Don’t miss the best new horror from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! We’ve got a great selection of horror picks this month — including a brand-new chiller from Stephen King, a haunting gothic tale set at a mysterious country house, and more!

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	Don’t miss the latest from the King of Horror: a crime thriller laced with chills WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “This is Stephen King at his finest, and an absolute must-read for his fans” (Booklist) King’s brilliant PI Holly Gibney faces off against a vengeful serial killer and a dangerous stalker This “page-turning tale of terror” (Kirkus Reviews) comes highly anticipated by The New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, Vulture, and more Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon See other formats and retailers ‘Holy crap on a stick, this book is messed up in the best way’ (T. Kingfisher) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “This is the unhinged cannibal book of my dreams — and my nightmares” (Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning) When seemingly divine saviors arrive at a medieval castle in crisis, three women question what’s really going on as the castle’s residents descend into hedonism A surreal and unsettling read from the Bram Stoker Award–nominated author of The Luminous Dead, “one of the new leading voices in horror” (Locus) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon See other formats and retailers A ‘riveting modern Gothic’ (Harlan Coben) from the author of Behind Her Eyes WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In recovery from an accident, Emily is convinced something is wrong with her new country home — but is her husband right that it’s all in her head? “Featuring an ending that will leave readers alternately gasping with abject horror and tittering with evil laughter” (Library Journal) All the Poe-esque hallmarks of a haunted house story, plus a crumbling marriage that’s just as haunted Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon See other formats and retailers Two estranged friends enter each others’ minds in this harrowing speculative chiller WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “A frightening, enlightening powerhouse of a book” (BookPage) by the author of Natural Beauty Named among the Best Books of Spring 2025 by Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Bustle, and more A razor-sharp and evocative look at technology that goes too far and the lines we’re willing to cross in relationships “One of those twisty, nail-biting books you fall into and don’t emerge from until you’re done” (Kelly Link) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon See other formats and retailers Alien plant terror for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and Invasion of the Body Snatchers WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The celebrated author of Feed “re-cements her place at the top of the sci-fi horror genre” (T. Kingfisher) No one believes Anastasia when she says she’s an extraterrestrial changeling — but her real family is coming to Earth to reclaim her… “Mira Grant is one of today’s best horror authors” (Vulture) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon See other formats and retailers ‘A bewitching Chinese American gothic’ (Booklist) highly anticipated by Time WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Two families move into a mansion to dispute the last will of a reclusive former actress. But what really happened to the late Vivian Yin, and what vestiges of her past still lurk in the house? Told in dual timelines that span three generations “Fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic ought to take note of this beautiful and haunting novel” (Publishers Weekly) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon See other formats and retailers ‘A completely fresh premise’ (People) from a New York Times bestselling author WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Stephen King gives this “terrific” novel his seal of approval Seeking a new start in an isolated small town, Annie and her son, Charlie, go down a nightmarish path after finding a mysterious train set in the shed The perfect blend of spooky happenings and dark humor “A top-shelf chiller” (Publishers Weekly starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon See other formats and retailers Inspired by a real hotel shrouded in rumors of the occult WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Readers “will devour Bochica and find much to appreciate in its lush, gothic atmosphere of religious horror” (Booklist starred review) Antonia returns to the unsettling mansion she grew up in, which has been converted into a luxury hotel. It’s there that she lost her mother to a mysterious fall… Set in the 1920s and woven with indigenous Colombian mythology Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon See other formats and retailers An aspiring influencer is plunged into the depths of a secret online platform WHY IT’S READWORTHY: This darkly satirical take on social media obsession “showcases horror at its best” (Booklist) “The homestretch is as jaw-droppingly horrifying as anything I’ve ever read… It takes quite a lot to unseat me, but this novel did just that” (Nick Cutter, author of The Troop) A great pick for Grady Hendrix fans Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: