Top new horror books out this week: 16 Oct - 22 Oct 2022
Last updated:
October 22, 2022
This week featuring new releases by John Marrs, Veronica Roth, Jason Pargin, Karina Halle, Lev A.C. Rosen, Sara Fields, Siggy Shade, L.J. Andrews, Eric Vall, Christopher Golden and many more.
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Keep It In The Family by John Marrs
In this chilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple’s house hides terrible secrets—and not all of them are confined to the past.Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC...mystery · horror · suspense · fiction · crime · psychological · audiobook · thriller · contemporary · serial-killers -
![Poster Girl by Veronica Roth]()
Poster Girl by Veronica Roth
WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT.Sonya Kantor knows this slogan--she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation.Then there was a revolution...dystopia · fiction · mystery · young-adult · audiobook · romantic-love · suspense · horror · action-adventure · post-apocalyptic -
![If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin]()
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin
New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin’s hilarious and horrifying John Dies at the End series continues with If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe.If the broken neon signs, shuttered storefronts, and sub-standard housing didn’t tip you off, you’ve just wandered into the city of “Undisclosed”...adult · book · dark-humor · fiction · horror · humor · literary-fiction · satire · spooky · supernatural -
![Blood Orange by Karina Halle]()
Blood Orange by Karina Halle
From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a dark and delicious Dracula retelling filled with secrets and lies, dangerous liaisons and a forbidden, student-teacher, second chance love story with a twist. "My heart will always find yours."Dahlia Abernathy has only known revenge...adult · age-gap · angst · anti-hero · book · contemporary · dark · dark-academia · dark-fantasy · demons -
![Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen]()
Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen
A "Best Of" Book From: Amazon * Buzzfeed * Rainbow Reading * Library Journal * CrimeReads * BookPage * Book Riot * AutostraddleA delicious story from a new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen's Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist.Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire...mystery · historical-fiction · lgbtq · fiction · historical · audiobook · crime · noir · found-family · wlw -
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![The Count by Sara Fields]()
The Count by Sara Fields
Jasmina Harker is an innocent virgin, but it doesn't matter.I want her.No, I need her.From the very first moment I laid eyes on her, I knew she was the one. I craved nothing more than to tear the clothes right off her and force one screaming climax after the next from her quivering body until she admits that she needs me too.I may be the worst kind of monster, but she will still be mine...adult · age-gap · book · captivity · contemporary · crime · dark · fiction · forced-proximity · gothic -
![Dance of Kings and Thieves by L.J. Andrews]()
Dance of Kings and Thieves by L.J. Andrews
Dreams will become nightmares...To take her place as rightful queen, Malin Strom stands by the side of the Nightrender and his guild of thieves in the fight to take a throne she never wanted. Now, as warriors from distant kingdoms answer their call, a new battle begins...europe · scandinavia · romance · fantasy · fae · magic · fiction · young-adult · retellings · paranormal -
![Summoner School 3: A Reverse Portal Fantasy by Eric Vall]()
Summoner School 3: A Reverse Portal Fantasy by Eric Vall
Between classes, beast hunts, rival students, and tournament battles, Andrew barely has enough time to enjoy the spoils of success: his sweet house, his fast car, and his beautiful girlfriends... -
![Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Christopher Golden]()
Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Christopher Golden
Bram Stoker Awards® nominee for Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2022)35 BRAND NEW TALES OF TERRORNot all monsters are fantasy. Some are very real, and they walk among us. They're our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. They're the people we're supposed to trust...and they know it... -
romance · vampires · paranormal · fantasy · monsters · kidnapping · dark · magic · fated-mates · steamy
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![Dearly & Deviant Daniel by L.A. Kaye]()
Dearly & Deviant Daniel by L.A. Kaye
Keir Dearly has a secret he believes he’ll take to his grave because if he told anyone, who would believe him? Saying he has conversations with his “clients” as he prepares them for their last hoorah will surely get him locked in a padded room for the remainder of his life, so he does his best to help the dead with their final requests before they go to their great—or in some cases, not so...romance · mystery · paranormal · mlm · ghosts · urban-fantasy · fantasy · contemporary · lgbtq · fiction -
