Top new horror books in March 2024
Last updated:
March 31, 2024
March 2024 featuring new releases by Lucinda Berry, A.J. Cook, Simone St. James, Lisa Unger, Paulette Kennedy, Maggie Thrash, Scott Carson, Jennine Capó Crucet, Mallory Pearson, Nicola Cornick, Jennifer Marie Thorne and many more.
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One of Our Own by Lucinda Berry, A.J. Cook, Tessa Albertson
A suicide prevention hotline volunteer answers a call that turns her world upside down in this edge-of-your-seat audio original thriller by the bestselling author of The Perfect Child and The Best of Friends, performed by A.J. Cook (Criminal Minds) and Tessa Albertson (Younger)...north-america · usa · wisconsin · audiobook · fiction · suspense · psychological · dark · contemporary · family -
![Murder Road by Simone St. James]()
Murder Road by Simone St. James
A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel.July 1995. April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They’re looking for the small resort town where they plan to spend their honeymoon. When they spot what appears to a lone hitchhiker along the deserted road, they stop to help... -
![The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger]()
The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger
A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this binge-worthy thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill...urban · new-york-state · mystery · fiction · horror · paranormal · suspense · thriller · audiobook · spooky -
![The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy]()
The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy
The bestselling author of The Witch of Tin Mountain and Parting the Veil mines the subtle horrors of 1950s America in a gripping novel about a woman under pressure—from the living and the dead. The first day of autumn brought the fever, and with the fever came the voices. Missouri, 1955...historical-fiction · horror · paranormal · fiction · suspense · ghosts · gothic · historical · mystery · audiobook -
![Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash]()
Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash
Rainbow Black is part murder mystery, part gay international-fugitive love story—set against the ’90s Satanic Panic and spanning 20 years in the life of a young woman pulled into its undertow.Lacey Bond is a thirteen-year-old girl in New Hampshire growing up in the tranquility of her hippie parents’ rural daycare center. Then the Satanic Panic hits...mystery · lgbtq · fiction · historical-fiction · wlw · horror · literary-fiction · historical · spooky · killer -
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![Lost Man's Lane by Scott Carson]()
Lost Man's Lane by Scott Carson
A teenager explores the darkness hidden within his hometown in this spellbinding supernatural thriller from bestselling author Scott Carson.For a sixteen-year-old, a summer internship working for a private investigator seems like a dream come true—particularly since the PI is investigating the most shocking crime to hit Bloomington, Indiana, in decades...horror · mystery · fiction · paranormal · coming-of-age · audiobook · psychological · dystopia · supernatural · kidnapping -
![Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennine Capó Crucet]()
Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennine Capó Crucet
Scarface meets Moby Dick in this groundbreaking, darkly comic novel about a young man’s attempt to capitalize on his mother’s murky legacy—a story steeped in Miami’s marvelous and sinister magic...north-america · usa · florida · urban · fiction · fantasy · audiobook · contemporary · mystery · latinx-mc -
![We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson]()
We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson
Four women investigating the haunting murder of their friend discover more than they ever imagined in a terrifying novel about good and evil, love and death, and the spaces between.Five years after Sofia Lyon disappeared, her remains are found stuffed into the hollow of a tree bursting through the floorboards of an abandoned house in the woods... -
![The Other Gwyn Girl by Nicola Cornick]()
The Other Gwyn Girl by Nicola Cornick
1671 – LondonThe Civil War is over and Charles II, the ‘Merry Monarch’, is revelling in the throne of his murdered father and all the privileges and power that comes with it. Sharing the spoils is his favourite companion, the celebrated beauty, actress Nell Gwyn...romance · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · ghosts · horror · psychological · magical-realism · female-mc · coming-of-age -
![Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne]()
Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne
Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: Tread lightly and survive...horror · gothic · fiction · ghosts · mystery · audiobook · contemporary · paranormal · haunted-places · supernatural -
![United We Stand by John Ringo]()
United We Stand by John Ringo
STORIES SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BEST-SELLING ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SERIES, BLACK TIDE RISING, CREATED BY JOHN RINGO.The world was brought to its knees by the zombie virus. But humanity has risen from the ashes and has begun to rebuild. Courageous men and women have kindled a fire of hope in the darkness. But mere survival is not enough.The real challenge is how to keep that future alive...suspense · military · humor · horror · fantasy · crime · conspiracies · alternate-history · action-adventure · post-apocalyptic -
![À La Folie by Nova Kane]()
À La Folie by Nova Kane
THIS IS A EROTIC HORROR CIRCUS ROMANCEI don't say DARK lightly for this one. This book will be HEAVY. Be sure to check the TW before reading. You're mental health matters most.Indie Conners, stared my demons in the eye and smiled.She fell for everything I hoped she'd fear, and now she's making me feel things I don't want to feel...romance · horror · dark · graphic-violence · steamy · revenge · fantasy · abuse · domestic-drama · death -
![A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock]()
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
Mexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty horror debut. A captivating tale of two Victorian gentlemen hiding their relationship away in a botanical garden who embark on a Frankenstein-style experiment with unexpected consequences. It is an unusual thing, to live in a botanical garden. But Simon and Gregor are an unusual pair of gentlemen...horror · fantasy · historical-fiction · lgbtq · gothic · historical · fiction · retellings · audiobook · sci-fi -
![Greatest Hits by Neil Gaiman, Harlan Ellison]()
Greatest Hits by Neil Gaiman, Harlan Ellison
A collection of award-winning short stories by Harlan Ellison, an eight-time Hugo Award-winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and four-time Nebula Award winner... -
![Illumination by Krista Street]()
Illumination by Krista Street
Raven Fielding isn’t your average college student. Being able to start objects on fire with the flick of his mind? Yep, not normal.But the person who is normal is Grace Anderson—the straight-laced, straight-A, college student Raven’s been crushing on for more months than he’d like to admit...fantasy · paranormal · male-mc · friends-to-lovers · family · alpha-mc · young-adult · fiction · horror · urban-fantasy -
![My Dark Beast: a Hades & Persephone retelling by Olivia Wildenstein]()
My Dark Beast: a Hades & Persephone retelling by Olivia Wildenstein
Hades & Persephone meets Sleeping Beauty in this spicy, gender-swapped retelling with mobsters and Gods.Zion Hadestine—thirty-three, real estate mogul, mob lord, most eligible bachelor in New England, god. The god-part is an exaggeration. After all, if true gods existed, then the world would be full of edible rainbows and flying horses.I’ve yet to come across either.Calanthe Bloom. That’s me... -
![Aftermarket Afterlife by Seanan McGuire]()
Aftermarket Afterlife by Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire's New York Times -bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid series continues with the thirteenth book following the Price family, cryptozoologists who study and protect the creatures living in secret all around usMary Dunlavy didn't intend to become a professional babysitter. Of course, she didn't intend to die, either, or to become a crossroads ghost...fantasy · urban-fantasy · fiction · ghosts · contemporary · paranormal · found-family · magic · audiobook · dragons -
![A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft]()
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
A sharp-tongued folklorist must pair up with her academic rival to solve their mentor's murder in this lush and enthralling sapphic fantasy romance from the New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic.Lorelei Kaskel, a folklorist with a quick temper and an even quicker wit, is on an expedition with six eccentric nobles in search of a fabled spring...romance · fantasy · wlw · lgbtq · gothic · young-adult · fiction · mystery · dark-academia · lesbian-mc -
![Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon]()
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon
An electric contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and Demeter set over the course of one summer on a lush private island, about addiction and sex, family and independence, and who holds the power in a modern underworld...fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · suspense · retellings · myths · billionaire · age-gap · substance-abuse · horror -
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![The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones]()
