Top new horror books out this week: 19 Jun - 25 Jun 2022
Last updated:
June 25, 2022
This week featuring new releases by Karin Slaughter, Ottessa Moshfegh, Riley Sager, Kate Williams, Joshua Dalzelle, Elizabeth Hunter, Chanda Hahn, J.R. Mathews, Albany Walker, Liv Zander and many more.
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Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
13 hours, 30 minutes From the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her, comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshall Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father’s past. A small town hides a big secret…Who killed Emily Vaughn?A girl with a secret…Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom... -
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test, in a spellbinding novel that represents Ottessa Moshfegh’s most exciting leap yetLittle Marek, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd, never knew his mother; his father told him she died in...21st-century · adult · book · dark · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · horror · literary-fiction · magical-realism -
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
It looks like a familiar story: A woman reeling from a great loss with too much time on her hands and too much booze in her glass watches her neighbors, sees things she shouldn't see, and starts to suspect the worst. But looks can be deceiving. . . .Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to her family's lake house in Vermont...adult · audiobook · book · contemporary · crime · fiction · horror · mystery · psychological · season-summer -
Never Coming Home by Kate Williams
The beach read you have been dying for! When ten of America's hottest teenage influencers are invited to an exclusive island resort, things are sure to get wild. But murder isn't what anyone expected. Will anyone survive?Everyone knows Unknown Island—it’s the world’s most exclusive destination. Think white sand beaches, turquoise seas, and luxury accommodations...young-adult · mystery · horror · fiction · contemporary · audiobook · suspense · survival · thriller · season-summer -
Heavy Metal by Joshua Dalzelle
Captain Jacob Brown knew something was up when the United Earth Navy sent two capital warships to their small outpost base. Nobody ever came out to Mosler Station unless they had to.Scout Team Obsidian was scheduled to stand down after two lengthy deployments, letting the team recuperate and rest, but leadership had other ideas...action-adventure · adult · ai · aliens · audiobook · book · classics · colonization · espionage · fiction -
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Mirror Obscure by Elizabeth Hunter
Dr. Vivian Wei is juggling multiple life changing events when her aging mother witnesses a violent death on the thirteenth tee. The only problem? There doesn’t seem to be a crime to go along with the witness. As an empath, Vivian knows her mother is telling the truth, but feelings don’t prove a murder...adult · book · fiction · ghosts · horror · mystery · paranormal · psychics · supernatural · urban-fantasy -
Of Secrets and Slippers by Chanda Hahn
A haunting songA deadly danceAn explosive finaleAllemar may be dead, but his cause festers in the dark. Strange beasts stalk the night as haunting music corrupts the fog. When morning comes, nothing but dust remains. Rumors are quick to spread, with many speculating that Allemar had a son … and the evil sorcerer’s heir wants blood... -
Portal to Nova Roma: Venice by J.R. Mathews
Alexander and his growing legion have managed to escape Nova Roma and, more importantly, learned that the rest of the world may not be as ravaged and destroyed as they had all thought!Join them as they set sail for ancient Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic, to try to learn more about the wider world outside Nova Roma...fantasy · magic · post-apocalyptic · action-adventure · ai · high-fantasy · alternate-history · litrpg · progression-fantasy · dwarves -
Stone Will: Obsidian Angels MC by Albany Walker
Tread lightly, for what you awaken, even the demons fear.Leadership is a mantle I never wanted, but when the responsibility is foisted upon me, I have no choice but to take the reins, at least until I can find a worthy replacement.Even with newly found alliances that alter my very existence, I have every intention of returning to the shadows when my job is done... -
Queen of Rot and Pain by Liv Zander
Worse than a god in rage... is a god in love. I punish lies and deceit, An eternal damnation of agony and pain. Yet, when it is my wife whose deception plagues me, I know what I must do. Shackle her soul to the lying, cold corpse that she is, Ensuring that she never escapes me. My wrath, My torture, My pain, And my pleasure. I am the King of Flesh and Bone, Every part of her I possess and own... -
