Top new horror books out this week: 9 Oct - 15 Oct 2022
Last updated:
October 15, 2022
This week featuring new releases by Luanne G. Smith, Katy Brent, C.J. Cooke, Taran Hunt, Robin Roe, Jessica Gadziala, Akemi Dawn Bowman, Heather Graham, Opal Reyne, Kathryn Ann Kingsley and many more.
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The Raven Song by Luanne G. Smith
Fleeing Victorian London, a witch finds her newfound independence comes with all-new perils—both mortal and immortal.Forever untangling the branches of her strange family tree, Edwina Blackwood is at a turning point. Her parents’ disappearances still strike her as unaccountably odd. Her sister’s questionable life and untimely death have left her shaken...romance · fantasy · magic · mystery · paranormal · witches-wizards · fiction · historical-fiction · audiobook · supernatural -
![How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent]()
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent
Meet Kitty Collins.FRIEND. LOVER. KILLER.Have you ever walked home at night, keys in hand, ready to throw a punch in self-defence? That’s how it all started. The killing spree, I mean.I sort of tripped into this role… Literally. The first one was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn’t leave me alone. I pushed him, he stumbled, and fell onto his own broken wine bottle. Oops... -
![The Ghost Woods by C.J. Cooke]()
The Ghost Woods by C.J. Cooke
Look out for C.J. Cooke's atmospheric new novel . . . In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore—old stories of ghosts, of witches, of a child who was not quite a child. Now the woods are creeping closer, and something has been unleashed. Pearl Gorham arrives in 1965, one of a string of young women sent to Lichen Hall to give birth...horror · gothic · historical-fiction · fantasy · fiction · mystery · paranormal · historical · audiobook · spooky -
![The Immortality Thief by Taran Hunt]()
The Immortality Thief by Taran Hunt
The Immortality Thief is a ridiculously fun, fast paced, seat-of-your-pants read full of treasure hunts, traps, deadly enemies, betrayal, secrets, mysterious aliens, adventure and action as the story races to the find the secret to immortality.Far off the edge of human existence, beside a dying star lies a nameless ship abandoned and hidden, lost for a millennium... -
![Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe]()
Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe
Praise for Dark Room Etiquette: • “I burned through the pages of Dark Room Etiquette—riveted, transfixed, and deeply moved by Sayers’ journey and Roe’s stunning prose. This book is important and necessary and filled with love and hope. I ached when I finished. The best sort of ache. The kind that haunts you. Dear readers everywhere: read this now... -
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![The Professor by Jessica Gadziala]()
The Professor by Jessica Gadziala
Apparently, the “old gods” were “waking up.”Desperate to figure out what that means, Bael is sent to one of the world’s leading experts on those old gods. A woman who is as beautiful as she is knowledgable. Not that those things matter to Bael, a demon who despises everything to do with humans...adult · angels · biker · book · demons · fiction · horror · paranormal · shapeshifters · supernatural -
![Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman]()
Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman
In this middle grade contemporary fantasy by critically acclaimed author Akemi Dawn Bowman, a twelve-year-old biracial Japanese American girl grieves the loss of her beloved grandma and attempts to contact her beyond the grave.Eliot is grieving Babung, her paternal grandmother who just passed away, and she feels like she's the only one...middle-grade · fantasy · lgbtq · wlw · ghosts · contemporary · paranormal · mental-illness · young-adult · grief -
![Voice of Fear by Heather Graham]()
Voice of Fear by Heather Graham
A killer is looking to silence them, once and for all.FBI agent Jordan Wallace is close to cracking the human trafficking case she’s been working, when she does the one thing she should never do: let her guard down. The botched undercover mission is semi-salvaged by the last-minute appearance of criminal psychologist Patrick Law, but Jordan can’t imagine making a worse first impression...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · contemporary · crime · dark · drama · fiction · ghosts -
![A Soul to Heal by Opal Reyne]()
A Soul to Heal by Opal Reyne
All Delora ever wanted was to disappear.Thrown into the Veil for a crime she committed, Delora was discarded by the world. Although afraid of her oncoming demise, she accepts it as it would be a worldly escape from her problems. She didn’t expect that she would wake up from her deadly fall, nor that the person who saved her would be a Duskwalker... -
