Top new horror books out this week: 17 Mar - 23 Mar 2024
Last updated:
March 23, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Maggie Thrash, Noah Medlock, Anna Smith Spark, Michael R. Fletcher, Lee Mandelo, Rachel Mays, A.B. Daniels-Annachi, Angelica Oaks, Juniper Clarke, Primary Hollow and many more.
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Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash
Rainbow Black is part murder mystery, part gay international-fugitive love story—set against the ’90s Satanic Panic and spanning 20 years in the life of a young woman pulled into its undertow.Lacey Bond is a thirteen-year-old girl in New Hampshire growing up in the tranquility of her hippie parents’ rural daycare center. Then the Satanic Panic hits...mystery · lgbtq · fiction · historical-fiction · wlw · horror · literary-fiction · historical · spooky · killer -
![A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock]()
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
Mexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty horror debut. A captivating tale of two Victorian gentlemen hiding their relationship away in a botanical garden who embark on a Frankenstein-style experiment with unexpected consequences. It is an unusual thing, to live in a botanical garden. But Simon and Gregor are an unusual pair of gentlemen...horror · fantasy · historical-fiction · lgbtq · gothic · historical · fiction · retellings · audiobook · sci-fi -
![In the Shadow of Their Dying by Anna Smith Spark, Michael R. Fletcher]()
In the Shadow of Their Dying by Anna Smith Spark, Michael R. Fletcher
The third best assassin. A second rate mercenary crew. One terrifying demon. As Sharaam crumbles under siege, a mercenary crew hires an assassin to kill the king. For Tash, it’s a chance at glory—to be the best blade in the dark Sharaam has ever known. For Pitt, it’s a way to get his cutthroat crew past the Tsarii siege and out of this hellhole, maybe even with some gold to their name...fantasy · dark · dark-fantasy · fiction · grim-dark · sword-sorcery · female-author · epic · horror · high-fantasy -
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The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s AppalachiaLeslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service, under its usual mandate: vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather the judgements of churchy locals who look at him and see a failed woman...horror · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · fantasy · fiction · trans-mc · gothic · rural · romance -
![Nights of Obedience by Rachel Mays]()
Nights of Obedience by Rachel Mays
Blurb coming...fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · forced-proximity · steamy · sexual-assault · arranged-marriage · royalty · fiction · paranormal · horror -
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![The Myth of June by A.B. Daniels-Annachi]()
The Myth of June by A.B. Daniels-Annachi
When Juniper Georgian's father gazed into the face of divinity without flinching, the last Titan God, Typhon, took it upon himself to offer lifelong protection to the newborn girl.Years later, with Typhon away and June now a grown woman, she is viciously attacked by someone she thought she could trust - resulting in yet another God stepping in with a gift of their own...fantasy · myths · lgbtq · wlw · historical-fiction · fiction · retellings · romantic-love · enemies-to-lovers · lesbian-mc -
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Chosen by the Elder God by Angelica Oaks
Every year, one of us is Chosen. And this year, he chooses me…Marilyn is stunned when she’s selected to participate in her village’s annual midwinter ritual. The process is Present herself to Iaviri, the monstrous god who rules over the village. If chosen, she has to submit herself to his every desire.She’s the last person anyone expects Iaviri to select. And yet his final decision is clear... -
![The Bone Wraith's Queen: A Standalone Fantasy Romance by Juniper Clarke]()
The Bone Wraith's Queen: A Standalone Fantasy Romance by Juniper Clarke
One monster on the throne.My king brother rules Nyalda through violence and terror.When he captures Aral, one of the dangerous bone wraiths that haunt the surrounding forest, I fear my worst nightmares are about to come true.Because if he can harness Aral’s dark magic, my brother’s reign of terror will be unstoppable.Another monster in the tower.But Aral won’t give up his power so easily... -
![Eldritch Mysteries: The Order of Dagon by Primary Hollow]()
Eldritch Mysteries: The Order of Dagon by Primary Hollow
The Deep One has awakened.In a remote town, tenacious local detective Esther investigates a series of peculiar disappearances. When all her leads hit a dead end, she gets partnered with Special Agent Henry from the big city, who sees this case as the stepping stone in his career...
