Greetings page turners and finger scrolls, here comes the long-awaited horror fiction new releases enjoy them all as we try for a cross section of materials to entice your imagination.
January 5, 2026
Visions from the Phantom Line: More Tales of Terror and the Bizarre by B.A. Ries
- Stalkers, slashers, and succubi are just a few of the entities that haunt Visions from the Phantom Line: More Tales of Terror and the Bizarre. This companion piece to B.A. Ries’ debut compilation, Friends, Lovers, & Other Gaslighters, continues the journey of familiar characters while also delivering an array of new, standalone stories of horror and suspense.
- https://www.amazon.com/Visions-Phantom-Line-Terror-Bizarre/dp/B0FVJZFW3S
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-13: 979-8218823047
***** ***** *****
January 6, 2026
The Hollow: A Novella by Kat Hosier
- In the dense woods of rural Texas, a cabin stands where generations of the Robinson family have lived—and died. When Ryan Robinson, a respected teacher with a hidden obsession, inherits the property, the darkness within him awakens an ancient force buried beneath the soil. After Ryan’s gruesome death and the disappearance of his wife, his mother, Grace, returns to the cabin searching for answers. What she uncovers instead is a trail of handwritten journals, animal bones, and a monstrous truth clawing its way out from The Hollow.Now, Grace must face the sins of her son, the madness of her mother-in-law, and the evil that will not rest until it consumes them all.
- Print length : 132 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1965142745
- ISBN-13 : 978-1965142745
- Publisher : Quill Hawk Publishing
- https://www.amazon.com/Hollow-Novella-Kat-Hosier/dp/1965142745/
***** ***** *****
Solomon Kane: Suffer The Witch by Shaun Hamill
- Fiend. Fanatic. Solomon Kane. In the wake of several grisly murders, Solomon Kane has been summoned to Windsend, England, to determine a woman’s guilt. Is Sybil Eastey a witch? And is she behind these gruesome crimes? His first night in Windsend, Kane awakens from horrific nightmares only to witness a man being torn asunder. Fear quickly turns to something more sinister, and the villagers are ready to lynch Sybil before Kane intervenes. Kane must establish Sybil’s true nature and solve the macabre mystery before more blood is spilt. However, nothing is what it seems in Windsend.
- https://www.amazon.com/Solomon-Kane-Suffer-Shaun-Hamill/dp/183541186X/
- Publisher : Titan Books
- Print length : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 183541186X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1835411865
***** ***** *****
The Wind Witch Murders by Casey Dunn
- 1999, Arkansas.Being the daughter of a witch and alleged murderer isn’t easy. Yet Raven has carried that burden for the twelve years since her mother, Deanne, was locked away for the apparent ritualized murder of two boys. Murders she never admitted to. Now Deanne is dead, the truth buried with her. When a stranger appears at her funeral to place a feather on her casket, Raven realizes the mystery of her mother is still alive and well. But as she looks harder into Deanne’s past, more lies about her own life surface. Lies that drag her to the infamous cult at the edge of town that Deanne once belonged to. As Raven connects the secrets surrounding the cult, the infamous Wind Witch murders, and her mother’s death, she finds herself in incredible danger. A mesmerizing dark treat of a novel, full of twists and suspense, perfect for fans of Rebecca James and Tana French.
- Publisher : Severn House
- Print length : 304 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1448317746
- ISBN-13 : 978-1448317745
- https://www.amazon.com/Wind-Witch-Murders-Casey-Dunn/dp/B0FJ59ZBDY
***** ***** *****
The Bloody Brick Road: A Wizard of Oz Retelling (The Forbidden Tales) by Maude Royer
- In this wildly creative, horror-soaked reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, nothing is as it seems in Dorothy’s dystopian nightmare. Fans of Tender Is the Fleshand Maeve Fly will want to follow her twisted journey down the yellow-brick road. When nineteen-year-old Dorothy Noroît finds out she is pregnant, the road ahead seems bathed in golden light. She has a hard-working boyfriend, a beautiful home, and a job where she works with her best friend. But on October 2nd, 1994, everything changes. Fast forward twenty-four years. This unhinged retelling of the beloved classic, filled with a twisted cast of your favorite characters, brings together horror and revenge in a blood-soaked, funhouse mirror reflection of the timeless tale—and with endless Easter eggs for readers to discover. Translated to English for the first time from the original French, The Bloody Brick Road will transport you to a dark new world.