![The Dame & The Devil by Dalia Davies]()
The Dame & The Devil by Dalia Davies
Good Girls Go To HellFor the last twelve years, I’ve spent All Hallows Eve hunting the Devil on a dance floor suspended over the pit of hell.Those of us considered saints dress in our funereal best and are transported into the hands of sinners disguised as devils. We are their only hope for absolution.One kiss can seal two fates, for a saint’s lips will save the sinner...fantasy · demons · paranormal · monsters · steamy · fiction · supernatural · gothic · dark · dark-fantasy -
![It Was All A Dream: An Anthology of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right by Laird Barron, Erin Keating]()
It Was All A Dream: An Anthology of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right by Laird Barron, Erin Keating
Tried and true, or done to death?There are plenty of tropes we’d like to see rot in their graves, but they keep coming back from the dead. In this book, horror's most devious minds subvert, reclaim, and double down on what you know too well, giving even the most done-to-death tropes new life...horror · anthologies · fiction · paranormal · witches-wizards · shapeshifters · monsters · demons · death · aliens -
![Mercenary of Empyrea : An Isekai Barbarian Fantasy Adventure by Michael Dalton]()
Mercenary of Empyrea : An Isekai Barbarian Fantasy Adventure by Michael Dalton
I don’t know who I am. I only know what I need to be.I awoke in a tomb. I had nothing but a big sword and uncertain memories from uncertain lives.I was a great warrior who wandered this land before being killed by an ageless tyrant wizard-king. I was a warrior of a very different sort, who lived in a city of steel and glass...harem · fantasy · epic · fiction · sword-sorcery · dark · mythical-creatures · action-adventure · horror · high-fantasy -
![Kissed by Death by Harper Frey]()
Kissed by Death by Harper Frey
Nothing in my life is as it seems.The four men who saved me have been keeping secrets—big ones—and their revelations shake my world to its foundation. They tell me I'm not who I think I am, I'm not what I think I am, but there's more to the story; I know there is.We're bound together in ways I don't fully understand, but it's becoming clear they're not only my future but my past, too...reverse-harem · magic · paranormal · secrets · killer · monsters · horror · fiction · family · drama -
![Uncanny Times by Laura Anne Gilman]()
Uncanny Times by Laura Anne Gilman
Huntsmen, according to the Church, were damned, their blood unclean, unholy. Yet for Rosemary and Aaron Harker the Church was less important than being ready to stand against the Uncanny as not being prepared could lead to being dead.The year is 1913. America—and the world—trembles on the edge of a modern age...fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · mystery · urban-fantasy · magic · paranormal · horror · action-adventure -
![Blaze of Misery by Brynn Ford]()
Blaze of Misery by Brynn Ford
In Ember Glen, men purge under the full moon. It's the duty of women to serve them. When Mercy refuses to serve, Arlo will force her to find absolution through three brutal trials...dark · dystopia · fantasy · cults · fundamentalism · fiction · suspense · enemies-to-lovers · abuse · age-gap -
![Borne to Salt and Sin: Fated by Elora Morgan]()
Borne to Salt and Sin: Fated by Elora Morgan
"She's such a bad girl, isn't she?" he taunted. "But she's a good girl for me."The king wants her backThey call her the Kidnapped Queen, but King Juls is a beautiful liar. Zaria risked her life to escape an arranged marriage she never consummated and never wanted in the first place. Now, without better options, her husband is determined to hunt her down under the guise of a rescue...romance · fantasy · dystopia · contemporary · post-apocalyptic · female-mc · alpha-mc · angst · new-adult · love-triangle -
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![Hayseed by Vera Valentine]()
Hayseed by Vera Valentine
What's full of ears and always listening?The Harvest Festival has come to Kern Creek again, and farm girl Maisie is excited to take in the sights, sample her favorite fall treats, and enjoy the evening. But when her out-of-control boyfriend Daniel crosses a line in a drunken rage, she flees into the dark of the cornfield to save herself... -
![Sadistic Fangs by Lee B. Chaffee]()
Sadistic Fangs by Lee B. Chaffee
Note from the author: Do not read this book if you are faint of heart. Do not trespass upon the pages of this twisted memoir unless you truly wish to peer into the darkness. If I hear so much as a single whimper or whine that you did not read the warning, you will face severe punishment rivaled only by those in this book. I suspect that my words have intimidated you.. -
![His Darkest Desires by Hellie Heat]()
His Darkest Desires by Hellie Heat
His darkest desires consume him. Soon, he’ll set them free.Dr. Henry Jekyll is a man consumed by his own hateful nature, a monster hiding behind the mask of a kind-hearted physician seeking only to do right by his patients. However, when a fateful encounter with the beautiful and enigmatic Liam sends his desires spinning out of control, Dr...dark · horror · mlm · lgbtq · historical · age-gap · lgbtqia-hate · monsters · serial-killers · abuse -
