Most Popular Horror Books of 2026

Pendergast #23

Pendergast: The Beginning

Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

January 27, 2026

Red Space #3

Erebus-13

David Wellington

Horror · Science Fiction

July 14, 2026

The Unknown

Riley Sager

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 4, 2026

Not with a Bang

Temi Oh

Horror · Science Fiction

July 14, 2026

Nothing Tastes as Good

Luke Dumas

Horror · Thriller

March 31, 2026

You Did Nothing Wrong

CG Drews

Horror · Thriller

March 17, 2026

Hell's Heart

Alexis Hall

Horror · Science Fiction

March 10, 2026

Ruby Vaughn Mysteries #4

The Lost Souls of Saint Oda's

Jess Armstrong

Horror · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction · Mystery

November 3, 2026

Harker & Moriarty #2

Wayward Souls

Susan J. Morris

Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

March 17, 2026

Children of the Old Ones #1

Death's Daughter

S.A. Barnes

Fantasy · Horror · Romance

May 5, 2026

The Darkworlds Saga #2

Dark Tides

J.S. Harman

Horror · Science Fiction

March 25, 2026

Ice Plague Wars #2

Sentient

Michael Nayak

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

February 24, 2026

Fabulous Bodies

Chuck Tingle

Horror

July 7, 2026

Bleak Haven #3

Corpse Creek

Vincent Ralph

Horror · Young Adult · Thriller

September 15, 2026

Bleak Haven #1

Dead Fake

Vincent Ralph

Horror · Young Adult · Thriller

January 20, 2026

The Blood Saga #2

Blood Rising

Markus Redmond

Fantasy · Horror · Vampires · Historical Fiction

August 25, 2026

Holy Terrors Mysteries #4

For Better or Murder

Simon R. Green

Horror · Mystery

May 5, 2026

Blood Trail

Matt Query, Harrison Query

Horror · Mystery

April 7, 2026

The Necrotek #3

Ghosts of the Void

Jonathan Maberry

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

October 13, 2026

Laundry Files #14

The Regicide Report

Charles Stross

Horror · Science Fiction

January 27, 2026

Rogue Team International #5

Red Empire

Jonathan Maberry

Horror · Science Fiction

March 10, 2026

Look What the Cat Dragged In

Jason Rekulak

Horror · Demon · Cats

October 13, 2026

Terrible Worlds: Transformations #2

Preaching to the Choir

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Horror · Science Fiction · Novella

August 11, 2026

The Bone Queen

Will Shindler

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

February 3, 2026

The Body

Bethany C. Morrow

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Thriller

February 10, 2026

The Season of Sinking

Daphne Woolsoncroft

Horror · Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

July 7, 2026

Sometimes I Scare Myself

Jeneva Rose

Horror · Collection · Short Stories

September 22, 2026

Kiss Slay Replay

Rachel Harrison

Horror · Romance · Thriller

September 1, 2026

Entity Case Files #1

(Mostly) Human Resources

Grace Viall

Fantasy · Horror

August 4, 2026

It Came from Neverland

Cynthia Pelayo

Horror · Historical Fiction · Retellings

June 9, 2026

Incarnate

Alma Katsu

Horror · Adult · Halloween Fiction · Retellings · Thriller

September 22, 2026

The Packet

Neil Williamson

Horror · Adventure · Mystery

March 17, 2026

What We Did to Survive

Megan Lally

Horror · Young Adult · Mystery · Thriller

March 31, 2026

The Hiding Season

Ava Glass

Horror · Adult · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

March 17, 2026

The Rouse

China Miéville

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Mystery

September 15, 2026

Washed Away by the Sea

Shauna C. Highcroft

Horror

November 5, 2026