Bury Me Cold by Jacob Steven Mohr

An uncanny snowfall revives a cattleman’s dead wife—with terrible secrets from beyond to spill like blood. A plague-like curse infects the memories of its victims, forcing them to go viral in an increasingly grisly fashion. Twin sisters share a psychic link nothing can sever, not even the cold of the grave. Curiosity lures two stepbrothers into an imaginary haunted house—and the eager arms of its very real sole occupant. Infatuations. Trespasses. Abominations. Resurrections. Jacob Steven Mohr’s second volume of pitch-black fiction kicks over moss-covered rocks and shows us all the awful things that squirm beneath. In fourteen tales—including the titular “Bury Me Cold”—this collection is living, bleeding proof that when the lights go off, terror always gets the last word.

Reanimated Love by Kevin L. Williams

Elizabeth Lavenza is a tortured woman living alone in a crumbling estate. Haunted by her father's death, she is an outcast ridiculed for her appearance and otherworldly abilities. Tambora is a reanimated creation, hunted as a monster and tormented for being different. He longs to find peace amid the harshness of the world. When Elizabeth discovers the injured giant on her doorstep, what begins as a mystery soon blossoms into a love that will transcend death, life, and death again. A true Gothic romance, Reanimated Love tells the story of a timeless love between two lost souls reaching out.

The Bone Drenched Woods by L.V. Russell

Carve the bones. One for the gate, one for the door, two for the mantel, and three for the floor… Hyacinth Turning knows the terrors beyond her village, the insatiable hunger of the Teeth. She listens to the sermons given by the Elders in their hare-skin masks. She watches as the heathens hang and the witches burn. They tell her to be good and quiet. But Hyacinth is neither good nor quiet. After a series of tragic events, Hyacinth finds herself hastily wedded and sent far away from all she has ever known to a settlement at the edge of the sea. Where more than just the Teeth are hungry. Another horror swims below, leviathan shadows kept at bay by offerings of flesh and bone. But no sooner does Hyacinth take root in her new home do the Teeth and the Deep come to feed. Suspicion soon falls upon the outspoken Hyacinth, who spends more time with the outcasted Morgan Carroway than her own husband. The Elders want her burned, her husband wants her hanged, and a long-lost love claws at her dreams, but Hyacinth only wants one thing. A life and death of her choosing.

Credenza by Wendy Dalrymple

Whether it’s renovating her home, running her online boutique, or taking care of her daughter, Veronica Marquette is no stranger to handling things on her own. So when her beloved Grandma Maddie passes away, she thinks nothing of hauling her cherished credenza home herself. But with the arrival of the peculiar piece of furniture, old family secrets also emerge. Veronica is confronted by an ancient enemy who has come to claim a lost relic that represents much more than she could have ever imagined.

The Musings of He by Elowen Greywell

A forgotten author. An abandoned manor. A manuscript that was never meant to be read. Vattica Wilde was once the darling of London's literary elite-until his brilliance dimmed, and his name decayed beneath the weight of a single, forgotten masterpiece. A one hit wonder. Shamed and desperate to reclaim his former glory, Vattica flees the city for a crumbling manor buried deep in the countryside. There, through rotted walls and whispering halls, he begins to write again. But the lines begin to blur between author and story, memory and hallucination, god and editor. Reality unravels as Vattica details the constant shifting stairs. The peculiar whispers in the walls. The lines he cannot remember writing. And Him. What emerges is not a novel, but a requiem. And it demands to be written. Told through recovered journal entries and editorial notes, The Musings of He is a gothic descent into madness. As Vattica's manuscript darkens and a figure known only as He begins to speak, the line between author and authored begins to dissolve.

