I love looking forward to upcoming book releases, and in honor of spooky season I have a list of exciting horror books coming out in 2023. Regular visitors to this blog will probably recognize many of these, since I’ve talked about them before, but here they are all in one place! This is by no means a complete list, but these are books that I have on my radar at the moment and I can’t wait to read. I’m only sharing books with final covers, and I’m linking to each book’s Goodreads page if you’d like to add them to your own TBR. Listed by release date, here we go! (dates subject to change)
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns. January 10th. In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home.
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. January 14th. Your past and your family can haunt you like nothing else… A hilarious and terrifying new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Final Girl Support Group.
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie. January 24th. A ghost-hunting reality TV crew gain unprecedented access to an abandoned and supposedly haunted mansion, which promises a groundbreaking thirteenth episode, but as they uncover the secret history of the house, they learn that “reality” TV might be all too real.
All Hallows by Christopher Golden. January 24th. With the 80’s nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden follows neighborhood families and a mysterious, lurking evil on one Halloween day.
Gothic by Philip Fracassi. February. On his 59th birthday, Tyson Parks—a famous, but struggling, horror writer—receives an antique desk from his partner, Sarah, in the hopes it will rekindle his creative juices. Perhaps inspire him to write another best-selling novel and prove his best years aren’t behind him.
Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra. February 7th. A woman investigating her brother’s apparent suicide finds herself falling for her prime suspect—his darkly mysterious girlfriend—in this edgy Southern gothic thriller.
Don’t Fear the Reaper (The Lake Witch Trilogy #2) by Stephen Graham Jones. February 7th. December 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South escapes into town to complete his revenge killings, in this riveting sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw from New York Times bestselling author, Stephen Graham Jones.
The Spite House by Johnny Compton. February 7th. A terrifying Gothic thriller about grief and death and the depths of a father’s love, Johnny Compton’s The Spite House is a stunning debut by a horror master in the making.
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder. February 21st. Sister, Maiden, Monster is a visceral story set in the aftermath of our planet’s disastrous transformation and told through the eyes of three women trying to survive the nightmare, from Bram Stoker Award-winning author Lucy A. Snyder.
Mothered by Zoje Stage. March 1st. From the USA Today bestselling author of the international sensation Baby Teeth comes a claustrophobic psychological thriller about one woman’s nightmarish spiral while quarantined with her mother.
Piñata by Leopoldo Gout. March 14th. A Head Full of Ghosts meets Hereditary in Piñata, a terrifying possession tale by author and artist Leopoldo Gout. Piñata is a bone-chilling story about how the sinister repercussions of our past can return to haunt us.
Lone Women by Victor LaValle. March 21st. Told in Victor LaValle’s signature style, blending historical fiction, shimmering prose, and inventive horror, Lone Women is the gripping story of a woman desperate to bury her past—and a portrait of early twentieth-century America like you’ve never seen.
A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher. March 28th. A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of a perfect home and family.
The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown. April 4th. Ness Brown’s The Scourge Between Stars is a tense, claustrophobic sci-fi/horror blend in the vein of Alien and Event Horizon.
The Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve Moulton. April 4th. From the author of Tinfoil Butterfly, a blazingly original novel about sisters who return to the remote island they grew up on to face the monsters lurking in their family history.
The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro. April 18th. A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel.
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw. May 2nd. From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a dark and deliciously twisted mermaid tale.
Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina Monroe. May 9th. Baby Teeth meets The Invited in a haunting story of the sometimes-fragile connection between a woman’s sense of self and what it means to be a “good” mother.
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede. June 6th. A provocative debut that is both a blood-soaked love letter to Los Angeles and a gleeful send-up to iconic horror villains, Maeve Fly will thrill fans of Stephen Graham Jones’ My Heart is a Chainsaw and Caroline Kepnes’ You series.
Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward. August 22nd. Catriona Ward delivers another mind-bending and cleverly crafted tale about one man’s struggle to come to terms with the terrors of his past…before it’s too late.
What an amazing collection of chilling stories! Hendrix, Di Louie and Kingfisher are obvious choices for me, but looking at the other titles I feel like the proverbial kid let loose in a toy shop 😀 although Sister, Maiden Monster and The Scourge Between Stars are the ones whose siren song plays louder…
Thanks for sharing!
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I have to admit it’s a very tempting list:-)
Oo, this list looks fabulous! I’m a fan of Ward’s, so Looking Glass Sound needs to go on my TBR pronto!
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These all look amazing (of course!!) — four are on my list already (Hendrix, DiLouie, Kingfisher, Lavalle), and I can easily see wanting more as the time gets closer!
Luckily 2023 isn’t that far away:-)
Only 20. LOL I love the cover for Maeve Fly and Such Pretty Flowers reeled me in.
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I wanted to make it longer but I thought 20 was a good number:-)
I’m curious about that antique desk in Gothic. I suspect some not so good things may come of that. And of course there’s the cover for Episode Thirteen!
Ha ha yes that desk, I’m so curious:-)
Fantastic list! I’m definitely adding a few of these to my TBR!
Thanks, there are so many it was hard to choose only 20:-)
I’ve seen most of these appear on your blog one way or another and How to Sell a Haunted House is one I’m gonna read FOR SURE!
It’s going to be so good!
I am so excited to read Episode Thirteen, the premise is a little cliche but I love it still, haha. Honestly, these all sound so good, I’m going to have to keep track of all of them lol. I’m reading Bad Cree right now (I meant to wait until at least December, but oh well, haha) and I’m really liking it.
I feel like Craig DiLouie will do something different even though it seems cliche:-)
I’m really looking forward to How to Sell a Haunted House and The Scourge Between Stars!
Hopefully we’ll love them:-)
Oh how to sell a haunted house sounds awesome
I can’t wait. And it’s not that far away:-)
I want them all!
Me too:-)
Oh my, fantastic list. Thank you so much for sharing – I need to make a note of all of these!
Lynn 😀
Thanks Lynn! Definitely lots of potential on this list.
Great list 😀 There are a few here I’ve seen but so many new ones and many I’d like to add to my TBR list.
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Hopefully we’ll both get to read a bunch of them.
I have grand plans to read them all!
Me too Laurie! It should be another amazing year for horror.
Added a couple that weren’t on my list! And Looking Glass Sound is actually going to be my Waiting on Wednesday this week, after Little Eve, I’m looking forward to it a lot more!