Top new horror books out this week: 21 Sep - 27 Sep 2025
Last updated:
September 27, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Laura Thalassa, Jaymin Eve, Mona Awad, Ben Farthing, Sarah Gailey, Nova Kane, Teagan Olivia King, Tom O'Donnell, Jaclyn Kot and many more.
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The Court of the Dead by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
New York Times #1 bestselling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which demigod Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . . monsters?A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace agree to join Nico's half-sister Hazel Levesque at Camp Jupiter on the West Coast...romance · fantasy · myths · middle-grade · young-adult · lgbtq · fiction · action-adventure · contemporary · horror -
![War [Dramatized Adaptation] by Laura Thalassa]()
War [Dramatized Adaptation] by Laura Thalassa
They came to earth—Pestilence, War, Famine, Death—four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all.The day Jerusalem falls, Miriam Elmahdy knows her life is over...paranormal · retellings · myths · post-apocalyptic · fiction · romance · horror · dark · fantasy · sci-fi -
![Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve]()
Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve
Don’t miss this deluxe print edition of an all-new story featuring stunning sprayed and stained edges and foil detailing from the bestselling author of the Shadow Beast Shifter series, Jaymin Eve!SPELLCASTER is an intense enemies-to-lovers romantasy with steamy heat, magical creatures, fast pacing, and stakes that will keep you hooked...romance · fantasy · dark-academia · enemies-to-lovers · slow-burn · magic · paranormal · new-adult · fated-mates · fiction -
![We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad]()
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
In the cult classic novel Bunny, Samatha Heather Mackey, a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England, was first ostracized and then seduced by a clique of creepy-sweet rich girls who call themselves “Bunny...horror · fiction · dark-academia · contemporary · fantasy · literary-fiction · humor · magical-realism · mystery · season-autumn -
![The 31st Trick-or-Treater by Ben Farthing]()
The 31st Trick-or-Treater by Ben Farthing
Thirty-one nights. Thirty-one chapters. One final nightmare.Last Halloween, thirty trick-or-treaters vanished into the night.This October, they’re coming back—one by one, each day of the month. But every child carries the same chilling warning: something is returning on the 31st.Bob has never stopped searching for his daughter...horror · mystery · paranormal · fiction · suspense · spooky · ghosts · thriller · supernatural · family -
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![Spread Me by Sarah Gailey]()
Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, after a routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay.Kinsey has the perfect job as the team lead in a remote research outpost. She loves the solitude, and the way the desert keeps her far away from the temptations teeming out in the civilian world...romance · horror · sci-fi · fiction · audiobook · lgbtq · genetic-engineering · supernatural · psychological · action-adventure -
![Atrocity: The Wellard Asylum by Nova Kane]()
Atrocity: The Wellard Asylum by Nova Kane
Clinically insane.Murdered Suzanne Bishop brutally in cold blood.That’s what my chart says—signed right there on the bottom by the doctors who declared me a lost cause after their pathetic treatments didn’t “fix” me. According to them, I’m broken. Dangerous. A monster. But here’s the thing—they’re wrong. I’m perfectly sane.Sure, I like cutting people open. It’s fascinating, really...dark · mental-illness · mlm · psychological · horror · steamy · fiction · romantic-love · book · adult -
![Spit Back the Bones by Teagan Olivia King]()
Spit Back the Bones by Teagan Olivia King
For fans of Midnight Mass comes a haunting new horromance. Something dreadful is festering in the old Thomas Bog. For years, it’s done what it has been taught to do—it swallows. But it’s done following orders.It’s been three years since Mila Thomas’ brother Jed went missing and his case went cold...romance · horror · mystery · paranormal · fiction · fantasy · magical-realism · urban-fantasy · family · suspense -
![Moonsick by Tom O'Donnell]()
Moonsick by Tom O'Donnell
Scream meets Stephen King in this fast paced debut YA horror novel about a girl trying to survive a world where becoming a werewolf is a contagious disease.High school senior Heidi Mills seemingly has it all: a charming (arrogant) boyfriend, loving (wealthy) parents, and an acceptance letter to Harvard (well, not yet)...horror · young-adult · fiction · shapeshifters · paranormal · mystery · urban-fantasy · sci-fi · fantasy · humor -
![Between Soul and Vessel by Jaclyn Kot]()
Between Soul and Vessel by Jaclyn Kot
Coming Soon...romance · fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · dark · fae · supernatural · war · royalty · political-intrigue · myths -
![Sweet Azalea: A Short and Spicy Monster Romance by Adrian Blue]()
Sweet Azalea: A Short and Spicy Monster Romance by Adrian Blue
Working the graveyard shift at a roadside diner, Willa Grace has grown numb to her dead-end life. But everything changes the night she discovers something monstrous has been watching her every move. The creature that emerges from the Appalachian darkness is massive, predatory, and utterly inhuman, yet his touch ignites a hunger she never knew existed... -
