Top new horror books out this week: 1 Jan - 7 Jan 2023
Last updated:
January 7, 2023
This week featuring new releases by Simone St. James, Rachel Hawkins, R.S. Maxwell, Chelsea Ichaso, Karina Halle, Amelia Hutchins, Molly Doyle, J.D. Midnight, Molly Doyle, Nicole Fiorina, M.J. Marstens, Sedona Ashe and many more.
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Ghost 19 by Simone St. James
A woman moves to a town where she becomes obsessed with watching the lives of her neighbors while stuck in a house that refuses to let her leave in this first ever short story from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases. Is there something wrong with Ginette Cox? It’s what everyone seems to think...new-york-state · horror · mystery · fiction · audiobook · paranormal · historical-fiction · ghosts · historical · suspense -
![The Villa by Rachel Hawkins]()
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives... -
![Through a Darkening Glass: A Novel by R.S. Maxwell]()
Through a Darkening Glass: A Novel by R.S. Maxwell
A mesmerizing World War II mystery about a Londoner who flees the city to write a novel and finds a truth stranger than fiction.England, 1940. Literature student Ruth Gladstone evacuates Cambridge University for Martynsborough, a tiny English village with a shadowy history...20th-century · adult · amateur-sleuth · audiobook · book · fiction · ghosts · gothic · historical · historical-fiction -
![They're Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso]()
They're Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso
When a secret society has you in their sights, it can lead to power, privilege... or death.It's been two weeks since Polly St. James went missing. The police, the headmistress of Torrey-Wells Academy, and even her parents have ruled her a runaway. But not Maren, her best friend and roommate...romance · mystery · young-adult · contemporary · fiction · suspense · horror · murder · dark-academia · audiobook -
![City of Darkness by Karina Halle]()
City of Darkness by Karina Halle
Note from Author: This book's release date has changed and will be updated when possible. From the New York Times bestselling author of A Nordic King and Black Sunshine, comes CITY OF DARKNESS the third book in the Underworld Gods series, a high heat dark fantasy adult romance series...romance · fantasy · paranormal · myths · dark · urban-fantasy · magic · fiction · horror · female-mc -
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![Caution Tape by Molly Doyle, J.D. Midnight]()
Caution Tape by Molly Doyle, J.D. Midnight
Caution Tape is an erotic horror novel co-written by Bestselling Author Molly Doyle and J.D. Midnight, focusing on a game of cat and mouse that turns quickly into a bloody sex fest between two serial killers who meet by chance. This book contains extremely dark content. Reader discretion is advised.CORA It’s exhausting pretending to be normal. Go to therapy. Hold down a job. Smile...romance · dark · horror · steamy · crime · university · enemies-to-lovers · serial-killers · killer · murder -
![Bone Island: Book of Danvers by Nicole Fiorina]()
Bone Island: Book of Danvers by Nicole Fiorina
Publishing date...book · fiction · gothic · horror · loner-mc · myths · new-adult · paranormal · supernatural · young-adult -
![Stolen By The Wendigo by M.J. Marstens, Sedona Ashe]()
Stolen By The Wendigo by M.J. Marstens, Sedona Ashe
My only memory before him is a nightmare.Hands pin me down as I’m encircled by a group of men. Their faces are a blur, but I know their intent. Squeezing my eyes shut, I know what’s to come, but it never does because of him.My savior.My protector.My monster.***Humans are nothing but food until her... -
![Breakup from Hell by Ann Dávila Cardinal]()
Breakup from Hell by Ann Dávila Cardinal
Miguela Angeles is tired. Tired of her abuela keeping secrets, especially about her heritage. Tired of her small Vermont town and hanging out at the same places with the same friends she’s known forever. So when another boring Sunday trip to church turns into a run-in with Sam, a mysterious hottie in town on vacation, Mica seizes the opportunity to get closer to him...romance · fantasy · young-adult · paranormal · horror · contemporary · supernatural · urban-fantasy · fiction · audiobook -
![The Thing in the Snow by Sean Adams]()
The Thing in the Snow by Sean Adams