![The Forgotten Phantom by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Forgotten Phantom by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Keep your hand at the level of your eyes...Christine is certain that the Institute is trying to get rid of her. Why else would they send her to investigate a hundred-year-old cold case about some illusive “Phantom” lurking in the depths of a crumbling old Opera House?Turns out, she’s probably right. But as unlikely as it seems, there might be something to it...adult · age-gap · book · contemporary · dark · drama · fiction · ghosts · gothic · historical-fiction -
![Ghostwritten by Ronald Malfi]()
Ghostwritten by Ronald Malfi
Four brand-new horror novellas from “a modern-day Algernon Blackwood” all about books, stories, manuscripts – the written word has never had sharper teeth…From the bestselling author of Come with Me, four standalone horror novellas set in a shared universe! In The Skin of Her Teeth, a cursed novel drives people to their deaths. A delivery job turns deadly in The Dark Brothers’ Last Ride...horror · fiction · paranormal · anthologies · audiobook · supernatural · mystery · suspense · ghosts · psychological -
![Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes]()
Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes
A treacherous bride.A heartbroken groom.Is their marriage over before it’s begun?Her deceit discovered, Faraine finds herself trapped in the Shadow Realm at the mercy of her new husband. She’s surrounded by enemies, far from any allies, and her best bet for survival is to convince Vor to send her home.But to do so means to give up on the alliance. Which would spell disaster for her people...action-adventure · arranged-marriage · book · dark · enemies-to-lovers · fae · fiction · historical · horror · magic -
![The Hollow Kind by Andy Davidson]()
The Hollow Kind by Andy Davidson
Andy Davidson's epic horror novel about the spectacular decline of the Redfern family, haunted by an ancient evil.Nellie Gardner is looking for a way out of an abusive marriage when she learns that her long-lost grandfather, August Redfern, has willed her his turpentine estate. She throws everything she can think of in a bag and flees to Georgia with her eleven-year-old son, Max, in tow... -
![Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot]()
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
Sixteen-year-old Charlie Frith has problems. His crush is dating someone else, his sisters have glitter-bombed his prosthesis (again), and he's a seer-of-spirits in York, the most haunted city in England, and all his friends are ghosts.To make matters worse, it seems that famous spirits are mysteriously vanishing from York's haunted streets and alleys...romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · horror · paranormal · mystery · supernatural · contemporary · fiction -
![Jack 2 and Other Stories: Halloween Monster Erotica Box Set by Layla Fae]()
Jack 2 and Other Stories: Halloween Monster Erotica Box Set by Layla Fae
It’s Halloween and Jack is back to claim what’s his.Ava hasn’t seen her ex for a year. She trembles at the very thought of him as she saw him last: a monster, his powerful body sleek with sweat, his head a flaming jack-o’-lantern. Even though she ran away as soon as he revealed his true form, the image is burned into her mind... -
![Find the Jinn by Maz Maddox]()
Find the Jinn by Maz Maddox
Wilde Contract Killing and Fish Training, how can I help you? Murder contract? Piece of cake.Find a jinn? No problem.New necromancy powers while being followed by an unwanted vampire bodyguard?Not so much.Trained to handle even the most fierce undead, Dallas Wilde took out a powerful necromancer without breaking a sweat...romance · fantasy · vampires · urban-fantasy · mlm · paranormal · lgbtq · mystery · supernatural · demons -
![HOLLOW by Celina Myers]()
HOLLOW by Celina Myers
Mia feels stuck. The only talents she has ever had - the ability to see ghosts - dried up when she was a child. She knows there must be something more for her out there, but what? Then one day a tragic series of events kills her and she soon discovers she has been turned into a vampire. She must choose between two vampire families - and two unexpected loves...horror · vampires · paranormal · romantic-love · fantasy · ghosts · fiction · supernatural · monsters · book -
![Waiting for Ted by Marieke Bigg]()
Waiting for Ted by Marieke Bigg
“After all these years, I was surprised to find that we were still in the process of trying to assemble two fully self-sustaining parts into one.”Waiting for Ted charts the destruction of Rosalind and Ted’s relationship at the hands of an expensive chaise longue. Rosie comes from a wealthy, upperclass background... -
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![Love Notes by Gracie Graham]()
Love Notes by Gracie Graham
Spending time with my nemesis never felt so good.Carson Brooks has been my enemy since the day he moved to Lakeview and tried to drown me in a rogue wave.Not only are we enemies, but we’re not quiet about it either. We’re polar opposites. Where I’m a perfectionist and methodical in all things, he is carefree and the life of the party...romance · young-adult · contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · forced-proximity · new-adult · horror · holidays · fiction · family -
