Top new horror books out this week: 31 Mar - 6 Apr 2024
Last updated:
April 6, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Douglas Preston, Rin Chupeco, L.L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Sarah Beth Durst, Hester Fox, Adam Nevill, Sangu Mandanna, Ashlynn Author, Timothy King, Kelly Andrew and many more.
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Extinction by Douglas Preston
Erebus Resort, occupying a magnificent, hundred-thousand–acre valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through the magic of genetic manipulation...fiction · sci-fi · mystery · action-adventure · horror · suspense · audiobook · animals · contemporary · killer -
![Court of Wanderers by Rin Chupeco]()
Court of Wanderers by Rin Chupeco
Remy Pendergast and his royal vampire companions return to face an enemy that is terrifyingly close to home in Rin Chupeco’s queer, bloody Gothic epic fantasy series for fans of Samantha Shannon’s The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania...romance · fantasy · horror · vampires · lgbtq · polyamory · paranormal · bisexuality · gothic · fiction -
![The Black Girl Survives in This One by L.L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite]()
The Black Girl Survives in This One by L.L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite
Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one.Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death...horror · young-adult · anthologies · fiction · lgbtq · contemporary · fantasy · mystery · audiobook · poc-mc -
![The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst]()
The Lies Among Us by Sarah Beth Durst
From the award-winning author of The Shelterlings and The Lake House comes a haunting novel about sisterhood and grief, where difficult truths must contend with the corrosive power of unchecked lies.After her mother dies, Hannah doesn’t know how to exist without her. Literally. In fact, Hannah’s not even certain that she does exist...fantasy · fiction · mystery · contemporary · magical-realism · horror · paranormal · female-mc · family · friendship -
![The Book of Thorns: An Enchanting Tale of Two Sisters Connected by Magic by Hester Fox]()
The Book of Thorns: An Enchanting Tale of Two Sisters Connected by Magic by Hester Fox
In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars and the rise of the floriography craze in Europe, two sisters separated at birth are bound together by a secret language of flowers passed down to them by the mother they never knew...romance · historical-fiction · fantasy · gothic · fiction · historical · magical-realism · lgbtq · feminism · female-mc -
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![All the Fiends of Hell by Adam Nevill]()
All the Fiends of Hell by Adam Nevill
The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe. Annihilation on a biblical scale. Seeing the morning is no blessing. The handful of scattered survivors are confronted by blood-red skies and an infestation of predatory horrors that never originated on earth. An occupying force intent on erasing the remnants of animal life from the planet...horror · fiction · apocalyptic · aliens · sci-fi · paranormal · mystery · splatterpunk · graphic-violence · dark -
![A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna]()
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
An enchanting novel about a witch who has a second chance to get her magical powers—and her life—back on track, from the national bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches .Sera Swan was once one of the most powerful witches in Britain...romance · fantasy · paranormal · fiction · cozy · witches-wizards · contemporary · magic · urban-fantasy · poc-mc -
![Mayhem by Ashlynn Author]()
Mayhem by Ashlynn Author
Revenge is what I seek.They left me in ruins.Hurt. Betrayed. Broken.I never saw him coming, any of them. Everyone I trusted and loved betrayed me in ways there’s no coming back from. The badass princess everyone loves to hurt but yet won’t leave alone died on that table. Beaten, bloodied, and defeated.With every death comes a birth, and these idiots set me free... -
![Seven Rabbits by Timothy King]()
Seven Rabbits by Timothy King
In the town of Tall Oak, high school football reigns supreme. Led by star Quarterback Justin Jackson, the players walk the halls of their school like gods, but a sinister side lies behind their "Golden Boy" facade. Despite their best efforts, their atrocities will come to life.Every year, the star players take a retreat to an isolated cabin in the woods for a week of debauchery...horror · revenge · slasher · serial-killers · small-town · fiction · vigilante · justice · literary-fiction · crime -
![Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew]()
Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew
A seductively twisted romance about loyalty, fate, the lengths we go to hide the darkest parts of ourselves . . . and the people who love those parts most of all.Wyatt Westlock has one plan for the farmhouse she's just inherited -- to burn it to the ground...romance · fantasy · horror · young-adult · paranormal · magic · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · urban-fantasy · dark -
![Death's Other Kingdom: Horror Tales of World War I by Zakariah Johnson, Stephanie Ellis, Coy Hall, Damien B. Raphael]()
Death's Other Kingdom: Horror Tales of World War I by Zakariah Johnson, Stephanie Ellis, Coy Hall, Damien B. Raphael
IN THE AIR, THE EARTH, AND THE SEA, THE WORLD BURNED.Erupting in a land pregnant with conflict, The War to End All Wars blazed from 1914 to 1918, spreading until no continent escaped the touch of its flame. By the day of armistice, no civilization in history had witnessed more death, destruction, and carnage in such a short time.TRAVEL THE GHOST ROAD. PART THE VEIL... -
![Knight of the Goddess by Briar Boleyn]()
Knight of the Goddess by Briar Boleyn
The final instalment in the Blood of a Fae series. Description coming soon...dark · fantasy · new-adult · sword-sorcery · myths · fiction · horror · high-fantasy · retellings · book -
![Neighborhood Watch by Sarah S. Reida, Sarah Redia]()
Neighborhood Watch by Sarah S. Reida, Sarah Redia
A killer terrorizes the morally bankrupt residents of an upscale neighborhood, leading them to turn to—and on—one another to survive.The neighborhood of Oleander Court is the poster child for suburban bliss. The residents compare lawns beautified by hired help. They monitor home values. They toss perfect furniture because they wanted tapioca, not beige...mystery · fiction · suspense · audiobook · humor · contemporary · crime · horror · literary-fiction · amateur-sleuth -
![Awakening the Dark Throne by Jessica Ann Disciacca]()
Awakening the Dark Throne by Jessica Ann Disciacca
In a world ruled by immortal elves, Genevieve Autumn, a forbidden half-breed of human and elf, hides among humans to escape persecution. When her sister is seized by the dark elven court, Genevieve offers herself to the light elves in exchange for her sister's freedom. Little does she know, this decision thrusts her into a treacherous world of political intrigue and cruelty...romance · fantasy · magic · fae · dark · dark-fantasy · fiction · steamy · monsters · action-adventure -
![Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell]()
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love. Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth... -
![Good Mourning, Darling by Azalea Crowley]()
Good Mourning, Darling by Azalea Crowley
"Oh, darling, if this is how our time together is going to go, I’ve already won."Sweet, easy-going Ella Bardot is estranged from her family. Between her autism and fear of dead things, it’s hard to reconnect when her family runs a funeral home.Charming removal technician, Eugene Graves, is a bit odd. With an unsettling smile, he passes the time with only his shadow as his companion...romance · horror · paranormal · fantasy · disability · lgbtq · fiction · urban-fantasy · season-autumn · supernatural -
![A Good Happy Girl by Marissa Higgins]()
A Good Happy Girl by Marissa Higgins
A poignant, surprising, and immersive read about a young professional woman pursuing an emotionally intense relationship with a married lesbian couple. Helen, a jittery attorney with a self-destructive streak, is secretly reeling from a disturbing crime of neglect that her parents recently committed...romance · fiction · contemporary · wlw · lgbtq · literary-fiction · lesbian-mc · season-spring · polyamory · horror -
![To You Shall All Flesh Come by Lumen Reese]()
To You Shall All Flesh Come by Lumen Reese
A brilliant Chief of Surgery and his team ensnare vampires, harvest their organs to donate or sell on the black market, then tag them like sharks and release them back into the wild. Encased within the 'pacetaker' attached to the heart are a toothpick and a monitor of the levels of human blood in the vampire's system. Their levels rise too high, and they get death by toothpick...horror · vampires · fantasy · urban-fantasy · fiction · paranormal · monsters · medical · action-adventure · romance -
![Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer]()
Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer
Gripping, romantic, and impossible to put down, this dark and immersive post-apocalyptic debut YA novel is about two teen girls who loved each other before the end of the world — and before one of them became infected with the virus that turned her into a monster.Perfect for fans of Krystal Sutherland, Adam Silvera, and the darkly human side of the HBOMax horror-drama, The Last of Us...romance · young-adult · fantasy · wlw · lgbtq · sci-fi · dystopia · horror · post-apocalyptic · monsters -
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