The Clearing by Dani Ripley

Imagine dying in a mass shooting, only to wake up on the other side right next to the person who put you there… When Alice Wheaton meets her untimely end in a mass shooting along with five other strangers, she's shocked to awaken moments later in a beautiful meadow surrounded by a lush green forest. One by one, the other victims wake nearby, and as they gather, they're horrified to discover one of them is the very teenaged killer who put them there in the first place. And worse—they must now agree to engage in a quest together in order to wrap up the loose ends of their lives. Former cop and FBI profiler Roz Cooper is hired to consult on the case that's stunned the residents of Crescent Moon Bay along with the entire country. Digging into the killer's history, Roz uncovers an even older mystery of a woman gone missing nearly a decade before, and it soon becomes clear that her disappearance is deeply intertwined with both the shooter and the shooting. Even though it's not what she was hired for, Roz finds herself drawn to uncovering answers about the missing woman—to the point of dangerous obsession. Will she risk everything she loves in order to solve the mystery of what really happened to Inez Blackbird White? And how it all relates to Inez's teenage son murdering six innocent people eight years later?

Where Dark Things Rise by Andrew K. Clark

Sixteen-year-old Mina is frustrated by Daddy’s drinking, her mom’s fanatical religious beliefs, and growing up poor in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Most of her teachers assume she won’t amount to much despite her 4.0 GPA, and the country club guys think she’s easy prey. But they don’t know Mina’s dark secret: She can control a magical force of supernatural creatures known as the Shadow Faces. Mina doesn’t want powers. All she wants to do is escape the trailer park for a leafy college campus far away. But when her crush, Gabe, is stalked by a shapeshifting preacher/wolf, Mina learns to use her powers to protect him. Mina soon discovers the same preacher is trafficking teens for a mystical brothel and has kidnapped her best friend, Erin, after a failed attempt at conversion therapy. Can Mina use the Shadow Faces to save Erin and the other kids without losing her chance at a normal life?

The Secrets of Blackthorn House by Marie McWilliams

After a whirlwind romance, Evelyn is excited to start her new life with her husband, Peter. But when the sudden passing of Peter’s father gives him the title Lord Black, along with the family’s remote manor, Blackthorn House, she finds herself in the middle of the wild Yorkshire Moors, separated from the only life she has ever known. She quickly realizes something is wrong with Blackthorn House: children’s laughter can be heard throughout the halls, the constant fog is full of wailing specters, and her dreams are haunted by an entity wearing her mother’s corpse like a suit. Furthermore, her new husband has become a stranger to her, treating her with barely veiled disdain. Under the constant surveillance of the staff of Blackthorn House, Evelyn struggles to find answers. Unable to gain any insight from the frightened locals in the nearby village, Evelyn and her trusted servant, Lilly, must seek answers from the dead. They learn that the Black family has long kept a dark and terrible secret. A secret that threatens both of their lives and, now, the life of Evelyn’s unborn baby. A secret involving a bargain paid in blood.

Gifts Between Us by C.C. Adams

Elderly Londoner Augustus has lived a long, miserable life. Having driven his few remaining loved ones away years ago, he now whiles away his time drinking rum and hoping for the end. One night his death wish is nearly granted by a mugger, but a local youth called Michael intervenes. Much to the old man’s horror (and fascination) Michael promptly begins to devour the mugger’s body. Slowly, Augustus and his mysterious saviour form an unlikely friendship, one built on sharing the gifts of trust, camaraderie, and acceptance. And one last a secret. It is the cause of Michael’s cannibalistic nature. And, perhaps, a reason for Augustus to go on living…

May I Exist? Pending Review by Asium Hesidros & Erika Kukkar

May I Exist? Pending Review is a dystopian elegy for a society strangled by aristocratic control and bureaucratic obedience. In a state governed by an aristocratic council of oligarchs, power is a birthright, and life is a ledger. The elite rule from above, unquestioned and untouched, while the working class toils in silence below, stripped of private property and personal freedom. Here, permission replaces autonomy. Every act, from taking a tram to boiling water is taxed in Credits, the regime’s unforgiving currency. Existence itself is a transaction. The system runs on bureaucracy so intricate it chokes. Housing is privately owned by corporate landlords contracted by the state. Wristbands blink orders, and penalties are posed. May I Exist? Pending Review is a haunting portrait of a society ruled by aristocratic democracy and totalitarian bureaucracy, a story not just of class descent, but of the silent war between endurance and falling prey.

