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New Horror books

22 books released in the last eighteen months, best first.

What is new and already good

13 of these have cleared the ordinary bar of 50 ratings; 9 carry an early score from 20 to 49 ratings. The newest arrival is “Molka” by Monika Kim.

An early score uses the same formula as everything else, pulled harder toward the category mean until more readers vote. The chip on a row says how much of the number is the readers’ own. Method →

  1. When the Wolf Comes Home
    When the Wolf Comes HomeNat Cassidy · 2025102 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  2. The Works of Vermin
    The Works of VerminHiron Ennes · 2025Early · 12% own25 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  3. Of Monsters and Mainframes
    Of Monsters and MainframesBarbara Truelove · 2025144 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  4. Wolf Worm
    Wolf WormT. Kingfisher · 2026New55 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  5. The Possession of Alba Díaz
    The Possession of Alba DíazIsabel Cañas · 2025Early · 13% own27 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  6. You Weren't Meant to Be Human
    You Weren't Meant to Be HumanAndrew Joseph White · 202558 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  7. Japanese Gothic
    Japanese GothicKylie Lee Baker · 2026New81 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  8. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight SoilV. E. Schwab · 2025NYT bestseller331 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  9. The Primal of Blood and Bone
    The Primal of Blood and BoneJennifer L. Armentrout · 2025Early · 11% ownNYT bestseller23 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  10. Exiles
    ExilesMason Coile · 2025Early · 21% own48 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  11. The Staircase in the WoodsChuck Wendig
    The Staircase in the WoodsChuck Wendig · 202579 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  12. Lucky Day
    Lucky DayChuck Tingle · 202568 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  13. What Stalks the Deep
    What Stalks the DeepUrsula Vernon · 202590 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  14. Blood on Her TongueJohanna van Veen
    Blood on Her TongueJohanna van Veen · 2025Early · 21% own48 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  15. The Caretaker
    The CaretakerMarcus Kliewer · 2026New82 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  16. Trad Wife
    Trad WifeSaratoga Schaefer · 2026Early · 13% own27 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  17. Não pisque
    Não pisqueStephen King · 2025142 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  18. The Starving Saints
    The Starving SaintsCaitlin Starling · 2025108 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  19. How to Kill a Guy in Ten DatesShailee Thompson
    How to Kill a Guy in Ten DatesShailee Thompson · 2026Early · 17% own37 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  20. Nothing Tastes as GoodLuke Dumas
    Nothing Tastes as GoodLuke Dumas · 2026Early · 15% own32 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  21. With a VengeanceRiley Sager
    With a VengeanceRiley Sager · 2025NYT bestseller65 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  22. MolkaMonika Kim
    MolkaMonika Kim · 2026Early · 21% own48 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
What is the best new Horror book?

“When the Wolf Comes Home” by Nat Cassidy scores 8.1/10 from 102 reader ratings, the highest of the releases we have enough readers for.

What does “early score” mean?

The book has between 20 and 49 reader ratings. It gets a page and a place on this list, but it does not enter category rankings until it reaches 50, like every other book.

How is this list built?

From reader ratings only: the same Bayesian score as everywhere on the site, with releases of the last eighteen months and at least 20 ratings. Sales, marketing and prizes do not enter it. Refreshed daily.