Top new horror books in December 2022
Last updated:
December 31, 2022
December 2022 featuring new releases by Freida McFadden, Dean Koontz, Craig Alanson, R.C. Bray, Drew Hayes, Rebecca Ross, Ella Fields, Dave Willmarth, Scarlett St. Clair, Kelly Parra, Scott Cawthon, K.L. Murphy and many more.
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The Gift by Freida McFadden
It’s Christmas Eve and Stella Hansen is broke.She is so broke that despite working two jobs, she can’t even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas as man and wife. But then a mysterious storekeeper at a pawn shop offers Stella an intriguing trade.Stella wants more than anything to buy her husband the Christmas gift of his dreams...audiobook · fiction · thriller · suspense · horror · psychological · season-winter · contemporary · dark · holidays -
![Strange Highways and Other Stories by Dean Koontz]()
Strange Highways and Other Stories by Dean Koontz
14 classic Dean Koontz short stories. One chilling collection.In "Strange Highways," a floundering alcoholic gets a mysterious second chance to relive the night his life began its downward spiral 20 years ago. But on this dark journey, he’ll be supremely tested by conflict with his successful, charismatic older brother, his loss of faith, and the clash between good and the ultimate evil... -
![Failure Mode by Craig Alanson, R.C. Bray]()
Failure Mode by Craig Alanson, R.C. Bray
When a mission ends in disaster and there is no way to achieve the objective, no way to regroup and try again, no plan B, no hope, all you can do is fall back into FAILURE MODE: try to salvage what you can.If it is even possible to save anything. Or anyone.The galaxy is doomed... -
![Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes]()
Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes
Much like accountants, fey never forget a debt.Just as Fred is settling down in his new abode, he receives word that a favor is being called in, one he promised to a dangerously powerful member of otherworldly royalty. Bracing danger, adventure, and unknown threats, Fred is instead asked to take on an entirely different role than anticipated...romance · fantasy · urban-fantasy · vampires · fiction · humor · audiobook · paranormal · magic · fae -
![A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross]()
A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross
In the stunning conclusion to the Elements of Cadence duology, A Fire Endless finds the delicate balance between the human and faerie realm threatened by Bane, the spirit of the North Wind, whose defeat can only come through fire, song, and heart-rending sacrifice.East and West. Humans and Spirits. Breccans and Tamerlaines...adult · book · dark · fiction · high-fantasy · horror · mystery · myths · retellings · romantic-love -
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![The Wolf and the Wildflower by Ella Fields]()
The Wolf and the Wildflower by Ella Fields
A standalone fantasy romance about the healing yet deadly power of fate and love.When I was young, I was told that my true love would be a faerie king. I didn’t heed the warning.I tumbled into love as soon as our eyes first met, unaware that he wasn’t what he seemed.My king wanted marriage, power, devotion, and a family...adult · alpha-mc · betrayal · book · cheating · dark · domestic-drama · enemies-to-lovers · epic · fae -
![Welcome to Midgard by Dave Willmarth]()
Welcome to Midgard by Dave Willmarth
A simple farm boy in a mundane medieval world, turned soldier after his home and family are destroyed. Mere steps from achieving his vengeance after years of fighting, a lucky sword strike ends his life.His soul transferred against his will by one of the gods to another medieval world, one filled with magic, monsters, and races out of his childhood fairy tales...europe · scandinavia · romance · fantasy · action-adventure · litrpg · progression-fantasy · magic · culinary · sci-fi -
![Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair]()
Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair
The next book in the epic fantasy series by USA Today bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair.Isolde, newly coronated queen, has finally found a king worthy of her in the vampire Adrian. But their love for each other has cost Isolde her father and her homeland... -
![Somniphobia: An AFK Book by Kelly Parra, Scott Cawthon, Andrea Waggener]()
Somniphobia: An AFK Book by Kelly Parra, Scott Cawthon, Andrea Waggener
Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this collection of three chilling stories that will haunt even the bravest FNAF player… What are you running from? . . . Sam is afraid of just about anything and everything that’s unhealthy ever since his father died . . . Something about the Springtrap costume in the roleplaying area of Freddy Fazbears Mega Pizzaplex chills Luca to the core . . -
![Her Sister's Death by K.L. Murphy]()
Her Sister's Death by K.L. Murphy
