Top new horror books in December 2024
Last updated:
December 31, 2024
December 2024 featuring new releases by Elizabeth Hunter, Ella Baxter, Mia Ballard, Natasha Preston, Lucía G. Sobrado, Samantha Allen, Julia Armfield, Lisa Williamson Rosenberg, Hannah Jayne, G. Bailey and many more.
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Blood Mosaic by Elizabeth Hunter
A ruthless fire vampire. An unsuspecting human. A bargain that will cost them everything.Tatyana Vorona has no idea that she just made a deal with a vampire. When the naïve human bookkeeper offers to help locate embezzled funds for a wealthy CEO, she doesn’t realize she’s being set up as bait. Oleg Sokolov is a fire vampire as ancient as he is vicious...romance · vampires · fantasy · urban-fantasy · paranormal · female-mc · alpha-mc · action-adventure · shapeshifters · horror -
![Woo Woo by Ella Baxter]()
Woo Woo by Ella Baxter
A thrilling and eccentric novel about what it means to make art as a woman, and about the powerful forces of voyeurism, power, obsession, and online performanceWoo Woo follows Sabine, a conceptual artist on the verge of a photo exhibition she hopes will be pivotal, as she plunges deeper into her neuroses and seeks validation in relationships—with her frustratingly rational chef husband, her...fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · audiobook · feminism · female-author · romantic-love · mystery · horror · dark -
![We All Rot Eventually: A Horror Novella by Mia Ballard]()
We All Rot Eventually: A Horror Novella by Mia Ballard
It's 2005 and Alexa wants to be famous.Alexa Valentine came to LA to be an actress, what she found was something far darker. As her ambition grows insatiable, so does the shadow inside her, demanding blood for glory. In a story of fame, debauchery, carnage, and the fragile boundary between them, Alexa learns the hard truth: We all rot eventually... -
![The Party by Natasha Preston]()
The Party by Natasha Preston
Are you invited? In the heart of the English countryside, a group of teenagers gather at a remote castle for a weekend of fun and games. But when the first of them dies, the party takes a deadly turn. As the body count rises, the remaining guests must race against time to uncover the killer’s identity before they become the next victim...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · england · young-adult · mystery · horror · audiobook · fiction · suspense -
![Corazón de piedra by Lucía G. Sobrado]()
Corazón de piedra by Lucía G. Sobrado
No te quiebres. No te sometas. Sobrevive... Descubre el nuevo fenómeno de la fantasía romántica.Cuando la poderosa emperatriz Ayrin Wenlion le arrancó el corazón al autoproclamado Rey de los Elfos Oscuros, el órgano se transformó en piedra negra, fría y dura. Así se desencadenó la guerra más violenta y descarnada jamás vivida...romance · fantasy · magic · high-fantasy · audiobook · royalty · action-adventure · horror · contemporary · paranormal -
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![Roland Rogers Isn't Dead Yet by Samantha Allen]()
Roland Rogers Isn't Dead Yet by Samantha Allen
It’s the gig of a lifetime for this ghostwriter, except there’s a the client, a closeted A-list actor finally ready to come out in his memoir, is an actual ghost.Adam Gallagher has knocked on thousands of doors. An ex-Mormon and almost-famous memoirist, he is used to sharing his life story with strangers. But this day, this house, is different...romance · lgbtq · fiction · fantasy · contemporary · mlm · grief · ghosts · forced-proximity · age-gap -
![Private Rites by Julia Armfield]()
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
‘Julia Armfield is one of my favourite writers’ Florence Welch‘A writer whose next move you wouldn’t want to miss’ ObserverThe bestselling author of Our Wives Under the Sea returns with a stunning, unsettling novel following three sisters navigating queer love and faith at the end of the world...horror · lgbtq · fiction · literary-fiction · wlw · contemporary · 21st-century · dystopia · lesbian-mc · spooky -
![Mirror Me by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg]()
Mirror Me by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg
A psychiatric patient’s desperate search for answers reveals peculiar memories and unexpected connections in a twisty and mind-bending novel of love, family, betrayal, and secrets.Eddie Asher arrives at Hudson Valley Psychiatric Hospital panicked that he may have murdered his brother’s fiancée, Lucy, with whom he shared a profound kinship...fiction · mystery · suspense · psychological · supernatural · horror · thriller · black-mc · paranormal · magical-realism -
![We Did Nothing Wrong by Hannah Jayne]()
We Did Nothing Wrong by Hannah Jayne
Lia thought of the dark night, of the broken street light.Had Diana gone out to meet her? Had she been waiting for her, alone in the park? Or had someone been waiting for Diana?Lia and Diana are the It girls of Empire Hill High. Their lives are perfect....until Diana disappears and the rumors start flying. Everyone thinks Diana is a runaway, including the police...mystery · young-adult · suspense · audiobook · fiction · horror · crime · friendship · missing-people · high-school -