Deceiver of Minds by Jordan L. Hawk
John Starkweather is reeling from the discovery that SPECTR, the agency to which he’s dedicated his life, experimented on him as a child. As his true memories continue to return, he has but one purpose: to find the other victims...paranormal · mlm · vampires · fantasy · mystery · urban-fantasy · polyamory · horror · law-enforcement · contemporary -
WALL MEN: Book Two: a Vow Broken by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a suspenseful Dark Fantasy, Wall Men: Book Two, a Vow Broken.MARRYING A GIANT IS ONLY THE FIRST OF HER MISTAKES…Here’s a terrifying fact: monsters live in a world only a step away from ours. And they love eating people. I’d know because I was taken prisoner by one, the Blood King. Vampires. Blech! Steer clear of those... -
Ballad of Nightmares by Jack Whitney
She appeared in a breath of smoke.Her long heels ticked with each calculated step. Light caught in the gleam of the intricate silver claw on her finger. She held her chin high as she stalked through the crowd, and the people unknowingly parted ways. As though she were bending them to her silent will.He knew her. Or at least… he knew of her...fantasy · paranormal · dark · magic · monsters · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · steamy · new-adult · gods -
Shocked by Serenity Ackles
They used me for my power. What they don’t realise is that they created something more powerful than they could have ever imagined.We didn’t escape the Lycans unscathed. Knox is hurt—physically and emotionally. My powers are gone...romance · reverse-harem · paranormal · fae · fantasy · mlm · vampires · shapeshifters · mythical-creatures · multi-pov -
Shadow Kissed by Veronica Douglas
I released the Dark Wolf God. Now he’s using me.Last week, I defeated a monster hellbent on killing us all. I thought I was stopping a prophecy, but it turns out, the dark omens were about me all along.Now I’m destined to steal the souls of the pack—my pack—and help the Dark God bring destruction down on the world...action-adventure · adult · book · dark · fiction · ghosts · horror · myths · paranormal · retellings -
The Witch's Fortune: A Witches of Mountain Shadow Prequel Novella by Tarah Benner
You can never leave Mountain Shadow for good...In the small town of Mountain Shadow, Fiona and Eleanor have always been "the weird Grimes sisters." Fiona never had any intention of moving back home, but when her parents are killed in a fire, she's drawn back to the rambling old house that's been in her family for generations... -
Cursed Witch by Brogan Thomas
Her conjury was out of reach. But when she’s flooded with strength, can she survive becoming a target? Tuesday Larson thought she’d settled for normal. A disappointment to her mother for never taking well to magic, she deliberately put distance between her family and any witchery. But the supernatural destroys her barriers when a group of mercenaries tears through her home looking for blood...urban-fantasy · paranormal · magic · fiction · shapeshifters · vampires · witches-wizards · fantasy · sci-fi · suspense -
Court of the Shifter 4 by Logan Jacobs
Things in Ordrya, the capital of the shifter kingdom, are still a little tense after the recent attacks and the illness of the king. But as the newly crowned prince of this kingdom, and the fabled Ulvant, it’s up to me to bring peace to the land. To do that, I must find six talismans to fulfill a prophecy. And the bear talisman is the one I’ve set my sights on next... -
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We Can Never Leave This Place by Eric LaRocca
"When you're given a gift, something else gets taken away."A precocious young girl with an unusual imagination is sent on an odyssey into the depths of depravity. After her father dies violently, young Mara is surprised to find her mother welcoming a new guest into their home, claiming that he will protect them from the world of devastation and destruction outside their door...horror · fantasy · fiction · magical-realism · lgbtq · dark · spooky · audiobook · dystopia · splatterpunk -
The Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher Robertson
The book you are about to read is an account of the tragedy that occurred at the reopening of Bonkin's Bonanza one day in the summer of 1989.Some came looking for fun, like Candy Barton and her best friend, Leigh. Others, like Rocky Rhodes and Sully Sullivan, came looking for a second chance. Instead, they would find a twisted, funfetti nightmare...horror · splatterpunk · graphic-violence · fiction · mystery · contemporary · humor · comedy · spooky · slasher -
The Forgotten House on the Moor by Jane Lovering