She wanted the truth. She should have known better.When her sister is found dead in a Baltimore hotel room, reporter Val Ritter’s world is turned upside down. What’s worse—an empty pill bottle at the scene leads the police to believe the cause of death is suicide. With little more than her own conviction, Val teams up with a retired detective who has his own personal interest in the case...mystery · fiction · suspense · historical · historical-fiction · crime · paranormal · audiobook · thriller · whodunit -
![Blood Song by Hollee Mands]()
Blood Song by Hollee Mands
She owes her blood. He’ll pay with his life.Ruthless assassin Gabriel has little fear and even fewer scruples. Every head has a price, and every hunt is a thrill. He saunters through life on a tightrope, mocking fate and defying death with every step. So when he’s forced to hunt down and deliver a prophesied blood sacrifice, Gabriel has no reason to expect trouble...action-adventure · adult · alpha-mc · book · enemies-to-lovers · fae · female-mc · fiction · forced-proximity · high-fantasy -
![System Reborn Vol 2 by Kaz Hunter]()
System Reborn Vol 2 by Kaz Hunter
System Reborn: A LitRPG AdventureTen years ago, deep within a rift, a choice was madeSloan chose an ending.He was killed because of it.By heroes who craved power.So called heroes betrayed the world.Now he’s back.Reborn. Reincarnated in a world where his once companions rule.But they won't forever.He's regaining his strength, building up power, one rift at a time... -
![Into the West by Mercedes Lackey]()
Into the West by Mercedes Lackey
The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this second book in the new series from a New York Times-bestselling author and beloved fantasist.Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Trouble could follow on their heels at any moment, and there are too many people for Crescent Lake to support... -
![Burning Kingdom: The Complete Series by Lola Glass]()
Burning Kingdom: The Complete Series by Lola Glass
I was supposed to seduce the dragon king, but before I could, he claimed me as his.Now I’m chained to him, trapped in an ancient mating process I neither want nor understand.I’ve got to get out, but there’s only one way to do that now—and it involves a much more permanent type of shackle...fantasy · dark · horror · fiction · sword-sorcery · epic · mythical-creatures · high-fantasy · paranormal · book -
![Capturing the King of Flames by Lola Glass]()
Capturing the King of Flames by Lola Glass
I woke up in a magical world with a hot fae king who thinks I’m his mate.One moment, I’m asleep in my crappy apartment, having nightmares about the stack of overdue bills on my table. The next I’m in an entirely different world, being told I’ve been magically married to a gorgeous, insane fae king who keeps looking at me like he wants to eat me… in one way or another...fantasy · paranormal · fae · dark · magic · royalty · portal-travel · fated-mates · myths · urban-fantasy -
![Vigil's Justice by James A. Hunter]()
Vigil's Justice by James A. Hunter
Magic weapons. Deadly monsters. Epic quests. All just another day in the life of a Vigil.Boyd Knight found his calling when he joined the Marines and qualified for the elite Force Recon. He’d found a tribe and a family, so when a hand grenade landed near his team, he jumped on it without thought or regret...europe · scandinavia · fantasy · magic · litrpg · audiobook · gods · demons · mystery · urban-fantasy -
![Corrupt Me by Everly Frost]()
Corrupt Me by Everly Frost
I am pure.He is pure temptation.There's no place for heart in a coven like mine. We are three witches, working from the shadows, weaving the fate of the new supernatural world. A world in which I know my place.I am The Maiden, pure as can be.Then, a raven shifter finds me.He is darkness and seduction. Danger and forbidden craving... -
![Twilight Terrors by Rory Miles, Harper Frey]()
Twilight Terrors by Rory Miles, Harper Frey
It’s hard to build an empire on a crumbling foundation, but my parents are determined to try.With my wedding to Valen nearing, they can taste the power, and they’re practically drooling.Meanwhile, I’ve got secrets piling up on top of secrets, and it’s only a matter of time before the whole house of cards comes crashing down...action-adventure · adult · alpha-mc · book · bullying · dark · death · demons · drama · enemies-to-lovers -
![Deadly Ties by Roxy Collins]()
Deadly Ties by Roxy Collins
I was a fool for letting Rory, Cam, and Link get inside my head. I believed their lies, the twisted history they fed me when I was weak and afraid. But that’s all over. They might have traded me away like I was nothing, but it opened my eyes to the truth. I was never Bisha’s baby, and now I get to choose who I am, and who I want to claim as my own...romance · omegaverse · paranormal · reverse-harem · mlm · shapeshifters · fantasy · dark · polyamory · age-gap -
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![The Vengeful Vampire by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Vengeful Vampire by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
A gripping second-chance retelling of the classic Nosferatu & Dracula tale!Listen to them, the children of the night…Mina Harker bites off more than she can chew the night that she and her fellow treasure hunters open up a tomb with more in it than just some dusty family relics. A monster is now loose, and has his sights set squarely on her...21st-century · adult · alpha-mc · book · dark · enemies-to-lovers · female-author · female-mc · fiction · ghosts -
