Top new horror books in May 2024
Last updated:
May 8, 2024
May 2024 featuring new releases by Stuart Turton, J.D. Barker, Christina Henry, Stephen King, John Connolly, Tracy Wolff, Django Wexler, Joyce Carol Oates, Heather Graham, Kathryn Ann Kingsley and many more.
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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.Outside the island there is the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists...mystery · fiction · sci-fi · dystopia · crime · suspense · post-apocalyptic · murder · literary-fiction · amateur-sleuth -
![Behind a Closed Door by J.D. Barker]()
Behind a Closed Door by J.D. Barker
Soon to be a major motion picture!Would you kill a total stranger to save someone you love?Sugar & Spice is the latest app craze taking the world by storm, but for Abby and Brendan Hollander, downloading it leads to a dangerous game of life and death...horror · fiction · suspense · mystery · crime · psychological · contemporary · thriller · steamy · supernatural -
![The House that Horror Built by Christina Henry]()
The House that Horror Built by Christina Henry
A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifying secrets.Harry Adams loves horror movies, so it’s no coincidence that she accepted a job cleaning house for horror-movie director Javier Castillo...horror · gothic · mystery · fiction · haunted-places · romance · ghosts · vampires · shapeshifters · dark -
![You Like it Darker by Stephen King]()
You Like it Darker by Stephen King
'You like it darker? Fine, so do I', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal... -
![The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly]()
The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly
From the international and instant New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, the beloved and brilliant Charlie Parker series returns with a heart-wrenching crime only one man can solve.In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can the abduction and possible murder of her child...fiction · mystery · horror · crime · male-author · suspense · paranormal · literary-fiction · supernatural · ghosts -
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![Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff]()
Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff
The scariest school on earthIs about to experience real fear…Most schools are about being the best. This school? It’s about being the worst. Calder Academy is where the rogue paranormals go. The ones who break the rules or lose control. And when that happens for vamps, werewolves, witches, and dark fae? It gets pretty freaking scary.I should know. Because I’m trapped here...romance · fantasy · paranormal · young-adult · vampires · dark-academia · shapeshifters · horror · fiction · urban-fantasy -
![How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler]()
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a young woman who, tired of defending humanity from the Dark Lord, decides to become the Dark Lord herself.Davi has done this all before. She’s tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she’s rallied humanity and made the final charge...fantasy · time-travel · fiction · horror · humor · high-fantasy · comedy · epic · action-adventure · book -
![Butcher by Joyce Carol Oates]()
Butcher by Joyce Carol Oates
From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women’s asylum in the 19th century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the worldIn this harrowing story based on authentic historical documents, we follow the career of Dr. Silas Weir, “The Father of Gyno-Psychiatry,” as he ascends from professional anonymity to national renown...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · suspense · mystery · horror · season-autumn · medical · literary-fiction · drama -
![Death Behind Every Door by Heather Graham]()
Death Behind Every Door by Heather Graham
In the shadows of a Scottish castle, something deadly is lurking in every corner…When FBI special agent Luke Kendrick discovers chilling evidence of dozens of victims at a crime scene in London, he recognizes the calling card of the notorious H.H. Holmes Society...romance · mystery · suspense · fiction · law-enforcement · paranormal · action-adventure · killer · crime · police-procedural -
![The Unseelie Wish by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Unseelie Wish by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Step into the enchanting realm of the fae, where wishes weave a perilous dance with desire. In a world where fae magic thrives and wishes hold unimaginable power, Alex faces a choice. The rules are set by Izael, the beguiling Unseelie Duke, who presents her with a simple game—surrender her soul with a wish within seven days or prove her indifference and gain freedom from his enchanting clutches... -
![The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford]()
The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford
In the fifth and final novel in the Five Crowns of Okrith romantasy series from bestselling author A.K. Mulford, a young fae warrior is hellbent on winning the Eastern Court crown, but when her fated lover—and hated nemesis—Ersan enters the trials she struggles to balance the competition and the chance at love...romance · fantasy · fiction · witches-wizards · retellings · dark · horror · coming-of-age · action-adventure · myths -
![The Last Lost Girl by Casey L. Bond]()
The Last Lost Girl by Casey L. Bond
Welcome to Neverland. Where shadows consume and magic is frighteningly real.Ava is struggling to provide for herself and her sister, who slips further into insanity with each passing day. Raving about Neverland. Obsessed with a Second Star that Ava can’t see in the black, velvety sky...romance · fantasy · dark · betrayal · retellings · forced-proximity · fiction · horror · myths · book -
![The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller]()
