Fearsome Fiction

A Selection of Horror Books Released, 28 Dec 2025 to 3 Jan 2026

3 horror books this week

Themes: Supernatural and psychological horror

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Table of Contents

Malevolent – Justin Boote

Supernatural horror – Book 2 of The Demons Among Us

MalevolentWhen Tim and Christine’s daughter, Julie, reaches puberty, with it comes mood swings and sudden tantrums. But not just that; in her room, things start flying around of their own accord, loud bangs and thuds.

Christine’s mother, Vera, half blind, also sees and hears things and is convinced the house is haunted.

But when a local deliverance minister visits, he is sure Julie is the root cause of it all and that it will soon stop.

Until the shadows appear, the ghostly visitations and the threats. As the violence escalates, and Terry and Agatha are called to investigate, they soon realise they may have been wrong with their original beliefs.

Night Underground – Brian Bowyer

Psychological horror

Night UndergroundAfter Chad breaks up with Chloe, claiming to love her too much, she descends into a drug-addicted madness.

Battling his own demons, Chad decides to help Chloe turn her life around.

Unbeknownst to them, two members of their inner circle make plans to kill them both and most of their friends.

Puddle People – Eamonn Bradley

Psychological horror

Puddle PeopleWalter Minsk is sick of the world. Of people who just don’t get his incredible work, his inventions, his lifelong dream of global peace and unity.

Not seeing the change in his fellow man that he so greatly desires, Walter has decided to take matters into his own hands.

People need to learn a lesson. An ice-water cold lesson.

But when his experiments fall flat and the townsfolk of Sterling, Northern Ireland, start to go missing, the case falls to Chief Bill Reilly.

Published: 3 January 2026

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