The Witch Hunter's Debt by J.L. Coulbeck

Monsters wake. Glass shatters. And Thrazo is the poor bastard left paying for it. All the orc sellsword wanted was ale, a bed, and a night without getting stabbed. Instead, a nightmare clawed its way out of a tavern alley and nearly tore him apart—until witch hunter Elijah Lynton, stepped in, bound him to an obligation he never asked for. Now the hunter has come to collect. The job: a village drowning in swamp water, mirrors that show the dead, and fiends wearing the faces of the long-buried. There’s even a witch tangled in the middle—though whether she’s the cure or another curse, no one can say. Elijah hunts like Dion himself is watching. Thrazo swings his axe and tries not to drown. But debts don’t vanish. One way or another, this one’s getting paid.

Halfborn by Soleil Daniels

It should have been simple. Easy. She had done it a thousand times. A flick of the pocketknife. A slice from the blade. A trickle of hot blood on her tongue. Filling her mouth. That is how it should have been. Instinctually, it was both . . . Oh, so simple as she pounced on the man across the room from her . . . and unbelievably easy as her teeth sliced into the side of his neck. But it was different. Animalistic. And that bite would change Coral’s life . . . Forever. Note: Halfborn is for mature readers only. It contains violent and sexual content. These are not vamps for the kiddos. They bite, kill, and do very adult and monstrous things.

Little White Flowers by Amber Hathaway

When she and her brother venture to Evanston, Maine to clean out an estranged relative’s estate, horror enthusiast Alice Drayon’s life begins paralleling her favorite page-turners. The sojourn in their grandmother’s “wicked” hometown provides the perfect opportunity for Alice to delve into Grammie’s mysterious past. However, she soon discovers that the horrific event that drove Grammie away is but one small piece of the town’s blighted history. Confronted with increasing hostility from Evanston’s insular religious community as she closes in on the truth, Alice must risk everything to save lives. Her soft-spoken new neighbor, Riley Moore, seems to have answers ... and some dark secrets of his own. Can Alice trust him to help her put an end to Evanston’s insidious practices, or will she become yet another casualty?

Everything Not Saved by N M J Coveney

A debut Queer YA novel combining the power of video games, and the potential of young love with magic, horror and the supernatural. Praise for Everything Not Saved : "THINK SEX EDUCATION MEETS BUFFY. MY MIND WAS BLOWN!" - Justin Arnold "RIVETING...TOLD WITH HEART AND PASSION BY AN EXCITING NEW VOICE IN YA FICTION" - Benjamin Dean "A GRIPPING PAGETURNER FOR GAYMERS YOUNG AND OLD" - Will Kostakis "A BREEZY AND HEARTWARMING ODE TO GAY GEEK CULTURE" - L.C. Rosen 'CHILD OF DARKNESS, CHILD OF LIGHT, ONE BORN TO MOURN, THE OTHER TO FIGHT. TEACH WHAT YOU KNOW. SEAL THE BELOW.' Everything Not Saved follows two very different teenage Mikey Redman & Kris Dwyer and the unlikely bond between them. The boys' shared love of computer games glues them together over the years and helps them overcome struggles at school and at home. While they try and understand what is happening to their friendship, and figure out why increasingly unpleasant things are happening in Pytt End. There's more magick about both of them than they realise. There's also more than it seems to the creepy well in Mikey's back garden, where an ancient evil is stirring underneath the village. Can they save the world without losing each other?

Meet Me in the Woods by Courtney Reece

When Lowen Lawrence is invited to participate in the annual Moon Water Ritual, she unknowingly unlocks an ancient curse, turning her life upside-down. With two mysterious--and gorgeous--strangers pop up in her sleepy Midwest town of Moon Creek, Lowen is both intrigued and alarmed. Sebastian, with his forward flirtation, and Wesley, who seems steady and familiar, both appear to be keeping secrets. The problem is: Lowen can't seem to stay away from either of them. When teens are found murdered in town, Lowen understands how dangerous her life has become since Sebastian and Wesley recklessly barged into it. With the help of her friends, Noah and Taylor, she must dive into the mysteries of alchemy, telepathy, and witchcraft in order to figure out who is haunting the woods of Moon Creek, or else become a ghost herself.

