Top new horror books out this week: 11 Dec - 17 Dec 2022
Last updated:
December 17, 2022
This week featuring new releases by K.L. Murphy, Mercedes Lackey, Lola Glass, Rory Miles, Harper Frey, Layla Fae, Monty Jay, K.J. Parker, Harleigh Beck, Autumn Thorne, A.G. Mock and many more.
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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 -
![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... -
![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 -
![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 -
![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... -
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![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 -
![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 -
![The Devil's Sacrifice by Autumn Thorne]()
The Devil's Sacrifice by Autumn Thorne
Sage’s whole life has been meant for one thing, to be the virgin sacrifice given to the Devil to keep her coven in power. It’s a position of honour that only the lucky get chosen for-“Wait, hold up, this is not a position of honour. Only the unlucky get chosen to do this. And, ding ding ding, now it’s my bloody turn, I’m going to tell my story my way...paranormal · demons · steamy · insta-love · witches-wizards · fiction · horror · supernatural · book · adult -
![Disciple: Book Two of the New Apocrypha by A.G. Mock]()
Disciple: Book Two of the New Apocrypha by A.G. Mock
A boy prophet who can raise the dead. Followers who would kill for his favor. And a sibling on the run for more than her life...It was a moment to spawn a thousand nightmares.But fourteen-year-old Diane Cockerton still can't remember that day in the Little Woods. Her father prevented 'something unimaginable' from happening to her is all she's ever been told... -
![Bleak Midwinter: The Darkest Night by R.A. Busby, Amelia Mangan, Trevor James Zaple, Robyn Dabney]()
Bleak Midwinter: The Darkest Night by R.A. Busby, Amelia Mangan, Trevor James Zaple, Robyn Dabney
The first part of a special double-feature anthology from Quill & Crow Publishing House, Bleak Midwinter: The Darkest Night is a winter horror anthology that encompasses the eerie stillness that can only be found in the dead of winter... -
![Salvation Spring by T.C. Parker]()
Salvation Spring by T.C. Parker
She doesn’t know where she’s been, these last few years, or how she came by the scars that mark her body. She can barely remember who she is, a lot of the time.But Sasha knows Salvation Spring, the tiny nowhere town out in the middle of the desert that calls to her in dreams and haunts her waking life.Getting there is hard...horror · lgbtq · western · death · apocalyptic · cosmic-horror · wlw · female-mc · female-author · dark -
![The Bleeding Stone by Joseph John Lee]()
The Bleeding Stone by Joseph John Lee
The island nation of Ferranda is the jewel of the Acrarian Kingdom, and its Founder, Aritz a Mata, is revered as a god amongst men...fantasy · historical-fiction · high-fantasy · fiction · audiobook · colonization · horror · western · military · epic -
![Bound To The Dark by Alexa Michaels]()
Bound To The Dark by Alexa Michaels
A desperate sister. A ravenous monster. A deal that could consume them both.As a psychic, my intuition lead me into the dark, where I met a monster. In the supernatural underworld, this being is considered unnatural—the result of magic gone wrong. He’s unhinged and vicious, delighting in carnage, thriving in the absence of light, and his existence is sustained by flesh and blood... -
![This Hallowed Accord by Raven Jean]()
This Hallowed Accord by Raven Jean
A silent war between worlds…For millennia, the three planes of existence have been at war with one another. The Celestials wish to rule the mortal plane to create a utopian society, while the Noctis wish to rule for far more sinister purposes. The mortals are caught in the middle, and just wish to be left alone... -
![Ghostly Bones by Calia Wilde]()
Ghostly Bones by Calia Wilde
"Love doesn't have a ghost of a chance in the afterlife."Lost behind enemy lines, a Ukrainian pilot must rely on his adaptability. But this scenario isn't like anything he's used to because in the afterlife, an enemy may be an ally, spirits from the past may be a lover, and things that go bump in the night can kill you... again.She gave her life training new recruits...romance · paranormal · angels · fiction · demons · witches-wizards · horror · ghosts · supernatural · book
