.Beyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognisable landscape. Turns out this one looks pretty good! But he leaves a list of names – of survivors building a future beyond the darkness – and on that list are two names Malorie knows. Publisher’s summary: It begins with one body. Same goes for his recent story collection, Growing Things. The title was the first thing to spark my interest on this book. Publisher’s summary: Something hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls. Rachel knows this. New Releases in Horror Short Stories #1 The Spread: Book 1 (The Hill) CDN$18.95 #3. Ever since the illustrious Xavier Blackwood died and his party-boy son took over, things have been changing around the office. It's a weird one. New England is locked down, a strict curfew the only way to stem the wildfire spread of a rabies-like virus. But let’s not forget that movies aren’t the only place that you can find horror content! Cleaved to their heritage, these parents, husbands, sons and Indians, these men must fight their demons on the fringes of a society that has no place for them. A naturalist is bringing a new species of bat back to London; two English gentlemen, on their separate tours of the continent, find a strange quixotic love for each other, and stumble into a calamity far worse than either has imagined; and the vestiges of something forgotten long ago is finally beginning to stir…, Type: NovelPublisher: Del ReyRelease Date: 08/04/2020. January 2020 A modern-day druid commits a series of ghastly murders in an attempt to unleash the awesome power of the ancient gods of Great Britain. Click here to buy. Bentley Little’s fiction is weird as shit. As she struggles to reach the front of the train, through strange and horrifying creatures with stranger stories, each step takes her closer to finding out the train’s hideous secret. There is one thing that never appears in the estate agent brochures: nobody has ever survived beyond forty in Cold Hill House and no one has ever truly left…, Type: NovelPublisher: Quirk BooksRelease Date: 04/07/2020. Den of Geek says: This debut from Jonathan Sims is an excellent portmanteau novel – a selection of very creepy horror stories told by the residents of a property development that houses both the very richest and some of the poorest of London. Timely and suspenseful, Eden will seed itself in the imagination of the reader and continue to bloom long after the last page. Type: NovelPublisher: Penguin Random House Release date: December 1. Plagued by the demons of her doomed first and near fatal journey across the Atlantic, Annie comes across an unconscious soldier she recognises while doing her rounds. Den of Geek says: What if, in addition to your garden-variety human racists (known as “Klans”), the Ku Klux Klan also included literal monsters, demonic carnivores (known as “Ku Kluxes”). But something isnʼt right at the motel, something haunting and scary. Should appeal to fans of Bird Box and Annihilation. Occupied with looking after their families and keeping up appearances, one group of women have to step up and fight when a charismatic stranger comes to town. Publisher’s summary: An eerie horror debut about a little boy who recovers from a mysterious pandemic and inherits an imaginary friend who makes him do violent things…. I love that we live in a world where we seem to be gifted with a new Grady Hendrix book every year. Hot New Releases in Ghosts Horror Fiction #1. Well, Max Brooks is back with something similar, only this time he’s providing a “firsthand account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre.” I guess this is the section of the article where I admit my own car has a Bigfoot window decal that says “I BELIEVE” on it. When a census-taker stops by their refuge, he is not welcome. To leave a comment Login with Facebook or create a free account. Now our protagonist Sawyer needs to put things right. One of her authors and closest friends, the fabulous but underrated Fabien Nightingale, sees the tell-tale signs of supernatural forces at play, stemming from the gnome sitting quietly on Lussi s shelf. It is however, disturbingly prescient. As a new decade gets underway, there's already the beginnings of a new generation of excellent sci-fi horror films, some of which are slated for release in 2020. horror short stories. What are you looking forward to the most in 2020? He lives in Texas. Shiver: A Chilling Horror Anthology | ed. It just so happens that 2019 has some upcoming releases that everyone is waiting to watch and consume. Credit... Will Sweeney. supernatural thrillers paperback. When Walker and Maeve meet at last, they will unravel a stunning legacy of