Mystery, mayhem, a manor house and a generous serving of romance...When police knock on Alice Donaldson’s door at 4am, she knows the news won’t be good. There’s been an accident involving her ex-husband Grant, and as his existing next of kin, they need her help.Grant is missing up on the North York moors, but the Grant Alice knew could barely be persuaded out on a walk around the block...mystery · contemporary · paranormal · womens-fiction · cozy · ghosts · audiobook · small-town · humor · fiction -
The Liching Hour by Rick Gualtieri
ONE GEEK STUCK IN A WORLD OF HURT.Gamer, geek, and legendary vampire Bill Ryder isn’t having a great day. His girlfriend is lost in another dimension, his apartment’s been staked out by werewolves, and to top it all off he’s flat broke.Too bad there’s no rest for the wicked... -
Owned by Magic by Zara J. Black
I'll be safe in the prince's bed, from everyone but him.I stole from a brutal street gang, and now they want me dead. There’s only one place they can’t touch me. The palace. But safety comes at the cost of my freedom. I'll sell myself as a courtesan, serve for five years, and leave with enough money to pay my debt...adult · book · dark · female-mc · fiction · gothic · horror · paranormal · urban-fantasy · witches-wizards -
That Dino's Hangin' Ten: Magic and Mayhem Universe by Julia Mills
Take one crazy Crow who knows she's not a Raven. Add the best Flock ever given wings by the Great Goddess. Mix it up with an Ancient Greek Dino, a group of goofy gobsmacks who thinks he walks on water, and don't forget the Almighty Shifter Wanker – and you've got one heckuva mystery only the Maidens of Mayhem can solve...adult · book · fiction · horror · humor · monsters · paranormal · shapeshifters · supernatural · suspense -
The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings
Music is magic in this vibrant and imaginative debut novel set in a fantastical verison of New Orleans: a battle for the city's soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song.Nola is a city full of wonders. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange... -
House of Brutes and Angels by London Clarke
Passionate hearts. Dark secrets.England, 1819. Augusta Leonard’s childhood memories are terrifying and best forgotten. Even so, when her half-brother Lord Drake Winters sends a letter begging her to meet him at Dunmoor House, their childhood home, she has no choice but to go. After all, she’s never denied him anything...romance · horror · gothic · fiction · suspense · supernatural · historical · young-adult · paranormal · industrial-era -
Court of Blood and Bindings by Lisette Marshall
They call him the Silent Death, because he kills without sound and leaves none capable of speaking in his wake…When the empire’s deadliest fae murderer catches her wielding forbidden magic, twenty-year-old Emelin believes her hour has come. Instead, her inhumanly beautiful captor spares her life, but carries her off on his velvet wings – into the one place from which no human ever returns...action-adventure · age-gap · ancient-civilization · anti-hero · assassins · book · dark · demons · dystopia · enemies-to-lovers -
Queens of Mist and Madness by Lisette Marshall
Queens of Mist and Madness is the fourth and final book of the Fae Isles quartet. Blurb coming soon...fae · fantasy · action-adventure · ancient-civilization · myths · epic · fiction · dark · historical-fiction · historical -
Night Trials by Richard Amos
Secrets are like hot coals—you can’t hold onto them for long. And my big secret just burned right through my hands.Damn.Things have really turned sour. I’d been looking for answers, but then along came the biggest plot twist of my life, with me as the star. Core-shaking stuff, details I would’ve been happy to never know.Sometimes it’s good to be left in the dark.Damn...romance · fantasy · magic · urban-fantasy · vampires · demons · paranormal · mlm · lgbtq · witches-wizards -
Alpha's Trust by Cassandra Faye
"The twists and turns in this series totally wreck me, but I can't put it down! The Alphas are the perfect mix of hot & possessive and I need more!"One innocent decision ruined Karissa's life, changed her forever,but she's determined to find normal again... no matter the risks...omegaverse · reverse-harem · sci-fi · steamy · gothic · romance · fiction · paranormal · myths · shapeshifters -
Creation: Origins of the Gods Book 3 by Charlie Nottingham
When life collides with death, cosmos are born.Véa and Nix have brought an ounce of peace to the cold world of Matriaza since they stole the crown. Their happily ever after required pain and suffering, but now, they're better than they've ever been... -
Burn For Me by Brooklyn Cross
