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833 past books matching Horror
Good for readers who want gothic horror with family secrets, haunted-house tension, and unsettling domestic dread.
House of Splinters
Horror
Our take
A remote ancestral estate promises Belinda Bainbridge a new life as lady of the manor, but House of Splinters soon turns that hope into gothic unease. With the estate struggling, rumors of a servant’s mysterious death, and her son drawn to strange wooden figures called silent companions, Belinda begins to fear for her children’s safety, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 90 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want gothic horror with family secrets, haunted-house tension, and unsettling domestic dread.
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House of Splinters is the long-awaited prequel to bestselling and multi award-winning author Laura Purcell’s gothic horror classic, The Silent Companions.
Not every house is a home …
Belinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her anxious mother, so when her father-in-law dies at The Bridge, his remote ancestral seat, she is secretly thrilled. His death means she, her husband, Wilfred, and their children can relocate and finally begin to create their own happy home together: born a merchant’s daughter, she will now be lady of the manor.
But their new home quickly proves far from ideal. The garden is a wilderness, the estate is struggling financially, there are whispers about the mysterious death of a servant many years before, while their young son, Freddie, seems unusually fixated on the strange wooden figures—so-called “silent companions”—that were once owned by his ancestors.
When Wilfred’s charismatic brother, Nathan, arrives unexpectedly from abroad, bringing a very different account of the family’s past, Belinda begins to question what her husband has told her. What really lies behind the sad history of the house?
And are Belinda’s children truly safe here?
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Good for readers who like gothic thrillers, atmospheric domestic horror, seaside settings, and psychological suspense.
The Vanishers
Horror · Psychological Horror
Our take
Megan Foley’s summer at a luxurious seaside house share turns sinister when she sees a little boy named Tommy, only for everyone else to insist he never existed. As the guests fall into strange trances, Patrick grows distant, and something stirs in the attic, The Vanishers follows Megan as she questions the house, its host, and her own grip on reality, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 20 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like gothic thrillers, atmospheric domestic horror, seaside settings, and psychological suspense.
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Megan Foley knows she saw the little boy. So why does everyone at the perfect seaside house insist he never existed?
The house was perfect. That was its first lie.
When Megan and her husband Patrick accept an invitation to spend the summer at a luxurious house share in Stone Beach, Connecticut, everything seems too good to be true. The rent is absurdly low. The host, Mrs. Monahan, is attentive to the point of unease. The other guests are pleasant — until they aren't.
One day, Megan sees a boy, Tommy, playing… and the next, Tommy is simply gone. Not moved. Not spoken of. Erased, as though he never existed. All the other guests at the house look at Megan blankly when she asks.
One by one, the guests succumb to long hours in front of the television in a glassy trance. Patrick grows cold and distant. Something stirs in the attic.
Megan alone seems immune — but for how long? As she begins to doubt herselfand the house tightens its hold, she must confront the terrifying truth about Mrs. Monahan, the attic room, and the price of a perfect summer.
A chilling gothic thriller for fans of atmospheric domestic horror — available in Kindle Unlimited.
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With a 4.1-star rating from more than 170 Amazon reviewers, good for readers who like gothic Scottish ghost stories, isolated houses, and supernatural dread.
Hawthorn
Horror
Our take
Called “the best Scottish ghost story of the 21st century so far” by The Herald, Hawthorn follows cartographer Robert Sutherland into remote Caithness in 1871, where a vision, a near-fatal accident, and recovery at Leask House draw him into terrifying questions about why he was summoned there. With a 4.1-star rating from more than 170 Amazon reviewers, good for readers who like gothic Scottish ghost stories, isolated houses, and supernatural dread.
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For fans of Michelle Paver and Sarah Waters, the first in a haunting quartet of ghost stories set in the wilds of Scotland.
'I was so impressed by Hawthorn' MICHELLE PAVER, author of Dark Matter
'Delightfully brooding and gloriously gothic, Hawthorn sucked me in like the deepest bog, refusing to let me go' CJ COOKE, author of The Book of Witching
'Reminded me of The Little Stranger . . . a hugely entertaining and evocative treat' BRIDGET COLLINS, author of The Binding
'A new classic' SARA SHERIDAN, author of The Fair Botanists
'The best Scottish ghost story of the 21st century so far' THE HERALD
Caithness, October 1871.
The Ordnance Survey are charting Scotland's most remote north-easterly county, a bleak landscape of endless moorland and lonely crofts. When a strange vision leads cartographer Robert Sutherland out onto the moor, an accident leaves him inches from death. He is taken to Leask House, to recuperate under the care of Mrs Sinclair and her beautiful daughter Isabel.
