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The 52 Best Horror Books of 2025

Milan Polk writes: "Horror isn't just a genre to read if you want to be scared. In its own way, it's a comfort. As we embark on a new year filled with all kinds of uncertainty (whether you'll actually commit to those New Year's resolutions, for example), there's something reassuring in reading about terrifying stakes, both supernatural and real, and how each book's narrators find a sense of hope despite everything going wrong. Plus, a good scare can take your mind off of other things. Maybe you're worried about getting in shape in time for that next marathon… but that can't be any worse than dealing with demonic possession, right?
"Whether you're a newer reader to horror, or a longtime fan, we have an entry on the list that'll keep you reading way past your bedtime to see what bone-chilling thrills happen next."
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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes (Clay McLeod Chapman)
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
1
Clay McLeod Chapman
At Dark, I Become Loathsome (Eric Larocca)
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
2
Eric Larocca
Victorian Psycho (Virginia Feito)
Victorian Psycho
3
Virginia Feito
Listen to Your Sister (Neena Viel)
Listen to Your Sister
4
Neena Viel
Beta Vulgaris (Margie Sarsfield)
Beta Vulgaris
5
Margie Sarsfield
Beauty in the Blood (Charlotte Carter)
Beauty in the Blood
6
Charlotte Carter
Hungerstone (Kat Dunn)
Hungerstone
7
Kat Dunn
The Unworthy (Agustina Bazterrica)
The Unworthy
8
Agustina Bazterrica
They Bloom at Night (Trang Thanh Tran)
They Bloom at Night
9
Trang Thanh Tran
Vanishing Daughters (Cynthia Pelayo)
Vanishing Daughters
10
Cynthia Pelayo
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
11
Stephen Graham Jones
O Sinners! (Nicole Cuffy)
O Sinners!
12
Nicole Cuffy
Diavola (Jennifer Marie Thorne)
Diavola
13
Jennifer Marie Thorne
Freakslaw (Jane Flett)
Freakslaw
14
Jane Flett
Senseless (Ronald Malfi)
Senseless
15
Ronald Malfi
Eat the Ones You Love (Sarah Maria Griffin)
Eat the Ones You Love
16
Sarah Maria Griffin
When the Wolf Comes Home (Nat Cassidy)
When the Wolf Comes Home
17
Nat Cassidy
The Staircase in the Woods (Chuck Wendig)
The Staircase in the Woods
18
Chuck Wendig
Mending Bodies (Hon Lai-Chu)
Mending Bodies
19
Hon Lai-Chu
The Devils (Joe Abercrombie)
The Devils
20
Joe Abercrombie
The Starving Saints (Caitlin Starling)
The Starving Saints
21
Caitlin Starling
Never Flinch (Stephen King)
Never Flinch
22
Stephen King
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (V.E. Schwab)
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
23
V.E. Schwab
Smile for the Cameras (Miranda Smith)
Smile for the Cameras
24
Miranda Smith
The Bewitching (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
The Bewitching
25
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
One Yellow Eye (Leigh Radford)
One Yellow Eye
26
Leigh Radford
American Mythology (Giano Cromley)
American Mythology
27
Giano Cromley
Who Is the Liar (Laura Lee Bahr)
Who Is the Liar
28
Laura Lee Bahr
Black Flame (Gretchen Felker-Martin)
Black Flame
29
Gretchen Felker-Martin
Tantrum (Rachel Eve Moulton)
Tantrum
30
Rachel Eve Moulton
Lucky Day (Chuck Tingle)
Lucky Day
31
Chuck Tingle
A Game in Yellow (Hailey Piper)
A Game in Yellow
32
Hailey Piper
The Possession of Alba Díaz (Isabel Cañas)
The Possession of Alba Díaz
33
Isabel Cañas
8114 (Joshua Hull)
8114
34
Joshua Hull
Artifact (Jeremy Robinson)
Artifact
35
Jeremy Robinson
Moonflow (Bitter Karella)
Moonflow
36
Bitter Karella
The Whistler (Nick Medina)
The Whistler
37
Nick Medina
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre (Philip Fracassi)
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
38
Philip Fracassi
The Captive (Kit Burgoyne)
The Captive
39
Kit Burgoyne
The Wax Child (Olga Ravn)
The Wax Child
40
Olga Ravn
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