Top new horror books in December 2025
Last updated:
December 31, 2025
December 2025 featuring new releases by Katrina Leno, L.M. Chilton, Lisa Renee Jones, L.O. Gold, A.J. Merlin, Vawn Cassidy, Emily Blackwood, K.L. DeVore, Kristi DeMeester, S.K. Pryntz and many more.
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Persephone's Curse by Katrina Leno
The Hazel Wood meets Laini Taylor in this gorgeous speculative tale of sisterhood, ghosts and old family curses.Are the four Farthing sisters really descended from Persephone? This is what their aunt has always told that the women in their family can trace their lineage right back to the Goddess of the Dead...fantasy · horror · myths · ghosts · fiction · young-adult · retellings · romance · coming-of-age · urban-fantasy -
![Everyone in the Group Chat Dies: A Novel by L.M. Chilton]()
Everyone in the Group Chat Dies: A Novel by L.M. Chilton
A deliciously thrilling new novel about a mysterious threat that puts targets on the backs of a group of roommates, from the author behind the “darkly funny, hilariously twisty, and completely charming” (Jennifer Close, New York Times bestselling author) Swiped... -
![Ember and Ash by Lisa Renee Jones]()
Ember and Ash by Lisa Renee Jones
In the dark of the night, there is passion and destruction…Criminal defense attorney Ember Thorne thought the biggest challenge of her life would be her quest to navigate the justice system on behalf of the wrongly accused. That is, until she finds herself in the sights of an otherworldly evil, desperately hunting what she cannot kill, not yet, at least... -
![Frost: A Monstrous Christmas Novella by L.O. Gold]()
Frost: A Monstrous Christmas Novella by L.O. Gold
Jack I’m a monster, a beast, a creature of shadow and legend, something children are warned about while they snuggle up by the cozy fire. I am cold, frigid, lifeless death. I’m Jack Frost.Cursed to an eternity of wandering the woods, reaping the souls of worthless humans once every year, my existence is bathed in blood and isolation. Until her — my litill snær...romance · monsters · dark · fantasy · paranormal · age-gap · fated-mates · season-winter · horror · steamy -
![Corrupt by A.J. Merlin]()
Corrupt by A.J. Merlin
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![The Little Shop of Curiosities The Music Box - Part 1. by Vawn Cassidy]()
The Little Shop of Curiosities The Music Box - Part 1. by Vawn Cassidy
The Music Box - Part 1.Despite being raised and well loved by his two adoptive fathers Harrison Ames has always felt alone. As an incredibly powerful witch he’s never come across anyone else who can do the things he can. Moving to London from Devon, he’d hoped that if he finally gathered the courage to confront the biological mother who’d given him up as a baby, he might finally have some answers... -
![Curse The Heart by Emily Blackwood]()
Curse The Heart by Emily Blackwood
Curse The Heart coming...romance · fantasy · new-adult · fated-mates · fiction · dark · horror · military · action-adventure · book -
![A Shade of Chrome and Malice by K.L. DeVore]()
A Shade of Chrome and Malice by K.L. DeVore
Sequel to A Touch of Gold and Madness, Book 2 in Celestials of Arcadia. Stay tuned for blurb... -
![Dark Sisters: A Novel by Kristi DeMeester]()
Dark Sisters: A Novel by Kristi DeMeester
“A BONFIRE, A BEACON, A BALM, A RALLYING CRY... A beautifully written, mesmerizing horror epic... Magnificent.” – Rachel Harrison, USA Today bestselling author of So ThirstyIn this fiercely captivating novel, horror meets historical fiction when a curse bridges generations, binding the fates of three women...horror · historical-fiction · fiction · gothic · historical · witches-wizards · dark · terror · mystery · female-mc -
![His Trick by S.K. Pryntz]()
His Trick by S.K. Pryntz
Shiloh:I went to the Harding Hunt for my girlfriend Xanthy—her warmth, her light, the only tether keeping me from the darkness of my past.But in the masked chaos of the corn maze, I met her brother.Carrington.His golden eyes behind the mask, are ruthless, hunting me like I was the prey.Every dark corner he forces me into submission.A heat I hate. A need I can’t control...romance · mlm · dark · enemies-to-lovers · forced-proximity · horror · fiction · lgbtq · sexual-assault · mental-illness -
![The Bound Mage: A Dark Fae Romantasy Novel by Becca Calder]()
The Bound Mage: A Dark Fae Romantasy Novel by Becca Calder
She’s spent her entire life fighting to survive—But now the lost prince who ripped her from the life she worked so hard to build wants to give her the most dangerous thing of all—freedom.Fae mage Araya Starwind just wants to go home... -
