A Selection of Horror Books Released, 8 to 14 Sep 2024
Themes: Supernatural, psychological, vampire, zombie, sci fi, cosy, and book horror
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Table of Contents
As Those Above Fall – Catlyn Ladd
Vampire horror
Zorah has always been special. The immense power that flows in her veins, the power she calls witchcraft, can seduce or destroy anyone.
But when she loses Alex, the love of her life, she feels powerless to bring him back. Burdened by overwhelming grief, Zorah pursuit of her own death wish brings her to Zeke, a vampire with his own seductive power.
When Zorah realizes the key to unlocking the doors of the dead may lie in Zeke’s veins, her desire for death transforms into lust for power.
But her journey to bring Alex back will threaten her sanity, Zeke’s immortal life, and the fate of the world itself.
Bound in Blood – Titan Books
Horror anthology
Nineteen stories of cursed and haunted books; featuring malevolent second-hand books, cursed novelizations, unsettling journals and the end of the world.
From award-winning authors including Eric LaRocca, Charlie Higson, Kim Newman and A. G. Slatter.
You find it hidden in the dark corner of the bookstore; tucked away in a box in the attic, desperate to be read; lurking on your bookshelf, never seen before. Crack the spine, feel the ancient pages. Read it aloud, if you dare.
The Crimson Reaper – John Coon
Supernatural horror – Book 2 of Deer Falls
Consumed by a thirst to unlock powerful dark magic, a sadistic killer stalks Deer Falls.
Six years have passed since Eric helped his older brother Ron defeat an ancient malevolent witch. A brush with death in that battle has left him with recurring hallucinations. While struggling to heal from his mental scars, Eric is confronted with a new deadlier adversary.
Mysterious ritualistic slayings are plaguing Deer Falls. Nobody is safe from a powerful serial killer who has descended upon the sleepy Colorado town. Driven by a thirst for revenge, they will stop at nothing to release dark magic housed within an ancient amulet and wield it for their own purposes.
When Eric and his mom Emily fall in this killer’s crosshairs, he must again face his worst nightmares brought to life.
The Dark Thing – John Ashley
Supernatural horror
The son of a schizophrenic, Jared Gordon has lived his entire life with a genetic time bomb coded into his DNA. When the night terrors and hallucinations arrive in force, it seems undeniable that the same disease responsible for his father’s suicide is to blame.
But a bizarre reunion with his estranged brother and a journal from their father resurface chilling childhood memories that cast his current experiences in a sinister new light. To have any hope of salvation, Jared must find proof whether the nightmare he’s living is a descent into madness or an assault from a supernatural force more ancient and evil than Hell itself. Yet at every turn, the answer only grows more impossible to believe, upending his view of himself, his past, and the very nature of reality.
Worst of all is the growing suspicion that his youngest daughter Elena – an eccentric little girl prone to strange and sometimes unsettling behaviors – may be responsible for setting into motion a cataclysm that began decades before she was born.
The Devil by Name – Keith Rosson
Zombie apocalypse horror – Book 2 of Fever House Duology
No one expected the apocalypse would be broadcast via phone call.
Five years after the event that drove most of the global population to madness, the world is overrun with the “fevered” – once-human, zombielike creatures drawn indiscriminately to violence and murder. In a campaign to restabilize the country, the massive corporation known as Terradyne Industries has merged with the U.S. government in a partnership of dubious motives, quarantining major American cities behind towering walls and corralling the afflicted there with the hope, they say, of developing a vaccine.
In Portland, where it all began, guilt-ridden detective John Bonner scours the city’s darkest corners for clues to humanity’s redemption.
In New England, Katherine Moriarty mourns the devastating losses of her husband and son while in hiding from Terradyne.
And across the ocean in France, a sixteen-year-old girl named Naomi Laurent discovers she has a disturbing and powerful gift, which may just be the key to the world’s salvation.
The Exorcist’s House: Genesis – Nick Roberts
Supernatural horror – Book 2 of The Exorcist’s House Universe
In chasing devils, all roads lead to Hell.
1967: A brutal murder occurs at the Weston State Hospital in West Virginia. To amateur exorcist, Merle Blatty, this shocking story rings of the occult. Fueled by a desire to avenge the deaths of his wife and son, Merle investigates the case, unknowingly stepping into a sinister web spanning decades.