Yelen and Yelena by C. M. Rosens

In a rural corner of the Provinces simmering with civil unrest, Laundress Yelena's village is afflicted by a dangerous fungal rot-plague. When she is falsely accused of dark sorcery, Yelena is evicted from her cottage and forced into the rot-infested forest... Yelen is a forgotten tyrant, turned into a monster hundreds of years ago and desperate to distance himself from the power-hungry brute he once was... But he craves companionship and an end to his lonely existence. When the wind leads Yelena to Yelen, she discovers a kindred spirit in the aromantic, bi-attracted monster, and their relationship quickly escalates. But being a guest in a cursed castle with a lonely, amorous Beast is not all fun and games - while exploring, Yelena makes a disturbing discovery about the rot-plague's source, and starts showing symptoms of infection herself. Can Yelen and Yelena work together to find a lasting cure for the rot seeping beyond the castle walls, or will the castle's curse claim another victim? YELEN & YELENA is a standalone, monster-loving 'tour de force', perfect for fans of Beauty and the Beast re-imaginings, Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic, and T. Kingfisher's What Moves The Dead. Look no further for a deeply atmospheric Dark Gothic Fantasy with a Hopepunk core, and a sapphic riff on Orpheus & Eurydice subplot. Yes, this is a Beauty and the Beast retelling, but it is a genuinely refreshing one. For one, it is emphatically not a love story. Both Yelena and the beast, Yelen, are aromantic. They lust plenty, but their love is strictly platonic. We witness sincere affection blossom, but it’s the affection of dear friends. ... if you’re happy with no-strings attached smut, you will not be disappointed. This is one for the monsterf---ers, emphasis on f--k. It gets weird, it gets dangerous, and it is utterly unapologetic about it. - Dai Baddley, Divination Hollow Review

Choking On Will-O'-Wisps by H.S. Wolfe

I wanted my life to change but not like this, not stuck in a faerie circle trying to outwit these horrifying twins. I might not be clever, or quick, but I’m stubborn… and maybe that will be enough to survive a night of their games.

Made in Blood by mars adler

On a routine supply run in post-apocalyptic North America, Julian Doyle and his son Callum get caught in a dust storm with another member of their group, Roy. They find shelter in an old military base that doesn't appear to be on any of their maps, despite being close to well-travelled routes. Everything seems safe despite Julian's initial misgivings, and they agree to stay the night. Everything goes to plan until Julian wakes in a strange part of the base with even stranger plants, three days missing from his memory and food supply, and Callum acting erratic and feverish. Roy is convinced that there's something horrible happening, and that Callum somehow caused it. Torn between loyalty to his friend and keeping his son safe at all costs, Julian has to figure out what's wrong with this place, why Callum is acting the way he is, and how he can keep the peace between all three of them. But there's something hungry and wrong in this abandoned base, something that's changing the world around them, and changing them. They're running out of time to figure out what happened to those who came before, and escape this place with its weird, mutating plants that distort how he feels about his son. Just how far is he willing to go to save Callum? Made in Blood is a dark, taboo 33k word novella that includes a consanguineous relationship between a father and son, and it is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18. Please check CWs before purchasing.

EYETOOTH by mars adler

Adam is a trans art student who frequents an underground, illegal plasma donation center to pay for college expenses. His doctor, the too-pretty, androgynous Dr. Mede, offers him the deal of a lifetime: experimental surgery to help his failing heart for twenty-five grand, no strings attached. It sounds too good to be true, but Adam is desperate to make ends meet and to get a shot at living a normal life. He gets a lot more than he signed up for, though. As the aftereffects of the surgery send him into a spiral of lust, taboo urges, and surreal magic, Dr. Mede is nowhere to be found, and Adam falls into a cycle of obsession. Will Adam survive his metamorphosis?

