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.
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. 
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.
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