The time for terror has arrived! If you are looking for some chilling tales to sink your teeth into, consider our sinister selections below.
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
Is Bigfoot more than a creature of myth? Does it walk among us? When Mount Rainier erupts and cuts off the Greenloop community, its residents fight to survive attacks from a predator. This nail-biting horror story set in the Pacific Northwest is written by the bestselling author of World War Z.
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… The crew of the Atargatis sailed to the Mariana Trench to film a mockumentary about mermaids years ago and never returned. Determined to find out the truth about what happened to her sister (a reporter with Imagine Entertainment), sonar specialist Victoria Stewart joins the company’s follow-up mission with a crew of confident scientists and entertainment workers. Readers who enjoy gore and suspense will revel in the chaos that unfolds.
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
If you enjoyed reading or watching My Best Friend’s Exorcism, try the author’s creepy take on the “final girls” of horror films in this page-turner that was nominated for a 2021 Bram Stoker Award. Lynnette Tarkington, the survivor of a harrowing massacre, has been participating in group therapy with other “final girls” for years. When one of the other survivors misses a meeting, Lynnette knows that she isn’t being paranoid; someone is determined to hunt them all down.
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
When a group of friends gather for an intimate destination wedding at a Heian-era mansion, their trip becomes a horrifying nightmare when the torments of the resident ghost bride begin. This bestselling tale was nominated for several awards, including the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards.
Bad Moon Rising by Jonathan Maberry
If you plan to visit America’s most haunted town, you’d better be ready for some chilling bloodletting and scares, especially when award-winning horror author Jonathan Maberry is your guide. On Halloween, the townspeople of Pine Deep prepare for a supernatural fight that is thirty years in the making. Read Bad Moon Rising as a standalone for some Halloween thrills, or devour the first two titles in the Pine Deep series: Ghost Road Blues and Dead Man’s Song.
White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
In Dover, England, a cursed house holds generations of women captive within its walls. After her mother’s death, Miranda slips further away from her family and girlfriend as the house’s power takes hold in this lyrical, haunting story.
Midnight Storm Moonless Sky: Indigenous Horror Stories by Alex Soop
Blackfoot storyteller Alex Soop weaves dark fantasy and horror elements together in this collection of haunting short stories about Indigenous folklore and experiences, the first volume in the Indigenous Horror series.
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Are you a fan of M. Night Shyamalan’s films? An adaptation of psychological horror novel The Cabin at the End of the World is slated for release in February 2023. When Andrew, Eric and their adopted daughter Wen travel to a remote cabin in northern New Hampshire, four strangers invade and present them with a disturbing solution to avert a looming apocalypse in this tense, nightmarish read.
