Top new horror books out this week: 7 Sep - 13 Sep 2025
Last updated:
September 13, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Erin A. Craig, Amy Hall, Sebastian York, Roan Parrish, Pilar Quintana, Neil Sharpson, Rachel Harrison, Bea Northwick, Ben Alderson, K.D. Robertson, Keith Rosson and many more.
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A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig
From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin, comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy set in the beautiful but brutal Canadian wilderness.Like everyone else in the settlement of Mistaken, Greer Mackenzie is trapped...romance · fantasy · horror · gothic · historical-fiction · retellings · historical · fiction · vampires · mystery -
![Damnation by Amy Hall, Sebastian York, Katelyn Taylor]()
Damnation by Amy Hall, Sebastian York, Katelyn Taylor
What happened before the Gallows Hill trilogy?Before the Brethren?What really happened to Salem in 1692...dark · witches-wizards · audiobook · steamy · cheating · domestic-drama · forbidden-love · historical · fiction · horror -
![The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish]()
The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish
Jamie Wendon-Dale may design haunted houses, but they don't actually believe in ghosts—until they meet Edgar Lovejoy, who is tall, clever, beautiful…and 100% haunted.A COZY, GHOSTLY LGBTQIA+ ROMANCEJamie Wendon-Dale (transmasc they/them) creates haunted houses for a living. Haunting is their life—but nobody working New Orleans' spooky circuit actually believes in ghosts...romance · paranormal · fantasy · lgbtq · ghosts · fiction · contemporary · audiobook · cozy · season-autumn -
![Noche negra by Pilar Quintana]()
Noche negra by Pilar Quintana
"Nunca había visto una madrugada tan negra y quieta, con la selva, las islas y el mar casi confundidos con la oscuridad. El mundo le pareció aterrador, como tomado por fuerzas ocultas".Rosa decide dejar su vida cómoda en la ciudad para irse con Gene, su pareja de origen irlandés, a construir con sus propias manos una casa en la selva a orillas del mar...horror · fiction · suspense · magical-realism · dark · literary-fiction · female-mc · contemporary · book · adult -
![The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson]()
The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson
Drawing on the creatures and horrors of Irish folklore, The Burial Tide unearths our darkest truths: how far we’d go to win our freedom, and how quickly our desires can become monstrous. A woman who can’t remember her death. On an eerily quiet island off the coast of Ireland, a woman with no memory claws her way out of her grave and back to life. But not everyone welcomes the return of Mara Fitch...horror · fiction · myths · fantasy · audiobook · folk-horror · rural · psychological · reincarnation · ghosts -
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![Play Nice by Rachel Harrison]()
Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty.Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous she grew up in a haunted house...horror · gothic · fiction · paranormal · contemporary · mystery · spooky · season-autumn · thriller · haunted-places -
![Blackwicket by Bea Northwick]()
Blackwicket by Bea Northwick
From award-winning author Bea Northwick comes a haunting new tale of fractured magic, monstrous love, and family legacies steeped in blood. Home is where the curses are.In the coastal town of Nightglass, Blackwicket House looms on the cliffs, far from the charming streets bustling with wealthy visitors seeking to experience a bit of real magic...romance · fantasy · gothic · dark · horror · fiction · season-autumn · magic · contemporary · spooky -
![The Haunting of William Thorn by Ben Alderson]()
The Haunting of William Thorn by Ben Alderson
The Notebook meets The Haunting of Hill House in this split timeline queer twisted love story, set against the backdrop of a haunted English manor.William Thorn had his life all planned out… until he discovered his long-term boyfriend Archie in bed with another man. Distraught, William kicks him out of their home, where tragedy strikes when Archie is killed instantly in a car accident... -
![Mob Sorcery 5 by K.D. Robertson]()
Mob Sorcery 5 by K.D. Robertson
A Yakuza demigod lurks in the city, wounded but not defeated, and Vince needs to bring her down for good. He needs a team fit for slaying a god, even if he has to ask for favors from old bosses and cross boundaries to build it.Aulfair's powerful conglomerates prepare for the implosion of one of their own...harem · steamy · fantasy · contemporary · urban-fantasy · urban · fiction · horror · action-adventure · dark -
![Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson]()
Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
From the author of the “exciting, suspenseful, horrifying” (Stephen King) Fever House, a Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt—and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.It’s the winter of 1975, and Portland, Oregon, is all sleet and neon...horror · vampires · historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · paranormal · crime · fantasy · spooky -
![The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson]()
The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson
From award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Kosoko Jackson comes his adult fantasy debut, a stand-alone novel blending of art history, time- and globe-hopping adventure, and dark horror and fantasy about ten cursed paintings and the lengths people will go to collect them, destroy them…or be destroyed.?A picture is worth a thousand nightmares...horror · fantasy · lgbtq · fiction · urban-fantasy · poc-mc · mystery · magic · poc-author · historical-fiction -
![Ink, Blood, and Other Afflictions: Episode One by Kristen Coar]()
Ink, Blood, and Other Afflictions: Episode One by Kristen Coar
Do not read this book. Seriously. It’s completely unhinged....Still here? Well, crap. Fine. Just remember. I warned you.Vera would have been a typical librarian—except for that one time she opened the wrong book and got possessed by a dark goddess. Now, every time she ends a life, she experiences the kind of mind-blowing orgasm that could crack the foundations of her apartment...romance · dark · fantasy · urban-fantasy · killer · paranormal · stalking · supernatural · mystery · fiction -
![Acquired Taste by Clay McLeod Chapman]()
Acquired Taste by Clay McLeod Chapman
A startling, witty and downright terrifying collection of short stories from the "21st century's Richard Matheson" (Richard Chizmar, Chasing the Boogeyman.) Perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay, Rachel Harrison and Eric LaRocca.They're feeding on you too... -
![Everything She Does Is Magic by Bridget Morrissey]()
Everything She Does Is Magic by Bridget Morrissey
In the charming town of Fableview, every day is Halloween. Get ready to fall under the spell of this bewitching sapphic romance, perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls and Wicked!Darcy Keller, resident ray of sunshine and town spirit princess, loves every moment of Fableview’s fall festivities...romance · wlw · young-adult · fantasy · lgbtq · witches-wizards · contemporary · paranormal · lesbian-mc · fiction -
![Perverts by Adam Cosco]()
Perverts by Adam Cosco
Perverts is a provocative, darkly comedic collection of interconnected stories set against the backdrop of Los Angeles in 2012, as the city burns. It pulls back the curtain on the secret lives of sexual deviants, abusers, addicts, and fame-chasers lurking in the shadows of the City of Angels. Each tale is boldly erotic and savagely satirical, exposing the hollowness behind Hollywood’s glamour... -
![Poisoned Kingdom by Olena Nikitin]()
Poisoned Kingdom by Olena Nikitin
When the magic that creates life is a death sentence, her only chance to live is taming it… and the man it tried to claim.As a poisoner, Roksana knows how to keep a secret—until the power she wields and the secrets she hides begin unravelling, forcing her to flee to the dwarven kingdom.But the assassin’s mark on her skin isn’t easy to erase...romance · fantasy · fae · fiction · epic · assassins · new-adult · young-adult · witches-wizards · horror -
![Marrow by Samantha Browning Shea]()
Marrow by Samantha Browning Shea
A searing take on femininity and power, Marrow transports readers to a small island off the coast of Maine, where a coven has done the seemingly impossible.The day Oona was kicked out of her mother’s coven, she gave up on her dreams of harnessing the witchcraft that was her birthright...horror · fantasy · witches-wizards · fiction · paranormal · audiobook · parenthood · spooky · season-summer · supernatural -
![The Indio and the Impaler by Wincy Aquino Ong]()
The Indio and the Impaler by Wincy Aquino Ong
Dapitan, 1893.DR. JOSÉ RIZAL thought exile meant peace and quiet—until his prized student vanished, and whispers began circling about a soil merchant in a manse on the hill. Rizal follows the trail into a nightmare older than the colony itself. Now the exiled revolutionary must confront an impossible horror—elegant, ancient, and very, very hungry...horror · historical · historical-fiction · alternate-history · supernatural · paranormal · vampires · monsters · fiction · book
