Top new horror books in November 2023
Last updated:
November 30, 2023
November 2023 featuring new releases by Erika Johansen, Mike Omer, Christina Henry, Grady Hendrix, Paul Krueger, Laurell K. Hamilton, James Dashner, Constance Sayers, Darcy Coates, Andrew Shaffer, Rebecca Roanhorse and many more.
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The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen
Bestselling author of the Queen of the Tearling series, Erika Johansen, journeys to a new kingdom in this brilliant stand-alone novel—a darkly magical take on The Nutcracker where two sisters, cursed from birth, are forever changed one memorable Christmas. . .fantasy · retellings · fiction · young-adult · magic · historical-fiction · gothic · season-winter · audiobook · horror -
![Please Tell Me by Mike Omer]()
Please Tell Me by Mike Omer
After a year in captivity, a kidnapped child escapes―only to reveal horrific truths that lead her psychologist on a race against time...When eight-year-old Kathy Stone turns up on the side of the road a year after her abduction, the world awaits her harrowing story. But Kathy doesn’t say a word. Traumatized by her ordeal, she doesn’t speak at all, not even to her own parents...mystery · fiction · suspense · psychological · crime · audiobook · contemporary · thriller · horror · kidnapping -
![Good Girls Don’t Die by Christina Henry]()
Good Girls Don’t Die by Christina Henry
A sharp-edged, supremely twisty thriller about three women who find themselves trapped inside stories they know aren’t their own, from the author of Alice and Near the Bone.Celia wakes up in a house that’s supposed to be hers...horror · mystery · fiction · contemporary · dystopia · thriller · dark · suspense · urban-fantasy · book -
horror · fiction · humor · audiobook · young-adult · friendship · historical-fiction · bildungsroman · spooky · loner-mc
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![Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton
Evil continues to terrorize vampire hunter Anita Blake and all those she loves in this gripping new novel by New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. The wedding of necromancer Anita Blake to Jean-Claude, the vampire king of America hits the next daunting challenge: her family. And with the malicious force that casts a shadow on St...romance · vampires · urban-fantasy · fantasy · paranormal · shapeshifters · fiction · magic · steamy · supernatural -
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![The Godhead Complex by James Dashner]()
The Godhead Complex by James Dashner
The Second Book in The Maze Cutter Trilogy Sadina and the islanders are up against both man and nature as they navigate their way to Alaska to see the Godhead, but the Godhead itself is fractured. Within the cracks of the sacred trinity, secrets are revealed that blur the lines of good and evil. One person’s God is another person’s Devil...dystopia · young-adult · sci-fi · action-adventure · horror · audiobook · fiction · mystery · multi-pov · book -
![The Star and the Strange Moon by Constance Sayers]()
The Star and the Strange Moon by Constance Sayers
From the author of A Witch in Time comes a haunting tale of ambition, obsession, and the eternal mystery and magic of film. 1968: Actress Gemma Turner once dreamed of stardom. Unfortunately, she’s on the cusp of slipping into obscurity. When she’s offered the lead in a radical new horror film, Gemma believes her luck has finally changed. But L’Etrange Lune’s set is not what she expected...horror · fantasy · historical · historical-fiction · dark · dark-fantasy · mystery · romantic-love · paranormal · fiction -
![Where He Can't Find You by Darcy Coates]()
Where He Can't Find You by Darcy Coates
From USA Today bestselling horror/thriller author Darcy Coates comes the chilling legend of a monster no one can escape.DON'T WALK ALONE, OR THE STITCHER WILL FIND YOU.Abby Ward lives in a town haunted by disappearances. People vanish, and when they're found, their bodies have been dismembered and sewn back together in unnatural ways...horror · young-adult · mystery · fiction · thriller · serial-killers · killer · urban-fantasy · ghosts · supernatural -
![Mothman's Merry Cryptid Christmas by Andrew Shaffer]()
Mothman's Merry Cryptid Christmas by Andrew Shaffer
A heartwarming picture book for children and adults featuring everyone’s favorite flying cryptid from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Survive a Sharknado Few have seen the West Virginia creature known as Mothman, but everyone agrees nothing good happens when he’s around—there always seems to be an accident or some other mishap. Is he really an unlucky charm? Even he’s unsure...children-books · humor · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · children · audiobook · season-winter · fairy-tale · paranormal -
fantasy · urban-fantasy · fiction · dystopia · young-adult · post-apocalyptic · myths · indigenous-mc · urban · poc-author
