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 ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Loved by 1 person

North American Lake Monsters

By Nathan Ballingrud ,

Loved by 1 person

Cathedral of the Drowned

By Nathan Ballingrud ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

Loved by 1 person

Hungerstone

By Kat Dunn ,

Loved by 1 person

With a Vengeance

By Riley Sager ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Loved by 1 person

The Eris Ridge Trail

By Larry Hinkle ,

Loved by 1 person

The Haunting of William Thorn

By Ben Alderson ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

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) ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Loved by 1 person

The Naked Light

By Bridget Collins ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Loved by 1 person

Strange Pictures

By Uketsu , Jim Rion (translator) ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

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 ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

Loved by 1 person

If You Knew Me

By S.P. Miskowski ,

Loved by 1 person

Snake-Eater

By T. Kingfisher ,

Loved by 1 person

The Bewitching

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia ,

Loved by 1 person

Bat Eater

By Kylie Lee Baker ,

A Tale of Three Cities

By Elana Gomel ,

Servant

By Patrick R. Field ,

Haggard House

By Elisabeth Rhoads ,

The Inhabitants

By Beth Castrodale ,

Escape from Grimstone Manor

By Matt McMann ,

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

A Tale of Three Cities

Servant

North American Lake Monsters

Cathedral of the Drowned

New books from our members

A Tale of Three Cities

Servant

Haggard House

Hungerstone

With a Vengeance

New books from our members

A Tale of Three Cities

Servant

Haggard House

The Inhabitants

The Eris Ridge Trail

The Haunting of William Thorn

New books from our members

Haggard House

The Inhabitants

New books from our members

A Tale of Three Cities

Servant

Haggard House

The Inhabitants

Escape from Grimstone Manor

13 Months Haunted

The Essential Horror

Moonflow

Devouring Tomorrow

New books from our members

A Tale of Three Cities

Servant

Haggard House

The Inhabitants

Escape from Grimstone Manor

The Naked Light

New books from our members

The Inhabitants

Escape from Grimstone Manor

Strange Pictures

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

The Extra

The Works of Vermin

Human Scars on Planet Skin

Fiend

New books from our members

Escape from Grimstone Manor

New books from our members

A Tale of Three Cities

Servant

Haggard House

The Inhabitants

Escape from Grimstone Manor

If You Knew Me

Snake-Eater

The Bewitching

Bat Eater

New books from our members

A Tale of Three Cities

Servant

Haggard House

The Inhabitants

Escape from Grimstone Manor