![Legacy Witches by Cass Kay]()
Legacy Witches by Cass Kay
Coming from a long line of murderous witches hasn’t exactly been sunshine and rainbows for Vianna Roots. When she inherits the family’s haunted house after her mother dies, she decides flipping the rundown dump is her smartest move—but the ghosts that haunt her have a different plan...horror · fantasy · witches-wizards · paranormal · fiction · urban-fantasy · lgbtq · dark · magic · ghosts -
![Familiar Winter Magic: A Bonds of Magic Novella by Jeffe Kennedy]()
Familiar Winter Magic: A Bonds of Magic Novella by Jeffe Kennedy
It’s holiday time at Convocation Academy, but best friends Han and Iliana are finding it hard to celebrate. As a familiar, Iliana is facing her assignment to a life of servitude to a wizard, very soon. And Han… despite being tested by the oracle daily, he is still uncategorized...romance · fantasy · sword-sorcery · fiction · action-adventure · witches-wizards · epic · dark · horror · paranormal -
![Of Fate & Fury by Maddie Jensen, Lina C. Amarego, Cassidy Clarke, Kayla Whittle]()
Of Fate & Fury by Maddie Jensen, Lina C. Amarego, Cassidy Clarke, Kayla Whittle
In a beginning, somewhere between everywhere and nowhere, a family lived. A family of seven children, born to the bloodline of the Fury of Death, a horseman of the gods, and a human mother...fantasy · anthologies · myths · supernatural · psychological · psychics · paranormal · fiction · lgbtq · horror -
![Married by Starfall by Meg Cowley]()
Married by Starfall by Meg Cowley
She will wed a fae sorcerer to save her mother's life. He will kill her on Starfall night to save himself.Venya’s mother is dying—and Venya’s only remaining option is to bargain with a feared fae sorcerer, Kassimir the Dark, for a cure. She is desperate enough to do anything—or so she thinks, until Kassimir asks an impossible price.Kass is no ordinary fae sorcerer...adult · arranged-marriage · book · dark · enemies-to-lovers · fae · family · fiction · forced-proximity · horror -
![When the Night Bells Ring by Jo Kaplan]()
When the Night Bells Ring by Jo Kaplan
Don't awaken what sleeps in the dark.In a future ravaged by fire and drought, two climate refugees ride their motorcycles across the wasteland of the western US, and stumble upon an old silver mine... -
![Heart of a Killer by Ayden Perry]()
Heart of a Killer by Ayden Perry
Coming soon..romance · dark · friends-to-lovers · contemporary · stalking · wlw · enemies-to-lovers · second-chances · lgbtq · splatterpunk -
![The Confessions of Matthew Strong by Ousmane K. Power-Greene]()
The Confessions of Matthew Strong by Ousmane K. Power-Greene
A wildly original, incendiary story about race, redemption, the dangerous imbalances that continue to destabilize society, and speaking out for what’s right...fiction · horror · mystery · historical-fiction · womens-fiction · poc-author · cults · politics · crime · audiobook -
![Crime Scene by Cynthia Pelayo]()
Crime Scene by Cynthia Pelayo
Cynthia Pelayo sings a song for the least of us, the victim we want to forget as soon as possible, the one who disappeared before ever really appearing. With a fairy tale gaze and a heart bigger than the world, her siren song insinuates itself past our defenses, past the hardened calluses and apathy we’ve erected to protect ourselves from the everyday horror of another missing girl... -
![Hex Appeal by Kate Johnson]()
Hex Appeal by Kate Johnson
It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus…Essie Winterscale lives in a huge and ever-changing house in the village of Good Winter, in deepest, darkest Essex. She lives with various witches of various ages, one of whom is still a bit salty about having been burned at the stake in 1635, one who keeps accidentally casting fertility spells, and one who knits things that create the future...audiobook · book · contemporary · female-author · fiction · holidays · horror · humor · lgbtq · magic -
![The King is Dead, Long Live the King: A Short Story by Alexandra Rowland]()
The King is Dead, Long Live the King: A Short Story by Alexandra Rowland
"It's only just turning towards autumn and we've already had eighteen kings so far this year."A gritty fantasy short story about the high cost of politics... -
![The Cabin by B. Ripley]()
The Cabin by B. Ripley
An MM Zombie Apocalypse RomanceRunning for my life from a zombie horde is one thing but doing it with Jesse Winters at my side is a different beast.I have wanted him since the first moment he walked into the club I work at but I’ve never let him know...romance · mlm · zombies · dystopia · contemporary · death · dark · post-apocalyptic · lgbtq · action-adventure -
![Hearts Lost by Gillian St. Kevern]()
Hearts Lost by Gillian St. Kevern
Some rules were never meant to be broken.Returning to the lunatic asylum would kill Ira Bird. Desperate to preserve his freedom, he follows the rules to the letter to prove himself a useful (and sane) member of society. But his new employer, eccentric and arrogant Professor Urquart, has little regard for convention—and no regard for Ira’s resolve... -