- https://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Brick-Road-Retelling-Forbidden/dp/1668209136/
- Publisher : Gallery Books
- Print length : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1668209136
- ISBN-13 : 978-1668209134
***** ***** *****
January 9, 2026
There’s An Evil Void In My House by David Royce
- Jacob Falstead moved from Michigan to West Virginia when he inherited an old house from a distant relative he’d never met. But the house holds secrets and he might have accidentally opened voids to other worlds and unleashed terrifying bloodthirsty creatures. With the help of his new love interest, Ives, and her father, the sheriff of the town, they don’t have a lot of options to stop the massacre. As the hellish creatures run amok, they must find a way to work together in order to stop it. All Jason knows is if the hellhounds don’t get him, the sheriff just might. Filled with impossibly hellish monsters, a cast of quirky characters, and a budding romance, this book is dreadfully gory and incessantly funny.
- https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Evil-Void-My-House/dp/B0GG4R5BNG/
- Publisher : Independently published
- Print length : 128 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8243284608
***** ***** *****
January 10, 2026
A Chronicle of Horrors ed. A.C. Hessenauer
- Chronicle of Horrorsinvites readers on a chilling journey through time—each story an echo from a different decade, where fear evolves but never dies. From crumbling manors and gaslit streets to neon nightmares and haunted futures, this anthology traces the dark pulse of humanity across the ages. Every era has its monsters. Every age leaves its scars.
- Publisher : Amanda Caroline Hessenauer
- Print length : 337 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8218891855
- https://www.amazon.com/Chronicle-Horrors-Anthology-C-Hessenauer/dp/B0GD7CCC83
***** ***** *****
January 13, 2026
I, In the Shadows by Tori Bovalino
- There’s a ghost haunting Drew Tarpin’s new room. Liam Orville has been dead for ten months and has no idea how to move on. But the longer he stays, the more likely it is he’ll degrade into an energy consuming husk—which Drew is more concerned about than her grades or her inability to make meaningful connections with other students. After a run-in with a ghost-eating monster leaves Drew and Liam desperate for answers, they strike up a deal: In return for Drew investigating why Liam is still around, he’ll help her talk to her crush. But Liam’s time is running out, and if Drew doesn’t help him move on, he risks becoming a monster himself.
- https://www.amazon.com/These-Stolen-Words-Tori-Bovalino/dp/B0DC22TG36/
- Publisher : Page Street YA
- Print length : 336 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8890033116
***** ***** *****
Pig Wife by Abbey Luck
- Mary had a bad feeling even before they arrived at dead Aunt Pearl’s house. Dragged to a remote mining town so her mom and stepdad can settle Pearl’s estate, Mary can’t wait to escape from her wreck of a family—but she’s stuck with them in the middle of nowhere. After a vicious fight, Mary runs off to hide in an abandoned gold mine. Her escape plan backfires when she realizes she’s trapped inside. Even more terrifying… she’s not alone. Filled with suspense, dark humor, and spectacular nightmares, Pig Wifeis a shockingly ambitious debut from graphic novelist Abbey Luck, seizing readers by the heart and the throat with a story of isolation, abuse, trauma, and survival. In this truly twisted coming-of-age tale, Luck suggests that survival doesn’t depend on our strength and wits alone—but on our ability to love others, even in the most horrific circumstances.