![Celestial Alphas by G. Bailey]()
Celestial Alphas by G. Bailey
They gave me away...now he has me.I know three important facts—I’m locked up, and my mates betrayed me.Severi isn’t dead.If I don’t get out, Starlight City is going down with my Nexus.After running for five years, I’m back in Starlight City and my mates finally found out what is wrong with my Nexus...romance · reverse-harem · fantasy · shapeshifters · enemies-to-lovers · paranormal · magic · new-adult · fated-mates · slow-burn -
![Riordan's Revenge by Jolie Vines]()
Riordan's Revenge by Jolie Vines
***AN AMAZON #1 AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES*** I was a walking red flag, but that skeleton-masked man was mine. I always knew I was different—my obsession with catching Deadwater’s murderer with my Skeleton Girls Detective Agency, my hunger to hunt predators with my steel sharp and my manicure perfect.And now, my dangerous instalove for the skeleton crew’s new recruit...romance · dark · suspense · contemporary · mystery · crime · organized-crime · kidnapping · steamy · found-family -
![And the World Went Silent by Jacqueline Druga]()
And the World Went Silent by Jacqueline Druga
When Shelby Arnold slipped into the airplane bathroom to argue with her husband, she never would have thought it would save her life. But it did.While she bickers with him over video chat, an unexplained phenomenon strikes the earth with devastating force and the world is plunged into darkness and silence.In an instant, ninety percent of the population lose both their sight and their hearing... -
![A Tempest of Intrigue by Brenda K. Davies]()
A Tempest of Intrigue by Brenda K. Davies
RykerNow that everyone in Tempest knows a female lightning bearer exists, Ivan and my father will stop at nothing to find Ellery… and I’ll do everything I can to protect her. As their schemes unfold, the Revenant Woods reveals a long-buried secret with the potential to change everything...romance · fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · witches-wizards · sword-sorcery · suspense · shapeshifters · retellings · paranormal · steamy -
![Leviathan by Robert McCammon]()
Leviathan by Robert McCammon
It is August of 1704, and Matthew Corbett and his companions have narrowly escaped the island of Golgotha and are recuperating in the town of Alghero on the northwestern coast of Sardinia, currently under Spanish rule. Hudson Greathouse is at his limits, both mentally and physically, after their harrowing ordeal...historical-fiction · horror · fiction · mystery · action-adventure · fantasy · literary-fiction · supernatural · audiobook · christian -
![Grave Intentions by Selena Winters]()
Grave Intentions by Selena Winters
When death claimed my parents, fate delivered me to him—my protector, my damnation, my foster brother.At nine years old, I lost everything to a drunk driver's careless actions. Thrust into the Wilson's foster home, I found an unlikely guardian in Talon, whose fierce eyes and protective nature became my anchor in a world of chaos...romance · dark · contemporary · abuse · stalking · multi-pov · steamy · new-adult · horror · forced-proximity -
![Carnival Mayhem: A Dark MMF Romance by Selena Winters]()
Carnival Mayhem: A Dark MMF Romance by Selena Winters
When I escaped my broken past, a shell of the woman I wanted to be, I discovered a dazzling carnival that offered a new beginning and a chance to reclaim my power.The moment I met Colt and Nash, everything changed. No longer scared and alone, I found protectors who saw my scars and vowed to shield me from harm...romance · dark · steamy · contemporary · reverse-harem · mlm · forced-proximity · suspense · gothic · fiction -
![Silent Stalker: A Dark Serial Killer Romance by Selena Winters]()
Silent Stalker: A Dark Serial Killer Romance by Selena Winters
In Evergreen Falls, the line between cheer and fear is razor thin.As a forensic psychologist, I thought I understood the shadows that lurk in the hearts of men. But when my peaceful home town is shattered by a string of gruesome murders, I find myself drawn into a web of intrigue and desire... -
![What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould]()
What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould
Yellowjackets meets Girl, Interrupted when a group of troubled teens in a wilderness therapy program find themselves stranded in a forest full of monsters eager to take their place.Devin Green wakes in the middle of the night to find two men in her bedroom...horror · young-adult · wlw · lgbtq · fiction · paranormal · mystery · dark · monsters · contemporary -
![You're Dead to Me by Amy Christine Parker]()
You're Dead to Me by Amy Christine Parker
Gossip Girl meets Happy Death Day in this YA horror novel following high school outcast and anonymous social media gossip Ruby, who comes face-to-face with her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress. With less than a week until the dance, Ruby must unmask her killer—or die trying...romance · horror · mystery · young-adult · crime · supernatural · audiobook · fiction · paranormal · slasher -