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror novels picks up four years after Don’t Fear the Reaper as Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice—only to find the Lake Witch is waiting for her in New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones’s finale...horror · fiction · mystery · contemporary · fantasy · suspense · indigenous-mc · spooky · psychological · poc-mc -
![Saint, Sorrow, Sinner by Freydís Moon]()
Saint, Sorrow, Sinner by Freydís Moon
An exploration of religious mythos, Brujería, and spiritual ascension… Sophia De’voreaux never expected to escape Haven, but after a bloody confrontation in the Gideon Preserve, she finds herself under the protection of a rogue witch, her menacing guard, and their cautious friends... -
![Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis]()
Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis
A shocking, spine-chilling YA horror slasher about a girl searching for her dead mother’s body at the summer camp that was once her serial killer father’s home—perfect for fans of Friday the 13th and White SmokeTemple Baker knows that evil runs in her blood. Her father is the North Point Killer, an infamous serial killer known for how he marked each of his victims with a brand... -
![Obsession by Harleigh Beck]()
Obsession by Harleigh Beck
SavannahImagine my surprise when the chance to interview the country’s most notorious man on death row lands on my table. His final confession. It’s too good of an opportunity to turn down.Robbie Hammond is old enough to be my father, a man condemned for the murder of at least fourteen women. He is dangerous, deadly. Intense in ways I can’t explain...romance · dark · horror · contemporary · abuse · suspense · age-gap · stalking · serial-killers · forced-proximity -
![In the Shadow of Their Dying by Anna Smith Spark, Michael R. Fletcher]()
In the Shadow of Their Dying by Anna Smith Spark, Michael R. Fletcher
The third best assassin. A second rate mercenary crew. One terrifying demon. As Sharaam crumbles under siege, a mercenary crew hires an assassin to kill the king. For Tash, it’s a chance at glory—to be the best blade in the dark Sharaam has ever known. For Pitt, it’s a way to get his cutthroat crew past the Tsarii siege and out of this hellhole, maybe even with some gold to their name...fantasy · dark · dark-fantasy · fiction · grim-dark · sword-sorcery · female-author · epic · horror · high-fantasy -
![Like Father Like Slaughter by Tylor Paige]()
Like Father Like Slaughter by Tylor Paige
D. Is for Dedicated. A. Is for Attentive. D. Is for Devoted. D. Is for Defender of. Y. Is for Young Ladies. Every young girl gets a D.A.D.D.Y assigned to her on her 8th birthday. Your D.A.D.D.Y is your protector of all things bad. He will work with you, helping you learn how to explore the above world safely. We love our D.A.D.D...romance · dystopia · enemies-to-lovers · apocalyptic · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · forced-proximity · dark · sci-fi -
![Seven Rabbits by Timothy King]()
Seven Rabbits by Timothy King
In the town of Tall Oak, high school football reigns supreme. Led by star Quarterback Justin Jackson, the players walk the halls of their school like gods, but a sinister side lies behind their "Golden Boy" facade. Despite their best efforts, their atrocities will come to life.Every year, the star players take a retreat to an isolated cabin in the woods for a week of debauchery...horror · revenge · slasher · serial-killers · small-town · fiction · vigilante · justice · literary-fiction · crime -
![To Bleed a Kingdom by Ella Dawes]()
To Bleed a Kingdom by Ella Dawes
A bastard princeA fiery beauty A star-crossed love that will bleed through the realms...For over thirty years, the city of Seboia has barricaded itself against the Gods Cursed kingdom of Brecca and their monstrous creations. Now, the Soulless' numbers are swelling and their attacks are rising in frequency — an ominous prelude for the darkness sure to come... -
![The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo]()
The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s AppalachiaLeslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service, under its usual mandate: vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather the judgements of churchy locals who look at him and see a failed woman...horror · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · fantasy · fiction · trans-mc · gothic · rural · romance -
![Monsters in Love: Lost in the Fire by Evangeline Priest]()
Monsters in Love: Lost in the Fire by Evangeline Priest
Welcome to Monsters in Love..romance · anthologies · paranormal · monsters · fantasy · kind-mc · witches-wizards · shapeshifters · vampires · urban-fantasy -
![The Bonds That Break Us by Erin Mainord]()
