A Selection of Horror Books Released, 20 to 26 Apr 2025
Themes: Supernatural, ghost, serial killer, folk, zombie, and cosmic horror
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Table of Contents
Across the Dunes – Dan Soule
Folk horror
In a forgotten English coastal town, a sinister fairy tale lies in wait beneath the dunes.
When an estranged father and son return to sell the family home, an ancient magical pact between their family and elemental powers of nature is set in motion.
Father and son must try to find each other as they confront the lethal curse that has plagued their family through the ages.
In so doing, they will learn that happily ever after comes at a high price, but only if they are brave enough to cross the dunes.
Eat the Ones You Love – Sarah Maria Griffin
Plant horror
After losing her job and her fiancé and moving back from the city to live with her parents, Shell Pine needs some help. And according to the sign in the window, the florist shop in the mall does too.
Shell gets the gig, and the flowers she works with there are just the thing she needs to cheer up. Or maybe it’s Neve, the beautiful shop manager, who is making her days so rosy?
But you have to get your hands dirty if you want your garden to grow, and Neve’s secrets are as dark and dangerous as they come.
In the back room of the flower shop, a young sentient orchid actually runs the show. He is hungry, and he has a plan for them all.
The Devil’s Thrift Shop – Steven Pajak
Horror collection
Welcome to The Devil’s Thrift Shop. Don’t mind the dust – it adds character, wouldn’t you say? You’ll find all sorts of treasures here, each with its own…particular history. You see, every item in my shop carries a story, and none of them end well.
Call it karma, call it cosmic justice, but each object finds exactly the owner it deserves. The guilty, the greedy, the desperate, they all walk through my door eventually. Some seeking redemption, others running from their past. None quite understanding the price tag attached to their purchase.
Think of this collection as a cautionary tale for the modern age. A bit of Tales from the Crypt, wrapped in Twilight Zone wisdom, with a distinct Black Mirror charm. Each story peels back another layer of human nature, revealing the darkness that lurks in the most ordinary objects, and the most ordinary people. So go ahead, browse around. Just remember: in my shop, every purchase has a price. And some things should never be resold.
A Graveside Gallery – Eric J. Guignard
Horror collection
Nineteen strange short fiction stories exploring the literary odd and macabre that reside in the vast shadows of our existence, from hauntings and oblivion to monsters, murder, and anthropomorphism.
A gay Hispanic teen in 1950s Los Angeles, mourning the loss of a friend, has a chance to make amends during Day of the Dead.
The owner of a roadside trading post has a deadly secret, but so too does the customer he kills.
A long-haul trucker, coming home after an accident, stops at a curious diner.
An embittered sailor in 1917’s San Francisco Wharf encounters an immigrant from China who offers peace from ghosts.
A Beat-era youth leaves home to travel the land, only to find madness, murder, and the teeth of a new generation.
An intimate epilogue is suggested to the famous novel Frankenstein, offering a more hopeful closure to characters’ lives.
These and thirteen other tales explore the fearful and nebulous boundaries of reality.
Hand of Doom: A Literary Tribute to Black Sabbath – Alex S. Johnson (editor)
Heavy metal horror anthology
This anthology, officially endorsed by Black Sabbath, gathers masters of dark fiction and poetry, each operating at the highest level of their craft, and is an all-star homage to the creators of the heavy metal genre.
It invites you behind the wall of sleep to explore realms of shadow, nightmare, and redemption.
All proceeds go to the Children of the Night, continuing the legacy of compassion championed by the metal community’s luminaries.
Last Tour at Sulphur Creek – Paul Avery Tindol
Ghost horror
The Sulphur Creek Manor holds lots of secrets.
Since it was built back in 1924 by a ruthless entrepreneur, the building has been a witness to countless crimes, controversies, and deaths, landing it with the reputation of one of the most haunted locations in the state of Oklahoma.
When paranormal investigators Andrea and Wes embark on the ghost tour led by the manor’s obsessive owner and reluctant employee, they soon learn that something much darker than its history lurks behind the manor’s walls.
The Rotting Room – Viggy Parr Hampton
Historical supernatural horror
Sister Rafaela, a newcomer to the cloistered Sisters of Divine Innocence, yearns for redemption from her horrific past. However, her new abbey, bound by a vow of silence and a disturbing burial ritual, hides its own sinister secrets.
When a mysterious stranger arrives and dies soon after, her body resists decomposition, sparking fevered claims of sainthood among the nuns… but Rafaela suspects something far darker.
As the abbey teeters on the edge of madness, Rafaela and local priest Father Bruno race to uncover whether the Sisters of Divine Innocence are graced by a divine miracle, or consumed by unspeakable evil.
Scurry – Seann Barbour
Serial killer horror
Catty Hammond isn’t like other girls; she can talk to roaches.
It’s not a gift she ever wanted or asked for, but ever since she was a child, it’s marked her as different. And in the suburb of Hilly Green, different is just about the worst thing a person can be. After a lifetime as a social pariah, culminating a bloody and terrifying encounter with a deranged murderer, Catty left suburbia and never looked back.
A decade has passed since then, but now a call from her sick mother brings Catty home. Not much has changed in Hilly Green: the houses are still beautiful, the lawns are still immaculate, the people still smile and gossip and quietly judge their neighbors.
And the serial killer Catty narrowly escaped from all those years ago is still there, watching her.
He has his own gifts. He has his own pride.
And he has no intention of letting the Roach Girl slip through his fingers once again.
The Summer I Ate the Rich – Makia Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Zombie horror
A Haitian American girl uses her hidden zombie abilities to exact revenge on the wealthy elites who’ve caused her family pain.
Brielle Petitfour loves to cook. But with a chronically sick mother and bills to pay, becoming a chef isn’t exactly a realistic career path.
When Brielle’s mom suddenly loses her job, Brielle steps in and uses her culinary skills to earn some extra money. The rich families who love her cooking praise her use of unique flavors and textures, which keep everyone guessing what’s in Brielle’s dishes. The secret ingredient? Human flesh.
The Sundowner’s Dance – Todd Keisling
Cosmic horror
Jerry Campbell just wants to be left alone. Grief-stricken over the death of his wife Abigail, the elderly widower and recent retiree is desperate for a change of scenery. When his realtor suggests a new home in Fairview Acres, a retirement community in the Poconos, Jerry figures it will be a nice place to spend the rest of his days in solitude.
Until he moves in.
Weird neighbors. Nightly block parties. Strange noises across his rooftop at all hours. Worst of all is Arthur Peterson, chairman of the Fairview Acres Community Association, who seems obsessed with coaxing Jerry into participating in these neighborhood activities.
At first, Jerry shrugs off the incidents and eccentricities, telling himself he doesn’t want to be the guy who complains about everything-but that all changes one evening when Katherine Dunnally appears on his doorstep with an ominous warning: “You need to leave. The worms… they dance at nightfall…”
His neighbors all say Katherine suffers from a form of dementia called Sundowner’s Syndrome, but as the weeks progress and the strangeness mounts, Jerry begins to suspect there is something else going on in his neighborhood. Something that has to do with the huge stone in the community park.
When the Wolf Comes Home – Nat Cassidy
Supernatural horror
One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy’s father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives.
As they attempt to evade the boy’s increasingly desperate father, Jess slowly comes to a horrifying understanding of the butchery that follows them: the boy can turn his every fear into reality.
And when the wolf finally comes home, no one will be spared.
Published: 26 April 2025
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