Top new horror books out this week: 14 Sep - 20 Sep 2025
Last updated:
September 20, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Bryn Greenwood, Ryan La Sala, Andrew Pyper, Mason Coile, Alma Katsu, Cadwell Turnbull, James Cassidy, M. L. Burns, Nick Medina, Khardine Gray, Kelly Cove, Marie Still and many more.
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Nobody Knows You're Here by Bryn Greenwood
A desperate woman fights to escape captivity in this gripping thriller from the New York Times -bestselling author of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things. Beatrice is about to lose everything when a kind stranger offers her a cup of coffee and a job. It seems like a promise of a better life . . . until she wakes up under lock and key in an isolated mansion in the woods...mystery · fiction · suspense · audiobook · horror · contemporary · crime · thriller · psychological · dark -
![The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala]()
The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala
Stephen King meets Holly Jackson by way of We Were Liars in this action-packed story of queer horror from the acclaimed author of The Honeys!Two days before...Ollie Veltman is finally coming home to the quaint island of Anchor's Mercy after a year away while his mom battled cancer...horror · young-adult · lgbtq · audiobook · fiction · mystery · sci-fi · contemporary · fantasy · season-summer -
![Exiles by Andrew Pyper, Mason Coile]()
Exiles by Andrew Pyper, Mason Coile
A hidden darkness stirs in this locked-room mystery from the author of William.There are many ways to die on Mars. Only one way to find the truth... -
![Fiend by Alma Katsu]()
Fiend by Alma Katsu
Historical horror maven Alma Katsu turns her talents to the modern world for the first time, in this terrifying tale about an all-powerful family with an ancient evil under its thumb.Imagine if the Sackler family had a demon at their beck and call.The Berisha family runs one of the largest import-export companies in the world, and they’ve always been lucky. Their rivals suffer strokes...horror · fiction · fantasy · contemporary · mystery · audiobook · gothic · historical-fiction · family · demons -
![A Ruin, Great and Free by Cadwell Turnbull]()
A Ruin, Great and Free by Cadwell Turnbull
From bestselling and award-winning author Cadwell Turnbull comes A Ruin, Great and Free, the stunning conclusion to the popular Convergence Saga.It has been nearly two years since the anti-monster riots. The inhabitants of Moon have been very fortunate in the intervening months. Inside their hidden monster settlement, they’ve found peace, even as the world outside slips into increasing unrest...fantasy · lgbtq · horror · urban-fantasy · contemporary · myths · urban · fiction · supernatural · retellings -
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![All Your Deadly Truths: The Filthy Duet, Book 2 by James Cassidy, M. L. Burns, Savannah Thomas]()
All Your Deadly Truths: The Filthy Duet, Book 2 by James Cassidy, M. L. Burns, Savannah Thomas
My little demon has been taken again, but this time my journey to get her back is by far more dangerous than the last. My patience is none for those around me, that includes the man that is aiding Sydni and I in finding Xeraphine. Sacrifices will need to be made and I'm willing to give everything fate has for me to make sure I get her back... -
![The Whistler by Nick Medina]()
The Whistler by Nick Medina
A young man is haunted by a mythological specter bent on stealing everything he loves in this unsettling horror from the author of Indian Burial Ground and Sisters of the Lost Nation.For fear of summoning evil spirits, Native superstition says you should never, ever whistle at night.Henry Hotard was on the verge of fame, gaining a following and traction with his eerie ghost-hunting videos...horror · indigenous-mc · mystery · fiction · audiobook · disability · poc-mc · myths · poc-author · ghosts -
![Cursed Evermore by Khardine Gray]()
Cursed Evermore by Khardine Gray
I live on borrowed time. Every thirty days, my world resets. My memories vanish, and the curse begins again, erasing every new memory I've made. I remember who I am, who my family are, and the day my father disappeared in Gryffyn Forest, taking the truth with him. Everything else vanishes with the new moon.Desperate to break the curse, I cast a forbidden blood spell beneath the Phantom Moon... -
![Upon Buried Embers by Kelly Cove]()
Upon Buried Embers by Kelly Cove
I made a deal with him,only he made a deal with someone else.A Dark MF Captive Fantasy RomanceThere I was, being thrown into The Pit where my fate awaited.I was ready, prepared even.Accepting what was to come.But running into a Dragonbond and his clan was something I didn't expect.He says he has use for me, but I would rather be burned alive than be taken by him and their cruel ways...romance · fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · dragons · fae · dark · dark-fantasy · comedy · paranormal · mystery -
![Bad Things Happened in This Room by Marie Still]()
Bad Things Happened in This Room by Marie Still
Trapped in a house where the walls whisper, and secrets fester beneath the garden soil, Willow Hawthorne teeters on the edge of reality and delusion.In this haunting psychological horror, Willow’s life has become a fever dream, her days lost in a twisted loop where time no longer flows as it should...horror · fiction · psychological · mystery · suspense · grief · contemporary · thriller · book · adult -