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![Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley]()
Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley
Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin's parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas, he's less than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that their holiday getaway was the site of a horrific crime, this family on the rocks will have to fight for their lives against a legendary killer..horror · fiction · lgbtq · slasher · serial-killers · season-winter · contemporary · crime · murder · book -
![Kill for You by Syn Blackrose]()
Kill for You by Syn Blackrose
LEV I don't do relationships. I don't do feelings. I don't do what's considered the norm. I love hurting people. I love their screams. I love their begging. I live for it. Until him. Aaron. He has his own version of crazy. His crazy mixed with mine? That's a recipe for disaster. AARON My life is not my own. My stepbrother won't let me go. I have to end him. I'm not normal... -
![A Dark Roux by Blaine Daigle]()
A Dark Roux by Blaine Daigle
Beneath the black waters of the Louisiana bayou hides a world of dark mysticism. A world steeped in superstition and the decay of family legacies. A world Rhiannon LeBeau thought she’d left behind fifteen years ago after a summer of tragedy and horror...horror · gothic · fantasy · southern-gothic · dark · fiction · paranormal · death · supernatural · ghosts -
![The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia]()
The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
During a brutal winter, a young woman longing for love finds more than she expected in the woods, in this wickedly sensuous short story by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. Judith knows her sister, Alice, is the pretty one—but that doesn’t stop her from wishing for love...romance · fantasy · horror · fiction · historical-fiction · gothic · historical · audiobook · paranormal · retellings -
![Lost in the Broken Woods by Lola Glass]()
Lost in the Broken Woods by Lola Glass
I helped an injured woman… and in return got pulled through a portal to a magical world and set in the path of a pack of wolf shifters searching for their mates. When they find me, one will claim me. I probably should've asked the woman what it means to be claimed. I definitely should've asked her what mating entails, and if there's a way to get back to Earth...romance · fantasy · shapeshifters · paranormal · magic · fated-mates · age-gap · steamy · high-fantasy · fairy-tale -
![Shadowed Heart by K.A. Knight, Kendra Moreno]()
Shadowed Heart by K.A. Knight, Kendra Moreno
Our lands are changing, three becoming one.Merged together by my sister and her monsters.The magic has returned and new life blooms, no longer are the Dead Lands dismal and gray, but not everyone welcomes the change.I expected to die when I threw myself from the Gilded Land’s tower.Instead, I find myself surrounded by the monsters I feared the most.I assumed they’d be feral and dangerous...romance · fantasy · paranormal · reverse-harem · monsters · dark · magic · dark-fantasy · fae · steamy -
![Through the Heart: A Dark Romance Novella by Ivy James]()
Through the Heart: A Dark Romance Novella by Ivy James
Do you like scary movies?I sure used to. However, after seeing my boyfriend, Miles, brutally murdered on my bedroom floor, the thrill of a good slasher has definitely worn off.Alex is my childhood best friend. When we reconnected a year after the tragedy, I felt safe for the first time since...dark · stalking · retellings · mystery · horror · gothic · contemporary · fiction · romance · suspense -
![The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova]()
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova
A little girl throws up Gloria-Jean's teeth after an explosion at the custard factory; Pax, Alexander, and Angelo are hypnotically enthralled by a book that promises them enlightenment if they keep their semen inside their bodies; Victoria is sent to a cursed hotel for ailing girls when her period mysteriously stops...north-america · canada · scotland · horror · fiction · magical-realism · anthologies · contemporary · gothic · season-summer -
![The Fabric of our Souls by K.M. Moronova]()
The Fabric of our Souls by K.M. Moronova
I’m twenty-six years old, and I want to die.So when I wake up at the hospital with my brother weeping over me, I know my life is about to change. What I didn’t expect was to get a nurse with cruel eyes and a morbid sense of humor that surpasses my own...romance · dark · mental-illness · contemporary · steamy · forced-proximity · killer · suicide · mystery · sad -
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![To Bind a Dark Heart by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
To Bind a Dark Heart by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
