Top new horror books out this week: 15 Jan - 21 Jan 2023
Last updated:
January 21, 2023
This week featuring new releases by C.J. Tudor, Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston, Bret Easton Ellis, Donna Augustine, Laurel Chase, Kate Alice Marshall, John Durgin, A.R. Breck, Ronnie Turner, Ruby Knoxx and many more.
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The Drift by C.J. Tudor
Three ordinary people risk everything for a chance at redemption in this audacious, utterly gripping novel of catastrophe and survival at the end of the world, from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man Hannah awakens to carnage, all mangled metal and shattered glass...action-adventure · adult · apocalyptic · audiobook · book · contemporary · crime · dark · dystopia · epidemy -
![The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston]()
The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston
Agent Pendergast faces his latest challenge in this next installment of the #1 NYT bestselling series by acclaimed authors Preston and Child, the second in the Leng Trilogy.Following the events of Bloodless, FBI Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast and Constance Greene return. Against all odds, Constance has found a way back to the place of her origins, New York City in the late 1800s...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · contemporary · crime · fiction · historical-fiction · horror · law-enforcement -
![The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis]()
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
A sensational new novel from the best-selling author of Less Than Zero and Imperial Bedrooms that tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city...21st-century · adult · audiobook · book · classics · coming-of-age · contemporary · crime · dark · dark-academia -
![Burning Bridges in Nowhere by Donna Augustine]()
Burning Bridges in Nowhere by Donna Augustine
I lost my family, career and everything I knew when I came to Nowhere, but I’m rebuilding a life for myself in this strange new reality.I’m working as a tinker for my mysterious boss Kaden when my past drives a wedge between us, and I’m once again left with nothing. Things are already spiraling out of control when my darkest secret comes to light, and the people of Nowhere turn on me as well...adult · book · coming-of-age · dark · fiction · horror · paranormal · slow-burn · urban-fantasy · fantasy -
![Haret Chronicles Vampire: Trial of the Thunder Moon: A Fantasy Romance by Laurel Chase]()
Haret Chronicles Vampire: Trial of the Thunder Moon: A Fantasy Romance by Laurel Chase
This is the fourth and FINAL book in the Haret Chronicles: Vampire series: official blurb coming... -
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![What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall]()
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
They were eleven when they sent a killer to prison . . .They were heroes . . . but they were liars.Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two years ago, she and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia, spent the summer roaming the woods, imagining a world of ceremony and wonder. They called it the Goddess Game. The summer ended suddenly when Naomi was attacked...audiobook · book · contemporary · crime · dark · female-author · female-mc · fiction · friendship · horror -
![Inside The Devil's Nest by John Durgin]()
Inside The Devil's Nest by John Durgin
Real estate agent Anthony Graham has his family on the run after witnessing a murder at the hands of the powerful Costello crime family. They’re forced to hide at one of Anthony’s properties: a deserted campground with a sinister past.No one is safe from the men that hunt them or the terrors that await them inside The Devil’s Nest...horror · paranormal · supernatural · fiction · audiobook · cults · fundamentalism · killer · hauntings · fantasy -
![Madness & Mayhem by A.R. Breck]()
Madness & Mayhem by A.R. Breck
Secrets never stay buried forever…I thought I knew the man behind the mask.I couldn’t have been more wrong.As the bodies dropped around me, all that was left was the two of us, with a bloody knife clutched in my grip.Everywhere I looked, death surrounded me.My masked man was finally revealed, and as I watched the monster in his eyes, I realized he wasn’t the only one with a soul full of darkness...romance · dark · suspense · contemporary · serial-killers · stalking · steamy · horror · fiction · book -
![So Pretty by Ronnie Turner]()
So Pretty by Ronnie Turner