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![Mean One by Ab. Cynthe]()
Mean One by Ab. Cynthe
'Tis the season for revenge. This is a dark romance/horror retelling of the Grinch. Please check triggers priot to reading... -
![Ricochet by River Hale]()
Ricochet by River Hale
Callum HayesThe first time I witnessed death was my mother’s when I was eight years old. It devastated me. The second was at sixteen when I stumbled on my stepfather’s body after he was brutally murdered. That one screwed me up in a different way.Since then, I’ve kept my shadows at bay, my secrets locked up tight. That is until Stone Wakefield joins my college hockey team...romance · mlm · sports · dark · university · lgbtq · new-adult · contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · forced-proximity -
![Heartless by A.J. Merlin]()
Heartless by A.J. Merlin
blurb coming soon...dark · stalking · serial-killers · contemporary · horror · holidays · suspense · romance · fiction · book -
![We Are the Beasts by Gigi Griffis]()
We Are the Beasts by Gigi Griffis
When a series of brutal, mysterious deaths start plaguing the countryside and whispers of a beast in the mountains reach the quiet French hamlet of Mende, most people believe it’s a curse—God’s punishment for their sins. But to sixteen-year-old Joséphine and her best friend, Clara, the beast isn’t a curse. It’s an opportunity...horror · young-adult · historical-fiction · fantasy · historical · lgbtq · wlw · fiction · audiobook · mystery -
![Yule Be Sorry by Mona Marple, Katie Forrest]()
Yule Be Sorry by Mona Marple, Katie Forrest
Christmas Eve is just around the corner in Candy Cane Hollow, but Holly's holiday spirit is shattered when Gilbert, the beloved elf and heart of Claus Cottage, goes missing. With a sinister clue left on their doorstep, Holly, Nick, and the Claus family find themselves tangled in a web of trickery woven by the mischievous Yule Lads, 13 impish pranksters who have returned to cause chaos... -
![A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain]()
A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain
Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything.Literally.Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service... -
![The Curse of Blood and Silence by M. Guida]()
The Curse of Blood and Silence by M. Guida
I’m the key to an ancient power. Now everyone wants to possess me.I never asked to be the key to an ancient power, but here I am—trapped between supernatural forces and a brewing mafia war. A ruthless wolf enforcer holds my life in his hands, claiming I must heal some mystical wolf stone or face deadly consequences...romance · organized-crime · fiction · dark · vampires · supernatural · suspense · fantasy · paranormal · crime -
![The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iversen]()
The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iversen
A young woman channels the magic of the lush, fantastical plants that adorn her crumbling estate in The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt, a darkly enchanting novel for fans of The Magician's Daughter and Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Since her father's disappearance, Harriet Hunt has been completely alone...fantasy · fiction · magical-realism · mystery · low-fantasy · historical · supernatural · horror · book · adult -
![Fate and Fury by Emily Colin]()
Fate and Fury by Emily Colin
"Break me like your promises..."Katerina Ivanova is the most powerful Dimi in Iriska. She uses her command over the four elements alongside Niko, her blood-bonded Shadow, to guard the portals to the Underworld and protect their realm from demonic invasion...romance · fantasy · friends-to-lovers · young-adult · dystopia · fiction · paranormal · fated-mates · shapeshifters · horror -
![Say You'll Stay: A Post Apocalyptic Romance by Anna Callaway]()
Say You'll Stay: A Post Apocalyptic Romance by Anna Callaway
Olivia never imagined giving birth in a subway bathroom while the infected pounded on the door. She didn’t expect her husband to turn into one of them, either. Rescued by Cole, she clings to him as her only chance of survival for both her and her baby. He's gruff and reserved but she soon feels safer with him than she ever did with her late husband...romance · zombies · dystopia · slow-burn · apocalyptic · post-apocalyptic · fiction · survival · suspense · forced-proximity -
![Gifted to the Frost King: A Monstrous Holiday Series Book One by Charlotte Swan]()
Gifted to the Frost King: A Monstrous Holiday Series Book One by Charlotte Swan
Dove Kline has been preparing for this day since the moment she turned the day she and the other unmarried people her age are left out in the freezing snow to await him.The Frost King.The last time he took a human tribute from their small provincial town has been lost to time. Yet this barbaric tradition remains in the hopes that the harsh winters that plague their land will finally be lifted...romance · paranormal · fantasy · monsters · fae · supernatural · suspense · royalty · magic · horror -
![The Fire Went Wild by Rose Bitterly]()
The Fire Went Wild by Rose Bitterly