death and betrayal, and a malignant secret as old as history. She decides to move to Fell and visit the motel, where she quickly learns that nothing has changed since 1982. Suddenly the town is on edge, and Lucy and her friends must do everything it takes just to fight through the night. We think we know how this story ends. There are a few innovative writers out there but most new novels seem incredibly derivative. But looks are deceptive and it’s only a matter of days before both couples start to feel they are not alone in their new homes. Publisher’s summary: In bestselling author Christopher Golden’s supernatural thriller Red Hands, sometimes a story is a warning. Jeremy Robert Johnson is one of the coolest goddamn horror writers I’ve ever discovered. But as she draws closer to answers, she realizes that the foundation of her seemingly normal town might be rotten at the centre. It’s like being lost in a nightmare. I know, I know. 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Director: Carlo … Ever since her father was killed when she was just a child, Miranda Crabtree has kept her head down and her eyes up, ferrying contraband for a mad preacher and his declining band of followers to make ends meet and to protect an old witch and a secret child from harm. Everywhere, people are targeted by both the living and the dead. Type: NovelPublisher: St. Martin’s PressRelease date: December 8. By the end of the night, their host is dead, and none of the guests will say what happened. But what haunts Odessa is the shadowy presence she saw fleeing her partner’s body after his death. Layla Colleen Hoover. If you are involved in the process of publishing a horror book written by a woman author, please reach out to us and let us know so we can help to spotlight the book’s release! It spreads quickly. Putnam’s Sons Release date: 03/10/2020. Campbell is regarded by many as one of the most important horror writers of his generation. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. Despite the slightly generic sounding plot, Johnson is known for his ‘bizarro’ work so we’d expect this to have hidden flair. And here, nature is no longer humanity’s friend. Struggling with the effects of early-onset Alzheimer’s, Dennie Keeling leads a quiet life. Do you have any to add to the list? These are the upcoming 2020 speculative fiction book releases I'm most hoping to read in the coming year. The original imagines a world populated by monsters – if you look at them you instantly lose your mind and harm yourself or others. Her upcoming novel, Death in Her Hands, promises an extremely intriguing premise by opening with its narrator discovering a strange note while walking her dog. Publisher’s summary: A woman wakes up, frightened and alone – with no idea where she is. Today on Typical Books we have some new horror fiction releases for July 2020 including: All the Dead Men by Errick Nunnally Black Stars Above by Lonnie Nadler Grotesque: Monster Stories by … I will have to check out some of the others in your list. However, I’ve already been paid for the publication and do not stand to profit any further, so from a financial standpoint I don’t really care if it sells any copies. Danielle Trussoni’s The Ancestor sounds like it’ll be rich with dark family secrets and creepy gothic horror. Her husband is dead, her children are grown, and her best friend, Sarah, was convicted of murdering her abusive husband. Type: NovelPublisher: Titan Books/Ace BerkeleyRelease date: 09/08/2020, Den of Geek says: A very dark coming of age tale from Christina Henry whose novels Alice and Lost Boys were reimagining of classic tales. Although much of Cold Hill Park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new houses. The best way to get ahead of new horror novel releases is to use the Coming Soon list in Amazon’s Books section and filter down through Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, and finally Horror. When an inexplicable outbreak rapidly develops, this idyllic town becomes the epicenter of an epidemic of violence as the teenaged children of several executives from the local biotech firm become ill and aggressively murderous. A heart attack here; a food poisoning there. Take Word Horde, for example; a very fine horror press planning to release a science-fiction-horror novel by Scott Jones titled Stonefish and a new viking collection from Christine Morgan titled The Wolf’s Feast. If you haven’t discovered this rising star of the genre it’s time to step on board and have your mind melted. Rosie Fletcher is the UK Editor of Den Of Geek. Jonathan Sims’ debut is a darkly twisted, genre-bending journey through one of the most innovative haunted