“Run, Gwen. Run as far and as hard as you can. Because when I catch you… You will belong to me.”When she shattered the Iron Crystal and returned magic to Avalon, Gwen also shattered Mordred’s heart. Torn between her passion for Mordred and his rage at her betrayal, she fled into the wilds.Gwen’s choice has transformed Avalon, and the island teems with magical wonders freed from the crystal...romance · dark · fiction · fantasy · sword-sorcery · horror · witches-wizards · paranormal · book · adult -
![The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater]()
The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater
Olivia Atwater returns to the world of Half a Soul with “a sharp and beautiful gothic romance” (Alix E. Harrow). Dive into The Witchwood Knot, and enjoy a dark faerie tale set in a magical version of Victorian England.The faeries of Witchwood Manor have stolen its young lord. His governess intends to steal him back.Victorian governess Winifred Hall knows a con when she sees one...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · england · romance · fantasy · gothic · historical-fiction · historical · horror -
![Knotty List by Taylor Fox]()
Knotty List by Taylor Fox
I’ve always wanted the small-town Christmas dream.Unfortunately, this Christmas, I might become a monster's dinner.My Christmas dream involved a small town, Christmas markets,and maybe a handsome man who would sweep me off my feet.But I was never very lucky.This small town thinks I’m wicked andAfter a series of attacks, they decide I’m the perfect gift to calm Krampus down.Krampus. Yes...romance · fantasy · monsters · paranormal · steamy · dark · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · forced-proximity -
![Murtagh by Christopher Paolini]()
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini
Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. Join Dragon Rider—and fan favorite—Murtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new enemy!The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn...fantasy · dragons · young-adult · fiction · high-fantasy · magic · action-adventure · horror · epic · children-books -
![Welcome Home: A Dark Horror Romance by Callie Moss, Maggie Fern]()
Welcome Home: A Dark Horror Romance by Callie Moss, Maggie Fern
From the new pen name Maggie Fern, Callie Moss brings you the long awaited second book in the Horrors & Heartthrobs Series…It’s crazy how quickly things can change. One day, I had the perfect marriage, the perfect husband, the perfect house. A perfect life in a perfectly safe suburbia neighborhood. Only thing is Oliver wasn’t perfect, nothing was...romance · horror · paranormal · dark · steamy · monsters · angst · shapeshifters · fated-mates · insta-love -
![Bad Things by Lisa Andrew]()
Bad Things by Lisa Andrew
sɓuıɥ⊥ pɐᙠ 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑/ 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ɢᴏʀᴇ 𝐍𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞.𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬. After being with an abusive boyfriend for years, Hannah Kennedy and her 13 year old daughter recently moved back home to a small farming and forestry town...romance · dark · horror · fiction · mystery · stalking · sexual-assault · splatterpunk · graphic-violence · steamy -
![The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon]()
The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon
The Witch’s Heart meets The Priory of the Orange Tree in this debut novel about a woman who can bring people back from the dead, and the princess—and only heir to the throne—that she must protect, no matter the cost. The first time Hellevir visited Death, she was ten years old… Since she was a little girl, Hellevir has been able to raise the dead... -
![A Touch of Gold and Madness by K.L. DeVore]()
A Touch of Gold and Madness by K.L. DeVore
Fairytales are for the naive. Princess Assassin Gray Monroe is ordered by her father to kill the villainous prince responsible for starting a war that threw the world into a post-apocalyptic society. In a decrepit landscape where two magical species war with one another, while a human militia hunts them all, Gray has only one thing on her mind: vengeance... -
![Ghoul as a Cucumber by Steffanie Holmes]()
Ghoul as a Cucumber by Steffanie Holmes
Bree and her ghostly men are back for another spooky adventure in Ghoul As a Cucumber , book 3 of this darkly humorous cozy fantasy series by bestselling author Steffanie Holmes...romance · supernatural · fantasy · horror · reverse-harem · ghosts · paranormal · steamy · humor · contemporary -
![Like a Moth to a Flame by Carmen Rosales]()
Like a Moth to a Flame by Carmen Rosales
She set my darkness on fire––unleashing the beast within.Killian CrossMy wife will serve a single purpose — to bear me a child. After that, she is nothing to me. But even I am a fool for beauty.As soon as I see her, I know nothing could have prepared me for the powerful attraction that overwhelms me...romance · fantasy · dark · gothic · dystopia · enemies-to-lovers · arranged-marriage · contemporary · young-adult · industrial-era -
