Horror

Night’s Edge

Liz Kerin’s engrossing and haunting Night’s Edge is a masterful new take on vampire mythology.

Starve Acre

A frightening dig through the darker corners of British folklore, Starve Acre is also a remarkably nuanced portrayal of how grief can linger.

A frightening dig through the darker corners of British folklore, Starve Acre is also a remarkably nuanced portrayal of how grief can linger.

Silver Nitrate

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic author Silvia Moreno-Garcia puts a new spin on Nazi occultists and eldritch rituals in Silver Nitrate, a love letter to classic horror cinema.

Mexican Gothic author Silvia Moreno-Garcia puts a new spin on Nazi occultists and eldritch rituals in Silver Nitrate, a love letter to classic horror cinema.

The September House

By Carissa Orlando

Carissa Orlando’s darkly funny and unexpectedly emotional The September House follows an empty nester who refuses to leave her extremely haunted Victorian home.

Carissa Orlando’s darkly funny and unexpectedly emotional The September House follows an empty nester who refuses to leave her extremely haunted Victorian home.

Vampires of El Norte

By Isabel Cañas

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas is a well-rendered and moving love story—punctuated with occasional attacks by the titular creatures.

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas is a well-rendered and moving love story—punctuated with occasional attacks by the titular creatures.

A Haunting on the Hill

By Elizabeth Hand

A Haunting on the Hill is a brilliant queer reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House.

A Haunting on the Hill is a brilliant queer reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House.

Knock Knock, Open Wide

By Neil Sharpson

Knock Knock, Open Wide, Neil Sharpson’s horror novel inspired by Celtic folklore, shifts from charming to moving to outright terrifying in the blink of an eye.

Knock Knock, Open Wide, Neil Sharpson’s horror novel inspired by Celtic folklore, shifts from charming to moving to outright terrifying in the blink of an eye.

Bad Cree

By Jessica Johns

Jessica Johns’ Bad Cree examines the impact of grief on a small community, mixing truly frightening moments with warm camaraderie.

Leech

By Hiron Ennes

Leech is perfect for readers who wished that Wuthering Heights had been just a little more like Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation.

Leech is perfect for readers who wished that Wuthering Heights had been just a little more like Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation.

Lute

By Jennifer Thorne

Part idyllic fantasy and part Final Destination, Lute delivers terror and philosophical questions in spades.

Part idyllic fantasy and part Final Destination, Lute delivers terror and philosophical questions in spades.

Motherthing

By Ainslie Hogarth

Deeply dark and often funny, Motherthing explores maternal relationships and the porous boundaries among grief, anger and the supernatural.

Deeply dark and often funny, Motherthing explores maternal relationships and the porous boundaries among grief, anger and the supernatural.

Just Like Home

By Sarah Gailey

An excavation of toxic family dynamics, Sarah Gailey’s Just Like Home uses atmospheric scenes of supernatural horror to reveal the terrors that haunt us all.