houses you’ll ever dare to enter. Capturing the voice, tone, style and characters of the original yet with a modern sensibility this novel is perfect for fans of Dracula and contemporary horror. Publisher’s summary: The sequel to the New York Times bestselling epic Dread Nation is an unforgettable journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America. Not all survive. Den of Geek says: Did you ever wish The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe had a bit more horror in it? Andy Davidson’s debut novel, In the Valley of the Sun, dropped back in 2017, yet it feels like an entire decade has passed since the world was blessed with new fiction from this author. It’s a paranormal tale that begins in the world of crime as a young FBI agent experiences an otherworld evil on the job. In DC, an autistic federal employee charts the outbreak, preserving data for a future that may never come. His experiences at the sites scare Patrick away from them, but Roy carries on the search, together with his new girlfriend. Walker’s assignment is to get her off the mountain alive. Carly Kirk has never been able to let go of the story of her aunt Viv, who mysteriously disappeared from the Sun Down before she was born. And she is convinced that he did not – could not – have survived the sinking of the Titanic…, Type: NovelPublisher: Harper PerennialRelease date: 03/24/2020. And who are the dead? How did the woman get here? Jeffrey Ford’s upcoming book, Out of Body, takes sleep paralysis and somehow evolves it into something more sinister. Here are some of the horror books we’re most excited about and/or are currently consuming…, Type: NovelPublisher: Ecco Press Release date: December 1. 4.6 out of 5 stars 189. With echoes of Chuck Palahniuk, David Wong and M.R. Jonathan has turned back to drink; Mina finds herself isolated inside the confines of her own family; Quincey himself struggles to live up to a family of such high renown. A sprawling and evocative novel with plenty of ikky bits. Twenty timeless folktales old and new, Type: NovelPublisher: Balzer + BrayRelease date: 2/4/20, Den of Geek says: Justina Ireland’s Dread Nation was one of the most-talked-about YA debuts of 2018, and for good reason! Type: NovelPublisher: Tor BooksRelease date: 08/04/2020. Upstate New York, 2017. The Sun Down Motel sounds like it will interweave between the years 1982 and 2017 as it attempts to solve a mysterious disappearance that occurred at the titular establishment. Many have lost their minds, their lives, their loved ones. All of his books are extremely fun and extremely weird and I love them to death. Rookie FBI agent Odessa Hardwicke’s life is derailed when she’s forced to turn her gun on her partner, who turns suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a rampaging murderer. If you aren’t reading Koja’s work, you’re messing up big time. His last three novels—A Head Full of Ghosts, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, and Cabin at the End of the World—felt like a three-punch combo to the gut. If you’re bemoaning the end of Lovecraft Country season one, this is the story for you. But when three strangers take the allotment next to hers, Dennie starts to notice strange things. It’s now been finished by Kraus who collaborated on the books of The Shape Of Water with Guillermo del Toro – this an multi-threaded origin story charting the start of the dead walking the Earth from the man who created the modern zombie genre this is pretty essential reading. Funny, camp and gory, this is a quick read, a coming of age story with a b-movie feel that’s full of surprises. Dylan leads a clandestine team of adventurers into Eden, the oldest of the Zones. Carey which is incentive enough for us to pick this up. Max Booth III is the Editor-in-Chief of Perpetual Motion Machine, the Managing Editor of Dark Moon Digest, and the co-host of Castle Rock Radio, a Stephen King-themed podcast. For one thing, I have a new novel coming out next year through Cemetery Dance, a violent mashup of Stranger Things and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre titled Touch the Night, which you can pre-order here. Publisher’s summary: As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined . Oh, and before I leave you, I do have one more upcoming book to share that I am incredibly excited to read. She’s been an entertainment journalist for more than a decade previously working at DVD & Blu-ray…. Our unmatched selection of Horror Literature & Fiction books offer the highest quality audio and narration. Type: Novel (paperback)Publisher: Pan; Main Market editionRelease date: 06/25/2020. 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