Most Popular Dark Fiction Books
Explore the most popular Dark Fiction books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.
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Villain #2
Hunt The Villain
LGBTQ+ · Dark Fiction · Romance
March 24, 2026The Ruinous Love #2
Leather & Lark
Dark Fiction · Romance · Thriller
June 4, 2024Nytefall #1
The Stars are Dying
Fantasy · Dark Fiction · Romance
July 10, 2023Kings of Sin #1
King of Wrath
Dark Fiction · Romance
October 20, 2022Cat and Mouse Duet #2
Hunting Adeline
Dark Fiction · Romance
January 28, 2022When the Sparrow Falls
Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Cyberpunk · Dystopia · Social Science Fiction
June 29, 2021Pan Book of Horror Stories #1
The Pan Book of Horror Stories
Fantasy · Horror · Cthulhu · Ghosts · Gothic Horror
1959First Necromancer #1
First Necromancer Book One
Fantasy · Young Adult · Dark Fiction
April 9, 2024Legacy of Gods #1
God of Malice
New Adult · Dark Fiction · Romance
July 14, 2022L.O.R.D.S. #1
The Ritual
Dark Fiction · Romance
November 19, 2021Kings of Sin #3
King of Greed
Dark Fiction · Romance
October 24, 2023Into Darkness #1
Lights Out
Dark Romance · Dark Fiction · Romance
February 14, 2024Kings of Sin #6
King of Gluttony
Dark Fiction · Romance
April 28, 2026Kings of Sin #2
King of Pride
Dark Fiction · Romance
April 25, 2023Cat and Mouse Duet #1
Haunting Adeline
Dark Fiction · Romance
August 12, 2021Dark Verse #4
The Finisher
Dark Fiction · Mystery · Romance
January 20, 2022Never After #1
Hooked
Fantasy · Dark Fiction · Romance
September 7, 2021Of the Flesh
Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories
October 10, 2024A Haunting in the Arctic
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Mermaid · Psychological Horror
February 27, 2024Court of Ravens #2
Shadows so Cruel
Fantasy · Romantasy · Dark Fiction · Romance
October 27, 2023Dirty Blood #4
The Forsaken Vampire
Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Vampires · Dark Fiction · Romance
November 1, 2023Dirty Blood #3
Bite The Power That Feeds
Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Vampires · Dark Fiction · Romance
October 1, 2023Dirty Blood #2
Bite The Terror That Feeds
Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Vampires · Dark Fiction · Romance
August 20, 2023Dirty Blood #1
Bite the Woman That Feeds
Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Vampires · Dark Fiction · Romance
August 1, 2023Death's Obsession
Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Dark Fiction · Romance
June 4, 2023Gothikana
Fantasy · Dark Fiction · Romance
June 15, 2021British Library Tales of the Weird #9
Doorway to Dilemma: Bewildering Tales of Dark Fantasy
Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Short Stories · Dark Fiction
May 3, 2019Legacy of Gods #6
God of War
New Adult · Dark Fiction · Romance
June 13, 2024Vipers #2
Sweet Venom
Dark Fiction · Romance
December 2, 2025First Necromancer #3
First Necromancer Book Three
Fantasy · Young Adult · Dark Fiction
June 17, 2025Dirty Blood #6
Clash of Kingdoms
Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Vampires · Dark Fiction · Romance
January 10, 2024First Necromancer #2
First Necromancer Book Two
Fantasy · Young Adult · Dark Fiction
November 3, 2024Scorned Fate #3
Scorned Love
Dark Fiction · Romance
June 2, 2024Grimlock #2
Grimlock Book 2
Dark Romance · Dark Fiction · Romance
2027Vipers #4
Vipers Book 4
Dark Fiction · Romance
2027Hollow Graves Duet #2
My Darling Reverie
Dark Fiction · Romance
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