Horror
August 2024
Recent Releases
Cuckoo
by Gretchen Felker-Martin

In the disturbing latest from Gretchen Felker-Martin (Manhunt), seven queer teens battle horrors both human and supernatural at a remote conversion camp in 1995 Utah. For fans of: Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle.
I Was a Teenage Slasher
by Stephen Graham Jones

Bram Stoker Award winner Stephen Graham Jones follows up his Indian Lake trilogy with the gruesome and darkly humorous confessional of murderer Tolly Driver, who went on a killing spree as a teen in 1989 Lamesa, Texas. For fans of: The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay.
The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim

Korean American college student Ji-won's fixation on the blue-eyed white men who antagonize (or fetishize) her leads to murder in this creepy and suspenseful debut from Monika Kim. For fans of: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite; Maeve Fly by CJ Leede. 
Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
by Ananda Lima

Brazilian poet Ananda Lima's surreal debut short story collection centers on an aspiring writer who sleeps with the devil at a party in 1999 and spends the following decades crafting stories for him. For fans of: Samanta Schweblin; All My Colors by David Quantick.
Incidents Around the House
by Josh Malerman

Bestselling author Josh Malerman's (Bird Box) latest stars eight-year-old Bela, whose relationship with her menacing imaginary friend "Other Mommy" pushes her parents to their breaking point. For fans of: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage.
Youthjuice
by E.K. Sathue

The pseudonymous E.K. Sathue's satirical work of body horror stars a woman working for a Goop-esque wellness company in New York City who discovers something sinister about the company's products. Try this next: Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang; The Glow by Jessie Gaynor. 
Bury Your Gays
by Chuck Tingle

Gay screenwriter Misha balks when he's asked to kill off the lesbian lead characters of the TV show he's writing, even though the studio's algorithm demands it. His decision puts a target on his back, and he soon finds himself haunted by the very monsters he wrote into being. This pulse-pounding latest from cult favorite Chuck Tingle was named one of Esquire's Best Books of Summer 2024. Try this next: Burn the Negative by Josh Winning. 
Horror Movie
by Paul Tremblay

The only surviving cast member of a cursed 1990s art house horror flick titled Horror Movie finds himself involved with the reboot -- but will he make it out alive the second time around? Paul Tremblay's slow-burn love letter to horror films includes sections of Horror Movie's screenplay. Try this next: Mister Magic by Kiersten White; How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie.
One of Our Kind
by Nicola Yoon

Thrilled to be moving to an exclusive all-Black Los Angeles suburb with her family, Jasmyn quickly discovers her seemingly utopian neighborhood hides sinister secrets that could threaten her life. Reminiscent of Ira Levin's novels, YA author Nicola Yoon's adult debut "will linger in readers' minds long after its horrifying conclusion" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris; When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole. 
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