The scariest monster of 2025 might be your to-read pile. Here's our pick of the year's new creepy novels.

There was no shortage of great new horror books in 2024, and the best of them successfully delivered scares and broached important subjects at the same time. Horror is often used to unpack ...

The Japanese author Uketsu, according to his biography, “only ever appears online, wearing a mask and speaking through a ...

We’ve got new books from the masters of the genre ... It’s also an erotic thriller from one of the best horror writers working right now, and you won’t want to miss the places Piper is ...

By Hugh Ryan We’re in a golden age of horror. Here are 10 books that stood out in a year filled with fantastic releases. By Gabino Iglesias In “The Bog Wife,” a West Virginia family must ...

Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the editor of Variety.com and ...

Folk tales, dark impulses, vampires and body horror… why women and marginalised writers are embracing the dark side right now. Think of horror books and your mind might automatically go to pulpy ...