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Readers' Most Anticipated Horror Novels for 2025

"Historians can tell you that, as a category, the scary story has been around for as long as stories themselves. Horror fiction has its roots in folklore, passed down through the ages via storytelling and oral traditions. The written horror story goes back a ways, too. Did you know that Pliny the Younger wrote about a haunted house in Athens, almost exactly 2,000 years ago? It's true.

All this to say: It's time for another year of scary stories! To accommodate future reading plans and sequencing, we've assembled this month-by-month guide to 2025's most anticipated horror novels. These are the books that are generating the most interest from your fellow Goodreads horror fans—sorted by publication date. And we've added a bit at the end for young adult horror coming this year." ~Goodreads
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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (Grady Hendrix)
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
1
Grady Hendrix
Our Winter Monster (Dennis Mahoney)
Our Winter Monster
2
Dennis Mahoney
Old Soul (Susan Barker)
Old Soul
3
Susan Barker
At the Bottom of the Garden (Camilla Bruce)
At the Bottom of the Garden
4
Camilla Bruce
At Dark, I Become Loathsome (Eric Larocca)
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
5
Eric Larocca
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes (Clay McLeod Chapman)
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
6
Clay McLeod Chapman
Victorian Psycho (Virginia Feito)
Victorian Psycho
7
Virginia Feito
Listen to Your Sister (Neena Viel)
Listen to Your Sister
8
Neena Viel
Something in the Walls (Daisy Pearce)
Something in the Walls
9
Daisy Pearce
The Lamb (Lucy Rose)
The Lamb
10
Lucy Rose
Hungerstone (Kat Dunn)
Hungerstone
11
Kat Dunn
Beta Vulgaris (Margie Sarsfield)
Beta Vulgaris
12
Margie Sarsfield
But Not Too Bold (Hache Pueyo)
But Not Too Bold
13
Hache Pueyo
The Vengeful Dead (Darcy Coates)
The Vengeful Dead
14
Darcy Coates
The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall (J. Ann Thomas)
The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall
15
J. Ann Thomas
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
16
Stephen Graham Jones
Blood on Her Tongue (Johanna Van Veen)
Blood on Her Tongue
17
Johanna Van Veen
The Unworthy (Agustina Bazterrica)
The Unworthy
18
Agustina Bazterrica
Gothictown (Emily Carpenter)
Gothictown
19
Emily Carpenter
The Haunting of Room 904 (Erika T. Wurth)
The Haunting of Room 904
20
Erika T. Wurth
White Line Fever (K.C. Jones)
White Line Fever
21
K.C. Jones
Passing Through a Prairie Country (Dennis E. Staples)
Passing Through a Prairie Country
22
Dennis E. Staples
Nowhere (Allison Gunn)
Nowhere
23
Allison Gunn
Vanishing Daughters (Cynthia Pelayo)
Vanishing Daughters
24
Cynthia Pelayo
The Staircase in the Woods (Chuck Wendig)
The Staircase in the Woods
25
Chuck Wendig
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng (Kylie Lee Baker)
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
26
Kylie Lee Baker
Cold Eternity (S.A. Barnes)
Cold Eternity
27
S.A. Barnes
When the Wolf Comes Home (Nat Cassidy)
When the Wolf Comes Home
28
Nat Cassidy
Their Monstrous Hearts (Yiğit Turhan)
Their Monstrous Hearts
29
Yiğit Turhan
Freakslaw (Jane Flett)
Freakslaw
30
Jane Flett
The Cut (C.J. Dotson)
The Cut
31
C.J. Dotson
Eat the Ones You Love (Sarah Maria Griffin)
Eat the Ones You Love
32
Sarah Maria Griffin
Polybius (Collin Armstrong)
Polybius
33
Collin Armstrong
Never Flinch (Stephen King)
Never Flinch
34
Stephen King
Immaculate Conception (Ling Ling Huang)
Immaculate Conception
35
Ling Ling Huang
The Starving Saints (Caitlin Starling)
The Starving Saints
36
Caitlin Starling
The Manor of Dreams (Christina Li)
The Manor of Dreams
37
Christina Li
Overgrowth (Mira Grant)
Overgrowth
38
Mira Grant
The Library at Hellebore (Cassandra Khaw)
The Library at Hellebore
39
Cassandra Khaw
The Bewitching (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
The Bewitching
40
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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