The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller
“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and CuckooPacked with action, humor, sex, and big gay feelings, The Z Word is the queer Zombieland you didn’t know you needed... -
![Have You Seen This Girl by Nita Tyndall]()
Have You Seen This Girl by Nita Tyndall
Fans of Courtney Summers and Tess Sharpe will devour this standalone YA thriller following a nonbinary teen investigating a series of copycat murders targeting girls in their small town—murders based on their serial killer dad’s MO.Another girl has gone missing in Cardinal Creek.Sid knows their dad didn’t do it—this time...young-adult · mystery · lgbtq · horror · contemporary · wlw · fiction · non-binary-mc · family · law-enforcement -
![City of Mirth and Malice by Alexis L. Menard]()
City of Mirth and Malice by Alexis L. Menard
Some debts are not so easily repaid—or forgiven.Nicolai Attano finally has everything he’s ever wanted: control over the Iron Saint Railway, safety for his family, and not a single rival syndicate to stand in his way. Never could he have imagined he’d want anything more than power—not until Camilla Marchese...romance · fantasy · steampunk · industrial-era · fiction · gaslamp · horror · new-adult · dark · historical -
![A Burning Throne by J.D. Ronan]()
A Burning Throne by J.D. Ronan
Working synopsis and cover to come Fall 2023... -
![Malicia by Steven dos Santos]()
Malicia by Steven dos Santos
Four friends, three days, two lovers, and one very haunted theme parkOn a stormy Halloween weekend, Ray enlists his best friends Joaquin, Sofia, and Isabella to help him make a documentary of Malicia, the abandoned theme park off the coast of the Dominican Republic where his mother and brother died in a mass killing thirteen years ago... -
![My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen]()
My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
In a world where the dead can wake and walk among us, what is truly real?Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth—strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries—is the only good thing in Roos’ life, which is filled with sordid backroom séances organized by her mother... -
![Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He]()
Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He
Someone has murdered the queen bee of Sierton High School…and all the dead girl’s friends are suspects. A twisty thriller from a talented debut author perfect for fans of They Wish They Were Us and One of Us is Lying. Ella Moore was the most popular girl in school…and also the most hated. When she’s murdered at her own party, there are too many suspects to count... -
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![Grave Prophecies: Book 2 in the Prohecies of Angels and Demons by Cassandra Aston]()
Grave Prophecies: Book 2 in the Prohecies of Angels and Demons by Cassandra Aston
Book two in the Prophecies of Angels and Demons TrilogyWhat if everything you knew was a lie?It’s been a busy summer. Things are heating up in Allie’s relationship with Simon and college is just on the horizon, but when school starts, so do all her problems.Just when she’s ready to set off for college, a man from her past returns to stir up trouble, then students on campus start turning up dead...romance · witches-wizards · fiction · dark · demons · horror · paranormal · holidays · angels · fantasy -
![Be My Friend by Mique Watson]()
Be My Friend by Mique Watson
On March 14, 2010, 16-year-old Jacob Stewart vanished.In the weeks following his disappearance, strange interactions he’d had with a mysterious online figure also known by the name Cronos came about... -
![The Dawn of the Cursed Queen by Amber V. Nicole]()
The Dawn of the Cursed Queen by Amber V. Nicole
Ask her, boy. Ask her what she begged the stars for and what lives now. Ask her what she ripped from the very heavens. And then ask her if she cares. The old blood runs through her veins.Nismera and her legions rule the realms as Samkiel’s power fills the sky. With him gone, she strives to solidify her spot on the throne, no matter the cost...romance · fantasy · paranormal · enemies-to-lovers · demons · dark · dark-fantasy · mythical-creatures · horror · fiction -
![Supplication by Nour Abi-Nakhoul]()
Supplication by Nour Abi-Nakhoul
A hallucinatory literary horror novel set deeply in the consciousness of a woman exploring a changed and frightening world.Our protagonist comes to in a basement, tied to a chair, with a man looming over her. But someone has a knife.We follow her as she emerges from captivity into an unnamed, nightmarish city, seeking some meaning to her new reality... -
![The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin]()
The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin
Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse... -
![Kittentits by Holly Wilson]()
Kittentits by Holly Wilson
A feral, heart-busting, absurdist debut about Molly, a rambunctious and bawdy ten-year-old searching for friendship and ghosts.It’s 1992, and ten-year-old Molly is tired of living in the fire-rotted, nun-haunted House of a Semi-Cooperative Living Community of Peace Faith(s) in Action with her formerly blind dad and grieving Evelyn...fiction · contemporary · coming-of-age · grief · unreliable-narrator · cats · animals · satire · family · horror -
![Curse of the Nautilus by Ralynn Kimie]()
Curse of the Nautilus by Ralynn Kimie
Visit Steely Co. for limited signed copies! And he didn’t just break my heart. He shattered it. He tried to pick up the pieces and put them back together, but only dropped it again when the shards drew blood. A modernized Hawaiian mythology-inspired fairy tale of a Sea Nymph and the Prince of the Atlantic.There was once a sea witch with powers that rivaled Poseidon himself...romance · fantasy · myths · fiction · mermaids · suspense · nautical · season-summer · retellings · horror
