|  |  | A blood-drenched, Victorian retelling of the gothic novella that inspired Dracula | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - "Rich and daring… A delicious tribute to the inherent horrors of womanhood and the desperate and exquisite vulgarity of desire" (Ava Reid, author of Lady Macbeth)
- Lenore and her husband let a mysterious, alluring woman into their home — and soon, a dark hunger starts consuming the local village girls
- If you loved the new Nosferatu movie, this is the dark, seductive vampire story for you
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 |  | 'Gets you by the throat and doesn't let go' (Emerald Fennell, director of Saltburn) | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - When a boy scales their garden wall, two reclusive sisters question long-held beliefs about their sequestered life
- "Eerie, slow-burn… Perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle" (Reader's Digest)
- A "stiflingly beautiful blend of the personal apocalypse of Paul Tremblay's The Cabin at the End of the World with the mysterious introspection of Susan Fletcher's The Night in Question" (Library Journal)
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 |  | On a Minnesota beet farm, voices cry out from the dirt… | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - "Ambitious and delightfully bizarre… It's a knockout" (Publishers Weekly starred review)
- At Elise's seasonal job, disappearing coworkers and threatening phone calls weaken her grip on reality
- This surrealist eco-horror novel will seep into your bones
- One of Literary Hub's most anticipated books of 2025
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 |  | Don't miss this anthology by an author R. L. Stine calls 'a major new talent' | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - Ranging from creeping dread to cosmic terror, these interconnected short stories paint a brilliantly spooky picture of a community plagued by evil
- "Each tale is horror perfection… A stellar collection" (Library Journal starred review)
- From a "noteworthy talent in the horror genre" whose writing is perfect for "fans of Grady Hendrix and Paul Tremblay" (Booklist)
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 |  | Fans of The Conjuring will love this supernatural chiller set in a creepy British village | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - "Pearce weaves together folklore and horror to create a haunting suspense novel that readers will not soon forget" (Library Journal)
- As child psychologist Mina works with a young girl who claims to be haunted, she uncovers the dark history of the girl's remote community
- "Readers will be left questioning which is more disturbing, the rot within or the evil of other people" (Booklist)
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 |  | If Bluebeard featured a humanoid spider with a taste for pretty brides | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - At Capricious House, servant Dália roots out a thief while her ancient mistress searches eternally for a wife…
- Set in "the most gothic of gothic houses, like something out of a Daphne du Maurier novel" (Library Journal)
- From an author whose writing "will especially appeal to fans of Carmen Maria Machado" (Publishers Weekly)
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 |  | 'A genre-defying, spooky, and original take on our country's deep racial trauma' (Kirkus Reviews) | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - Two women are caught up in a mystery with ties to a centuries-old curse reverberating since the days of the Civil War
- "A fusion of detective fiction and horror that is impossible to look away from" (The New York Times Book Review)
- This "bloody triumph" (Publishers Weekly) expertly weaves together timelines and perspectives
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 |  | Something in the water haunts a small Louisiana town | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - "Tran fills the pages with sensory detail, creating a haunting setting that immerses readers in their world-building" (Kirkus Reviews)
- A New York Times bestselling author takes readers to a postapocalyptic near future
- Touching on queerness and gender identity, the immigrant experience, and more, this moving read "contrasts the disturbing with the beauty of human connection" (Booklist starred review)
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 |  | As World War III rages, a parasite escapes containment at an Antarctic research base… | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - A must for fans of The Thing and Contagion
- "Compulsively readable and utterly chilling… The tension increases on every page" (Library Journal)
- Near-future sci-fi horror written by a polar scientist
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 |  | A windswept lighthouse, a dead body, and an eerily tight-knit community | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - "Blends detective novel and folk horror to terrific effect" (Jennifer Thorne, author of Diavola)
- On a Scottish island, two detectives are sucked in by the unknowns of a century-old mystery
- "McCluskey is masterful at building suspense around a sense of place and a feeling of otherness… Properly gothic" (Kirkus Reviews)
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