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 ...

Enter the dark A perhaps unsurprising takeaway from my years as a writer, reader, and sharer of media is that certain genres form constellations. By that I mean ...

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

the scariest monster of all might be your To Be Read pile. The dark recesses of the internet and masculinity are a toxic combination in this sadistic, distressing debut novel that feels all too ...

The best horror novels feature more than just horrifying situations or characters; they also say something scary about the world we live in, or the type of people we fear being. Whether you like ...

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 ...

This ambitious, searing novel from one of horror’s modern masters ... It’s also an erotic thriller from one of the best horror writers working right now, and you won’t want to miss the ...

Our columnist reviews January’s new horror titles. By Gabino Iglesias Grady Hendrix’s new novel, “Witchcraft for Wayward Girls,” is a timely look at the mistreatment of women ...