Horror Book Release Dates
US release dates
These are the ones we know about.
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Contents
October 2026
| Release date | Title | Author | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Amityville Awakens | Robert P. Ottone | Haunted house |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Bruja’s Nest | Brenda LaTorre | Body |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Carrying | Samantha Josephs | Psychological |
| 6 Oct 2026 | The Cracks | T.H. Huddleston | Gothic |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Find Me Where It Ends | Cassandra Khaw | Psychological |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Interview with the Vampire: 50th Anniversary Edition | Anne Rice | Vampire |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Other Worlds Than These Book 3 of The Talisman | Stephen King & Peter Straub | Psychological |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Portrait of a Haunting | Madison Tyler Nelson | Ghost |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Sleepers in the Snow | Joanne Harris | Haunted house |
| 6 Oct 2026 | What Feeds Below | Tatiana Schlote-Bonne | YA, Dark fantasy |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Winter’s Teeth | R.A. Betzer | Supernatural |
| 6 Oct 2026 | The Witch | Freida McFadden | Supernatural |
| 13 Oct 2026 | The Heretic | Matthew Lutton | Supernatural |
| 13 Oct 2026 | It Looks Like You in the Dark | Mathilda Zeller | Folk |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Look What the Cat Dragged In | Jason Rekulak | Psychological |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Off the Reservation Book 2 of The Only Good Indians | Stephen Graham Jones | Supernatural |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Saw: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book | Vance Kelly (illustrator) | Horror movie novelty book |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Trick ‘r Treat: Witching Hours | Legendary Comics | Graphic novel anthology |
| 13 Oct 2026 | The Woman of the House | Kate Mooney | Psychological |
| 13 Oct 2026 | ‘Twas the Night | Kevin Johnson | Christmas, Cult |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Nordic Nightmares | Margrét Helgadóttir (editor) | Anthology |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Happy Hour | Gemma Amor | Killer |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Mercy House | Adam Cesare | Psychological |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Murder by Phone | Jon Messmann | Psychological horror movie novelization |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Pretty Bird | Hilary Faktor | Cult |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Tip Top | R.S. Zimmerman | Western |
| 20 Oct 2026 | The Turning of Sally-Mae | Nuzo Onoh | Supernatural |
| 20 Oct 2026 | When the Night Comes Knocking | Katherine Daniel | Creature |
| 20 Oct 2026 | What the Forest Devours | Elaine Vilar Madruga | Psychological |
| 21 Oct 2026 | House | Christian Francis | Haunted house horror movie novelization |
| 26 Oct 2026 | This Darkness Caged Inside Us | Zach Constable | Supernatural |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Phantom Drop | Cori Nevruz | Psychological |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Phantom Limb | Brian Everson | Psychological |
| 27 Oct 2026 | The Porcelain Sisters | Daryl Gregory | Dark fantasy |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Public Access Afterworld | Jane Schoenbrun | Supernatural |
| 27 Oct 2026 | You’re No Better | Andrew Joseph White | Coming of age |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Dracula Millenium | Christian Francis | Vampire horror movie novelization |
| 30 Oct 2026 | Zombi 2 | Christian Francis | Zombie horror movie novelization |
November 2026
| Release date | Title | Author | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 | The Disincarnates | Duncan Ralston | Supernatural |
| 3 Nov 2026 | There Are No Giant Crabs in this Novel Book 5 of John Dies at the End | Jason Pargin | Cosmic, Comedy |
| 3 Nov 2026 | This Never Happened | Jessica Clem | Psychological |
| 10 Nov 2026 | Until the Last Light Goes Out | Courtney Gold | YA, Psychological |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Tales from the Menu: The Pale Beyond | Rob Tannahill (editor) | Cannibal anthology |
| 16 Nov 2026 | Haunted Space: Paradise for Extinction | Adam Kovac | Sci-fi |
| 17 Nov 2026 | Marvel's '70s Horror Archives: Vampire Tales Volume 1--1973-1974 | Marvel | Vampire comics collection |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Nightmare Burger | Joshua Pruett | Creature |
December 2026
| Release date | Title | Author | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2026 | The Philosophy of Time Travel Sequel to the Donnie Darko movie | Richard Kelly | Psychological |
| 31 Dec 2026 | Now You Don’t | Darren Dash | Fantasy |
2027
| Release date | Title | Author | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2027 | Tylor Whitlock Just Won’t Die | Kendall Annette | YA, Slasher, Timeloop |
| 19 Jan 2027 | Bloodsick | Adam Cesare | Vampire |
| 9 Feb 2027 | We Are Good People | Danger Slater | Comedy |
| 23 Feb 2027 | He Always Comes Back | Elle Engel | Slasher |
| 9 Mar 2027 | Ears | Stephen Graham Jones | Haunted house |
| 16 Mar 2027 | Stormraven | Kelsea Yu | Gothic |
| 23 Mar 2027 | Brute | Eric LaRocca | Splatterpunk |
| 23 Mar 2027 | Mr. Lonelyhearts | Clay McLeod Chapman | Supernatural, Slasher |
| 23 Mar 2027 | Simon’s Quest | Todd Keisling | Killer |
| 30 Mar 2027 | Hell to Pay | Kylie Lee Baker | Supernatural, Comedy |
| 20 Apr 2027 | The Coffin Worms | Nick Cutter | Psychological |
| 27 Apr 2027 | Gothic: The End | Philip Fracassi | Cursed object |
| 11 May 2027 | The Heretics Book 2 of The Devils | Joe Abercrombie | Dark fantasy |
| 18 May 2027 | Soulhider | Dan Aykroyd | Sci-fi |
| 25 May 2027 | A Devil of a Crime | T. Kingfisher | Supernatural |
| 22 Jul 2027 | Reasons I’m Not Human | Natasha Ali | Sci-fi, Gothic, Body |
| 27 Jul 2027 | Can’t You See It’s Coming? | Versify | Anthology |
| 17 Aug 2027 | How to Survive Camping: The Beast Book 4 of How to Survive Camping | Bonnie Quinn | Cosy summer camp |
| 24 Aug 2027 | The Halloween Party | Christopher Golden | Halloween |
| 21 Sep 2027 | Lies of the Bishop Stone Book 2 of Beckett Coven | S.A. Sizemore | Witch |
| 1 Oct 2027 | The Residency: Bake-Off Edition Book 2 of Residency | Kayla Frederick | Psychological |
Updated: 3 October 2026
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