Top new horror books out this week: 5 Feb - 11 Feb 2023
Last updated:
February 11, 2023
This week featuring new releases by Dizz Tate, Sarah A. Denzil, Megan Chance, Cherie Dimaline, C.K. McDonnell, Elizabeth Briggs, Lauren Blackwood, V.C. Andrews, Lola Glass, Sasha Leone and many more.
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Brutes by Dizz Tate
The Virgin Suicides meets The Florida Project in this wildly original debut—a coming-of-age story about the crucible of girlhood, from a writer of rare and startling talentWe would not be born out of sweetness, we were born out of rage, we felt it in our bones...north-america · usa · florida · fiction · contemporary · mystery · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · horror · season-summer -
![The Stranger in Our House by Sarah A. Denzil]()
The Stranger in Our House by Sarah A. Denzil
What would you do if your son became a stranger overnight?Everything has fallen into place for the Aiken family. Tired of the city, Aaron and Meera relocate to the idyllic village of Little Crake along with their two children, Noah and Uma. The new cottage looks out over the many miles of woodland beyond. It’s a far cry from their cramped London apartment and the perfect fresh start...adult · book · fiction · horror · mystery · paranormal · psychological · supernatural · suspense · thriller -
![A Dangerous Education by Megan Chance]()
A Dangerous Education by Megan Chance
A reformist teacher. A dangerous student clique. A powerful novel about secrets and redemption set in the shadows of McCarthy-era America.Rosemary Chivers is haunted by the choices she made as a teenager—and by those made for her by a controlling mother...20th-century · adult · audiobook · book · cold-war · dark · dark-academia · family · female-mc · fiction -
![VenCo by Cherie Dimaline]()
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
Lucky St. James, a Métis millennial living with her cantankerous but loving grandmother Stella, is barely hanging on when she discovers she will be evicted from their tiny Toronto apartment. Then, one night, something strange and irresistible calls out to Lucky...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · contemporary · feminism · fiction · historical-fiction · horror · indigenous-mc -
![Love Will Tear Us Apart by C.K. McDonnell]()
Love Will Tear Us Apart by C.K. McDonnell
Love can be a truly terrible thing.Marriages are tricky at the best of times, especially when one of you is dead.Vincent Banecroft, the irascible editor of The Stranger Times, has never believed his wife died despite emphatic evidence to the contrary...fantasy · urban-fantasy · mystery · paranormal · fiction · humor · crime · horror · audiobook · magic -
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![Zodiac Aligned by Elizabeth Briggs]()
Zodiac Aligned by Elizabeth Briggs
Join Ayla and Kaden for the final book in the Zodiac Wolves series. Note: the release date is not fiinal and will likely be moved up, depending on the author's health...adult · book · contemporary · dark · fiction · friends-to-lovers · horror · paranormal · shapeshifters · steamy -
![Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood]()
Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood
Eighteen-year-old Victoria is a Wildblood. Kidnapped at the age of six and manipulated by the Exotic Lands Touring Company, she’s worked as a tour guide ever since with a team of fellow Wildbloods who take turns using their magic to protect travelers in a Jamaican jungle teeming with ghostly monsters...romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · action-adventure · magic · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · sci-fi -
![Little Paula by V.C. Andrews]()
Little Paula by V.C. Andrews
Faith Eden’s brief foray into motherhood is marked by tragedy. Distraught that her baby was ripped away from her, she is determined to get little Paula back from the wealthy family who adopted her. Her brother, Trevor, is also anxious to get the baby back and will do anything necessary to do so... -
![Conquering the King of Storms by Lola Glass]()
Conquering the King of Storms by Lola Glass
A few months ago, I woke up in a world full of fae with a sexy king who called me his mate.I've managed to avoid him for the most part, if you don't count the way his magic is constantly whispering dirty things in my ears. His power makes him pretty much insane unless I kiss him, which simplifies the avoidance... -
![Brutal Reign: The Complete Series by Sasha Leone]()
Brutal Reign: The Complete Series by Sasha Leone
The complete dark mafia romance series from bestselling Amazon author Sasha Leone. Over 2,000 pages of spicy, binge-worthy, standalone romance. Each book focuses on a new couple and ends with a HEA. Includes Savage Don—a top 35 best seller in the ENTIRE Amazon store!Merciless Prince — arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, dark mafia romanceHe was never going to be my Prince Charming…Arrogant...anthologies · psychological · horror · dark · steamy · age-gap · enemies-to-lovers · contemporary · alpha-mc · romance -
![Trading in Blood by Brea Alepoú]()
Trading in Blood by Brea Alepoú
Rheland is the king of vampires and in these trying times, he is reminded that ruling with fear alone isn’t good enough. People change and Rheland is the embodiment of that. He knows his past isn’t the cleanest but he wants to spend the rest of his eternity trying to clear off a spot.Lynk needs housing for his pack and Rheland wants the man closer. A win-win...romance · vampires · fantasy · shapeshifters · paranormal · mlm · reverse-harem · polyamory · steamy · magic -
![Pandemonium by Rory Ireland, Tate Monroe]()
Pandemonium by Rory Ireland, Tate Monroe
To all the depraved little heathens...romance · dark · horror · university · steamy · contemporary · sexual-assault · incest · siblings · madness -
![Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra]()
Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra
“Get it out of me.”It was the last message Holly received from her brother, Dane, before he was found cleaved open in his fiancée’s lavish Savannah townhouse. Police ruled his death a suicide sparked by psychosis, but Holly can’t shake the idea that something else must have happened.. -