1997: It’s been three years since the Hill family left the nightmares of the farm behind them. Alice is off to college while Daniel and Nora are closer than ever, living in Ohio and raising their three-year-old daughter, Maren. Their high hopes for the future are quickly extinguished when they receive a call, learning of a plan by Adam, Daniel’s brother, to purchase the exorcist’s former property and stage an Amityville-inspired haunting to profit from the story.
Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror – Ellen Datlow (editor)
Psychological horror anthology
Twenty-one stories of extreme psychological dread from such horror icons as Stephen Graham Jones, Priya Sharma, Josh Malerman, Margo Lanagan, and more.
The unsettling tales explore the nature of fear as it stirs in dysfunctional families, toxic friendships, and mismatched lovers, which culminates in relentless stalkers, remorseless killers, and perpetrators of savage rituals.
Far beneath the mere supernatural lives something worse: the depths of human depravity. Your child is sacrificed in compensation for your social misstep. You compete in a sick game to save your loved ones. Your mom is insane, your dad is dying, your brother is not your brother, and you’re stuck in the same house until one or all of you are dead.
Generation Retaliation – Tracy Hewitt Meyer
YA horror – Book 2 of Blackthorn Peak
Six months after Shaun Treadway and his friends escaped Blackthorn Peak Asylum, they are hiding deep in the Appalachian Mountains where food is scarce, and help is even scarcer. There is no where they can go, and no one they can trust.
Then everything changes one gray October day. When Shaun discovers that the Agency has returned to the asylum and activity has reignited with a vengeance, any hope he had, as fleeting as it was, comes crashing down. The Agency will never stop its mission to rid the world of “problem” teens.
Worse, he knows the Agency is coming after them, but so is the law. Shaun and his friends must face two terrifying prospects: be annihilated by the Agency or face the death penalty if arrested.
But Shaun is no quitter. Forced to dig deep into his altruistic nature, Shaun vows to take down the Agency once and for all. Not just for himself, but for those he’s come to love more than his own life. Because the one thing Shaun knows is that no matter the odds, it’s always worth the fight when you’re fighting for what’s right.
Good Night, Sleep Tight – Brian Evenson
Horror collection
“Perhaps tomorrow I will wake up another person. Perhaps tomorrow I will wake up not a person at all.”
A collection of new stories tracing the limits and consequences of artificial intelligence and “post-human” relationships.
Populated by twins stepping into worlds of absence, bears who lick their cubs into creation, and artificial beings haunted by their less-than-human nature, each page sketches a world where our all-too-real feelings of isolation and ecological dread take on an otherworldly tinge.
The House on the Cover of a Horror Novel – Ev Knight
Psychological horror
There’s something off about the house, as if it’s hiding a dark secret. That’s why artist, Emily Lawrence thinks it’s the perfect subject for a cover commissioned by a famous horror author.
But that’s her little secret. Her husband, Miles, can only assume the house she is constantly sketching is her dream home. So, when Emily is sidelined by an unexpected, high-risk pregnancy, he buys it thinking it’ll be perfect for their growing family.
Immediately, Emily begins to hear voices and senses a child’s presence. Is the house haunted or is it stress getting to Emily? Her husband certainly thinks it’s all in her head.
A traumatic delivery leaves Emily convinced something is terribly wrong. Miles must navigate his wife’s delicate state, and care for their newborn son, while returning to work.
It Eats Your Hunger – Joseph Murnane
Supernatural horror
Ren has a problem, and it’s not his heroin addiction. Or that he’s wanted for murdering his step-father.
He’s being haunted by something far worse than the ghost of his dead sister.
When he hitches a ride with Lefty, Jersey, and Geena, a group of itinerant addicts on the run from their own problems, he starts to believe maybe things are looking up.
But there’s something wrong with Lefty. Something unnatural. Something that wants to see them all dead.
The Little Coffee Shop of Terrors – Hazel Graves
Cosy horror
One new owner. One hot barista. And one seriously weird coffee shop…
Adele is down on her luck. She’s just failed her last musical theatre, and it now looks like the bright lights of Broadway are behind her for good. So, when the opportunity comes up to take over a Brooklyn coffee shop, it feels like at last things are going her way.
The only issue is the coffee shop comes with strings attached in the form of one very grumpy (but roasting hot) barista, Ben. He’s worked there for years and he’s not about to move on just because there’s a new owner in town.
But soon it’s not only Ben who’s smouldering, because strange things are happening with the old coffee roasting machine in the basement, with roaring flames and weird noises that seem to come from nowhere. She’d ask Ben for help, but he never seems to be around when there’s a problem to fix.
