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833 past books matching Horror
Atmospheric and chilling, it’s perfect for fans of ghost stories with romance and intrigue woven through.
The Fate of Mercy Alban
Horror · Gothic Horror
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Goodreads Choice nominee The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb has 4.5 out of 5 stars and over 10,000 Goodreads ratings. A Gothic mystery set in a haunted lakeside mansion, it blends dark family secrets, hidden passageways, and possible curses. Atmospheric and chilling, it’s perfect for fans of ghost stories with romance and intrigue woven through.
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Grace Alban swore she would never return to Alban House. The mansion on Lake Superior held too many memories, too many secrets. But her mother’s sudden death drags her and her daughter back into its haunted halls.
The house whispers with more than grief. Hidden passageways, long-lost letters, and a missing manuscript point to a decades-old mystery. Years ago, a famous author died during a scandalous party, and Grace’s aunt vanished that same night. The truth has been buried by the Alban family ever since.
Now Grace must untangle a web of lies, curses, and whispered threats. With the help of Reverend Matthew Parker, she searches for answers. But the mansion’s secrets are not finished claiming lives, and Grace may be next.
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A sharp fit for readers drawn to sapphic romance, body horror, small-town tension, and supernatural threats.
Feast While You Can
LGBTQIA+ · Horror
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Called an “exciting new hybrid horror-romance” by the New York Times Book Review, this novel follows Angelina as a monstrous force that feeds on passion awakens in her isolated mountain town. She must confront it while navigating desire, possession, and queer love. A sharp fit for readers drawn to sapphic romance, body horror, small-town tension, and supernatural threats.
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SHORTLISTED FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL BY THE BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS
For readers of Nightbitch and We Ride Upon Sticks, an "exciting new hybrid horror-romance" about queer love in a small town that serves as an unsettling reminder that the horrors of modern life is a monster ready to possess us all (New York Times Book Review).
Angelina Sicco was born and raised in Cadenze, an ugly little mountain town that's dead most of the year. Determined to be content with her lot in life, she walks her mongrel dog, attends her brother's heavy metal concerts, holds court in the local dive bar, and does everything she can to bait hot, queer women to her sleepy, conservative hometown. But on the night of a family party, Angelina runs into the sternly handsome Jagvi, who's back in town for a spell.
Upon Jagvi's arrival, an ancient evil is awakened, and a monstrous force infiltrates Angelina's life. Only Jagvi’s touch repels it — the final trigger for a secret, passionate romance. But this monster feasts on all the passion, heartbreak and mess that makes up a life, and Angelina Sicco’s life has never looked tastier. What will Angelina do to protect her future? And what will it cost her?
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Jon Padgett’s The Secret of Ventriloquism—named Best Fiction Book by Rue Morgue Magazine—returns in an expanded edition with three new stories.
The Secret of Ventriloquism
Horror · Occult Horror
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Jon Padgett’s The Secret of Ventriloquism—named Best Fiction Book by Rue Morgue Magazine—returns in an expanded edition with three new stories. With 4.2 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this collection carries echoes of Shirley Jackson and Thomas Ligotti while forging its own haunting path. Surreal, unsettling, and unforgettable, it’s modern horror at its most original.
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Ventriloquism is supposed to be a trick of the voice. In Jon Padgett’s The Secret of Ventriloquism, the voice does not stay where it belongs. It slips into nightmares, echoes through impossible houses, and speaks from mouths that should not move.
A bullied child finds revenge in the hollow of a bed. A dreamer wanders a house that cannot exist. A dummy explains itself, piece by piece, while a mill town hides its unspeakable truths behind a stuttering librarian. In every story, ordinary lives are pulled apart to reveal something raw and terrifying beneath.
Named Best Fiction Book by Rue Morgue Magazine and praised by Thomas Ligotti himself, this collection blends horror, surrealism, and dread into something unforgettable. What voice waits behind the silence?
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Andy Davidson’s The Boatman’s Daughter delivers a lush, Southern Gothic nightmare praised by Paul Tremblay and starred by Kirkus.
The Boatman’s Daughter
Horror · Occult Horror
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Andy Davidson’s The Boatman’s Daughter delivers a lush, Southern Gothic nightmare praised by Paul Tremblay and starred by Kirkus. With 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon, it follows Miranda Crabtree as she navigates bayou dangers, both human and supernatural, while protecting those she loves. A haunting, beautifully written tale of sacrifice, myth, and survival.
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The bayou keeps its secrets, but Miranda Crabtree knows too many of them. Since childhood, she has survived by ferrying contraband for a deranged preacher, all while protecting an old witch and a hidden child. It is a hard life, balanced between shadow and survival.
But the swamp is stirring. Something sinister moves through the waters, both human and otherworldly, threatening to unravel the fragile world Miranda has built. When the preacher demands the unthinkable, her choices narrow to sacrifice or ruin.