He stoked a fire inside me. Now it threatens to burn the whole world down. CharlotteIt’s been three months since my best friend Edie disappeared. The cops don’t care, so if anyone’s going to find her, it’s me.Until I make the mistake of stopping at a roadside diner in southern Louisiana. Now, a seriously unhinged serial killer has me chained up in his crumbling old house in the middle of nowhere... -
![Satanic Shadows by Leigh Rivers]()
Satanic Shadows by Leigh Rivers
IN THE SHADOWSHE WAITSSeraphine Winters had a normal life. One she misses when she’s kidnapped and taken to an island in the middle of nowhere.Forced to attend Quarrierton Academy, a castle full of immortal beings, the only way she can leave is if she passes all her classes. But as a human, she’s hated just for breathing, with no way to fit in around magic and powers she never knew existed...romance · fantasy · dark · dark-fantasy · paranormal · magic · enemies-to-lovers · dark-academia · forced-proximity · cruel-mc -
![A Heart of Bluestone: A Dark Paranormal Bully Romance by Quinn Blackbird]()
A Heart of Bluestone: A Dark Paranormal Bully Romance by Quinn Blackbird
A secret society of witches lurk in the shadows of this world. They go by many names, but one truth stands: they are the power behind the mask, the puppeteers who pull the strings. I was born into the elites of the Videralli. But all that power and privilege turned on me when my true nature was revealed.I am a witch without magic. A dormant one.A deadblood...romance · fantasy · magic · dark · paranormal · witches-wizards · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · new-adult · cruel-mc -
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![Secrets & Curses of Crimson by Shay Taylor]()
Secrets & Curses of Crimson by Shay Taylor
“You have saved me countless times before, my love. Let me save us this time.”Back in Exile, Thea is plagued by the unshakable feeling that something is missing—something important. Each night, she is comforted by dreams of a man whose face remains a mystery, except for his piercing golden eyes... -
![Wild Soul Rising by Devyn Rivers]()
Wild Soul Rising by Devyn Rivers
Lexana Daevian will do anything to make her mediocre life in Turth more exciting. Her diplomat father ignores her, her older brothers hate her--with one foot in the slums, the other in the palace high life, she’s at a loss at where she belongs. When she’s caught stealing something magical, she finds she can’t give it back...fantasy · reverse-harem · enemies-to-lovers · romantic-love · dark · fiction · horror · action-adventure · steamy · book -
![Garden of the Gods: Vol. 3 Books 11-15 by Alaska Angelini, A.A. Dark]()
Garden of the Gods: Vol. 3 Books 11-15 by Alaska Angelini, A.A. Dark
This is Vol. 3 of the Garden of the Gods series, books 11-15. These books are DARK. Despite having romantic elements, they're considered HORROR.With the death of Whitlock, a new home for horror is born…Garden of the GodsBook 1Ethan O'Brien may have been the most famous actor in the world, but at the Gardens he has more problems than paparazzi. His new slave was meant to make his life easier. Cook... -
![Mistress A-0002 by Alaska Angelini, A.A. Dark]()
Mistress A-0002 by Alaska Angelini, A.A. Dark
Vol. 3, book 5(All books in the Garden of the Gods series are standalones and can be read in any order. These are a "day in the life of" and are novella length, DARK reads that are great between other books or series you're already reading. Think of it as a DARK quick fix. Happy Reading!- A. A...dark · anthologies · psychological · horror · fiction · thriller · mystery · suspense · steamy · adult -
![Garden of the Gods: Vol 2. Books 6-10 by Alaska Angelini, A.A. Dark]()
Garden of the Gods: Vol 2. Books 6-10 by Alaska Angelini, A.A. Dark
This is Vol. 2 of the Garden of the Gods series, books 6-10. These books are DARK and despite having romantic elements are considered HORROR.With the death of Whitlock, a new home for horror is born…Garden of the Gods Book 1:Main Master Lilian Lowe had it a promising career as an up-and-coming rock star, a rock God for a boyfriend...horror · romantic-love · dark · abuse · anthologies · fiction · psychological · thriller · mystery · suspense -
![Kaleidoscope of Death Vol. 1 by Xi Zi Xu]()
Kaleidoscope of Death Vol. 1 by Xi Zi Xu
Open the wrong door… and you may never return.One ordinary day, Lin Qiushi discovers a black door in the corridor outside his flat—a door that shouldn’t exist. When he steps through, he finds himself in a world governed by a deadly set of rules, where cryptic villagers speak in riddles, and the only way out is to take their obscure “tests”. The reward for passing: a key... -
![Stalking Christmas by A.L. Maruga]()
Stalking Christmas by A.L. Maruga
𝓢𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓪She caught my attention when she shouldn’t have. My sweet, little temptation has made it to the top of Santa’s naughty list, and rather than a lump of coal, she’ll be getting a collar and a prison of my making for Christmas.I’m about to wrap this beautiful, seductive gift up and devour her for the holidays...romance · dark · horror · forced-proximity · serial-killers · stalking · captivity · plot-twist · steamy · suspense