The arrival of a young man in a small town sparks, hoping to leave his past behind him, but everything changes when he takes a job in a peculiar old shop, and meets a lonely single mother... A hypnotic gothic thriller and a mesmerising study of identity and obsession.When Teddy Colne arrives in the small town of Rye, he believes he will be able to settle down and leave his past behind him... -
![Arranged Wolf Bride by Ruby Knoxx]()
Arranged Wolf Bride by Ruby Knoxx
I’m the arranged bride of the enemy. It’s my punishment for being an outcast.Our packs are at the brink of war. They solve it “the old way”: through an arranged marriage.I’m supposed to live with the enemy, to warm his bed.To do the things that mates do, not enemies.I’m a human born to shifter parents. I’ve never shifted.I’ve been ridiculed for it my whole life, was the lowliest of the town...shapeshifters · paranormal · contemporary · steamy · small-town · enemies-to-lovers · alpha-mc · fantasy · romance · fiction -
![The Curse by Jerri Hines]()
The Curse by Jerri Hines
Continue the Chronicles of the Ordained Saga with The Curse!The Secundus time has come! The second moon now reigns in the sky. With its appearance, the demon lord, Asmeodai, has been freed from his prison. Chaos spreads across the land that once was the ancient Jornado Empire.For the first time in seven hundred years, Flandigana heirs face a formidable challenge... -
![The Enchanted Bridge by Zetta Elliott]()
The Enchanted Bridge by Zetta Elliott
Getting three baby dragons back home was just the beginning. Now Jaxon is on a mission to help all magical creatures from Dragons in a Bag ! But things in the magical realm are more complicated than they seem in the fourth book in the critically acclaimed series.With their new special abilities, Jaxon and his friends are not the ordinary kids they used to be...fantasy · middle-grade · children-books · magic · poc-mc · urban-fantasy · children · witches-wizards · war · time-travel -
![Darkest Heart by Rebecca L. Garcia]()
Darkest Heart by Rebecca L. Garcia
Check out the epic conclusion to the dark vampire trilogy, Shadow Kissed...adult · book · dark · fiction · horror · new-adult · paranormal · urban-fantasy · vampires · fantasy -
![Demonic by Jeff Strand]()
Demonic by Jeff Strand
From the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of PRESSURE and AUTUMN BLEEDS INTO WINTER, comes a new novel of unrelenting terror.Corey is falling in love with his co-worker Quinn. This is a problem. Not only because Quinn is married, but because her husband is a serial killer known as the Toledo Trasher, who has been forcing her to participate in his savage crimes...horror · humor · fiction · demons · paranormal · cults · action-adventure · dark · supernatural · spirituality -
![Mistress B-0042: Garden of the Gods by Alaska Angelini, A.A. Dark]()
Mistress B-0042: Garden of the Gods by Alaska Angelini, A.A. Dark
Vol. 2, book 1(All books in the Garden of the Gods series are standalones and can be read in any order. These are a "day in the life of" and are novella length, DARK reads that are great between other books or series you're already reading. Think of it as a DARK quick fix. Happy Reading!- A. A. Dark)With the death of Whitlock, a new home for horror is born.. -
![How To Cook and Eat the Rich by Sunyi Dean]()
How To Cook and Eat the Rich by Sunyi Dean
A man is offered the opportunity to partake in an exclusive, subscription-based eating club for those who wish to dine on human flesh. But he may have bitten off a little more than he can chew...horror · dystopia · fantasy · fiction · sci-fi · humor · gothic · life-death · post-apocalyptic · book -
![Cold People by Tom Rob Smith]()
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
From the brilliant, bestselling author of Child 44 comes a suspenseful and fast-paced novel about an Antarctic colony of global apocalypse survivors seeking to reinvent civilization under the most extreme conditions imaginable.The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own...adult · aliens · apocalyptic · book · dark · drama · dystopia · fiction · first-contact · genetic-engineering -
![Primal Awakening: A Prime Shifter Academy Romance by Melody Rose]()
Primal Awakening: A Prime Shifter Academy Romance by Melody Rose
Abandoned by my father. Overly protected by my mother. And entirely unaware of what waited for me on the grounds of Prime Academy…All my life, I thought I was different, but when a mysterious invitation comes in the mail, it’s not just another college acceptance letter.Now, I find myself lost in a world of shifters and magical folk, thrust into the center of a great war… and a dangerous prophecy...romance · reverse-harem · shapeshifters · paranormal · fantasy · magic · young-adult · witches-wizards · dark · horror -
![I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane]()