![Lonely: Wellard Asylum Series by Harleigh Beck]()
Lonely: Wellard Asylum Series by Harleigh Beck
There’s no place darker than the mind.They say the asylum is meant to cure the broken.I disagree.Some minds aren’t meant to be healed.The thoughts of certain souls are too tempting, meant to be harvested, studied, and consumed.Like my patient, Weston Carter.From the moment he walked through my doors, young and strong, the devil’s Trojan horse in human skin, I knew he was special...romance · horror · mlm · age-gap · steamy · serial-killers · mental-illness · love-triangle · revenge · sexual-assault -
![Through Our Teeth by Pamela N. Harris]()
Through Our Teeth by Pamela N. Harris
Three teens investigate a murder—while each tries to hide their own complicated history with the dead girl—in this thought-provoking novel from award-winning author Pamela N. Harris. Perfect for fans of Karen M. McManus and Tiffany D. Jackson!Hope Jackson is dead. Everyone is convinced she took her own life, but Liv, one of Hope’s best friends, isn’t so sure...mystery · horror · young-adult · psychological · murder · whodunit · fiction · friendship · racism · book -
![Extremity by Nicholas Binge]()
Extremity by Nicholas Binge
A time-traveling, end-of-the-world police procedural, Extremity is True Detective if written by Philip K. Dick.When once-renowned police detective Julia Torgrimsen is brought out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of Bruno Donaldson, a billionaire she worked with whilst undercover, she doesn't expect to find two bodies...sci-fi · fiction · time-travel · horror · mystery · crime · 21st-century · action-adventure · book · adult -
![Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper]()
Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper
13 terrifying coming-of-rage stories from the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, perfect for fans of Clive Barker, Mariana Enriquez and Eric LaRocca13 coming-of-rage stories the way only Bram Stoker Award-winning author Hailey Piper can tell them—wildly inventive, brilliantly imaginative, and completely and utterly enthralling...horror · lgbtq · fiction · fantasy · anthologies · young-adult · contemporary · spooky · magical-realism · suspense -
![Hub by Matt Shaw]()
Hub by Matt Shaw
The Hub is an orphanage for children aged 4 to 12, known only to the wealthy.The patrons of the orphanage are the Fred Wests of society. Those looking for "pets" with which to indulge their darkest desires. One such pet being Tara Nicholson who, when "adopted" is subjected to all manners of nastiness until she manages to get away...horror · dark · splatterpunk · graphic-violence · terror · sexual-assault · child-abuse · forced-proximity · age-gap · lgbtq -
![American Werewolves by Emily Jane]()
American Werewolves by Emily Jane
America’s venture capitalist werewolves meet their match in USA Today bestseller Emily Jane’s third rollicking, genre-defying novel. “It takes aliens (or an Emily Jane) to help us see our society for the bizarre, sugary, microplastic-poisoned dream it is...fiction · fantasy · magical-realism · horror · contemporary · humor · shapeshifters · dark-humor · supernatural · satire -
![Hansel and Gerhardt by W.H. Lockwood]()
Hansel and Gerhardt by W.H. Lockwood
Oh look! A house made entirely of sweets! Things finally seem to be looking up for Hansel and Gerhardt… Dropped into a lonely cottage deep in the woods as a boy, Gerhardt would give anything to escape. He hates his life, he hates his abusive step father... -
![Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill]()
Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill
In this stellar debut fantasy, a trickster Fox god challenges an underachieving acolyte to save herself by saving her own ancestors. But are Nesi and her new friends from the past prepared to defeat the ferocious Wolfhounds of Zemin?“If you love my worlds, you’re going to love Cahill’s: stunning imagination, daring premises, and deep character dives. A new author to watch.”—N. K...fantasy · fiction · myths · retellings · poc-mc · action-adventure · dark · paranormal · horror · urban-fantasy -
![In the Veins of Monsters - Epic enemies-to-lovers dark Romantasy with Horror Vibes: Veins and Monsters Book One by Cate Anne]()
In the Veins of Monsters - Epic enemies-to-lovers dark Romantasy with Horror Vibes: Veins and Monsters Book One by Cate Anne
She’s becoming the monster he wants to destroy.Raised as an assassin, Seren Calaera has spent her life hunting monsters in the dark. Suffering a blood disorder that will one day claim her life, she needs to complete one more kill before she can finally put her assassin life behind her. Her target is Kiaan the warlord who razed her village...fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · betrayal · dark · dark-fantasy · action-adventure · revenge · magic · political-intrigue · secrets -
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![A Vow of Shadow and Blood by Charlene Antrobus]()
A Vow of Shadow and Blood by Charlene Antrobus
An enemies to lovers fantasy romance perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Penn Cole and Rebecca Yarros.In the Kingdom of Kalyn humans are good for two things. Hunting and owning.Adina Barron was bred to serve the ruling class vampires. Owned from birth by Blackwood house her only desire has been to keep herself and her sister safe. But Adina harbors a dark secret...romance · fantasy · vampires · enemies-to-lovers · paranormal · dark · magic · forced-proximity · fated-mates · political-intrigue
