A Selection of Horror Books Released, 17 to 23 Aug 2025
Themes: Supernatural, psychological, apocalypse, fairy tale, and robot horror
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The End of the World As We Know It – Christopher Golden and Briane Keene (editors)
Apocalypse horror anthology based on The Stand
Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered Stephen King’s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraordinary works exploring the unraveling of human society, none have been as influential as this iconic novel. Generations of writers have been impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilization, and its stunning array of characters.
Now for the first time, Stephen King has fully authorized a return to the harrowing world of The Stand through this original short story anthology as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene.
Bringing together some of today’s greatest and most visionary writers, The End of the World As We Know It features unforgettable, all-new stories set during and after (and some perhaps long after) the events of The Stand.
Corrosive Ravens – S.C. Mendes & Nikki Noir
Supernatural horror – Book 2 of Diabolus in Musica
Tonya Artell has three weeks to learn bass, or her music career will be canceled. Forever.
When the members of Corrosive Ravens, led by her boyfriend, dabble in the dark side of the occult, they find themselves entangled in a deadly game with a ruthless crime boss.
In a fate only the dark composer could orchestrate, Tonya’s world collides with that of two sisters mourning the loss of their mother and eldest sibling.
Dread Coast: SoCal Horror Tales – Dennis K. Crosby & KC Grifant (editors)
Horror anthology
California is more than beaches, sunshine, and vineyards.
Twenty-four horror authors drag you into their nightmares, taking you on a wild tour behind the sun-soaked glamour, promising chills and thrills that linger long after the last page.
Stories range from cosmic to body horror, to the comedic and the strange, in a descent into the darkest corners of Southern California.
Feral and Hysterical – Sadie Hartmann
Horror nonfiction about horror fiction
Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women.
From classic authors such as Mary Shelley, Shirley Jackson, and Daphne du Maurier to the modern wave of indie names and all the underrated voices waiting to be discovered, there’s enough deadly damsels in here to leave you feeling distressed long after you’ve run out of shelf space.
Each recommendation includes a spoiler-free synopsis and has been carefully catalogued and organized into thematic reading lists making it easier than ever to sate your darkest desires.
Are you in your Gothic Era? Love watching a marriage gruesomely fall apart? Just finished Mexican Gothic and need more Sporror in your life?
Whatever you’re vibing with, there’s a list for that.
Hemlock & Silver – T. Kingfisher
Fairy tale horror
A dark reimagining of Snow White.
Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.
Not to die, but to save, seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on.
A summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja’s unorthodox methods can save her.
Aided by a taciturn guard, a narcissistic cat, and a passion for the scientific method, Anja rushes to treat Snow, but nothing seems to work. That is, until she finds a secret world, hidden inside a magic mirror.
This dark realm may hold the key to what is making Snow sick.
Or it might be the thing that kills them all.
Phantom Circuit – E.D. Black
Middle grade psychological horror
Jackson loves retro video games, so when he stumbles across a mysterious old console, he can’t wait to fire it up. But the moment he does, strange things start happening and the console seems to know more about Jackson than it should.
No matter how many times Jackson tries to walk away, something sucks him back in. The game wants him to play and it’s not playing fair.
Jackson finds himself stuck in a fight for survival, where every stage brings new nightmares. The only way out might be buried deep in the game’s darkest secret.
The Possession of Alba Díaz – Isabel Cañas
Supernatural horror
When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust.
In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his family’s isolated mine for refuge. But safety proves fleeting as other dangers soon bare their teeth: Alba begins suffering from strange hallucinations, sleepwalking, and violent convulsions. She senses something cold lurking beneath her skin. Something angry. Something wrong.
Elías, haunted by a troubled past, came to the New World to make his fortune and escape his family’s legacy of greed. Alba, as his cousin’s betrothed, is none of his business. Which is of course why he can’t help but notice the growing tension between them every time she enters the room, and why he notices her deteriorate when the demon’s thirst for blood gets stronger.
In the fight for her life, Alba and Elías become entangled with the occult, the Church, long-kept secrets, and each other, not knowing that one of these things will spell their doom.
Steel Machines – Dan Franklin
Robot horror
Prague, 1945.
Eight year old Otto Braum is the sole survivor of the massacre that claimed his parents and left him sustaining himself as best he can in the ruined attic hideout above his childhood home.
But Otto is not alone.
His father had a secret, a creation, unfinished, that he left behind. A secret that is pitiless in nature, relentless in design. A secret with the heart of a steel machine.
The Unseen – Ania Ahlborn
Psychological horror
Isla Hansen, a mother reeling from a devastating loss, is beside herself when a mysteriously orphaned child appears on the outskirts of the Hansens’ secluded Colorado property.
Although strange and unexplainable, the child’s presence breathes new life into Isla. But as the child settles in, Isla’s husband, Luke, and their five children notice peculiarities that hint at something far beyond the ordinary, anomalies that challenge the very fabric of reality itself.
The tension within the Hansen household grows, and with it, the sense that there is something very wrong with the new kid in the house.
Your Favorite Scary Movie – Ashley Cullins
Horror nonfiction about horror movies
How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror.
The ultimate story of the Scream movie franchise, featuring interviews from more than eighty key players and an in-depth exploration of the creation and legacy of the films that revived a dying genre.
Entertainment journalist Ashley Cullins examines the making and impact of the Scream films with behind-the-scenes insight from cast, creators, and crew, as well as sharp analysis on how the movies’ special blend of gruesome violence and humorous self-awareness rewrote the horror playbook.
This intimate and thorough history includes brand-new interviews from Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Kevin Williamson, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Jack Quaid, Parker Posey, Hayden Panettiere, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Radio Silence, Roger L. Jackson, and so many more.
Published: 23 August 2025
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