- https://www.amazon.com/Pig-Wife-Abbey-Luck/dp/1603095721/
- Publisher : Top Shelf Productions
- Print length : 540 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1603095721
- ISBN-13 : 978-1603095723
***** ***** *****
Children of the Night (When Monsters Wake Book 1): A Graphic Novel by Victoria Setian (Author), Savanna Ganucheau (Illustrator)
- Mina Murray is followed by death―at least, that’s the rumor in her small town of New Whitby. An aspiring photojournalist, she has a knack for finding herself in unsettling situations to find interesting shots, like on the deck of the recently crashed boat theDemeter. While exploring the wreckage, Mina comes across large cases of dirt and debris―and the decaying body of the ship’s captain. Intrigued by the ghastly scene, Mina tries to unearth more information about the abandoned ship, the captain, and the missing crew. Instead, she finds herself roped into her high school’s newspaper club covering the big school dance her BFF, Lucy, is coordinating. It’s a major bummer, but all might not be too bad if it gets her closer to Jon, her crush and guitarist for the local punk band the Romeros. But instead of catching Jon’s eye, Mina enters the orbit of Raf, the brooding (and frankly, hot) transfer student who has everyone under his thrall. As Raf’s popularity grows and the dance draws near, sinister events begin to shake the core of the school: The head of the newspaper club gains an unseemly appetite for flies. Jon is getting close to Raf. And Lucy falls ill . . . with strange puncture wounds on her neck. Mina starts to suspect that new student is hiding a dark and terrible secret . . . but will she be able to figure it out before it’s too late?
- Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
- Print length : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 141976263X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1419762635
https://www.amazon.com/Children-Night-When-Monsters-Wake/dp/141976263X/
***** ***** *****
The Shapes of Our Screams by TT Madden
- The music is alive… Indie rock band Darrow Foroi is on their way to play an illegal show in Florida to protest their recent anti-drag laws. It gets inside you… Lead singer, Lo, is genderfluid, and this upcoming show at a local renaissance festival is intended to mark their first big, public step into exploring their identity. When the faire is attacked by sentient neofascist music, Darrow Foroi and the rest of the faire have to fight for their very existence. What will you become?
The Shapes of Our Screams is a bloody rock opera that’s Green Room with a supernatural twist. - https://www.amazon.com/Shapes-Our-Screams-TT-Madden/dp/1763725642/
- Publisher : Slashic Horror Press
- Print length : 179 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1763725642
- ISBN-13 : 978-1763725645
***** ***** *****
The Age of Calamities, by Senaa Ahmad
- Written by an inimitable new voice, The Age of Calamitiesis a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories. In this bold debut collection, Senaa Ahmad pushes the boundaries of history and its figures, sending the reader on a thrilling ride. In “Let’s Play Dead,” Henry VIII wants Anne Boleyn gone, but there’s a tiny problem—she keeps coming back to life no matter what he does. “Choose Your Own Apocalypse” hurls readers back to 1945, where they assume the role of a technician for the Manhattan Project, confronted with labyrinthine paths and harrowing outcomes. And “Inside the House of the Historian” invites us to a dinner party turned murder mystery full of figures like Nefertiti, Queen Victoria, John Adams, and Marilyn Monroe. Zany and haunting, inviting and brilliant, each poignant tale delves into the surreal and tragicomic nature of the present through the lens of yesterday.
- Publisher : Henry Holt and Co.
- Print length : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1250378478
- ISBN-13 : 978-1250378477
- https://www.amazon.com/Age-Calamities-Stories-Senaa-Ahmad/dp/1250378478/
***** ***** *****
The Familialists by TT Madden
- The reappearance of an old flame, held hostage by a man claiming to be her husband. A seemingly-innocuous invitation laced with a coded signal for help.
An impossible neighborhood with a terrifying secret. Sorrel follows the calls for help from her ex Maud to Trinity Springs, an uncanny Americana neighborhood that she cannot find any record of actually existing. A place that defies the laws of physics. A place of eerily smiling faces, white-picket fences, and manicured lawns. A place where she, and only she, is warned not to go outside after sundown.
To free Maud from the grip of the town, and to escape a personal and terrifying subjugation, Sorrel must face a monster out of America’s past, and the people who are helping that monster claw its way back to the present. https://www.amazon.com/Familialists-TT-Madden/dp/1763725669/ - Publisher: Slashic Horror Press
- Language: English
- Print length: 188 pages
- ISBN-10: 1763725669
- ISBN-13: 978-1763725669
***** ***** *****
The Truth of Carcosa by Jacob Rollinson
- Evil books, shadowy corporations, and interdimensional monster collide in this dark, masterful tribute to Robert Chamber’s cult classic, The King in Yellow. In 1984, exiled author Salvatore Archimboldi accepts the help of a psychotherapist to write his new book. He hopes to transform his traumatic memories into literary genius. But the resulting book, The Truth of Carcosa, is pure evil. Horrified, Archimboldi suppresses the book and wills all traces of it, his correspondence, and any copies to be destroyed. Long after Archimboldi’s death, in a chaotic age of resurgent nationalism and violence, one of the only havens for his work is the ALI, the Archive for Literary Investment, where a biographer and his protégée search through Archimboldi’s correspondence for clues on the evil manuscript as they attempt to stop unscrupulous firms with their own plans for the manuscript.
Told from the perspective of a madman obsessed with The Truth of Carcosa and a ragtag group of friends, it becomes clear that this book is more than a book—and that it might be the answer to a bewildering set of questions: Why is the Archive so desperate to preserve Archimboldi’s work? Why do so many corporations seem hellbent on seizing any scrap of this mysterious manuscript—and at whatever cost?
What are the strange, dancing monsters that appear wherever Archimboldi’s work is discovered? And who—or what—is the Yellow King? - https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Carcosa-Jacob-Rollinson/dp/1454962623/
- Publisher: Union Square & Co.
- Print length: 464 pages
- ISBN-10: 1454962623
- ISBN-13: 978-1454962625
***** ***** *****
The Hunter by Austin Carson
- Blackwoods Creek has one rule: Never enter the woods. Stranded by a breakdown, six friends desperate to salvage their vacation ignore local warnings and venture into the forbidden wilderness, seeking the legendary Old Growth White Pines. But they aren’t alone. Trapped in the domain of a primal, masked predator, their search for wonder descends into a brutal fight for survival.
- https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Austin-Carson/dp/B0G8ZLHQJS/
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-13: 979-8994250709
***** ***** *****
Terror On Mount St. Helens (The Grant Coleman Adventures) by Russell James (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Terror-Mount-Helens-Coleman-Adventures/dp/1923663062/
- Paleontologist Grant Coleman is on vacation at a lakeside resort near Mount St. Helens, Washington. All he wants to do is relax. But while he’s floating in an inner tube on the lake, the dam fails. He and others are swept away in the ensuing flood.
He awakens on the riverbank somewhere downstream in the heart of a national forest on the slopes of Mount St. Helens. He meets Ridley Montrose, a back-to-nature woman living off the land, as well as a group of fraternity brothers dumped from a party boat on the lake. They huddle by the river, awaiting rescue. But that is no place to rest. The waters around Mount St. Helens harbor deadly fish. Murderous beasts, thought extinct for thousands of years, hunt the forest. Seismic activity shakes the earth. Death stalks the group at every turn. Countless numbers have died on these slopes over the decades, and it will be a miracle if Grant and his party survive the terrors on Mount St. Helens.
