Top new horror books out this week: 5 Jan - 11 Jan 2025
Last updated:
January 11, 2025
This week featuring new releases by E. Latimer, Clay McLeod Chapman, R. Phoenix, Marc J. Gregson, Paul Michael Winters, Vera Violet and many more.
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The Afterdark by E. Latimer
Queer horror at a boarding school with a Lovecraftian twist in this new YA novel from E. Latimer, author of the acclaimed The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray.Northcroft is an elite boarding school with a deadly secret...romance · horror · wlw · young-adult · lgbtq · fantasy · mystery · gothic · dark-academia · high-school -
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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
From Vulture's "master of horror" Clay McLeod Chapman, a relentless and emotionally charged social horror novel about a family on the run from a demonic possession epidemic that spreads through media, for fans of The Last of Us and When Evil LurksNoah Fairchild has been losing his formerly polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for years, so when his mother leaves him a voicemail...horror · fiction · apocalyptic · thriller · social-commentary · spooky · psychological · suspense · supernatural · paranormal -
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Day Zero by R. Phoenix
Lucas doesn’t know Kevin is a werewolf, but he’s about to find out — when supernatural beings take over the world and subjugate humanity. Even as Kevin works to enforce the new world order, he seeks to protect his human brother. But what will it take to ensure his safety?Paranormal set in a dark world. Incest... -
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Among Serpents by Marc J. Gregson
Strap in for a high-octane mission that hurls Conrad and crew toward jaw-dropping discoveries that could trigger total obliteration, in book two of the Above the Black fantasy trilogy. It takes guts to rise to the top of Meritocracy. It’ll take sheer ruthlessness to stay there...young-adult · fantasy · dystopia · action-adventure · royalty · family · fiction · monsters · horror · epic -
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The Haunting Between Us by Paul Michael Winters
"A supernatural story of love, friendship, and discovery that’s heartwarming and frightening... engaging, sweet, and realistic all at once." - Kirkus (Recommends Get It!)Heartstopper meets Haunting of Hill House in this queer coming-of-age romance and ghost story.Cameron can’t believe the boy of his dreams just moved into the house of his nightmares...romance · horror · young-adult · lgbtq · contemporary · mlm · haunted-places · mystery · fiction · ghosts -
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Reanimated Ruin by Vera Violet
Cat People like to say I run from my problems. Not tonight. After I face what I have to do head on, everything will be different. A new version of myself will rise from the ashes and never again will I let another person be in control of my fate. Or I might go to prison for the rest of my life.That is until the universe had another cruel joke in store for me...romance · reverse-harem · new-adult · horror · contemporary · dystopia · fantasy · paranormal · sci-fi · polyamory