As violence closes in, Miranda must weigh what she is willing to risk for love, loyalty, and survival. Blood, magic, and myth weave through every page, leading to a truth that could shatter her world. Will she endure, or be consumed by the darkness of the bayou?
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Caitlín R. Kiernan’s The Red Tree is a dark, atmospheric novel of obsession and folklore.
The Red Tree
Horror · LGBTQIA+ · Occult Horror
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Caitlín R. Kiernan’s The Red Tree is a dark, atmospheric novel of obsession and folklore. With a 4.1 out of 5 star rating on Amazon, this unsettling tale follows Sarah Crowe as she unravels the cursed history of an ancient oak. A hypnotic blend of psychological horror and gothic mystery, it’s the book readers call unforgettable.
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Sarah Crowe wanted peace, not another ghost story. Fresh from a failed relationship, she retreats to an isolated house in Rhode Island. But the old home carries baggage of its own. In a drawer she finds an unfinished manuscript, the work of an anthropologist who obsessed over a twisted oak standing at the edge of the property.
The deeper Sarah reads, the more the tree worms its way into her mind. Local legends whisper of strange deaths, of accidents that never made sense, of blood that has soaked the soil for generations.
Drawn to write her own account, Sarah begins to feel her health, sanity, and sense of reality unravel. What revelation waits at the roots of the red tree—and will she survive it?
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From Shirley Jackson Award-winner Laird Barron comes The Croning, a haunting debut novel of cosmic horror.
The Croning
Horror · Sci-Fi · Occult Horror
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From Shirley Jackson Award-winner Laird Barron comes The Croning, a haunting debut novel of cosmic horror. With 4.1 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this unsettling tale follows Donald Miller, an aging geologist who discovers the terrifying secrets hidden in his family and the cult of Old Leech. Dark, chilling, and unforgettable, it’s cosmic horror at its finest.
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Some truths hide at the edges of the firelight, waiting for us to look too long into the dark. Ancient cults, black magic, and the Children of Old Leech have been with humanity since the beginning. They are patient. They are hungry.
Donald Miller, a geologist with a mind full of theories and a lifetime of blind spots, has spent nearly eighty years drifting between ordinary life and half-glimpsed nightmares. His wife Michelle and their grown twins appear ordinary, but secrets coil beneath the surface, waiting to be unearthed.
Now, Donald’s charmed absentmindedness can no longer shield him. He is about to stumble into a truth that will shatter everything he knows about family, faith, and survival. What waits in the shadows of The Croning?
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John Langan’s The Fisherman hooks readers with grief, folklore, and creeping dread.
The Fisherman
Horror
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John Langan’s The Fisherman hooks readers with grief, folklore, and creeping dread. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and rated 4.2 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this modern horror classic lures two widowers to a cursed creek where bargains come at unholy costs. A chilling blend of cosmic horror and folk legend, it’s a must-read nightmare you’ll never shake.
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In the quiet woods of upstate New York, Dutchman’s Creek promises more than just a good catch. Whispers say the water hides something extraordinary, a cure for grief itself.
Abe and Dan, two widowers bound by loss and a shared love of fishing, stumble across the rumors while searching for solace. Each man longs for what has been torn from him, and the possibility of healing proves irresistible.
But the creek is no ordinary stream. Its history is tangled with dark bargains, buried secrets, and a figure known only as Der Fisher, who waits for the desperate.
As the men wade deeper into the mystery, the line between hope and horror blurs. What price will they pay to reel in their heart’s desire?
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Perfect for fans of Stephen King and small-town supernatural suspense.
Small Town Horror
Horror · Occult Horror · Paranormal Fantasy
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With 4.3 out of 5 stars, Ronald Malfi’s Small Town Horror is a chilling tale of five friends bound by a deadly secret. Returning home after twenty years, they must face a curse, a town full of buried horrors, and the night that changed everything. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and small-town supernatural suspense.
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Andrew Larimer has built a new life far from Kingsport, the town he grew up in and the place he swore never to return. With a pregnant wife and a promising career, the past feels buried, until a late-night phone call drags him back.
Reuniting with his old friends, Eric, Dale, Tig, and Meach, means confronting more than fading memories. It means facing the curse Meach insists has haunted them since a night long ago, when something terrible happened and they vowed never to speak of it.
But secrets rot in the dark, and Kingsport has plenty of its own. As the friends unravel what binds them to that night, the horror they tried to bury claws its way back.
Some pasts never stay buried.
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Francesca May’s Wild and Wicked Things is a gothic 1920s fantasy brimming with illicit magic, dangerous romance, and murder.
Wild and Wicked Things
Occult Horror · LGBTQIA+ · Literary Fiction · Lesbian Romance · Magical Realism
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Francesca May’s Wild and Wicked Things is a gothic 1920s fantasy brimming with illicit magic, dangerous romance, and murder. An Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book of 2022 with 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this haunting tale of Crow Island will enchant fans of dark, decadent fantasy where witchcraft is irresistible—and wickedness always costs.