***** ***** *****
January 15, 2026
Every Galaxy a Circle by Chloe N. Clark
- An Intriguing Journey through the Cosmos of Human Experience. Clark masterfully intertwines memories, ghosts, and the future, presenting a collection that spans folklore, futuristic technology, and dreams. Each story offers a unique perspective on humanity and the galaxies we explore, showcasing Clark’s ability to merge genres and push fiction’s boundaries. Themes of love, loss, identity, and belonging are prevalent throughout Clark’s narratives, inviting readers to contemplate the interconnectedness of our lives. The collection delves deep into the human psyche and the universe, making each story an immersive experience. Every Galaxy a Circle celebrates the human spirit’s boundless capacity for wonder, making it a must-read for those eager to explore the literary universe with curiosity and awe. Clark’s stories are bound by a thread of philosophical musings, exploring the essence of human existence against the backdrop of the vast unknown. Whether it’s the tale of a scientist grappling with ethical dilemmas in a world of advanced technologies or a folklore-inspired narrative where myth and reality collide, each story resonates with profound insight and imagination.
- https://www.amazon.com/Every-Galaxy-Circle-Chloe-Clark/dp/195690722X
- Publisher: Jackleg Press
- Print length: 202 pages
- ISBN-10: 195690722X
- ISBN-13: 978-1956907223
***** ***** *****
Bound by the Blood, An Urban Fantasy BDSM Romantic Suspense (Vanished Chronicles) by Cecilia Tan
- Dark magic threatens the BDSM community in New York. Good thing Mira’s got her boots on and a whip in her bag. Mira is a massage therapist in New York City. Still stinging over the betrayal of her ex, she puts on her corset to attend a kinky club night and gets far more than she bargained for. She meets a new playmate who seems to satisfy her every whim, igniting desires she had thought were dead. Clive is a thrillseeker whose favorite place to get an adrenaline rush is on the receiving end of a whip, or while kneeling at someone’s feet. Mira seems like Clive’s sweetest dreams come true.
- https://www.amazon.com/Bound-Blood-Romantic-Suspense-Chronicles/dp/B0G26QVB3K/
- Publisher: Cecilia Tan
- Print length: 300 pages
- ISBN-10: 1963897412
- ISBN-13: 978-1963897418
***** ***** *****
January 16, 2026
Vampires of Shanghai by Katherine Mercer
- A dark, gothic fantasy of obsession, survival, and the dangerous duality of love—perfect for fans of A Dowry of Blood and Certain Dark Things. Lian Zhang has ruled Shanghai for decades, weaving power from charisma, cutthroat pragmatism, and an empire built on human blood. To be chosen by her is both privilege and prison, her affection as addictive as it is suffocating. Mina Park knows this better than anyone. Once Lian’s favored fledgling, now her reluctant captive, Mina dreams of freedom in a city where blood is currency and loyalties are lethal. But resisting Lian means more than defiance—it means rejecting the allure of the only person who has ever truly seen her. Meanwhile, Javier Robles, a human donor searching for his sister, arrives in Shanghai armed with certainty—about right and wrong, about monsters and victims, about the kind of man he believes himself to be. Helping Mina and surviving a city designed to devour will strip those beliefs away one by one, forcing him to confront destabilizing truths about his own past, along with a legacy he never meant to inherit. Power. Devotion. Ruin.
- Vampires of Shanghai is a dark fantasy novel exploring obsession, abuse, and autonomy within relationships defined by extreme power imbalance. Content warnings are provided at the beginning of the book.
- https://www.amazon.com/Vampires-Shanghai-Hollow-Empires-Katherine/dp/B0G6DZ8NMS/
- Publisher: Mercerized Books
- Print length: 508 pages
- ISBN-13: 979-8994064610
***** ***** *****
Valentine Getaway: My Bloody Valentine Collection by Michelle Powers (Author)
- https://www.amazon.com/Valentine-Getaway-My-Bloody-Collection/dp/B0GDXN52ZG/
- After a string of betrayals, Victoria, Megan, and Shawna decide to skip the clichés and spend Valentine’s weekend off the grid. No roses, no love songs, no men—just scary movies, junk food, and a promise to forget the past. Their remote lakeside cabin seems like the perfect escape… until the rain starts. As a relentless storm traps them inside, strange sounds echo through the night—footsteps on wet boards, a door creaking next door, the faint glow of a lantern cutting through the rain. Then comes the scream.