The best new horror books of 2025 (chosen by horror authors)

Loved by 5 people

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

By Stephen Graham Jones ,

Loved by 4 people

King Sorrow

By Joe Hill ,

Loved by 3 people

Victorian Psycho

By Virginia Feito ,

Loved by 3 people

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

By Grady Hendrix ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Loved by 1 person

North American Lake Monsters

By Nathan Ballingrud ,

Loved by 1 person

Cathedral of the Drowned

By Nathan Ballingrud ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Loved by 1 person

Hungerstone

By Kat Dunn ,

Loved by 1 person

With a Vengeance

By Riley Sager ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Loved by 1 person

The Eris Ridge Trail

By Larry Hinkle ,

Loved by 1 person

The Haunting of William Thorn

By Ben Alderson ,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Loved by 1 person

13 Months Haunted

By Jimmy Juliano ,

Loved by 1 person

The Essential Horror

By Joe R. Lansdale ,

Loved by 1 person

Moonflow

By Bitter Karella ,

Loved by 1 person

Devouring Tomorrow

By Jeff Dupuis (editor) , A.G. Pasquella (editor) ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

Curiosity and the Cat

By Martin Treanor ,

Loved by 1 person

The Naked Light

By Bridget Collins ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

Loved by 1 person

Strange Pictures

By Uketsu , Jim Rion (translator) ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

Loved by 1 person

The Extra

By Annie Neugebauer ,

Loved by 1 person

The Works of Vermin

By Hiron Ennes ,

Loved by 1 person

Human Scars on Planet Skin

By Effie Joe Stock , Nathaniel Luscombe ,

Loved by 1 person

Fiend

By Alma Katsu ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

Curiosity and the Cat

By Martin Treanor ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

Curiosity and the Cat

By Martin Treanor ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

Loved by 1 person

If You Knew Me

By S.P. Miskowski ,

Loved by 1 person

Snake-Eater

By T. Kingfisher ,

Curiosity and the Cat

By Martin Treanor ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Loved by 1 person

The Bewitching

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia ,

Loved by 1 person

Bat Eater

By Kylie Lee Baker ,

Curiosity and the Cat

By Martin Treanor ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Reality

By Aaron Ryan,

Drown All the Refugees

By Tabish Khair ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Ghost Mother

By Kelly Dwyer ,

Curiosity and the Cat

By Martin Treanor ,

Bread and Blood

By Evgueniy Todorov ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

The Great Dick

By Barry Maher ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Undead Menagerie

By A.M. Geever ,

The best new horror books of 2025

The books our community loved the most.

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

King Sorrow

Victorian Psycho

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Reality

North American Lake Monsters

Cathedral of the Drowned

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Hungerstone

With a Vengeance

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Servant

The Eris Ridge Trail

The Haunting of William Thorn

New books from our members

Drown All the Refugees

Servant

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Servant

A Tale of Three Cities

13 Months Haunted

The Essential Horror

Moonflow

Devouring Tomorrow

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Servant

A Tale of Three Cities

Ghost Mother

Curiosity and the Cat

The Naked Light

New books from our members

Servant

A Tale of Three Cities

Ghost Mother

Strange Pictures

New books from our members

A Tale of Three Cities

Ghost Mother

The Extra

The Works of Vermin

Human Scars on Planet Skin

Fiend

New books from our members

A Tale of Three Cities

Ghost Mother

Curiosity and the Cat

Bread and Blood

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Reality

Drown All the Refugees

Servant

A Tale of Three Cities

Ghost Mother

Curiosity and the Cat

Bread and Blood

Haggard House

The Great Dick

If You Knew Me

Snake-Eater

New books from our members

Curiosity and the Cat

Bread and Blood

The Bewitching