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Get Creeped Out with These 33 New and Upcoming Horror Novels
For dedicated horror fans, every season is Halloween season. October is a fine month; it just doesn’t come around often enough.
Most scholars consider horror fiction to be a subgenre of the larger designation of speculative fiction, which also includes science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and roughly 1 million niche genres. But the lines can get blurry, and horror tends to creep its way into adjacent genres. Sci-fi horror, for instance, is a vibe unto itself in books, films, and video games. Weird fiction is its own numinous awesomeness.
Diversity is most definitely part of the fun with horror fiction, which brings us to our current roundup here, featuring new and upcoming titles from all corners of the vast horror genre map. Each of the books listed here is on shelves now or will be soon—you can check the release date in the individual listings.
Familiar faces include genre godfather Stephen King (Gwendy’s Final Task coauthored with Richard Chizmar) and perennial contender Grady Hendrix (How to Sell a Haunted House). Fans of old-school paranormal horror will want to scan Devil House by John Darnielle, also known for his work with (or sometimes as) North Carolina indie band the Mountain Goats. On the thriller-suspense tip, try Simone St. James’ The Book of Cold Cases.
If you’re looking for something more specific, you may want to check out the postapocalyptic transgender horror of Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Manhunt. Or maybe the Mexican haunted house–historical fiction hybrid of The Hacienda from Isabel Cañas. In the pretty-much-a-sure-bet category, veteran author Alma Katsu (The Hunger) is back with The Fervor, her tale of contagion and spider demons in World War II Japanese internment camps.
It really is quite a spread, for connoisseurs and newcomers alike. So dig in, have fun, and remember: As long as the covers are tucked in, the monsters can’t get you. Union bylaws, you see.
Scroll over the book covers to learn more about each title, and add the ones that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf!
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Which of these books are you most excited to read? Let us know in the comments below!
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Brilliant selection.
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hmmm I guess goodreads already noticed the group of users who keeps complaining about the lack of horror heh
xuntung wrote: "hmmm I guess goodreads already noticed the group of users who keeps complaining about the lack of horror heh"We read the comments! ;)
Cybil wrote: "xuntung wrote: "hmmm I guess goodreads already noticed the group of users who keeps complaining about the lack of horror heh"We read the comments! ;)"We appreciate you guys. And this list is killer. No pun. Pun..maybe?
Thank u!!! Finally horror gets mentioned 💀🖤💀
Wow I added so many of these to my list. Thank you so much!
What’s the point of reading a book that has less than 250 pages??
Grady Hendrix and Simone St. James are among my favorite horror authors. To add to them I plan to read Beneath the Stairs, The Black and Endless Sky, The Cherry Robbers, Hidden Pictures, The Children on the Hill, and Hide. Thanks for bringing them to my attention!
So many added to my to-be-bought pile. I'm so excited for Echo, Hex by the same author was so good.
Thank you for including Mary in this amazing list! I think you're all really going to dig it. Personally, so far I've read Dead Silence, Manhunt, and Sundial, all of which are phenomenal and recommended, and I'm super excited to start in on Black Tide, Devil House, Echo, Just Like Mother, Gwendy's Final Task, Road of Bones, and The Fervor next. But ALL these titles sound fantastic--this is gonna be an incredible year for horror fiction!
This list is exactly what I needed!! I'm always struggling to find new horror lists (we've all seen the classics tagged time and time again) and I cannot wait to dive into these fresh reads. More like this, please and thank you!
Echoes, Dead Silence, the Book of Cold Cases, What Moves the Dead, and the Cherry Robbers. Those all sound so good and up my alley.
Judging from the cover everything looks great! i'll wait to see until goodreads rate really kick in to decide which one i want to read though
Goodreads thank you for keeping your eyes peeled 👀👀 when it comes to a good horror list. I always have problems finding a good horror list, and when I do it's not a good one.
I know what genre I will be readng this year. I've added quite a few to my list to read.🤤😲
omg i'll come tomorrow again to continue adding them all to my to-read reading list omg omg !
Definitely excited for Grady hendrix how to sell a haunted house.
Three Claires- two people, one a location- and two Beths. Funny how some names repeat. But I'm most excited for Kiersten White's HIDE, because that one has a Mack! :)
Now this is just silly GR!! How am I going to get through all the TBRs I just added?!Thank you!!
Redo Poe's :The Fall of the House of Usher"? Why would anyone want to -- when you can neither add nor enhance what is already perfect?I've read some of T. Kingfisher's novels and he's pretty good -- so....why rewrite Poe?
Just my opinion.
Such an epic list! I keep coming back to it for more books to review for Cemetery Dance. Just finished Anne Heltzel Just Like Mother!
I have The Violence and Echo in my netgalley queue so I need to read those first.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is definitely a highlight for me.1. She is a brilliant author
2. Im an H.G.Wells fan
3. S.G-M,s book is a follow on to Wells Dr.Moreau.
I love Sarah Pinborough and FG Cotham, so pretty much all of this list thanks very much :-)
@Joshua Sawyer: Books less than 250 pages are preferable for book clubs in my opinion! More time to read bigger books for ourselves :-D
I can’t wait to read Stephen Kings latest. I’ve been a fan of his from his first book!!!!
Dead Silence and Hide sound great. And I will read anything and everything by Grady Hendrix!
Yeah, thanks for this list! Horror is my happy place🖤
Lindsey wrote: "Cybil wrote: "xuntung wrote: "hmmm I guess goodreads already noticed the group of users who keeps complaining about the lack of horror heh"We read the comments! ;)"We appreciate you guys. And thi..."
yes, a pun for sure
xuntung wrote: "hmmm I guess goodreads already noticed the group of users who keeps complaining about the lack of horror heh"Thank goodness! My TBR list was dwindling!
I avoid horror because I seem to be supersenitive to it. The horror book and movies give me nightmares. I had a nightmare triggered bu a reaction to medicine. After I got done crying and shaking, I thought it would great for a horror movie.
Barely any names I recognize. Nice to not see the same ol' same ol'. Might find a new favorite author in this batch. :)
What a great list, lots of interesting sounding novels, and there seems to be a bit of a trend forming with several titles re defining classic tales ( the Frankenstein and Usher redux). I'm always keen to read a new Grady Hendrix tale, and the next Gwendy instalment is a must but I'm most intrigued by the Dark Stars novella collection having loved Dark Forces which seemingly inspired this and will be a high bench mark to match up to
Gladys wrote: "Redo Poe's :The Fall of the House of Usher"? Why would anyone want to -- when you can neither add nor enhance what is already perfect?I've read some of T. Kingfisher's novels and he's pretty good ..."
T. Kingfisher is Ursula Vernon, a woman, if it matters.