And to add to it all, now some of the regular customers are nowhere to be seen.
Lucy Undying – Kiersten White
Vampire horror
A vampire escapes the thrall of Dracula and embarks on her own search for self-discovery and true love.
Her name was written in the pages of someone else’s story: Lucy Westenra was one of Dracula’s first victims.
But her death was only the beginning. Lucy rose from the grave a vampire and has spent her immortal life trying to escape from Dracula’s clutches, and trying to discover who she really is and what she truly wants.
Her undead life takes an unexpected turn in twenty-first-century London, when she meets another woman, Iris, who is also yearning to break free from her past. Iris’s family has built a health empire based on a sinister secret, and they’ll do anything to stay in power.
Lucy has long believed she would never love again. Yet she finds herself compelled by the charming Iris while Iris is equally mesmerized by the confident and glamorous Lucy. But their intense connection and blossoming love is threatened by outside forces. Iris’s mother won’t let go of her without a fight, and Lucy’s past still has fangs: Dracula is on the prowl once more.
Not a Speck of Light – Laird Barron
Horror collection
Sixteen weird tales woven into a mosaic of the bloody and the macabre.
It’s about to get very dark.
Bring a flashlight and a book of matches.
Where we’re going, there’s not a speck of light.
Odd Jobs: Six Files from the Department of Inhuman Resources – TJ Price (editor)
Workplace horror anthology
This manuscript – leaked to the public by the (former) director of the Department of Inhuman Resources, TJ Price – comprises six accounts about the Company from award-winning and noteworthy authors:
Ai Jiang details a terrifyingly plausible ordeal in a near-future where every day is slick with oil.
Ivy Grimes tells the tale of one promotion-obsessed worker in a very strange bookstore.
Erik McHatton delves into corporate horror to find the cosmic menace lurking in the sub-basement of an office.
Carson Winter relates a hellish onboarding experience with a body-disposal company in the aftermath of quarantine.
Christi Nogle recounts how an English professor is drawn into the investigation of a strange disappearance.
Caleb Stephens connects technological terror with the banality of human evil in a suspiciously familiar big-box electronics store.
Accompanied by facsimiles of HR documents from each case, this anthology aims to open your eyes to the nefarious doings of the Company, for whom you may already be working, even if you aren’t aware of it. Consider this a new handbook to the working world, and follow its warnings carefully, else you might be caught unprepared when called to that mysterious office on the top floor.
So Thirsty – Rachel Harrison
Vampire horror
A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes.
Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn’t need a reminder she’s getting older, or that she’s feeling indifferent about her own life. Her husband surprises her with a birthday-weekend getaway; not with him, but with Sloane’s longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi. Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she’d rather not confront, like her husband’s repeated infidelity.
But when they arrive at their rental cottage, it becomes clear Naomi has something else in mind. She wants Sloane to stop letting things happen to her, for Sloane to really live. So Naomi orchestrates a wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers, only for it to take a horrifying turn that changes Sloane’s and Naomi’s lives literally forever.
This World is Not Yours – Kemi Ashing-Giwa
Sci-fi horror
The story of a toxic polycule consumed by jealousy and their attempts to survive on a hostile planet.
After fleeing her controlling and murderous family with her fiancée Vinh, Amara embarks on a colonization project, New Belaforme, along with her childhood friend, Jesse.
The planet, beautiful and lethal, produces the Gray, a “self-cleaning” mechanism that New Belaforme’s scientists are certain only attacks invasive organisms, consuming them. Humans have been careful to do nothing to call attention to themselves until a rival colony wakes the Gray.
As Amara, Vinh, and Jesse work to carve out a new life together, each is haunted by past betrayals that surface, expounded by the need to survive the rival colony and the planet itself.
There’s more than one way to be eaten alive.
Tone-Bone – Kyle Winkler
Supernatural horror
Born Antonia Boniface, Tone-Bone is uncageable. She runs with a motorcycle gang who host punk shows and deal drugs.
They’re getting into the occult and have found a rural witch/priestess in Paducah, Kentucky to help “separate life from the living.”
But the priestess has summoned more than she expected in her dilapidated trailer. And Tone-Bone is the target.
Haunted, she roams the country trying to escape the necropotence that chases after her until she is forced to eliminate the contradiction that is her life.
Published: 14 September 2024
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