Title: It Sleeps Below Author: William F. Gray Link: Summary Dark mystery and Lovecraftian cosmic horror meet in this chilling psychological horror novel from William F. Gray. The line between real and imaginary is a dark blur. After thirteen-year-old Samantha Morris almost drowned in her parents’ lake, the nightmares that followed paled in comparison to the real-life horrors of watching her mother descend into madness.

Title: Cold Black River Author: Megan Stockton and Jay Bower Link: Summary On a cold December afternoon, ten-year-old Tucker Smith enters the Christmas fair with his father. He never comes home. Parents Abbie and Dane are consumed by fear, guilt, and the growing suspicion that someone knows exactly where their son is. Their marriage begins to fracture beneath the strain, every day without their son driving them further apart.

Title: Descension Author: Edmund Stone Link: Release Date: 9/18/2026 Summary Something is buried beneath Salt Flat. When Cole Masters moves his family into an aging house on the edge of town, the worst he expects is creaking pipes and sleepless nights. But the sounds in the walls aren't settling noises—and the darkness under the floor isn't empty. Miles away, a mining operation shuts down without warning.

Title: Nothing is Real Author: Kevin J Kennedy Link: Summary When author Kevin J. Kennedy began receiving unmarked boxes filled with journals and scattered notes from an unknown sender, he was baffled. But confusion soon gave way to obsession. The mysterious stranger’s story drew him in, each page revealing tantalising fragments of a man consumed by his perception of flaws in the universe—and by a haunting belief that nothing is real.

Title: Their Fragile Male Egos Author: Angel Van Atta Link: Summary A delicate ego doesn't just bruise. It destroys. Their Fragile Male Egos is a devastating and haunting collection of short stories by Angel Van Atta that gives voice to the women who bore the ultimate cost of male fragility. From the quiet, agonizing erosion of mental abuse to the catastrophic, unspeakable violence of stolen lives, these pages pull back the curtain on the heartbreaking and horrific tragedies women endure every single day.

Title: Rituals in the Night Author: Jon Cohn Link: Summary Welcome to Odder, Alaska, emphasis on the ODD. Nineteen-year-old David Warren has spent the last year haunted by a single night. A reckless search for the supernatural ended with his friend losing an arm to an impossible beast. Now, guilt drives him back into the abandoned corners of Odder in search of answers, and forgiveness.

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Title: Just Us, Here Author: V.S. Lawrence Link: Summary Wren built her life to be watched. She saw the next shift coming and got there first — a farmhouse, a beautiful family, a life that looked perfect on camera. Fresh bread, quiet mornings, a cottage that sells the image. Online, it looks exactly right. Offline, it's starting to come undone.

Title: What Lies Unseen Author: S.E. Howard Link: Summary Sam Avery sees things no one else can... Gruesome spirits have haunted and plagued Sam since childhood. He believes he is alone in this terrifying ability, until he meets beautiful Amanda Foster, who can hear the voices of the dead. Amanda tells Sam there are even more like them, a group she calls her spirit circle, comprised of powerful individuals endowed with the abilities to seek out and commune with the dead.

Title: The Stranger Author: Jim Donohue Narrator: Logan South Link: Summary Josh Lemmings was nine years old when he saw his parents gunned down on the front porch of their ranch, and he was taken in by the kind Reverend Gatlin. Josh isn't nine anymore. He's spent years growing up, growing stronger, and growing angrier. Now, he's ready. Ready to take on the three men who made him an orphan, and the bastard who sent them.

Title: Perspective Author: Kevin J. Kennedy Release Date: 8/08/26 Summary Some monsters are born. Others are chosen. When a lonely man finally begins rebuilding his life after years of depression, the last thing he expects is to meet Samantha, a captivating, fiercely independent woman with a dangerous secret. One impulsive act of chivalry draws him into her world, where vampires are real, immortality comes with a brutal price, and humanity is nothing more than a matter of perspective.

Title: The Establishment Author: Brandon Eldridge Link: Summary Henry Dayhuff is an ordinary teenager from a small town in Indiana. But Henry’s life takes a chilling turn when he is abducted and thrust into the depths of an underground world known as “The Establishment.” As Henry grapples with the shock of his sudden disappearance, he finds himself in a place shrouded in mystery and secrecy.

Title: We Don’t Deserve Them: A Collection of Horror Author: Amanda Ruzsa Link: Summary Horror told through the eyes of those who suffer us. For those who enjoy works by Edgar Allan Poe and Shirley Jackson, and stories where the real monster is what suffering leaves behind. In this haunting five-story collection, the animals we cherish become witnesses, victims… and sometimes, something far more dangerous.

Title: The Secret Dinner Author: Raphael Montes Link: Release Date: 08/18/2026 Summary Four childhood friends, eager for a taste of city life, swap rural Brazil for an apartment in Copacabana, Rio. But they have no idea of the fate that awaits them there. . . .Dante, Piglet, Miguel, and Hugo are your average students trying to make ends meet with part-time jobs, excited about the bright futures at their fingertips.