At first, Robert thinks the dreadful visions that plague him at Leask House are the result of the laudanum he has been prescribed. But as events take ever stranger and more terrifying turns, Robert begins to wonder whether his presence at Leask House is really a coincidence at all.
Someone - or something - has summoned him here.
And they don't intend for him to leave.
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For readers who like feminist horror, speculative short stories, body horror, and strange literary fiction.
Salt Slow
Literary Fiction · Horror · LGBTQIA+ · Thriller
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Winner of The White Review Short Story Prize and shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, salt slow explores women’s experiences through bodily transformation, strange appetites, sleepless cities, monstrous fandom, and unsettling mythology, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 700 Amazon reviewers. For readers who like feminist horror, speculative short stories, body horror, and strange literary fiction.
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Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award
From White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link.
In her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women’s experiences in contemporary society, mapped through their bodies. As urban dwellers’ sleeps become disassociated from them, like Peter Pan’s shadow, a city turns insomniac. A teenager entering puberty finds her body transforming in ways very different than her classmates’. As a popular band gathers momentum, the fangirls following their tour turn into something monstrous. After their parents remarry, two step-sisters, one a girl and one a wolf, develop a dangerously close bond. And in an apocalyptic landscape, a pregnant woman begins to realize that the creature in her belly is not what she expected.
Blending elements of horror, science fiction, mythology, and feminism, salt slow is an utterly original collection of short stories that are sure to dazzle and shock, heralding the arrival of a daring new voice.
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Good for readers who like dual-timeline mysteries, buried secrets, childhood trauma, and small-town suspense.
The Chalk Man
Horror · Thriller · Suspense
Our take
A psychological suspense novel about a childhood game gone awry, leading to a shocking discovery and a dangerous quest for the truth, The Chalk Man is a Stephen King-endorsed ITW Thriller Award winner with a 4.0-star rating from more than 13,500 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like dual-timeline mysteries, buried secrets, childhood trauma, and small-town suspense.
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“Want to read something good?. . . If you like my stuff, you’ll like this.”—Stephen King • WINNER OF THE ITW THRILLER AWARD • WINNER OF THE STRAND MAGAZINE AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT NOVEL
A riveting psychological suspense debut that weaves a mystery about a childhood game gone dangerously awry, and will keep readers guessing right up to the shocking ending
In 1986, Eddie and his friends are on the verge of adolescence, spending their days biking in search of adventure. The chalk men are their secret code, stick figures they draw for one another as hidden messages. But one morning the friends find a chalk man leading them to the woods. They follow the message, only to find the dead body of a teenage girl.
In 2016, Eddie is nursing a drinking problem and trying to forget his past, until one day he gets a letter containing a chalk man—the same one he and his friends saw when they found the body. Soon he learns that all his old friends received the same note. When one of them is killed, Eddie realizes that saving himself means figuring out what happened all those years ago. But digging into the past proves more dangerous than he could have known. Because in this town, everyone has secrets, no one is innocent, and some will do anything to bury the truth.
Praise for The Chalk Man
“Wonderfully creepy—like a cold blade on the back of your neck.”—Lee Child
“An assured debut that alternates between 1986 and 2016 with unpredictable twists. The Chalk Man fits well with other stories about troubled childhoods such as Stephen King’s novella Stand by Me. . . . Tudor never misses a beat in showing each character as both a child and an adult while also exploring the foreboding environs of a small town.”—Associated Press
“Utterly hypnotic. The Chalk Man is a dream novel, a book of nightmares: haunted and haunting, shot through with shadow and light—a story to quicken the pulse and freeze the blood. A dark star is born.”—A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
“If you can’t get enough of psychological thrillers with sharp twists and turns, you need to read The Chalk Man”—Hello Giggles
“I haven’t had a sleepless night due to a book for a long time. The Chalk Man changed that.”—Fiona Barton, New York Times bestselling author of The Widow
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At a gothic club in Missing Mile, North Carolina, Nothing’s search for belonging turns into something far more dangerous when he meets three vampiric vagabonds on a blood-soaked…
Lost Souls
LGBTQIA+ · Horror
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At a gothic club in Missing Mile, North Carolina, Nothing’s search for belonging turns into something far more dangerous when he meets three vampiric vagabonds on a blood-soaked journey south. Lost Souls is a dark, sensual vampire horror novel full of obsession, hunger, brutality, and doomed connection. Rated 4.4 on Amazon and 3.9 on Goodreads, with praise from Booklist.
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Vampires . . . they ache, they love, they thirst for the forbidden. They are your friends and lovers, and your worst fears.
“A major new voice in horror fiction . . . an electric style and no shortage of nerve.”—Booklist
At a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, look for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not; Ann, longing for love; and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself.
Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip vagabonds—Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah, whose eyes are as green as limes—are on their own lost journey, slaking their ancient thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh.
They find it in Nothing and Ann, leading them on a mad, illicit road trip south to New Orleans. Over miles of dark highway, Ghost pursues, his powers guiding him on a journey to reach his destiny, to save Ann from her new companions, to save Nothing from himself. . . .
“An important and original work . . . a gritty, highly literate blend of brutality and sentiment, hope and despair.”—Science Fiction Chronicle
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For readers who like literary horror, haunted histories, and psychological unease.
House of Windows
Fantasy · Horror · Supernatural Horror
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Called “superb literary horror” by Peter Straub, House of Windows follows a writer drawn into Veronica Croydon’s story of scandal, widowhood, and a marriage strained by psychological and paranormal forces. Moving from the Hudson Valley to Afghanistan and Victorian England, it explores memory, grief, and supernatural violence, with a 4.1-star rating from 500 Amazon reviewers. For readers who like literary horror, haunted histories, and psychological unease.
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The haunting debut novel by the Bram Stoker Award-winning author—"think Henry James and Joyce Carol Oates with just a few paragraphs of Joe Lansdale" (Tor.com).
For the last few years, Veronica Croydon has been at the center of scandal, first as the younger woman for whom her famous professor left his wife, and then as his apparent widow. When a writer staying at the same vacation home as Veronica has the chance to hear her story, he jumps at it. What follows takes him to the dark heart of a father's troubled relationship with his only son, in a story that stretches from the Hudson Valley to Afghanistan; and from post-9/11 America to Victorian England.
House of Windows is a haunting exploration of a marriage under strain from forces both psychological and paranormal. With its combination of literary complexity and chilling supernatural violence, it is widely considered a masterpiece of contemporary horror fiction.
New introduction by Adam Nevill
Reading Group Guide included
"John Langan is a writer of superb literary horror. Both House of Windows and The Fisherman are dark and unsettling contemporary masterpieces." —Peter Straub, New York Times bestselling author
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For readers who like domestic horror, missing-person suspense, and sinister small-town threats.
Perfect Nightmare
Horror · Psychological Horror · Supernatural Horror
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A mother's worst nightmare becomes reality when her daughter disappears from her bedroom during the night. As more people vanish from homes up for sale, Kara Marshall and grieving widower Patrick Shields suspect a malevolent stranger is stalking their community for a horrifying purpose. For readers who like domestic horror, missing-person suspense, and sinister small-town threats.
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If you open your house to strangers, who knows who might come in. And what they might be after. Or whom. Now, ponder the unthinkable and surrender to your darkest dread, as sinister storyteller extraordinaire John Saul weaves a heart-stopping tale of lurking terror and twisted intent.
Every parent’s nightmare becomes reality for Kara Marshall when her daughter, Lindsay, vanishes from her bedroom during the night. The police suspect that the girl is just another moody teenage runaway, angry over leaving behind her school and friends because her family is moving. But Lindsay’s recent eerie claim–that someone invaded her room when the house was opened to prospective buyers–drives Kara to fear the worst: a nameless, faceless stalker has walked the halls of her home in search of more than a place to live.
Patrick Shields recognizes Kara’s pain–and carries plenty of his own since he lost his wife and two children in a devastating house fire. But more than grief draws Patrick and Kara together. He, too, senses the hand of a malevolent stranger in this tragedy. And as more people go missing from houses up for sale, Patrick’s suspicion, like Kara’s, blooms into horrified certainty.
Someone is trolling this peaceful community–undetected and undeterred–harvesting victims for a purpose no sane mind can fathom. Someone Kara and Patrick, alone and desperate, are determined to unmask. Someone who is even now watching, plotting, keeping a demented diary of unspeakable deeds . . . and waiting until the time is ripe for another fateful visit.
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A strong match for readers drawn to timeslip historical fiction, Scottish settings, ghost stories, and women reclaiming hidden histories.
The Three Witches
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Magical Realism · Occult Horror
Our take
Ruthie plays a witch in a "Macbeth" film but uncovers a restless spirit's secrets, while in 1050 Scotland, Isobel and her sisters face witchcraft accusations threatening their lives. The Three Witches has a 4.5-star rating from more than 400 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to timeslip historical fiction, Scottish settings, ghost stories, and women reclaiming hidden histories.
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Utterly gripping historical fiction from bestseller Elena Collins - perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine, Outlander and Weyward.
