Top new horror books in March 2025
Last updated:
January 26, 2025
March 2025 featuring new releases by Dean Koontz, A.M. Strickland, AdriAnne May, Jeanette Rose, Alexis Rune, Stephen Graham Jones, Allison Gunn, Lisette Marshall, Johanna van Veen, Sarah Zimm, Roanne Lau, Elle Tesch and many more.
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Secret Forest by Dean Koontz
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz, an edgy, gripping new stand-alone novel featuring Ivy Elgin, a character from his bestselling novel Velocity (2005) who has inspired more reader mail than any Koontz character other than Odd Thomas... -
![Exquisite Ruin by A.M. Strickland, AdriAnne May]()
Exquisite Ruin by A.M. Strickland, AdriAnne May
In this darkly romantic reimagining of the Minotaur myth, a sorceress and a demon are entwined in sensual battle to escape a deadly maze and reclaim their freedom.In this deadly maze, the most dangerous thing may be the passion between them.Sadaré wakes in a labyrinth, remembering nothing except that she is a powerful sorceress...romance · fantasy · myths · witches-wizards · high-fantasy · demons · retellings · enemies-to-lovers · dark · dark-fantasy -
![Blood & Betrayals: A Dark Academia Romantasy Series by Jeanette Rose, Alexis Rune]()
Blood & Betrayals: A Dark Academia Romantasy Series by Jeanette Rose, Alexis Rune
Fear, Fury and Fire. To Know is Not Enough. Power flows through the ancient halls of Avalon University like a neverending flood. Admission to the elite institution enables students to hone their magic under the watchful eye of their icy headmaster.Summer Tuatha De Daanan planned to slide through her tenure at Avalon, unnoticed and inconspicuous...fantasy · vampires · stalking · mental-illness · fiction · horror · dark · myths · romantic-love · paranormal -
![The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones]()
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
A chilling historical horror novel set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow...horror · historical-fiction · vampires · fiction · historical · indigenous-mc · paranormal · fantasy · spooky · supernatural -
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Nowhere by Allison Gunn
Mare of Easttown meets The Outsider in this spine-tingling and twisty debut about a series of disappearances in a small, fundamentalist town and what one broken family must do to remain together as dark forces close in. After losing her young son in an accident, Rachel Kennan throws herself into her career as police chief of a small Virginia town to avoid focusing on her grief... -
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![With Wing And Claw: A Sapphic Fae Fantasy Romance by Lisette Marshall]()
With Wing And Claw: A Sapphic Fae Fantasy Romance by Lisette Marshall
The war is over… but the trouble is only just beginningThysandra’s world is falling apart. Rebels have overthrown the fae empire she’s served for centuries. Worse, she’s the one who caused the defeat – tricked into treason by her longtime nemesis and romantic obsession, Anaxia, who then promptly abandoned her again, like the empathy-lacking demon she is... -
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Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen
"I'm in your blood, and you are in mine…"The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy's twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband's grand estate. The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain...horror · historical-fiction · gothic · fantasy · vampires · historical · fiction · mystery · lgbtq · paranormal -
![Every Thread of Light by Sarah Zimm]()
Every Thread of Light by Sarah Zimm
A thrilling blend of fantasy and adventure from Readers Favorite® author Sarah Zimm takes her gritty, sexy, action-packed series to epic new heights. War is a dangerous game.Ophelia Dannan’s magic has reawakened, but at dire costs. Though she’s inherited the powers of a goddess, she’s haunted by the events in Wythe and the desperate choices she made to save the lives of her people...fiction · sword-sorcery · coming-of-age · mythical-creatures · dark · fantasy · horror · high-fantasy · paranormal · book -
![The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau]()
The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau
The Witcher meets Squid Game in this Malaysian Chinese-inspired epic fantasy novel where a debt-ridden slumdog joins an illegal monster-fighting arena for some fast coin, but quickly learns the most dangerous beasts are outside the ring, by debut author Roanne LauLythlet and her only friend Desil are shackled to a life of debt and poverty that she fears they will never escape...fantasy · epic · fiction · high-fantasy · monsters · sword-sorcery · dark · horror · paranormal · action-adventure -
![What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch]()
What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch
Inspired by an ominous Prague legend, What Wakes the Bells is a lavish gothic fantasy by debut author Elle Tesch. Built by long-gone Saints, the city of Vaiwyn lives and breathes and bleeds. As a Keeper, Mina knows better than most what her care of Vaiwyn’s bells means for the sentient city...fantasy · young-adult · gothic · lgbtq · high-fantasy · fiction · steampunk · industrial-era · sword-sorcery · romance
