13 Spine-Tingling New Horror Books to Read (or Pre-Order) Now!

Horror is having a moment. The popularity of this genre has been on the rise in recent years and it shows no signs of stopping. More than ever, we want to be scared. So as we move into the spooky season and darkness descends, we're embracing all the things that frighten us. Here are thirteen of the best new (and soon-to-be-released) titles we're putting on our fall TBR lists. 

Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles

Set in a foreboding Gothic mansion and infused with heightened paranoia and creeping horror, this richly atmospheric debut will leave you questioning who, or what, you can trust—including your own sanity.

I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

It's 1989 in a small west Texas town where everyone knows everyone else's business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, a good kid with more potential than application, seventeen, and about to be cursed to kill for revenge.

Alley by Junji Ito

In this collection of short stories from the legendary manga creator, find a haunting and dangerous world of towns without roads, mysterious voices that come from nowhere, bizarre dreams, and more.

House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias

Childhood friends Gabe, Xavier, Tavo, Paul, and Bimbo seek vengeance after one of their mothers is murdered in a Puerto Rican slum. This is Stand By Me with a haunted, obsidian-dark Heart.

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Misha is a jaded Hollywood scriptwriter who's finally seeing success. But when he's pressured by producers to kill off a gay character "for the algorithm," Misha must risk his future—before the horrors of the silver screen bury him for good.

Mystery Lights: Stories by Lena Valencia

From the all-too-real horror of a sexual predator on a college campus to a lost sister transformed by cave-dwelling creatures, this debut story collection grapples with terrors both familiar and fantastic.

So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

Sloane's cheating husband surprises her with a birthday weekend getaway—not with him, but with her longtime best friend, Naomi. Their wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers takes a horrifying turn that changes everything.

The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson

No one expected the apocalypse would be broadcast via phone call. But in this chilling sequel to last year's phenomenal Fever House, anyone who managed to survive that doomsday call has a harrowing story to tell.

Good Night, Sleep Tight by Brian Evenson

Populated by twins stepping into worlds of absence, bears who lick their cubs into creation, and artificial beings haunted by their less-than-human nature, this otherworldly collection mines themes of isolation and ecological dread.

Kill Your Darling by Clay McLeod Chapman

Glenn Partridge's wife signs him up for a writing workshop in the hopes it will help him stop thinking about the decades-old murder of his 15-year-old son. But when Glenn decides to write about his son's death, his story takes on a life of its own. 

Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram

Vicken wants to end his own life, but when he steps off the subway on his way to throw himself in the river, he finds himself trapped in an endless maze of rooms and corridors. And he's most certainly not alone.

I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong

A woman with a terminal diagnosis holds her dying husband as he promises to wait for her on the other side. This spellbinding tale of supernatural horror involves a haunted house, séances, and a sinister spirit out for blood. 

American Rapture by C. J. Leede

A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust. American Gods meets The Last of Us in this epic and sweeping story about the end of the world as we know it.

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