I'd Burn The World Down For Her.My Father used to say that I was dramatic and weak and needed to toughen up. My mother used to say nothing. The only glimmer of happiness I had was my brother Asher. We could keep each other safe from the man that turned into a monster and the woman that let it happen.Until I fought back...contemporary · paranormal · mental-illness · anti-hero · fiction · serial-killers · crime · romance · murder · literary-fiction -
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Tegen Abduction by Inge-Lise Goss
When the Predator Becomes the VictimSara Jones, dead-set on wiping out organized crime, continues her quest to destroy an illegal drug plant in Albuquerque. But it’s been moved. Worse, a friend’s daughter disappeared along with the plant.Tracking the new plant owner to Kansas City, Sara infiltrates his inner circle to gain information and uncovers a broader plot of murder and deceit... -
Coffee, Shopping, Murder, Love by Carlos Allende
A campy dark comedy for the angry and the disenchanted.Last November, I found a dead body inside the freezer that my roommate keeps inside the garage. My first thought was to call the police, but Jignesh hadn’t paid his share of the rent just yet. It wasn’t due until the thirtieth, and you know how difficult it is to find people who pay on time. Jignesh always does... -
Hoodoo You Love by Kathy Love
Something strange is in the air... For the past few month, Mally Jourdain--wait, it's Princess Mally Dubois now--feels as if things are going pretty well in her witchy world. She has managed to save the day for the rougarou pack that she now lives among. Some of them even seem to like her. Well, a little anyway. She's made some new bayou friends, including a fairy and a real Bayou Witch...adult · book · cozy · fiction · horror · humor · magical-realism · mystery · paranormal · shapeshifters -
Cain's Cobras by Theophilus Monroe
My parents blamed a snake for all of their problems.Until I killed my brother.Then, they blamed me, too.I never expected that when I admitted patients who wielded the aspect of Aida-Wedo and Damballa that so many snakes would follow.I'm beginning to wonder if my parents were right. Is there more to these creatures than meets the eye?I'm getting stronger. Abel is, too. We're gaining new abilities...action-adventure · book · christian · dark · fiction · horror · magic · mental-illness · monsters · myths -
These Wicked Lies by Miranda Joy
When a princess with the ability to absorb and transfer life force energy discovers her mother, the queen, is manipulating her, she works with unexpected allies to steal the throne, battling magic-induced anxiety and unexpected attractions along the way. Astrid is a vygora—a rare being that can absorb one’s life force energy and transfer it to another with a touch... -
Back to School by Gareth Ellis
When the creatures came, Fulki and Sandy were enjoying university life. Now, thrust into a post-apocalyptic landscape, they need to use their engineering skills to protect those they hold dear at the private school they now call home. When the tyrannical leader tightens his hold on the survivors, they need to find someone who will come to their aid... -
Abandon Us by E.T. Gunnarsson
A BLOODY CIVIL WAR • A RAPIDLY COLLAPSING ECONOMY • A GLOBAL DEADLY PLAGUETwenty-eight-year-old service technician Robert Ashton endures dangerous city streets trying to scrape by. His partner Zilv is his only light in a world enshrouded in polluted darkness.As society buckles, the pair finds safety in the city's underworld...action-adventure · adult · book · drama · dystopia · fiction · horror · lgbtq · mlm · post-apocalyptic -
Rising Shadows by Sydney Hawthorn
A healer. A witch. An heir. A villainous monarch rising from the darkness. And a queen determined to protect the realm.After a summer of traveling and unexpected alliances, Joseline finds herself face to face with the Goddess and The Twelve in the heart of Raenya. Despite the danger emerging from the darkness, their wisdom brings Joseline one step closer to defeating Aeron once and for all... -
The Circus Oasis by Robert Essig
Come one, come all and see the greatest show in the Imperial Valley!The Circus Oasis is back!The original Circus Oasis hotel was shut down in the 70s after tragedy struck the Salton Sea. Many years later, after a massive rejuvenation of the area, the Lazar family has rebuilt the hotel, expecting a grand opening . . . and hoping the past stays buried in the desert sands where they left it...action-adventure · adult · book · fiction · horror · literary-fiction · mystery · supernatural · suspense -
The Blood of Kanta by Marlena Frank
Mercy must unlearn her past if she hopes to find her future.After eluding hunters who wanted her dead, Mercy finds herself in a strange new place to call home. With the help of the bizarre Thomas Farrell and the mysterious Leyda, she discovers how different the world is from what her father taught. The violence of her past still haunts her, but the truth she uncovers rattles her core... -