![The Widow of Weeping Pines by Amanda McKinney]()
The Widow of Weeping Pines by Amanda McKinney
Obsession turns deadly in this sleepy little coastal town. Therapist and struggling author Betty Lou Abbott has a secret, one she keeps locked in the basement of the historic mansion she inherited from her late husband. Her fiancé, Ian, also has a secret: he is having an affair with one of Betty Lou’s clients. She thinks so, anyway...fiction · thriller · horror · audiobook · suspense · domestic-drama · crime · contemporary · psychological · book -
![Sun Touched by Becky Moynihan]()
Sun Touched by Becky Moynihan
A little sun never hurt anyone . . . unless you’re me.Ever since I was turned into a vampire, my private investigator job has been my life. Then my sire, Kade Carmichael, crashes back into it. I try to shake him, but he has other plans. When I’m asked to investigate a homicide case, Kade manages to make himself my partner...fantasy · paranormal · vampires · new-adult · young-adult · monsters · urban-fantasy · dark · found-family · shapeshifters -
![Mr. Jingle by Layla Fae]()
Mr. Jingle by Layla Fae
The faint jingling of bells is the only warning she’ll get when he comes.Mr. Jingle has been trapped for millennia, his only entertainment the faces flashing outside his prison, all as indifferent as snowflakes, all as cold.Until her.She captivates him. Her smile is as glorious as her tears. There has never been a more beautiful face, a more radiant personality, a more mesmerizing voice... -
![The Blood We Crave: Part One by Monty Jay]()
The Blood We Crave: Part One by Monty Jay
My secrets are infested with infatuation. His cravings are dripping in blood. Is it love? Or is it something much darker… An obsession. Death found me as a young girl. Latching onto the core of my soul. No one knows what that horrid night did to me. What kind of monster it flourished inside me...romance · dark · university · contemporary · new-adult · mystery · drama · suspense · stalking · enemies-to-lovers -
![Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit by K.J. Parker]()
Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit by K.J. Parker
A talented bookbinder is tasked with creating a copy of a text so inflammatory it threatens to alter the very existence of Truth itself...fantasy · fiction · dystopia · season-winter · medieval · war · death · politics · abuse · alternate-history -
![The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich]()
The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich
Before he was the Fire Court Third, he was the Reaper.And before he was the Reaper, he was her Ash Rider.Moranna. The Baroness of a colony hidden away on the Southern Islands. She works tirelessly to keep some of the most powerful Fae of the realm safe from those who seek to use them for their gifts.Or that's what Rayner has always believed... -
![Ice Lord's Bride by Ava Ross]()
Ice Lord's Bride by Ava Ross
I must marry one of the fae, but the forbidden ice lord wants me.To secure a human-fae truce, I'm one of five women traveling to their magical kingdom, where we'll be courted by fae aristocracy. We have one month to choose a husband from among them.Only Elion, the arrogant, beastly ice lord is forbidden. His torturous scars make the other women gasp. His icy words rip them to shreds... -
romance · shapeshifters · fae · suspense · paranormal · mystery · magic · fantasy · drama · contemporary
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![The Puppeteer and The Poisoned Pawn by Brandi Elise Szeker]()
The Puppeteer and The Poisoned Pawn by Brandi Elise Szeker
Skylenna's world stops revolving around Dessin as she learns of a new secret he's been hiding. Plagued with betrayal, anger, and paralyzing waves of confusion, Skylenna must put her feelings aside and focus on saving DaiSzek from the Vexamen Breed. But after tragedy strikes, she embarks on a journey alone to learn the dark, epic secrets of her past. The lost memories of her childhood... -
![Lourdes & the Mafia by Aleera Anaya Ceres]()
Lourdes & the Mafia by Aleera Anaya Ceres
Lourdes Rivera has spent her entire life relying on others. From friends, to family, to mediocre boyfriends. Now that her best friend Naomi is moving in with the Kraken Motorcycle Club, this is Lourdes’s chance to prove her independence once and for all. But after putting up an ad online, the last thing she expected when she greeted her new roommate was to be stabbed and left for dead...romance · fantasy · reverse-harem · monsters · paranormal · dark · demons · magic · poc-mc · latinx-mc -
![Primal Urges by Bex Dawn]()
Primal Urges by Bex Dawn
The Carnal Expectations series is a collection of Sweet and Spicy Novellas that focus on a couple (or trio) and their very specific kinks. Each novella is a complete standalone with a HEA. Please read with caution and check out my website for additional info.FoxBabe20:Everyone thinks I’m single and alone because I’m too busy to date, but that’s not true...adult · book · contemporary · dark · fiction · graphic-violence · holidays · horror · multi-pov · poc-mc -