Bloody Aubade by Larkin Bryne

Son of brimstone. Son of plague. Cassius was a prince once. Borne of sickly yellow hatred and old magic, Cassius was made to serve the throne of Hell. He left it all for Finlo. A year has passed since he abandoned his homeland, and Cassius now lives in the ruin of the life he once created. He wanders through burned houses, still sticky with aching-sweet memory, and sits with Finlo’s bones, picked clean by vultures in the tall, dry grass. But the dead need not stay dead for long. When Muninn, the messenger of Hell, comes with news of a bargain from the King—Cassius’ return in exchange for the resurrection of the only man who has ever made him feel wanted—Cassius cannot refuse. With Muninn at his side, he wanders the sun-scorched Thranthian wastelands and waits for Finlo’s soul to resurface. But what of all the possibilities he cannot see? Those that loom wild, dipped just below the horizon—fear, and doubt, and love. What awaits him in that bloody dawn?

Demon Engine by Marten Norr

Sally Delavega, the best demon-binder the world has ever seen, would do anything to banish the two hundred ghosts trapped in his head—even if it means swimming up from the bottom of his tankard. When the Navy that destroyed his life comes sailing back to offer enough coin to get the job done, Sally agrees. All he has to do is help the crew of the Steadfast track down the ancient abyssal that lies sleeping at the heart of their drowned world. Why the Navy wants the demon isn’t Sally’s problem. But as they sail on, Sally begins to dredge up disturbing truths about how the world flooded and their ancient eldritch quarry that might just want to be found… Imaginative and poignant, funny and bizarre, Demon Engine brings us a bold, queer high-seas adventure that asks how deep we might venture for what we aren’t willing to lose.

Waking Pan by Nico Silver

Satyrs are real and someone is sacrificing them, but love is the most terrifying thing of all. After too many years of letting social anxiety dictate their life, Alder Lewis is done. They’re determined to make it through the MA program in Folklore, no matter how many presentations it requires, or how much socializing with other students. The horrors of a joint project don’t seem so bad, after all, once they meet their study partner Silas. Silas is handsome, kind, and interested in Alder as much for their brain as for their body. It also doesn’t hurt that he looks like a Greek god, and Alder is obsessed with Greek mythology—especially satyrs. Only Silas has secrets, and there’s someone in Great Valley who’s extremely interested in finding out what those secrets are. When Alder’s thesis research leads them to the enigmatic leader of a gentle nature religion, it seems like everything is working out perfectly: Alder has found a new love interest, a new spiritual path, and a new research subject. But Ego Arcadia has secrets, too, and Alder will have to draw on every strength they didn’t know they had to survive.

Happy Face by Sirius

Casper makes his living by chasing the dead. He specializes in helping confused spirits, and the people they leave behind, move on. He’s also deathly afraid of clowns. Lately, all his nightmares have centered around Buttons the Merrymaker, a clown-like entity who trapped and tormented him while he was fleeing his Appalachian home. Casper has been willing to write off the whole experience as a bad dream for the past 20 years. But now, the clown is calling him back, as are the family secrets he so desperately tried to leave buried. His fears are catching up to him, whether he’s ready to face them or not. Taking the reins of his own fate will mean returning to that funny little town of Bustagut. Where, in some ways, it will be just like he never left.

It Begins by Eule Grey

Byron, PhD student and waistcoat admirer, knows about yearning and betrayal. It’s been four years since the love of his life, Ruben, walked off without explanation. Byron dreams of midnight sex he can’t fully remember and a beloved man with dancing eyes. If only Ruben would return… But life moves on. At least it did until you-know-who unexpectedly pitches a tent in the garden, provoking ghosts from the past as well as Byron’s aching heart. Ruben understands how to push Byron’s buttons. But he doesn’t know why someone is stalking them or why his memories are haunted by students playing a naked truth-dare game in an ancient room. What happened on the claw-marked table covered with crispy skin flakes? Halloween draws close, and with it comes a rollercoaster ride of sex, fear, and love. At the back of their minds, a chilling, familiar voice reminds Byron and Ruben of a game from long ago and a pact that can’t be abandoned or left unfinished. True love never dies.

