Every month, The Fright Stuff has a roundup of that month’s best horror books. Now that we’re halfway through the year, I’ve combined all those picks into one collection: The Best Horror Books of 2026. Anyone can browse the Book Riot collection and click on the cover to find the publisher’s description, a Book Riot
As we look back at 2026 so far, much of the year has been incredibly scary. And when the real world becomes a scary place, many of us become fearful. This may sound strange to people who don’t understand it, but how else can you explain how good 2026 has been so far for horror
sublimation By isabel j kim (picador, £18.99)This debut novel from an award-winning Korean-American short story writer is a fictional reimagining of the immigrant experience. Here, anyone who crosses the border with no intention of returning creates an “instance”: a duplicate self that continues life at home. Reunification into one body is possible, but after years
It’s been a minute since the last roundup of YA book news, and a lot has happened in the young adult literary world so far this season. Whether you want to catch up on the latest adaptation news, discover new and beloved titles honored with literary awards, or read interesting essays from new and longtime
Paul Tremblay has made a career of pushing the horror genre – and the novel format – in strange and exciting new directions. In his latest, Dreaming of dead but electric sheep, The author presents an amalgamation of genre elements that can best be described as psychological-dystopian-science-fiction horror. It’s a mouthful, but the narrative does
A new month means another new batch of horror books to get excited about. As we enter July and the heat continues to rise, these new horror books are still sending shivers down our spines. Here are some of the most exciting new horror books hitting your shelves for July. Who are you adding to
weat five books Consider the shortlist for the annual Bram Stoker Awards an excellent source of horror novel recommendations. Each year, members of the Horror Writers Association – an international group of writers and publishing professionals – nominate new work for consideration in many different literary forms, from screenplays and anthologies to short stories and
The winner of the Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative will secure a $25k publishing deal. Attention, thrill seekers. The Blacklist and Zando are teaming up on a mission to identify the next great horror novelist. It can be possible You? Inauguration Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative Zando will select an unpublished or self-published horror novel for a
The next big-name horror director to keep your eye on? None other than Connor Storey. If there’s any lesson to be taken from this summer’s box-office performance, it’s that all of the new great horror directors started out as YouTubers. curry barker’s miser Passion Discussions have been taking place on Twitter and group chats since
Horror is having a moment, and femdom is a big part of it. But what is femme, and why is everyone else? Guardian To Cosmopolitan Talking about it? Let’s dive into this weird and wonderful horror subgenre, shall we? Famegore is a subset of what Reddit would call “Weird Girl Literature.” But where Weird Girl