The Sleepless by Victor Manibo
A mysterious pandemic causes a quarter of the world’s population to permanently lose the ability to sleep—without any apparent health implications. The outbreak creates a new class of people who are both feared and ostracized, and most of whom optimize their extra hours to earn more money. Jamie Vega, a New York journalist at C+P Media, is one of the Sleepless... -
The Dark Stirs by John P. Wallman
A night out turns deadly when Angelique Carlson crosses paths with a deluded maniac roaming the streets of Baltimore, but this is no ordinary killer. Helpless in the monster’s arms, an unlikely savior appears to her rescue: John Wilkins, an ordinary and unaspiring man... -
Ahhhhh, Monster!: Book One by Kitty Olsen
“Just… what do you think you’re doing?! You know if you leave-”“I won’t be allowed back in. Yup. I know that. I don’t care.” Izumi shrugged. “I’m out of here, Ryu. And you can’t change my mind.”“You’ll die out there!” Ryu gestured wildly out of the Fortress. “Zombies, ghouls, vampires, werewolves?! Not to mention all the humans out there that are just as bad. Izumi, get down from there... -
Seeds of Tarako by Jesse Teller
Disgraced, shamed, and titled a monster, Tarako is exiled from his nation for radical ideas of genocide. He finds himself fighting to regain the favor of his goddess through the lessons this new land has to teach him... -
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Fairy Blood by Olivia Loccisano
Fairy Blood is a chapbook of transformations and magical firsts. Seventeen body horror and fantasy poems explore a haunting metamorphosis. Each poem takes a woman who goes through some sort of bodily revolution and subverts what we know as the feminine. The book is filled with the macabre, fetishes, taboo, and flesh-tasting secrets... -
The Weight of Silver by E.M. Chapel
Viva Regum is drawn to the water. It flows through her blood, and feeling the pull, Viva plunges into the waters of her surging insecurities.Viva, a woman in her twenties who has attempted life in normalcy–college, friendships, romance–and failed unceremoniously, treads water in her childhood home, a necromancer’s cabin in the woods... -
Lovecraftiana: The Magazine of Eldritch Horror by Lee Clark Zumpe, Carlton Herzog, David a Riley, Dean Wirth
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Wolf Schooled: A Searchlight Paranormal Romance by Emily Carrington
Three werewolf couples face their demons -- and their futures – together at Searchlight Academy .Midnight Amaruq, a transgender Inupiat werewolf, is confident in his own body. Still, he runs up against challenges living and loving in a small town college... -
The Witches of Scotland: The Dream Dancers: Akashic Chronicles Book 3 by Steven P Aitchison
It’s one thing to read about witches and wizards, it’s another thing to discover you are one.David, Aunt Gen and Terence are in a race to find Jessica as they discover her life is in danger.Alicia is attacked whilst she astral projects and is furious until she discovers who has attacked her.The Glasgow Dream Dancers are in more danger than they know...adult · book · fiction · horror · magic · new-adult · paranormal · psychics · spirituality · supernatural -
Cold Case: Book 6 in The Jerry McNeal Series by Sherry A. Burton
After the discovery of a second victim in Port Hope who closely resembles his childhood friend, Jerry and Gunter find themselves traveling to Niagara Falls, NY. Jerry feels certain he is dealing with more than a random coincidence. A feeling that is soon backed up by a visit from the spirit of another of the man’s victims... -
Sire Wolf: A Monster Girl Harem Fantasy: Breed, Grow, and Protect by Troy Maverick
My recluse lifestyle hadn’t prepared me for my first day of college. I understood I was an outcast, an introverted gamer nerd with a system of avoiding anything that breathed. But that was because I had a pretty horrid past, one involving wolves ripping through my parents at the dinner table when I was four... -
Shadows of Chaos: Featuring Kable VonSable by M.J. Hutto
Hi, my name is Kable VonSable. I own a local shop and I'm a practicing Chaotian. That's a Chaos magic user for those that don't know. I live in City 7, Southeast, United States. My shop, Tea Leaves and Tomes, also sells potions and other things. If you're ever in town, you should stop by.And now I'm the defacto leader of a misfit mission to save my best friend from a tortuous afterlife... -
Sordid Sorcery by Guy Fortuna
A simple village life is all Tal has known, but he's long dreamed of an extraordinary life—a life of magic.A life forbidden by the Guild to outsiders.He awaits their answer. His chance to become a sorcerer. His chance to become a man. The letter may soon arrive, inviting him into a world of secrecy, temptations, and possibilities...