The Bonds That Break Us by Erin Mainord
She wants revenge.He wants her.After learning of Sin’s dark deceptions, Wren travels to The Feral Vale where she is introduced to the rustic land of the elves. She vows to protect her family at all expense, even if that means keeping the Black Art’s treacherous secret...fantasy · vampires · witches-wizards · fiction · romance · horror · dark · shapeshifters · paranormal · book -
![A Game of Love and Betrayal by Elayna R. Gallea]()
A Game of Love and Betrayal by Elayna R. Gallea
He requires a wife. She needs to kill him. All’s fair in pursuit of love and revenge.What’s a vampire to do when the fae who made her an orphan is searching for a wife?Make him choose her and end his life on their wedding night, of course.Brynleigh has been carefully planning this for years...romance · fantasy · vampires · fae · urban-fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · literary-fiction · steamy · paranormal · new-adult -
![The Myth of June by A.B. Daniels-Annachi]()
The Myth of June by A.B. Daniels-Annachi
When Juniper Georgian's father gazed into the face of divinity without flinching, the last Titan God, Typhon, took it upon himself to offer lifelong protection to the newborn girl.Years later, with Typhon away and June now a grown woman, she is viciously attacked by someone she thought she could trust - resulting in yet another God stepping in with a gift of their own...fantasy · myths · lgbtq · wlw · historical-fiction · fiction · retellings · romantic-love · enemies-to-lovers · lesbian-mc -
![Nights of Obedience by Rachel Mays]()
Nights of Obedience by Rachel Mays
Blurb coming...fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · forced-proximity · steamy · sexual-assault · arranged-marriage · royalty · fiction · paranormal · horror -
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![Knight of the Goddess by Briar Boleyn]()
Knight of the Goddess by Briar Boleyn
The final instalment in the Blood of a Fae series. Description coming soon...dark · fantasy · new-adult · sword-sorcery · myths · fiction · horror · high-fantasy · retellings · book -
![Song of Carcosa: An Arkham Horror Novel by Joshua Reynolds]()
Song of Carcosa: An Arkham Horror Novel by Joshua Reynolds
An occult thief takes on a sinister society threatening to tear the fabric of this world apart, in this daring noir-thriller from the bestselling world of Arkham HorrorCountess Alessandra Zorzi, reformed thief and acquirer of occult artifacts, faces her greatest challenge yet as she searches for an elusive artist in possession of the powerful Zanthu Tablet; the only thing that can stop the... -
![The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste]()
The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
From Bram Stoker Award–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood friends who miraculously survive the night everyone in their suburban neighborhood turned into ghosts—perfect for fans of Yellowjackets... -
![Virgo Blessed by Ella J. Smyth]()
Virgo Blessed by Ella J. Smyth
Follow us into the dangerous, sexy, and exciting world of the Zodiacs. All 12 novels will be released over the course of the next 9 months!A destiny written in the starsOkay, picture this: One day, you're shelving books, minding your own business, and the next, you're told you're the Virgo Zodiac, destined to save... well, everyone. That's my life now... -
![Mean Spirited by Nick Roberts]()
Mean Spirited by Nick Roberts
An alcoholic teacher and father’s world spirals out of control when a former student is killed and he is left with her dog and the dark presence that follows it.Matt Matheny teaches during the day, drinks at night, and barely hides his functioning alcoholism from his veterinarian ex-wife, Lucy, and his six-year-old son, Mikey... -
![The Invisible Hotel by Yeji Y. Ham]()
The Invisible Hotel by Yeji Y. Ham
A work of literary horror in the gothic tradition, The Invisible Hotel is a startling, speculative tale of a woman adrift and a country’s shifting identity in the long afterlife of the Korean War.Yewon dreams of a hotel. In the hotel, there are infinite keys to infinite rooms―and a quiet terror she is desperate to escape...horror · fiction · gothic · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · mental-illness · historical · tragedy · politics · supernatural -
![It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken]()
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken
Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, this incredible life-after-death novel asks us to consider how much of our memory, of our bodies, of the world as we know it ― how much of what we love can we lose before we are lost? And then what happens? This third perspective on myself is disconcerting...fiction · literary-fiction · lgbtq · supernatural · dystopia · fantasy · horror · female-author · contemporary · grief
