Top new horror books out this week: 30 Nov - 6 Dec 2025
Last updated:
December 6, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Katrina Leno, L.O. Gold, Becca Calder, Kaylie Smith, Adam Cosco, Sybil Knight, J. Střelou, Chloe C. Peñaranda, Elizabeth Zoba, Maxie Dara 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 -
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 -
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
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 -
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I'll Be Seeing You by Sybil Knight
A dark stalker romance... -
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 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... -
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 -
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