![Night King 3 by Dante King]()
Night King 3 by Dante King
Vincent Pike and his coterie set their sights on Miami. Another Blood Lord has taken control of the region, and it’s Vince’s intention to become the Blood Lord of the whole East Coast.But Vince’s ambitions won’t stop there. His thirst for power is much like his thirst for blood: insatiable.With this insatiable drive, it won’t be long before Vincent Pike’s quest for domination turns international... -
![Etou-Fae the Hard Way: Paranormal Women's Fiction by Brenda Trim]()
Etou-Fae the Hard Way: Paranormal Women's Fiction by Brenda Trim
The stakes have never been higher as the Twisted Sisters struggle to dish up enough magic to save themselves and their beloved Crescent City... While the Voodoo Queen's loa roams the bayous in search of a new host, the sisters must hunt down the six sources of his power to keep him from ghosting the body he currently inhabits... -
![The Spite House by Johnny Compton]()
The Spite House by Johnny Compton
Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. Having left his wife, his house, his whole life behind in Maryland, he’s desperate for money–it’s not easy to find safe work when you can’t provide references, you can’t stay in one place for long, and you’re paranoid that your past is creeping back up on you... -
![A Harmony of Procellarum by C.A. Rene]()
A Harmony of Procellarum by C.A. Rene
TorrentLocked away in a sterile building with nothing but the echoing thoughts in my head.The sounds of orderlies footsteps are so eerily similar to the ones that haunted my childhood.I tried to fix Deluge, to set us back on the path from which we started.But I fucking failed.My brother found his mate, Hail found his, and I’ve always had mine.Now, he has another...contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · age-gap · cults · torture · sad · madness · obsession · sexual-assault · mlm -
![Hunterland by Dana Claire]()
Hunterland by Dana Claire
Liam Hunter has warded off hungry vampires, slayed monstrous beasts, and put agonized spirits to rest since he was old enough to hold a stake. When trouble comes through the Hunterland message board, the Hunter family hits the road...romance · fantasy · paranormal · young-adult · mystery · urban-fantasy · vampires · fiction · supernatural · horror -
![A Curse of Tooth and Claw by Nicolette Elzie]()
A Curse of Tooth and Claw by Nicolette Elzie
A Curse of Tooth and Claw reimagines the Mexican folktale The Bear Prince. Quirera (Kiki) Xochicale is a Slayer patrolling the border between Ozero, where demons roam the shadows, and the Cicatrix, a mass of darkness, splits the kingdom in two. It's her job to ensure the demons don’t make it past her...fantasy · paranormal · romance · slow-burn · monsters · fated-mates · action-adventure · retellings · myths · gaslamp -
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![Ghost Moon by Gina Kincade, Erzabet Bishop]()
Ghost Moon by Gina Kincade, Erzabet Bishop
A ghost hunter. A demon cat. A grim history revealed.Laurel Downing is in a bad spot. She needs to get her Nana out of an abysmal assisted living center, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. With the help of her demon cat, Thickety, she agrees to put her ghost-hunting mettle back to the test after a horrific accident nearly claims the life of her best friend... -
![Consecrated Ground by Virginia Black]()
Consecrated Ground by Virginia Black
Like her father before her, Joan Matthews is a witch. For generations, their family of binder witches has protected Calvert, Oregon from vampires by strengthening the land with spellcraft. Pushing back against tradition, Joan defied her father and left town to become a war witch, one who fights the monsters hand-to-hand...fantasy · wlw · lgbtq · urban-fantasy · vampires · paranormal · dystopia · lesbian-mc · horror · supernatural -
![The Price of Power by Michael Michel]()
The Price of Power by Michael Michel
Prince Barodane could not hold back the darkness. Not even in himself. He laid an innocent city in its grave and then died a hero.In his absence, war whispers across the land.Power-hungry highborn dispatch spies and assassins to the shadows as they maneuver for the throne, while an even greater threat rises in the South...action-adventure · adult · book · coming-of-age · dark · epic · fiction · high-fantasy · horror · humor -
![Empire of Hanging Swords by R.R. Egal]()
Empire of Hanging Swords by R.R. Egal
With captivating political intrigue and a sizzling enemies to lovers romance, this crackling debut is perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon and Holly Black.They say that heavy is the head that wears the crown, and twenty-year-old Neferet knows that all too well... -
![Soldiers of Gaia by Lacey Jones, Rebecca Jones]()
Soldiers of Gaia by Lacey Jones, Rebecca Jones
When Chernobog, an ancient dark god, returns to Earth to destroy mankind, only one thing is standing in his way—four-year-old Annalee Sun. As the descendent of Quan Yin, Goddess of Hope and Compassion, Annalee is man’s last hope. Luckily, Annalee isn’t alone.“The Others” are five descendants of ancestral Gods and Goddesses destined to protect the young heroine... -
![The Fear of Moncroix by Bryan Asher]()
The Fear of Moncroix by Bryan Asher
All the Waywards have Fallen…After a mission against the Royal Vampiric Court goes horribly wrong, all of the Waywards are slaughtered.All except one.Davion, the last surviving member, must consume potions to mask himself and hide amongst the very people who killed his brethren. After a decade of living this double-life, Davion has resigned himself to his new purgatory... -
![Shade Struck by Nina Smith]()
Shade Struck by Nina Smith
Shadow is in the grip of a nameless terror: The streets are empty, muses are missing, and Moon Troopers terrorise the night.Flower will sort all that out when she’s good and ready. First, she must convince a bunch of Freakin Fairies to save the shade-struck Muse Champion from an untimely death. Then she’ll go find her king and put an end to all this folly...