![The End by Adam Cosco]()
The End by Adam Cosco
When Eli’s beloved Selene dies under mysterious circumstances, his world fractures. Consumed by grief, Eli stumbles into a clandestine cult that promises proof of life beyond death, a chance, however impossible, to see Selene again. The cult’s teachings are seductive, its rituals unsettling, but hidden within their devotion lies the truth about Selene’s final days...horror · cults · fundamentalism · technothriller · religion · fiction · thriller · spirituality · mystery · book -
![I'll Be Seeing You by Sybil Knight]()
I'll Be Seeing You by Sybil Knight
A dark stalker romance... -
![Sea of Pleasure and Pain by J. Střelou]()
Sea of Pleasure and Pain by J. Střelou
Deadly power, a destiny revealed, and a burning desire for revenge.When Morgana arrived in Ruadán's Port, she was innocent and naive. Now? She carries ancient power within her and a thirst for revenge. Morgana trains with Louisa and Aranare while Skye faces battles of her own.As darkness grows in the Atlantic, Morgana journeys to the Kingdom of Thálassa for answers tied to the ancient prophecy... -
![The Dark Is Descending by Chloe C. Peñaranda]()
The Dark Is Descending by Chloe C. Peñaranda
The explosive conclusion to New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Chloe C. Peñaranda's Nytefall trilogy.The strongest light needs the deepest shadows.Reeling from shocking betrayal, the Star Maiden Astraea must now race against time to break the curse imprisoning her lover, Nyte... -
![Discordant Cultivation by Gale Ian Tate]()
Discordant Cultivation by Gale Ian Tate
Romance that rhymes with ruin;obsession's a song they're both fluent in. Vale tastes potential like other men taste wine—notes of desperation, hints of untapped brilliance, the full-bodied flavor of someone ripe for unmaking. Kieran plays for spare change in subway filth, that stuttering voice transforming into something holy only when he sings. Sick. Abandoned...romance · mlm · dark · horror · lgbtq · contemporary · forced-proximity · abuse · age-gap · splatterpunk -
![Sundered Heavens by K.M. Davidson]()
Sundered Heavens by K.M. Davidson
Ten Gods rule the Eonia Realm together—but a prophecy is about to change everything.When a vision foretells the extinction of every Being on Aveesh, Asteria is thrust back into the inner workings of the Gods—an arena she wants nothing to do with... -
![The Realmwalker by Elizabeth Zoba]()
The Realmwalker by Elizabeth Zoba
London, 1921.Malachy Bane is running out of time—and chances.Demons stalk the shadows. The Mage Tribunal wants his head. And Cora, the woman who once held his heart, is slipping through his fingers.Now the Realmwalker has returned from death, dragging long-buried secrets and a reckoning soaked in blood and betrayal.A darkly seductive he-falls-first fantasy romance...fantasy · magical-realism · paranormal · romance · dark · fiction · historical · horror · gaslamp · industrial-era -
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![Fate's Thread by Elizabeth Douka]()
Fate's Thread by Elizabeth Douka
Book 2 of the Gods and Legends seriesShe was sent to die. He was cursed never to love anyone. Together, they could unmake the heavens.After being cast into Nippur's celestial prison, Eva Galaziou still faces one last secret labor that even the gods refuse to name. She has two months to finish it... or die.But nothing in Nippur is as it appears... -
![They Say Don't Get Clocked by Angela Quinton]()
They Say Don't Get Clocked by Angela Quinton
Can this trans woman get from the back seat of this sweltering car trapped in rush hour gridlock to a safe place before the full moon turns her into a hairy, clawed killing machine? Probably not. 4,000 words of lycanthropic trans catharsis, written in the Spring of 2022, when shit was getting especially bad. If you can make it to the end of this, you will probably feel better...horror · trans-mc · sci-fi · contemporary · shapeshifters · lgbtq · monsters · fiction · book · adult -
![A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death by Maxie Dara]()
A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death by Maxie Dara
When a determined killer targets her brother, a grim reaper risks everything to save him in this delightful cozy mystery.Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E., which might seem odd for someone as terrified of death as she is...mystery · cozy · fiction · fantasy · paranormal · animals · action-adventure · humor · horror · supernatural