![Little Deaths: 22 Tales of Horror and Sex by Ellen Datlow, Kathe Koja, J. Calvin Pierce]()
Little Deaths: 22 Tales of Horror and Sex by Ellen Datlow, Kathe Koja, J. Calvin Pierce
A World Fantasy Award–winning anthology of erotic horror stories, including dark tales of desire by Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen Dedman, Harry Crews, and others. The title of this acclaimed anthology comes from the French term “la petite mort,” a seventeenth-century euphemism for orgasm. It was thought that part of a man’s life-force was drained from him each time he climaxed... -
![Don't Stop: a horror hitchhiker romance novella by Lauren Biel]()
Don't Stop: a horror hitchhiker romance novella by Lauren Biel
Blurb coming soon! Hoping for a Halloween release! This is a similar hitchhiker themed romance but is more horror... -
![Exorcism by Han Song]()
Exorcism by Han Song
In the follow-up to the visionary Hospital, Yang Wei discovers that there’s more to the mysterious hospital than meets the eye—and none of it is as it seems.Yang Wei wakes to find himself still a patient at the hospital. Somehow, he’s aged decades overnight and is confined to the Geriatric Ward on a massive hospital ship as it floats along a bloodred sea full of unsightly things...fiction · sci-fi · horror · audiobook · robots · mystery · medical · dark-humor · action-adventure · post-apocalyptic -
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![Cole: The Demons: Book 2 by C.J. Bishop]()
Cole: The Demons: Book 2 by C.J. Bishop
For years now, Cole has been living a new life with a new family, but his dark past is catching up with him - and this time it's a matter of life and death. A stalker is lurking in the shadows, threatening Cole's loved ones, and leaving cryptic clues behind... -
romance · vampires · fantasy · young-adult · new-adult · horror · audiobook · paranormal · shapeshifters · supernatural
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![Winter Harvest by Ioanna Papadopoulou]()
Winter Harvest by Ioanna Papadopoulou
From the moment of her birth, Demeter, the second born daughter of Kronos and Rhea, lived in darkness, trapped inside her father’s stomach, always fearing that inside her body a monster lived and she had to keep it caged...myths · fantasy · retellings · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · mental-illness · feminism · horror · ancient-civilization -
![The Stalker by Steli Simeonova]()
The Stalker by Steli Simeonova
This time there was no forest, no storm, and no cold. I was not running away from my hunter, but I was just as fucked.We both were, because a romantic weekend away from the city during Christmas turned from a dream to a nightmare, and now I had no idea who was going to live, and who was going to die.The hunter turned to hunted, and me? Well, I never lost my role as a prey...dark · steamy · stalking · reverse-harem · thriller · anthologies · bdsm · fiction · suspense · horror -
![Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng]()
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng
Yellowjackets meets She Is a Haunting in this debut speculative thriller that follows a disgraced teen idol who comes face-to-face with the demons of her past in a glittering, cutthroat K-pop competition.After a shocking scandal that abruptly ended her teen popstar career, eighteen-year-old Sunny Lee spends her days longing for her former life and cyberstalking her ex-BFF and groupmate, Candie...romance · horror · young-adult · wlw · lgbtq · mystery · contemporary · fiction · fantasy · poc-author -
![Mastering the Minotaur by Ami Wright]()
Mastering the Minotaur by Ami Wright
Could you master the minotaur billionaire?I’m not a dominatrix. I’m just a single mom struggling to pay the bills and raise my two kids. But when my sister, Kalli signs up as an escort for a demon and ends up with a billionaire demon boyfriend, I can’t help wondering if I should re-think my work situation...romance · monsters · billionaire · paranormal · fiction · urban-fantasy · urban · witches-wizards · fantasy · sci-fi -
![Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker]()
Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker
David is growing up in a world where something is very badly wrong but everyone is protecting David from knowing what it is. People are going missing, bodies are showing up with wings, or bones in nests if you believe the rumours from the kids at school...horror · fantasy · fiction · magical-realism · mystery · audiobook · sci-fi · literary-fiction · dark · dystopia
![My Best Friend's Exorcism / Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge [Exclusive Chaplet] by Grady Hendrix, Paul Krueger](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/6558884b8c3d885d63aab4cd.jpg)