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The 1920s glitter on Crow Island, but beneath the champagne and smoke, something darker stirs. Annie Mason arrives with practical intentions: settle her estranged father’s estate and perhaps mend her fractured bond with Beatrice, the best friend who left her behind. She has no interest in magic—not after it ruined her life.
But Crow Island thrives on temptation. And no temptation is greater than Emmeline Delacroix, Annie’s mysterious new neighbor, said to dabble in witchcraft and worse. Drawn into Emmeline’s glittering, dangerous world, Annie soon finds herself seduced by spells, secrets, and desires she never expected.
As whispers of murder spread, Annie must decide whether to embrace the wickedness she fears—or be consumed by it. On Crow Island, magic always demands a price.
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Mariana Enriquez’s Our Share of Night is a literary horror masterpiece longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and hailed as one of TIME’s 10 Best Novels of the…
Our Share of Night
Horror · Literary Fiction · Magical Realism
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Mariana Enriquez’s Our Share of Night is a literary horror masterpiece longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and hailed as one of TIME’s 10 Best Novels of the Year. With 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this cult-haunted, multigenerational tale blends grief, terror, and the occult into an unforgettable reading experience praised by The Washington Post and The New York Times.
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When Mariana dies, she leaves behind more than grief. Her husband, Juan, and their young son, Gaspar, inherit her family’s dark legacy: the Order, a secretive cult that commits unspeakable acts in pursuit of immortality. Now father and son must navigate a world where bloodlines are destiny and escape is nearly impossible.
As the Order closes in, Juan struggles to shield Gaspar from the horrors awaiting him, but even love may not be enough to sever the chains of inheritance. From swinging London to Argentina’s military dictatorship, the past and present collide in a tale where ghosts linger, desire twists, and family becomes the most terrifying prison of all.
Epic, unsettling, and unforgettable, Our Share of Night is literary horror at its most masterful.
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This will appeal to readers who want disturbing psychological fiction centered on obsession, captivity, and the struggle between captor and captive.
The Collector
Horror · Psychological Horror
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Called “a superb novel” by Time, The Collector follows Frederick, a lonely butterfly collector who kidnaps Miranda, the art student he has become obsessed with, and holds her captive, with a 3.97-star average from more than 101,000 Goodreads ratings. This will appeal to readers who want disturbing psychological fiction centered on obsession, captivity, and the struggle between captor and captive.
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Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists.
This tale of obsessive love—the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry—remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmerize.
"A superb novel ... Evil has seldom been so sinister." —Time
"A bravura first novel ... As a horror story, this book is a remarkable tour de force." —New Yorker
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With 4.0 out of 5 stars, Monika Kim’s The Eyes Are the Best Part is a TIME 100 Must-Read and a finalist for the Bram Stoker and Shirley…
The Eyes Are the Best Part
Horror · Asian Fiction · Psychological Horror
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With 4.0 out of 5 stars, Monika Kim’s The Eyes Are the Best Part is a TIME 100 Must-Read and a finalist for the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards. A feminist horror about a Korean-American woman’s descent into serial killing, it blends family drama, rage, and cannibalistic nightmares into a chilling, subversive masterpiece.
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“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of murder and cannibalism while also critiquing misogyny, exploring Asian fetishization and stereotypes, sharing what it’s like to navigate two cultures and telling a touching story of a family in turmoil.” —New York Times Book Review
* TIME MAGAZINE 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024 * BRAM STOKER AWARD FINALIST * SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FINALIST *
Crying in H-Mart meets My Sister, the Serial Killer in this feminist psychological horror about the making of a female serial killer from a Korean-American perspective.
Ji-won’s life tumbles into disarray in the wake of her Appa’s extramarital affair and subsequent departure. Her mother, distraught. Her younger sister, hurt and confused. Her college freshman grades, failing. Her dreams, horrifying . . . yet enticing.
In them, Ji-won walks through bloody rooms full of eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Salivatingly blue eyes. Eyes the same shape and shade as George’s, who is Umma’s obnoxious new boyfriend. George has already overstayed his welcome in her family’s claustrophobic apartment. He brags about his puffed-up consulting job, ogles Asian waitresses while dining out, and acts condescending toward Ji-won and her sister as if he deserves all of Umma’s fawning adoration. No, George doesn’t deserve anything from her family. Ji-won will make sure of that.
For no matter how many victims accumulate around her campus or how many people she must deceive and manipulate, Ji-won’s hunger and her rage deserve to be sated.
A brilliantly inventive, subversive novel about a young woman unraveling, Monika Kim’s The Eyes Are the Best Part is a story of a family falling apart and trying to find their way back to each other, marking a bold new voice in horror that will leave readers mesmerized and craving more.
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