![Blood of the Lost Gods by Jessica J. Ayala]()
Blood of the Lost Gods by Jessica J. Ayala
The hunting season is over. Zara Santos is free from the shackles that once bound her to the High Throne—but not without suffering a tremendous loss. Now, alongside the archangel she was assigned to eliminate, the mercenary is on the run... -
![Darkest at Dusk by Eve Silver]()
Darkest at Dusk by Eve Silver
Isabella Barrett sees ghosts. But the dead aren’t the only ones watching her.Left penniless and alone after her father’s sudden death, Isabella accepts a position at Harrowgate Manor, an isolated estate shrouded in secrets and sorrow. Whispers stalk the halls. Icy fingers graze her skin. And shadowed figures watch her from the dark...romance · gothic · horror · mystery · ghosts · fiction · paranormal · industrial-era · regency · historical-fiction -
![Slashed Beauties by A. Rushby]()
Slashed Beauties by A. Rushby
A gothic feminist body horror in two timelines revolving around three Anatomical Venuses—ultrarealistic wax figures of women—that come to life at night to murder men who have wronged themSeoul, present day. Antiques dealer Alys’s task is nearly complete. She has at last secured Elizabeth, the third and final Anatomical Venus...horror · historical-fiction · gothic · historical · fantasy · fiction · spooky · suspense · mystery · book -
![Grotesque by Allison Paige]()
Grotesque by Allison Paige
Welcome to Glamis Manor.There are three rules which you must never break.1. Do not look into the mirrors for more than a moment.2. Do not invite guests into the manor.3. Do not leave the shelter of the manor after nightfall.Horror lover and all things spooky connoisseur Sorcha Grendel doesn’t believe in ghost stories. Nor is she the superstitious type...romance · dark · paranormal · gothic · monsters · horror · suspense · fantasy · demons · dark-fantasy -
![Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood]()
Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood
The spellbinding new cosy fantasy from Sunday Times bestseller Lucy Jane Wood.Practically perfect, in every witch way…From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Rewitched…Annie Wildwood is practically perfect in every witch way. Her life is a haze of pink, magic and impossibly high standards...romance · fantasy · cozy · witches-wizards · fiction · paranormal · season-autumn · magic · season-spring · spooky -
![The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez]()
The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
The forest eats the girls who wander out after dark.As the healer’s daughter, Malka has seen how the forest’s curse has plagued her village, but the Ozmini Church only comes to collect its tithe, not listen to heretics with false stories of monsters in the trees... -
![A Snare So Beautifully Twisted by Gemma Pettinato]()
A Snare So Beautifully Twisted by Gemma Pettinato
He was supposed to die. I was supposed to forget him. But fate has a wicked way of binding us with blood, thorns, and fire.After losing the elf I loved to the gallows, I vowed vengeance—not with blades, but with herbs.Hidden beneath the noses of the guards, I sabotage their executions and save the condemned. Everything is going smoothly… until I rescue him.The Bloodied Thorn... -
![Fractured Loyalties: A Dark Stalker Romance by Amara Black]()
Fractured Loyalties: A Dark Stalker Romance by Amara Black
She ran from her past into the arms of a killer. Now she must decide if his darkness is safer than the light.Along the fog-drenched coast of Miramont, Mara Thomas builds her life out of silence and routine. Soft-spoken and scarred, she hides in the shadows of the trauma clinic, desperate to escape the violent man who once owned her... -
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![Wildmarked: Book One of the Vaeloren Legacy by T.H. Joseph]()
Wildmarked: Book One of the Vaeloren Legacy by T.H. Joseph
Her grief lit the mark. Her desire feeds it. And her power could burn both realms to ash.Avara has always lived on the margins—untamed, whispered about, feared. But when grief tears her world apart, it awakens the Wildmark: a searing brand of ancient power that binds her body, her desire, and her destiny... -
![This Raging Sea by De Elizabeth]()
This Raging Sea by De Elizabeth
18-year-old Briar Winters must untangle the horrifying eldritch secrets of her picture-perfect coastal town in order to save the boy she loves after he disappears from time itself in this YA dark fantasy for fans of Bly Manor...romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · dark · dark-fantasy · horror · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · mystery -
![Starhunt by Alysa Misfeldt]()
Starhunt by Alysa Misfeldt
Do you revel in the darkness? Or are you for starlight, for everyone?He works for the King, hunting down the fallen stars to be returned to the night sky. She's a star-powered thief, willing to bend the laws of the Kingdom to return starmagic to her people. Both of them have proven that they can, and will, use their blades against anyone who gets in their way... -
![Tender by Lauren Du Plessis]()
Tender by Lauren Du Plessis
Twenty-eight-year-old Nell has curated a perfect museum of the self: early accolades in her career as an archaeobotanist, a pastel Instagram filled with flowers, and a consistent manicure routine to give a veneer of control. But there has always been a part of her that doesn’t fit the mask of perfection she wears...
![War [Dramatized Adaptation] by Laura Thalassa](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/691af2c0fe0829f1644dc27c.jpg)