From the critically acclaimed author of The Heap, a thought-provoking and wryly funny novel—equal parts satire and psychological thriller—that holds a funhouse mirror to the isolated workplace and an age of endless distraction. At the far reaches of the world, the Northern Institute sits in a vast expanse of ice and snow...adult · audiobook · book · dystopia · fiction · horror · humor · literary-fiction · mystery · psychological -
![Summoner School 4: A Reverse Portal Fantasy by Eric Vall]()
Summoner School 4: A Reverse Portal Fantasy by Eric Vall
Andrew and his classmates at the Magia Schola are caught in a three way battle for control of the magical world with the insidious forces of shadow magic and the technomages who wield arcane powers of mechanical mayhem... -
![Taking Bella by Holly Bloom]()
Taking Bella by Holly Bloom
I’m taking her back, whether she likes it or not.She’s spent years creating a new identity and living a perfect life. Now I have to step out of the shadows and remind her who she really is.Bella is trying to run from her past, but she can’t hide from me…She’s been mine from the moment I laid eyes on her, and I won’t let her forget it again...dark · contemporary · steamy · alpha-mc · captivity · kidnapping · romantic-love · horror · anthologies · fiction -
![Apocalypse Redux, Book Two by Jakob H. Greif]()
Apocalypse Redux, Book Two by Jakob H. Greif
One man can’t save the world, but he can raise the army.Humanity might have died out once, but Isaac got a second chance at life, returning to the time when the [System] initialized. Grasping this chance with both hands, he worked tirelessly to bring his future knowledge to the masses, but even so, some disasters are inevitable...europe · scandinavia · fantasy · litrpg · time-travel · apocalyptic · urban-fantasy · super-powered · reincarnation · magic -
![Who Haunts You by Mark Wheaton]()
Who Haunts You by Mark Wheaton
High school senior Rebecca “Bex” Koeltl is just trying to make it to graduation. But when her fellow seniors begin dying in seemingly unrelated incidents, Bex uncovers disturbing connections between their deaths, including that the teens believed they were haunted by long-dead relatives their own family members swear never existed...horror · young-adult · paranormal · mystery · fiction · audiobook · ghosts · suspense · high-school · mental-illness -
![Masters of Reality - Book One by Aaron Crash]()
Masters of Reality - Book One by Aaron Crash
After ten years together, Jeremy “Jem” Creed and his wife, Crystal, are looking to give their marriage a fresh start on Paradeisos, a mysterious island off the coast of Oregon. What they find is stranger than they could have the locals are named after Greek gods, horned thugs lurk in back alleys, and the women are strangely friendly...virtual-reality · polyamory · mystery · gods · audiobook · supernatural · dark · male-mc · fantasy · fiction -
![Defiled by Draugr: A Monster MFM Menage Erotica by Zara Jordan]()
Defiled by Draugr: A Monster MFM Menage Erotica by Zara Jordan
I came to the barrow seeking my freedom. They gave me that and so much more...When I broke into the burial chambers of Askaheimr, I was trying to buy my freedom from the slimy magnate who wanted to claim me as his wife. But the moment I laid eyes on Gregnir and Talshar, undead heroes of yore, no man in the village would ever stand a chance with me again...monsters · reverse-harem · paranormal · romance · historical · fantasy · steamy · horror · fiction · polyamory -
![Chasm by M.M. Crumley]()
Chasm by M.M. Crumley
The line has been drawn... The sides chosen...The elite witches are seeking to cut Tetrarch Doc Holliday’s reign short as they make a play to seize power. As Doc races the clock to save the victims of Blackwater, the witch's personal prison, it becomes increasingly clear that war is inevitable. But if it's a war the elites want, then a war is exactly what Doc will give them.. -
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![Raise the Blood by Nenia Campbell]()
Raise the Blood by Nenia Campbell
Nadine never thought her older sister, Noelle, would get married so quickly, especially not to someone like Benjamin Cullraven. The family is mysterious, strange, and overly fond of hunting. When Noelle goes missing, Nadine fears the worst. Especially when Benjamin's brother, Cal, takes a sinister interest in her.. -
![Red by Calvin Demmer]()
Red by Calvin Demmer