Title: Ezra’s Secret Author: P.D. Alleva Link: Release Date: August 18th, 2026 Summary NYC. January, 1955. Something is wrong with Ezra—and it isn’t the kind of wrong you can pray away. Ever since her fifteenth birthday, the world has begun to slip. Questions about who she is are met with silence, while a strange hum follows her through the city and into her dreams.

Title: Turn Author: Megan Stockton Link: Summary Newlyweds Holden and Ezra escape to a remote Tennessee cabin for their honeymoon for a week of no emails, no neighbors, and no obligations. When the power fails, Holden heads into the dark to fix it and comes back with something in him slightly… wrong. As the storm bears down and the woods press closer, hunger begins to live behind his eyes, and desire curdles into something sharper, less human.

Summer Sale! From today through Thursday, snag Dead by Morning, After the Devil, The Residency, and The Council for 99 cents each 😊 Dead by Morning (Psychological Horror/Dark Fantasy): It started as a crush. Luna never imagined it would end with murder. After the Devil (Psychological Thriller/ Grief Horror): Alex Alpine's life is unraveling—a dead-end job, a crumbling marriage, and a series of failed self-published books.

Title: Much Too Vulgar Author: Viggy Parr Hampton Link: Summary Disturbed pre-med student Keely Rexroth is unable to take ‘no’ for an answer when she is denied entry into a prestigious research program. As her ambition curdles into dark mania, she embarks on her own curriculum of twisted experimentation, fighting to keep her secrets from a campus priest who is too perceptive for his own good.

The past few weeks have had a lot going on. Here's a recap in case you missed it! Survive at Midnight (Rituals #3) is now available for preorder ❤ Preorder Here Death doesn’t always bring peace. In the wake of Chance Welfrey’s death, Luna Ketz is doing her best to rebuild her life, but the ghosts of her family and friends refuse to let her go.

Title: Ripped Up the Middle in Two Author: Viggy Parr Hampton Link: Release Date: July 29th, 2026 Summary A mother is the ultimate feral creature… New mom Sadie is struggling with the reality of caring for her three-month-old daughter—the loss of identity, autonomy, and selfhood are grinding her down. When a casual stroll with the baby leads to the discovery of a secret trail leading to a miniature door hidden deep in the woods, Sadie’s world unravels even further.

Title: The Siren of Groves Peak Author: Glenn Rolfe Link: Release Date: 06/30/2026 Summary Splatterpunk Award nominee Glenn Rolfe writes tight, modern horror stories for the dark romance and horror reader. Groves Peak, Maine is home to a dark secret. The successful lobstering community is ready for summer, but a murder at sea changes everything. People are dying in the small coastal town, and the lobstermen are on edge.

Title: Going to the Six Author: A.C. Hessenauer Link: Release Date: June 16th, 2026 Summary "Compulsively readable... Do yourself a open up this book and let the story in." -- Viggy Parr Hampton, bestselling author of The Rotting Room On Lake Superior, some wrecks never rest. When acclaimed documentary filmmaker Owen Wheeler leads a four–person crew aboard a Michigan DNR research vessel to investigate the wreck of the…

Title: Eat the Light Author: Andrew Najberg Link: Summary The world fell to darkness while they were locked away. They survived. The day Elissa and Tabitha’s father came home from work brandishing a shotgun, the sisters found themselves locked in a secret fallout shelter beneath their home. With no one else to teach them to survive and signs of the apocalypse occurring around them, the girls learn to navigate their new reality while facing a question that threatens to devastate everything they thought they understood...

Title: The Final Final Girl Author: James Kaine Link: amazon.com/Final-Girl-Horror-Novel-ebook/dp/B0D3B4Z9VC/ Release Date: September 15, 2026 Summary Maddie Shephard learned the hard way that true crime is no laughing matter. Not when she found herself the target of a madman. Plagued by nightmares and a worsening neurological condition, she is a far cry from the flippant podcast host she used to be.

Title: A Veritable Household Pet Author: Viggy Parr Hampton Link: Summary Darla Gregory received a lobotomy at 11 years old ... and she was never the same. Based on painfully true history, mixed with family drama, complex characters, and a gut-punch twist. My Review 5/5 Stars When 11-year-old Darla struggles with her mental health, her family decides to turn to a lobotomy as the solution.

Title: I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 Author: Robert Brockway Link: Summary To bright and anxious eight-year-old Kay Washington, the worst thing in the world is being alone with the quiet. That’s why Eddie Video makes the perfect imaginary friend: He’s smart, he’s loud, he loves pulling pranks, and he’s always there to chase away the silence.

Title: Frostbite Author: Jill Palmer Link: Release Date: May 5th, 2026 Summary They'll chase you. They'll catch you. They'll swallow you whole. Even before the frostbite virus started turning people into mindless, flesh-eating monsters, 17-year-old Winter preferred being alone. Crowbar, her diabetic service dog, is the only one she trusts in a world that has never felt safe. However, when her insulin supply is destroyed, Winter is forced to embark on a perilous road trip across Pennsylvania with Eliot, the idealistic leader of a nearby settlement.

