Most Popular Horror Books of 2026

Oubliette

L.V. Russell

Horror · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction

October 23, 2026

The Stitch Witches

Krissie K. Williams

Horror · Historical Fiction

October 9, 2026

Hollow Folk

Andrew K. Clark

Horror · Gothic Horror

September 29, 2026

Shadowclaw

Dylan Roche

Fantasy · Horror · Young Adult

August 11, 2026

Bethesda

Lisa Morris

Horror · Mystery

June 23, 2026

The Wives of Herrick Hall

Julie Lew

Horror · Gothic Horror

May 5, 2026

Bromeliad House

Jessika Grewe Glover

Horror · Gothic Horror

April 7, 2026

Sourwood

Logan Spurgeon

Horror · Gothic Horror

March 24, 2026

Brides in the Dark

Jacob Steven Mohr

Fantasy · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Gothic Horror

January 23, 2026

The Death Row Club

V. A. Vazquez

Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Adult · Thriller

July 14, 2026

Stalks #2

Followed

Jenna Moquin

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

July 18, 2026

Blood Drunk

Ben Shepherd

Fantasy · Horror · Vampires

September 29, 2026

You'll Be Sorry

Lisa Gardner

Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

August 4, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #79

A Walk on the Weird Side

Robert Westall, Fiona Cameron

Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

November 19, 2026

The Safe Man #2

The Eternal Realm

Michael Connelly

Horror · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 24, 2026

The Dark Judges

Kek-W

Horror · Science Fiction · Graphic Novels · Comics

September 22, 2026

Fish Hooks and Other Stories

Kit Power

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

October 29, 2026

The Adventures of Amos Jelkie, Ghost Hunter

Sydney Chambers, I A Watson

Horror · Ghosts · Occult Detective · Psychological Horror · Collection

August 18, 2026

Entering Gosston

Jeffrey Thomas

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

May 8, 2026

Buyer Beware

Catherine Ryan Howard

Horror · Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Adult · Mystery

July 28, 2026

You

You First

Caroline Kepnes

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

June 9, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #78

Terror Australis

James Doig

Horror · Ancient Mythology · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

October 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #77

Fiendish Felines

Janette Leaf

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Cats · Short Stories

September 17, 2026

Something Peculiar #11

Something Peculiar

Steve J Shaw

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

September 24, 2026

The Spin

Faith Gardner

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

June 16, 2026

Her Last Breath

Taylor Adams

Horror · Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

February 17, 2026

She Drinks the Light

Yasmin Angoe

Fantasy · Horror · LGBTQ+ · Paranormal Fantasy · Vampires

March 3, 2026

The Wickies and Other Macabre Tales

Tylor James

Horror · Psychological Horror · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery

June 22, 2026

The Girl with a Thousand Faces

Sunyi Dean

Fantasy · Horror · Historical Fiction

May 5, 2026

The Caretaker

Marcus Kliewer

Horror · Psychological Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

April 21, 2026

Beasts of England

Nathan Connolly

Fantasy · Horror · Anthology · Short Stories · Mythology

2026

Cthulhu Cymraeg: The Night Country

Mark Howard Jones

Horror · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction · Anthology

February 2026

The Boatman

Alex Grecian

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Reaper

April 7, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #75

Danse Macabre

Mike Ashley

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Regency

July 16, 2026

Tongue Disease

James Lovegrove

Horror · Science Fiction · Cyberpunk · Social Science Fiction · Collection

July 1, 2026

The Ancestral Code #2

Genus

R.D. Brady

Fantasy · Horror · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 2026