![The Ravenous Dark by Rebecca Main]()
The Ravenous Dark by Rebecca Main
Return to the dark and magical underworld of the Ascent of the Wicked series, where there’s no shortage of suspense and royal drama, and love can be found even in the darkest of hours…One minute, she-wolf Bailey Hart is navigating life in the Dark Court as usual: trying not to pick fights with the vampyre elite, supporting her half-witch best friend with her secret agenda, and Bailey’s favorite...romance · vampires · fiction · action-adventure · horror · fantasy · dark · paranormal · shapeshifters · book -
![Whisper of Fate by Taylor Aston White]()
Whisper of Fate by Taylor Aston White
He’s tried everything to make the pain go away… except him.Sam refuses to let his traumatising past dictate his future, so embraces life to the fullest. Stable, independent and attracted to a Guardian who’s off limits, Sam couldn’t be happier... until his father comes back from the dead...romance · fantasy · mlm · shapeshifters · paranormal · urban-fantasy · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · dark -
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![Cruel Alpha Wolf by Ruby Knoxx]()
Cruel Alpha Wolf by Ruby Knoxx
A cruel wolf gave me years of pain. And a secret baby.He tormented me mercilessly and tricked me into thinking that he liked me back.After his public rejection, I left town, but the time for sweet revenge has finally come.He wants to be the new alpha, but he has competition. Me.I remember how he humiliated me, but he remembers other things:The flame between us, the fire...paranormal · contemporary · shapeshifters · fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · magic · low-fantasy · steamy · vampires · omegaverse -
![Entangled by Harleigh Beck]()
Entangled by Harleigh Beck
Like a spark in the dried grass, a forbidden relationship ignites when tragedy strikes.Marred by grief and magnetized by our demons, we seek each other.He's the one man I shouldn't want.The one man I should stay away from.My best friend's father.Entangled is a dark erotic suspense novella. It isn't a romance and doesn't guarantee a happy ending...romance · suspense · horror · age-gap · steamy · dark · mystery · mental-illness · contemporary · sexual-assault -
![Monsters and Mistletoe by Harpie Alexa, Cassia Briar, Salem Cross]()
Monsters and Mistletoe by Harpie Alexa, Cassia Briar, Salem Cross
Hot chocolate, snowflakes, jingling bells, and… monsters?That’s what Christmas has in store for you this year!Add a little spice to your holiday festivities by diving into this collection of monster-loving heroines who find love in the most unusual of places.Featuring new, original stories by:Harpie Alexa - USA Today Best Selling AuthorCassia BriarCara BryantRachel CallahanJ.E...adult · anthologies · contemporary · dark · fiction · horror · monsters · paranormal · polyamory · reverse-harem -
![Serial Asylum by M.P. Bates]()
Serial Asylum by M.P. Bates
Alec I've been waiting a decade to meet him, and I finally found him.Hidden away in the town's abandoned asylum, he thinks no one will ever find him.I need him more than he will ever know.He's the only person that will ever understand my twisted mind, I just know it.I'll gain his trust slowly but surely from afar, hoping one day he will let me in. I need him to teach me how to be just like him...romance · mlm · dark · lgbtq · horror · steamy · multi-pov · reverse-harem · madness · serial-killers -
![A Prince So Cruel by Ingrid Seymour]()
A Prince So Cruel by Ingrid Seymour
He needs my help, but he’ll be my downfall.A prince by morning.A cad by noon.A beast by nightfall.There is a curse on his blood, an ailment that, if revealed, could destroy his kingdom.The only one who can help him is me, a human with average healing abilities. It’s what the Envoy told him, and her word is law.I’m his only hope...fantasy · magic · paranormal · fae · shapeshifters · enemies-to-lovers · royalty · slow-burn · contemporary · action-adventure -
![Heartless Heathens by Santana Knox]()
Heartless Heathens by Santana Knox
Hey, Over here. No, look up.Yeah, I’m the one they talk about. The headmaster’s prized possession, locked away in the bell tower of NotreDame Parochial College. To most of the students I was just a myth. An urban legend.The girl who rings the bells up in the tower, the one who talks to gargoyles.Frollo’s secret Then they showed up, those heartless heathens. Outcasts, just like me... -
![The Alpha’s Forced Mate by Layla Silver]()
The Alpha’s Forced Mate by Layla Silver
The alpha is my worst enemy. Now I’m forced to win his heart.The alpha’s mate is chosen in the Mate Trials. The girls who participate are selected in a lottery.My name got drawn, and I resent it. He’s much too old for me, and he betrayed my pack.I once wanted to murder him. Now I’m supposed to give him my innocence.I’m the disgrace of my pack, the stain on its reputation, the lowliest in town...paranormal · shapeshifters · enemies-to-lovers · omegaverse · family · contemporary · fantasy · steamy · small-town · fated-mates