![You Are Mine by Amy Oliveira]()
You Are Mine by Amy Oliveira
The sexiest bewitching novella of the season I'm the seventh sister of the most legendary coven in history. All the seven of us have gifts. Super special, supernatural gifts. Mine is the worst. I’m Marnie Morales and while my sisters can do all kinds of things, I can recognize my soulmate. That’s it. No telekinesis. No premonitions or anything useful. Nope...romance · paranormal · witches-wizards · fantasy · age-gap · female-author · supernatural · shapeshifters · fiction · fated-mates -
![Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove by Rati Mehrotra]()
Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove by Rati Mehrotra
To learn what she can become, she must first discover who she is.Katyani’s role in the kingdom of Chandela has always been clear: becoming an advisor and protector of the crown prince, Ayan, when he ascends to the throne...asian-mc · book · coming-of-age · epic · fiction · high-fantasy · historical · historical-fiction · horror · monsters -
![The Bone Thief's Tale by Heleen Davies]()
The Bone Thief's Tale by Heleen Davies
Introducing a newly reimagined tale written in the vein of The Little Mermaid meeting Hades and Persephone.Bound to steal her queen magical bones, thief Lynne knows only one mistake equals death. And yet, she dreams of living in the forbidden world upon the surface, hating every minute in the Underworld...romance · fantasy · magic · paranormal · retellings · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · horror · supernatural · female-mc -
![The Stars in Their Eyes by Kristy Gardner]()
The Stars in Their Eyes by Kristy Gardner
The stakes were clear after the Change— survive together, or die. Calay and Tess’s love has kept them alive four years after the aliens decimated Earth. But when Calay finds herself fighting for her life and Tess missing, she hears death knocking. Banging, really. She has nothing. Scraps for food, the clothes on her back, no safe place for respite... -
![Hadley House by Olivia Lewin]()
Hadley House by Olivia Lewin
Life had gone to hell in a handbasket when I received news that my Uncle Felix had passed away and left me an inheritance. Fired from my dream job and days away from eviction, I took the inheritance as the blessing it was.Unfortunately, it was only a blessing until I saw the house I now had in my name.A falling apart hovel in the middle of a decommissioned graveyard...romance · reverse-harem · paranormal · monsters · gothic · ghosts · fantasy · steamy · time-travel · dark -
![Captured by the Fae Beast by Mallory Dunlin]()
Captured by the Fae Beast by Mallory Dunlin
When the fae save your life, they own it—no matter how monstrous they are.A literal beast holds the key to her freedom. He's feared by the Court and known for killing all who oppose him. Escape is not an option. Against every story she's ever read, she'll have to strike a bargain with the fae.Leah had a good life: a cushy job, cute boyfriend, and enough money to go on vacation...fae · monsters · paranormal · shapeshifters · slow-burn · enemies-to-lovers · fated-mates · retellings · military · family -
![One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig]()
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.But nothing comes for free, especially magic.When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn... -
![The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew]()
The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew
The Raven Boys meets Ninth House in the most exciting debut of 2022 -- a dark, atmospheric fantasy about a Deaf college student with a peculiar connection to the afterlife.Delaney Meyers-Petrov is tired of being seen as fragile just because she's Deaf...book · dark · dark-academia · disability · fiction · ghosts · horror · paranormal · supernatural · urban-fantasy -
![The Chronomancer and Creation's End by Jason Harrington, Mason Hamilton]()
The Chronomancer and Creation's End by Jason Harrington, Mason Hamilton
After thousands of years, Pravahs will Burn!The Marauders of the inferno have not heard the call to crush spirit and will for eighty millennia. We, the Blisserack, have waited, stoking the heat of our rage until we could, once again, immolate and break the foul corruption named creation. But our liege has manipulated the weakness and vices of the living world... -
![Whisper of Shadows and Snakes by J.S. Burns]()
Whisper of Shadows and Snakes by J.S. Burns
A Shadow in the night,A Secret so lonely,A Cruel twist of fate...Deep within a mystical land, a thief with the ability to shift into the animals inked upon his skin has stolen an ancient weapon, plunging the world into chaos. Whisked away to a hidden school high in the mountains, Alek and his friends must overcome heartache and betrayal as they learn to master the magic that burns in their veins...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · mlm · magic · young-adult · high-fantasy · dark-fantasy · horror · fiction