Saving Grace by Jon McConnell

Middle school English teacher Gabriel Walker always joked that his students were going to kill him; he never thought it might actually happen. After a mysterious epidemic turns children into psychotic killers who rule the night, the world descends into chaos. Gabriel and a small group of survivors are alive because they hide in plain sight; they broke down their own door, busted in their windows and even took pictures off the wall to make it seem as if the house was abandoned in a rush. The survivors have a system of survival and it works. But when they run into Grace, who might be the last healthy girl on earth, everything changes.

My Lord by L.B. Shimaira

"You try to comfort yourself with visions of events that didn't happen, but that doesn't mean that what did happen left no scars." After losing hearth and home, Meya attempts to escape the traumatic memories by travelling east. In 13th century Tristanja, however, it’s not safe to be alone. A local slave trader catches wind of the kinless woman and abducts her in the dead of night. Beaten and abused, the now meek Meya is sold to Lord Deminas. He's known to be cruel, yet becomes strangely protective of his new chambermaid, punishing anyone who dares hurt her. After cutting her to drink her blood, he even uses his own to heal her wounds. Meya and her paramour wonder if Deminas' dark secret is why servants regularly vanish, including the lord's previous chambermaids. However, the two women quickly learn that Lord Deminas isn't the only danger lurking in the castle's shadows. MY LORD is a queer, slow-burn erotic gothic horror novel about rediscovering yourself after trauma—with kinky, blood-drinking immortals and polyamory.

The Killing Song by Felix Graves

Fierce pirate captain Romada is about to retire from her high-stakes life when her siren girlfriend, Neiara, is abducted right in front of her. Together with Injago—her brother and quartermaster—and the rest of her crew, Romada sets out on what should have been a simple rescue mission, but as they begin raiding the siren holding camps and witness horrors there, they have to make a choice: fully commit to a burgeoning resistance against these atrocities, or stop for nothing and no one to find Neiara before she’s lost to them forever.

Naughty List by Don Campbell

It started like any other Christma.. The village of Oakhaven is picture perfect in December 1002. Hollw srootie hang from every door, fairy lights twinkle in frosted windows, and the smell of cinnamon and roasting chestnuts fills the air, For nine-vear-old Mcgan Turner, it should be the most magical time of year. Then her mum brings down an old Christmas decoration from the loft- a vintage elf named Jingles, with a too-wide smile and glass eyes that seem to follow you across the room. It's just a harmless tradition, Mum says. A bit of festive fun to watch over them until Christmas morning. But as the winter days darken, something shifts in their little cottage at the end of the lane. Mum grows distant, neighbours begin to disappear. And Megan can't shake the feeling that Jingles is always watching, always listening, keeping his list of who's been naughty and nice. Because some Christmas traditions hide secrets that should have stayed buried in the attic. From author of Whisper in the Woods, Don Campbelil, comes a visceral descent into festive horror that asks what happens when holiday cheer turns to nightmare and the thing meant to bring joy brings only terror? Perfect for fans of Josh Malerman and Stephen King's domestic nightmares.

Hive by Rowan Redfield

A SCIENTIST DETERMINED TO SAVE THE BEES. A FLIGHT CREW SEEKING REDEMPTION. A STRANGE PLANET THAT COULD BE THEIR ANSWER. Dr. Hannah Jensen, granddaughter of the dishonored Dr. Rick Carlson, is desperate to make her own name in the research field of pollinators. When The Company tasks her with colonizing the world’s last remaining bees, she is sent with her longtime academic rival to another planet, on a quest to save the human race. Joined by a disgraced flight crew dependent on her success, and Connelly, the alluring chief military officer with secrets of his own, Hannah must find a way to escape their watchful eyes and put her merits to the test to finish what her grandfather started.

EXEQUIAL by Hannah Rebekah Graves

Don’t be late for your own funeral. An embittered soul ascends from the underworld to seek revenge on those who wronged her. (“The Dead Rise in Greece”) In an online forum, a tight-knit group takes their serial-killer infatuation to the next level. (“A (Potential) Ghost Story”) A corpse laments the loss of each falling petal. (“On Bodies and Bouquets”) Thirty encounters with ghosts, cursed books, incriminating VHS tapes, entities from the skies, and questions that are best left unasked.