Inside, the red raged. Its true intentions had united with near-surface primal instincts. It wanted to hunt, kill, and devour...A short story... -
![The Tidings of Misfits by Jordan Dugdale]()
The Tidings of Misfits by Jordan Dugdale
A voice calls to them from Volendam.Five misfits are forced together by fate.A vampire marked by a shadow woman possessing his blood.A thief with a price on her head for attempts to assassinate the sultan of Shoma.A man who lost his name.And two lizardfolk. One seeks the knowledge of immortality. The other seeks a life that is their own...fantasy · lgbtq · dark · dark-fantasy · dragons · magical-realism · vampires · horror · epic · sword-sorcery -
![Reining in the Herd: A Young Hucow BDSM Tale 5 by Luna Long]()
Reining in the Herd: A Young Hucow BDSM Tale 5 by Luna Long
With a huge investor presentation on the horizon, things are full speed ahead at the farm. New girls mean new training, and Abby has just been appointed the new mama cow. To prove her worth, she’s desperate to figure out how to rein in the herd and have everything running smoothly at the farm.Reining in the Herd – is Book #5 in the Young Hucow BDSM series. Contains themes of milking and bondage... -
![Alien Mobsters Turned Me Into A Bimbo And I Laid Their Eggs by Blair Ajax]()
Alien Mobsters Turned Me Into A Bimbo And I Laid Their Eggs by Blair Ajax
I’m Officer Zosia Ormin of the Sol System Intelligence Agency.Now that humanity has had two decades of cooperation with the Elaeonorians—huge blue aliens with four arms—we’ve begun expanding out into the galaxy. Unfortunately, that only means criminals have more places to hide, and so it’s my job to track them down and help bring them to justice... -
![The Talismans of Teregrin by Katy Metzger]()
The Talismans of Teregrin by Katy Metzger
Together they must piece together their past and fight for their future.AN URBAN FANTASY ACTION ADVENTUREGemma and Oliver are twins, but that’s about all they can remember.Bound by handcuffs.The twins wake in a strange laboratory and through a daring escape, find themselves in the forest on an isolated island.No memories except for each other... -
![The Writer and the Librarian by R.L. Geer-Robbins]()
The Writer and the Librarian by R.L. Geer-Robbins
Three things I was sure of:First, I was not a Hero.Second, magic still existed.And third, I was willing to walk through the Gates of Hell for my friends.For years, Chloe has hidden from the shadows of her past, trying to escape its haunting. That is all about to change when she discovers a note taped to her front door inviting her to join The Raven Society... -
![A Crown Forged By Victory's Consequence by Marlayna James, Aaryanna Abbott]()
A Crown Forged By Victory's Consequence by Marlayna James, Aaryanna Abbott
Three hundred years ago, the sacred tablet granted by their god, Jezabet, turned black, and eight kingdoms broke free, plummeting into the bottomless sea. There was no warning, and no one knows why.Now, a strange illness plagues Aldersward. Crowned Prince Aedyn’s sisters, Achelle and Annora, his father, and countrymen are desperate and grief-stricken... -
![The Woodkin by Alexander James]()
The Woodkin by Alexander James
On the trail, anything can happen.After secrets and betrayal shatter his marriage, Josh Mallory seeks solace on the Pacific Crest Trail, in the mountains of Washington. On the trail, he’s just another hiker. On the trail, he can outrun the memories. But this backpacking trip swiftly turns grisly when he comes across the body of another hiker who seems to have fallen to his death... -
![Escape From Manhattan by Kate Seger]()
Escape From Manhattan by Kate Seger
A junkie. A senator. A half-feral tween. Brought together by chance, the unlikely trio shares a common goal: Survive.But as they traverse the zombie-infested hellscape, each haunted by their own demons, they must battle more than the undead if they hope to survive... -
![The Dancing Tree by J.A. Skald]()
The Dancing Tree by J.A. Skald
Look – It wasn’t supposed to go like this, alright? Humans were trouble. Life as a monster hunter had beaten that lesson into Sebastian often enough. But just because people said Relicts were heartless monsters, it didn’t actually make him one. Would’ve saved him a whole heap of trouble if it did. Not like Sebastian ever asked to become a Relict...mlm · lgbtq · fantasy · urban-fantasy · horror · mythical-creatures · myths · romance · action-adventure · dark
