Horror

The Library at Hellebore

With the rise of the dark academia aesthetic, there have been a whole passel of fantasy novels set at magical schools. If anyone can take the trope in a new and terrifying direction, it’s horror author Cassandra Khaw, the bloodthirsty genius behind Nothing But Blackened Teeth and The Dead Take the A Train.

King Sorrow

By Joe Hill

It’s been more than eight years since Joe Hill published a novel, but fans of the Locus and Eisner Award-winning writer can look forward to a fifth full-length work of fiction in 2025. (And for Hill, “full-length” is likely to be at least 500 pages—he is, after all, a son of Stephen King.) While plot details are scant this early on, King Sorrow sounds like a fantasy-horror hybrid, a la Hill’s debut, Horns, as it tells the story of six friends who dabble in the occult and summon something rather unexpected.

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

By Grady Hendrix

The everyday horrors of a home for unwed mothers in the 1970s mingle with the supernatural in the latest eerie release from the bestselling author of The Final Girl Support Group.

The Turn of the Screw

By Henry James

Henry James’ famously ambiguous horror novella is an undiluted sliver of dread.

The Swarm

By Andy Marino

Andy Marino rides the balance between good horrific fun and grisly speculation in The Swarm, a tale of a cicada emergence of biblical proportions.

The Queen

By Nick Cutter

The Queen reaffirms Nick Cutter’s place as one of the horror genre’s most entertaining storytellers.

Model Home

By Rivers Solomon

Rivers Solomon’s Model Home is a powerful and gut-wrenching addition to the haunted house pantheon.

You Like It Darker

By Stephen King

This collection of 12 new short stories from master
of horror Stephen King includes “Rattlesnakes,” a
sequel to Cujo.

This collection of 12 new short stories from master of horror Stephen King includes “Rattlesnakes,” a sequel to Cujo.

My Darling Dreadful Thing

By Johanna van Veen

In Johanna van Veen’s beautifully written and deeply disturbing My Darling Dreadful Thing, a murder trial hinges on whether ghosts are real.

Diavola

By Jennifer Thorne

Diavola is a ferocious, maximalist horror ride, an impressive display of Jennifer Thorne’s skill at crafting unsettling and disorienting scenes of terror.

The Angel of Indian Lake

By Stephen Graham Jones

The third and final installment in Stephen Graham Jones’ acclaimed horror trilogy, The Angel of Indian Lake will find horror aficionado and final girl extraordinaire Jade Daniels returning home to the very unlucky town of Proofrock, Idaho. Jade’s spent the four years since the conclusion of Don’t Fear the Reaper incarcerated, and after she’s released, it’s time for a showdown with the evils that lurk within her hometown.

Ghost Station

By S.A. Barnes

With its thoughtfully crafted characters, top-notch pacing and ever-present sense of dread, Ghost Station is another sci-fi horror hit from S.A. Barnes.