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane
In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and sometimes, third, fourth, and fifth) shadow as a reminder of their crime—and a warning to those they encounter... -
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![Briardark by S.A. Harian]()
Briardark by S.A. Harian
Survival and cosmic horror collide in this new series, perfect for fans of LOST and House of Leaves.For Dr. Siena Dupont and her ambitious team, the Alpenglow glacier expedition is a career-defining opportunity. But thirty miles into the desolate Deadswitch Wilderness, they discover a missing hiker dangling from a tree, and their satellite phone fails to call out...adult · audiobook · book · contemporary · fiction · horror · mystery · paranormal · supernatural · suspense -
![Tethered in Torment by Sullyn Shaw]()
Tethered in Torment by Sullyn Shaw
People often fantasize about being swept up into a magical world where they were thrown into mythical wars and epic love triangles. My sister and I used to be just like them, until it happened. The wondrous start our family presented was a façade, intending to hide their ulterior motives and the darkness that lurked around every corner, stalking us like prized hogs...romance · fantasy · mlm · paranormal · dark · reverse-harem · wlw · royalty · fated-mates · multi-pov -
![The Games We Play by Robert W. Easton, Ellen A. Easton, Lavender Todd]()
The Games We Play by Robert W. Easton, Ellen A. Easton, Lavender Todd
The worlds of roleplaying and fiction writing continuously cross over. Who hasn't wondered if their campaign wouldn't make a good story?Many works of fiction began from gameplay. The Games We Play is a collection of short stories, inspired by tabletop roleplaying games, be those characters, settings, or plots... -
![Extended Stay by Juan Martinez]()
Extended Stay by Juan Martinez
In a rundown neighborhood in the heart of Las Vegas, the Alicia hotel awakens and beckons to the most vulnerable—those with something to hide. After his parents are killed in a horrific roadside execution, Alvaro flees his home in Colombia and finds work as a line cook at the seedy hotel...adult · book · fiction · haunted-places · hispanic · horror · latinx-mc · literary-fiction · mystery · poc-mc -
![The Witch People: The Legend of the Mosses by Sandra Hila]()
The Witch People: The Legend of the Mosses by Sandra Hila
The year is 1397 and Linnea just lost everything. Exactly everything! The accusations of witchcraft force her to flee into the woods even though nothing scares her more than the forest. She has heard about everything that exists there. Sirens, ghosts and the Moss family — the most feared witch family of them all. The Mosses — the ones who trick people into their dark abodes...book · dark · enemies-to-lovers · female-mc · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · horror · magic · paranormal -
![Enslaved Teacher - The Harem of Fertile Hucows 3: Dark hucow fertile BDSM erotica by Ulrika Udderson]()
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![Bloodtooth by D.W. Hitz]()
Bloodtooth by D.W. Hitz
After nightmares begin in the small town of Custer Falls, Montana, in 1992, it’ll be thirty years before they end.Just outside of Custer Falls, something is sleeping. Life in the small town was never ideal, but it was safe, quiet, and predictable. After Wes Henson and his friends' field trip to Bloodtooth Caverns, all of that changes.All they did was stray off the path... -
![Born Out of Darkness by Amanda Stacey]()
Born Out of Darkness by Amanda Stacey
As the immortal First Woman, the world has not always been kind to Lilith. She lives in the shadows, hunting evil men and monsters alike. A routine life of darkness until she meets Mallory, a pregnant mortal and anything but routine. In a moment, Lilith turns from monster hunter to fierce protector... -
![Julia Was a Special Girl and Other Unearthly Tales by Tobias Malm]()
Julia Was a Special Girl and Other Unearthly Tales by Tobias Malm
Enter the dark and twisted world of Julia Was a Special Girl and Other Unearthly Tales, a horror collection where parallel universes and alternate realities collide. With twenty-four chilling stories, you'll be transported to a world where the impossible becomes possible and the unimaginable becomes reality... -
![Sleaze Land by Raena Exe]()
Sleaze Land by Raena Exe
The world has spun out of control and regular folks are royally pissed off. Especially at all of the glorified mouthpieces used by the uber elite to placate and pacify the masses, while at the same time stealing their futures right out from under their noses.One woman, however, seeks a remedy...