Silence Next The Sea by CJ Hooper

Twelve strange tales each evoking the atmosphere of the haunted environment. Each tale has a sense of place unique to its own setting and environment. Some may haunt you, others may terrify, yet some will address more unusual feelings. The title story features a deaf woman who’s disability becomes her strength, until it isn’t…

A Ballad of Inferno and Ruin by Adrielle Reina

Terror. Violence. Blood. Death. War takes everything—even your humanity. While a second Civil War rages on in the Former United States of America, other countries are embroiled in World War III. Uncertainty and unrest result in an upheaval there’s no escape from. People have a choice: choose a side, or die. Determined to get vengeance and help salvage what’s left of the world—and herself—Emma Sandalwood joins up with the Motley Rebellion, an independent militant group that cares for displaced victims of both wars and fights to end the bloodshed. Between keeping herself alive and searching for what little remains of her family, the last thing she needs is to uncover a man-made virus that could turn the tides of war. Betrayal comes in many forms, and the end of humanity is near.

Blood on the Boardwalk by Donna Taylor

Vampire Slayer wasn't an option on career day... Surf, sand, neon lights, and vampire jokes have been Jenna's life ever since her former best friend, Georgie, spilled her darkest secret to the whole school. A secret that's haunted her since she was little-she was attacked by something inhuman. When she stumbles across blood-drained bodies on the boardwalk and is attacked by a vampire-looking monster, old nightmares come back to haunt her. Now in the crosshairs of an undead serial killer, Jenna's convinced the killer is also Georgie's new boyfriend. Dodging a murderer is easier than talking to her enemy, but when Georgie starts changing in even more monstrous ways, Jenna has to suck it up and work with the person she hates most if she wants any hope of stopping a killer before they both end up dead.

The Crucifix by Naomi Cashman

“There are always two sides to everyone … Some people are just good at keeping their sinful side hidden.” Something dark and sinister lurks in the musty hallways and abandoned rooms of the Convent of Mercy. The now defunct orphanage, with its history of odd occurrences and murderous deeds, draws tourists with a taste for the macabre. But what if the stories that have been whispered about by the locals are true? In 1865, orphaned Katherine is sent to live at the convent where fear rules. Nobody will speak of the odd occurrences – an organ playing in the dead of night; fresh graves dug beneath her window; and the Reverend Mother’s bizarre obsession with an ornate crucifix. Worse still, girls who are summoned to her office are never seen again. And when Katherine attracts the attention of the malevolent Sister Nora, her survival seems unlikely. Katherine’s quest to uncover the truth exposes her to unspeakable evil. Will she resist the darkness that festers in her soul or will she succumb to the unholy power of the crucifix? Naomi Cashman’s The Crucifix is a chilling gothic horror story. But beware – once you enter the Convent of Mercy, there is no escape.

Liminal by Raphael Ness

Neil Beckett knew he was dead. But he found himself in a strange place, and not the afterlife he was expecting. Every day is the same, except for the days when something changes. With no guidance except a vague note, Neil is determined to beat the Devils in Charge of the run-down institution that he found himself in at their own game, and earn his way back into the afterlife that he was expecting. If he can survive breaking the game and being hunted, that is.

Run Like Hell by Eira Brand

Starving to death in the lowest layer of the Megatropolis of New York City, Raide will do whatever it takes to survive. When a chance encounter with her best friend ends with his murder, Raide soon finds herself risking her life to complete his last gig, all while in search of answers and vengeance. But with corporate mercenaries on her heels, a strange new virus mutating ordinary people into grotesque monsters, and the sinking realization that this was more than a simple contract gone sideways, Raide is soon left with two options: Lie down and die or run like hell.

Kepstadur Keep by RG Sartain

All magic has a price. Sonja and her sister vowed to pay anything to revive their little brother, even if their own blood is the currency. After years chasing folktales, a single rumor remains: Kepstadur Keep. This once-decadent port rots at the far edge of their home country, harboring memories of the lost or forgotten. With the help of a foreign mercenary, Sonja dares to pluck at the strands of Kepstadur’s magic, risking her life to understand its secrets. But something malevolent lurks in the depths. If the castle proves itself more clever, Sonja could lose more than a brother to death’s soft voice.