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![A House Unsettled by Trynne Delaney]()
A House Unsettled by Trynne Delaney
“Who built this house? Whose money? Whose blood?” Ghosts aren’t the only thing that can haunt a house. Trynne Delaney’s debut novel explores the insidious legacies of violence and oppression—and how Black, queer love and resistance can disrupt them...horror · young-adult · lgbtq · fantasy · fiction · ghosts · supernatural · gothic · paranormal · middle-grade -
![Fractured Prophecy by Autumn Thorne]()
Fractured Prophecy by Autumn Thorne
Victim. Survivor. Monster.My past, present and future. I’ve tried running from all three at some point, but can you ever really run from fate, especially when the ones around you seem intent on dragging you back.More secrets keep unraveling and I’m barely hanging on by a thread. The dark voices get louder every day and I’m starting to not remember why I shouldn’t listen to them...romance · vampires · shapeshifters · paranormal · magic · fantasy · demons · reverse-harem · fated-mates · horror -
![The Children of Chaos: Book Two of The Cruel Gods by Trudie Skies]()
The Children of Chaos: Book Two of The Cruel Gods by Trudie Skies
When the saints call, the sinners answer.Chaos stalks the steam-powered city of Chime and threatens the existence of the gods and their domains. Kayl swore to protect Chime's mortals from their gods' cruel whims, but when she agrees to represent the mortals of a god long thought dead, Kayl is thrust into a political role that goes against everything she's ever stood for...fantasy · steampunk · industrial-era · gaslamp · dark · dark-fantasy · high-fantasy · female-author · lgbtq · historical-fiction -
![Magic & Home by Alexa Piper]()
Magic & Home by Alexa Piper
Over the past two years, Rory has learned that other people aren’t the best of company, that the guilt of causing the Apocalypse is a heavy burden, and that monsters only see him as a meal. Until Rory met Inkiri, who sees Rory as his mate...romance · mlm · paranormal · fantasy · dystopia · monsters · humor · action-adventure · fiction · horror -
![The Book of Demons by Kevin Moore]()
The Book of Demons by Kevin Moore
Ghost-touched teen Jack Kelly returns in this polished urban fantasy/horror sequel to Moore’s The Book of Souls. At times an intriguing mystery, at others a chilling thriller, The Book of Demons offers a sensational stroll through the hustle and bustle of an inventively paranormal version of 80s New York City... -
![The Piano Tuner's Song by Karenza Grant]()
The Piano Tuner's Song by Karenza Grant
Music will destroy his soul. One woman can save him...Violette Romèu’s sense of self is slipping away. Having lost control of her ability to see sound as colour in the cacophony of Paris, the freelance designer retreats to her childhood home in the French Pyrenees... -
![The Dark Between The Trees by Fiona Barnett]()
The Dark Between The Trees by Fiona Barnett
An unforgettable, surrealist gothic folk-thriller with commercial crossover appeal from a brilliant new voice. 1643: A small group of Parliamentarian soldiers are ambushed in an isolated part of Northern England. Their only hope for survival is to flee into the nearby Moresby Wood... unwise though that may seem... -
![Black Forest Bound by Lorelei Gray]()
Black Forest Bound by Lorelei Gray
A dark fantasy debut perfect for fans of House of Salt and Sorrow, The Hazel Wood, and L.J. Smith's The Forbidden Game trilogy.It was supposed to be a fun school trip to Germany's infamous Black Forest, but the castle they're staying in doesn't match the brochure-it's old, creepy, and every room holds a different Grimm fairy tale bent on their destruction...fantasy · horror · dark · dark-fantasy · urban-fantasy · young-adult · myths · retellings · fiction · book -
![An Unprecedented Prospect Vol.2: Hounded In Another World by Rise!, Sebastian Guzman]()
An Unprecedented Prospect Vol.2: Hounded In Another World by Rise!, Sebastian Guzman
More Spirits! More Skills! More Foes! More Battles! The Fringe Wilds Are Howling!Having recovered from their previous adventure, Blair Blackenskiff and his allies set off, excited to meet the Major Spirit, Merceid once more and finally recruit her.They need to travel, train, and tame as they cross the perilous Fringe Wilds once more... -
![The Changeling with the Silver Hair by Anna Lynn Hammar]()
The Changeling with the Silver Hair by Anna Lynn Hammar
Life for Princess Aoife Quinn had not been easy since the humans had attacked Changeling Court five years before. Branded with a magical seal, Aoife was stripped of her magic and married off to someone she didn’t know or like. During her wedding, however, humans once again attacked leading to Aoife being rescued by the dark haired King of the Elven Court...fantasy · fiction · sword-sorcery · romance · horror · dark · mythical-creatures · high-fantasy · paranormal · book