Now: When Ruthie gets the part of one of Macbeth’s famous three witches she can’t wait to get started. Inspired by the beauty of the film’s Scottish locations and the camaraderie of the cast and crew, she can leave behind the expectations of her family and her lacklustre love life, at least for now. But as echoes from the past begin whispering in Ruthie’s ear and a restless spirit draws her further into its centuries-old secrets, it soon becomes clear that only she can uncover the truth of a terrible injustice.
1050 Scotland: Isobel and her two sisters have learnt about healing from their loving mother Sidheag, and she in turn has kept them safe. But without the protection of their late father, Sidheag knows that her daughters must find husbands or their futures are at risk.
Isobel believes in love over duty and when she catches sight of King Macbeth’s stepson Lulach she can picture a happiness she had hardly dare imagine. But as heir to a Scottish throne that is drenched in blood, Lulach’s destiny is to be a warrior. When Isobel’s actions leave her and her sisters vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft there may be nothing that can keep the three women safe, not even the great Macbeth himself.
As the calls from the past grow ever louder, Ruthie has no choice. Macbeth’s witches have a story that needs to be told and the truth can no longer stay hidden…
Truly unforgettable timeslip historical fiction, perfect for fans of Emilia Hart, Clare Marchant and C.J. Cooke.
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Best for readers who like unsettling horror with social commentary and psychological unease.
Little Star
Horror · Supernatural Horror
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A baby left for dead in the woods is raised in a basement before a catastrophic incident sends her toward a new life in Stockholm and a nationwide singing competition. Little Star turns that performance into the spark for a disturbing horror story about adolescence, isolation, internet bullying, and reality TV, with a 4.0-star rating from more than 600 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like unsettling horror with social commentary and psychological unease.
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"Establishes Lindqvist as Sweden's Stephen King."
--The Washington Post on Harbor
John Ajvide Lindqvist has been crowned the heir apparent to Stephen King by numerous sources, and he is heralded around the globe as one of the most spectacularly talented horror writers working today. His first novel, Let the Right One In, is a cult classic that has been made into iconic films in both Sweden and in the United States. His second novel, Handling the Undead, is beloved by horror fans everywhere. His third novel, Harbor, is a masterpiece that draws countless comparisons to Stephen King. Now, with Little Star, his most profoundly unsettling book yet, Lindqvist treads previously unmarked territory.
A man finds a baby in the woods, left for dead. He brings the baby home, and he and his wife raise the girl in their basement. When a shocking and catastrophic incident occurs, the couple's son Jerry whisks the girl away to Stockholm to start a new life. There, he enters her in a nationwide singing competition. Another young girl who's never fit in sees the performance on TV, and a spark is struck that will ignite the most terrifying duo in modern fiction.
Little Star is an unforgettable portrait of adolescence, a modern-day Carrie for the age of internet bullies, offensive reality television, and overnight You Tube sensations. Chilling, unnerving, and petrifying, Little Star is Lindqvist's most disturbing book to date.
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A forgotten roadside motel holds decades of fear, and one woman’s disappearance still echoes through its empty rooms.
The Sun Down Motel
Horror · Supernatural Horror
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A forgotten roadside motel holds decades of fear, and one woman’s disappearance still echoes through its empty rooms. In The Sun Down Motel, Carly Kirk follows her aunt Viv’s trail to Fell, New York, where the same place that swallowed Viv in 1982 begins pulling Carly into its secrets. This is a ghostly mystery built on haunted spaces, buried violence, and past lives refusing to stay quiet.
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Something hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls.
Upstate New York, 1982. Viv Delaney wants to move to New York City, and to help pay for it she takes a job as the night clerk at the Sun Down Motel in Fell, New York. But something isnʼt right at the motel, something haunting and scary.
Upstate New York, 2017. Carly Kirk has never been able to let go of the story of her aunt Viv, who mysteriously disappeared from the Sun Down before she was born. She decides to move to Fell and visit the motel, where she quickly learns that nothing has changed since 1982. And she soon finds herself ensnared in the same mysteries that claimed her aunt.
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A boy survives war with silence, trauma, and demons that refuse to stay buried.
Hannibal Rising
Horror · Supernatural Horror
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A boy survives war with silence, trauma, and demons that refuse to stay buried. Hannibal Rising traces Hannibal Lecter from the violence of the Eastern Front to medical school in France, where grief and memory begin hardening into something far more dangerous. This psychological horror origin story suits readers drawn to trauma, revenge, and the making of a literary monster.
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He is one of the most haunting characters in all of literature. At last the evolution of his evil is revealed.
Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck.
He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him.
Hannibal’s uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France, where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his uncle’s beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki.
Lady Murasaki helps Hannibal to heal. With her help he flourishes, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France.
But Hannibal’s demons visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn.
He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany, Hannibal Lecter becomes death’s prodigy.
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