Title: The Skin Room Author: Carl Bluesy Link: Release Date: 5/5/2026 Summary Kenneth had it all: a life of luxury, fancy cars, rotating women. Now he has lost everything. At first, he only wanted his home back, but that all changed when he connected with his community. Now he wants to make sure everyone can live without fear of the madman hiding in the shadows.

Title: Marla Author: Jonathan Janz Link: Release Date: August 18th, 2026 Summary From beloved horror author Jonathan Janz, Marla is a slow-burn, full-throttle horror novel about the families we inherit, the guilt we carry, and the terrible gravity of a gaze you can’t forget. Turn the page—if you dare. In King’s Branch, Indiana, everyone knows the Gorman House. Everyone whispers about the girl in the upstairs window.

Title: Pumpkin Seeds Author: Tyler Downs Link: Summary Edward Crane is a private detective who died eleven years ago. But once a year, with the help of his loyal sidekick Sam, Ed’s rotting corpse is reanimated for the last week of October to solve his town’s most devious cases before returning to the grave. As the pair navigate the supernatural underbelly of Salem in pursuit of a dark entity with a growing body count, Ed and Sam are forced to rely on the haunting visions of a body-swapping ghost for clues to help set things right.

Title: Made of Him: A Kind of Hunger Author: C.B. Lannister Link: Summary After a violent assault shatters her sense of reality, college freshman Mara Winslow becomes obsessed with uncovering who’s watching her, and why. Her memories twist. Her suspicions sharpen. And the more she searches for answers, the more her grip on truth begins to slip. Drawn to the quiet intensity of her literature professor, Dr.

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Title: Ride the Spiral Author: Ben Young Release Date: May 26, 2026 Link: Summary A mind-bending psychological horror thriller exploring the terrifying cost of unconditional love. To save his son, he must leave reality behind. It's been 32 years since a massive dimensional rift opened in the sky, and in that time The Ripped Sky Event has been largely covered up and denied.

Title: Straitjackets and Roses Author: Vivian VanDam Link: Summary Virelle has never seen color—until Miles.Now he’s all she can see.What begins as fascination twists into something deeper, darker… necessary. As Miles unravels from his abusive relationship, Virelle becomes his only sense of clarity, his only escape. But love was never part of the equation.Only need. Only possession.

Title: The Island Mother Author: Jon Cohn Link: Summary Midsommar meets White Lotus in this supernatural thriller centered around an emotionally codependent woman on the run from her own life. She finds paradise, but it may come at a cost that she's unable to pay... Leigh Ramos - a woman on the run from her ex-boyfriend and the dangerous life she left behind - is starting over in Hawaii with a new name and hopes to leave her past behind her.

Title: Dungeon Crawler Carl Author: Matt Dinniman Link: Summary The apocalypse will be televised! You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show.

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Title: Marked : Tales of S.T.A.N.G.E Author: K.L. Patrick Link: Release Date: March 26th, 2026 Summary A darkness moves around us, a world asking to enter the other side. People inspired by the entities that lie beyond the stars, and even our dimension. To fight the dark comes a light. S.T.A.N.G.E. is the only thing keeping our world safe, but it comes at a cost.

Title: I Can Be Your Friend Author: Jessica Blade Link: Summary Welcome to Bliss High, rated one of the top schools in the nation for its high test scores and outstanding academic reputation. It's also the perfect place to commit murder. Natalie knows. She knows sweet, oblivious Mandy, is meant to be hers. Lifelong friends. Forever. And Natalie won't let anyone stand in the way.

Title: Puzzle House 2: The Summoners Author: Duncan Ralston Link: Summary Los Angeles is on fire. Society is collapsing. And Henry Hall is on the run. After barely surviving the horrors of Puzzle House, Henry emerges into a city under martial law, consumed by carnage, madness and fear. Ancient entities summoned by the dark rituals performed at Puzzle House are twisting reality to their will, and in the chaos left behind, human monsters run rampant.

Title: We Were Never Really Friends Author: Timothy King Releases: May 12, 2026 Link: Summary A gripping horror survival thriller of isolation and revenge, from bestseller Timothy King. Trapped on an island. Nowhere to hide. The hunt has begun. For Roger, Jerome, Ryan, and Chris, a trip to a private island mansion off the coast of Louisiana was supposed to be a grand reunion.

Title: The Reformatory Author: Tananarive Due Link: Summary Gracetown, Florida June 1950 Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory.

Title: Fifteen Eyes Author: Tyler Downs Link: Summary Solomon Northcutt enjoys the simple things in life: a nice sweater vest, trivia night with co-workers, and using the eyeballs of the deceased to transcribe horrific deaths for his bosses' reading pleasure. Tag along with our happy-go-lucky tour guide, Solomon, as he cracks open a fresh batch of 15 sordid tales. There’ll be all sorts of fun stuff inside…

Title: I Know a Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours Author: Nat Cassidy Release Date: May 5th, 2026 Link: Summary The first collection from USA Today bestselling author Nat Cassidy, featuring his unique blend of gleefully terrifying short fiction. "[A] platter of phobias... Luckily, for every scare, there is a sense of resilience and a laugh in the face of fear to get you there." —