria the Wanted
by V. Castro
Newly-turned Mexican vampire, Maria, is not just out for blood, she wants answers. Maria is a wanted woman. She's wanted by an Aztec trafficker, a cartel boss, the people she fights for, and now the devil she can't resist. Drawn into a world of ancient vampires, deadly conspiracies and a dangerously seductive devil, Maria must find a way to fight for herself and all humankind.
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Temple Fall
by R. L. Boyle
Flynn and her friends plan to spend the night in Temple Fall, a mysterious house up on the moors with a strange history, but their planned night of drinking and teenage debauchery twists into a surreal nightmare. Suddenly forced into strange choices and places, the tight-knit group starts to fall apart. And then Jackson falls to his death...
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Trad Wife
by Saratoga Schaefer
Every #tradwife needs a baby. She’ll get one at any cost.
Camille’s pregnancy announcement gets more engagement than anything she’s ever posted—so what if her husband’s reaction is lukewarm? Camille’s life is finally falling into place. Never mind that her pregnancy is developing freakishly rapidly and she’s suddenly craving raw meat. Being a traditional wife is worth it.
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