Wyrmrot (Wyrmrot #1) by Stephanie Saige

FIRST CAME THE DRAGONS When scientists brought everyone’s favorite fairytale creature to life, people flocked to see them, including 17-year-old Zelda Rissland. THEN CAME THE PARASITE But scientists created more than just dragons—they created a deadly parasite. Wyrmrot, they later called it. First, it ate your brain, and then it made you eat other people’s brains. NOW ZELDA MUST SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Separated from her family, the only person Zelda has left from her former life is her childhood friend turned boyfriend, Cooper Marotta. Together they’ve carved out a safe place for themselves in a world turned upside down, but when a zombie horde decimates their survivor group, they face a choice: attempt to rebuild or follow the mysterious coordinates that appeared on a construction sign. Zelda still hopes her family is out there somewhere and believes the coordinates might lead her to them. Cooper, however, thinks the coordinates will only bring trouble. When the remaining survivors vote to undertake the perilous cross-country journey, he attempts to deter them every step of the way. What Zelda discovers at their destination will test her loyalties and change everything she thought she knew about the apocalypse. Wyrmrot is a heart-stopping Young Adult Apocalyptic novel told in dual timelines. "Jurassic Park meets Resident Evil." This fast-paced tale of survival, secrets, and betrayal features dragons, zombies, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Erin Bowman's Contagion or Emily Suvada's This Mortal Coil.

Kill this house by Deep Arya

The town of North Hollow is sick. People are vanishing or showing up dead. A sadistic old evil has taken hold. Only one person has a chance to stop it. A young girl with a unique gift. But can she survive its cat and mouse games? All hell is about to break loose. Cosmic Horror is unleashed. Death has come to town. Welcome to North Hollow.

The Veil by Eamonn Bradley

They would have you believe, (the police and mainstream media), that I, Charlie Macall, and my friends, were the deadliest killers since Manson or Bundy. That’s only half true. Yes, we’ve killed, but to put us in the same category as those two I’ve just mentioned, is wrong, a fallacy. For starters, they’d have to be human for us to be considered murderers, right? What I’m about to tell you is nothing but the truth, the whole truth, as unbelievable as it may seem. Let it stand as testimony to the brave deeds of the people who have fallen in our task. The people who have died trying to free you all from a prison of no walls. You’ll have to bear with me on this journey, for if you are to believe me, it’s going to take time, time to unravel the illusion of what you believe to be your normal, everyday lives. Hell, I didn’t even believe it at first and why should I have? This shit is crazy…

The Dravenhearst Brides by Lindsay Barrett

An heiress with a haunted past enters a marriage of convenience with a man as tempting as the devil himself…and likely just as ruinous. After a scandalous debut sent her into recluse, heiress Margaret Greenbrier returns to the Louisville social circuit for the 1933 season. Laudanum prescription or no, Margot is not crazy. She’s not. But perception is reality, and all the money in the world can’t buy the illusion of sanity. Nor, apparently, can it convince even the most red-blooded of men to get into bed with her. Meanwhile, in the heartland of Kentucky, the Great Depression is sinking its roots into the Bluegrass. Prohibition has not been kind to the whiskey industry, and bourbon aristocrat Merrick Dravenhearst is feeling the squeeze. After a chance encounter with a beautiful heiress, sworn bachelor Merrick impulsively throws his hat in the ring for Margot’s hand. Just the right hint of lust, money, and quiet desperation…the best society marriages have been staked on far less, after all. Upon arrival at Dravenhearst Distilling as a newlywed, Margot uncovers the legend of the Dravenhearst suicide brides—two generations of wives, both found dead on the grounds of the distillery. Her new manor home is teeming with ghostly glimmers of the women who lived there before her. And her brooding, beguiling new husband is unaware Margot has brought demons of her own to his estate, initiating a cataclysmic chain of events set to bring long-buried blood-tinged family secrets to the surface. The Dravenhearst Brides is a loose retelling of du Maurier’s Rebecca and is set on a haunted bourbon distillery estate. With a marriage of convenience love story, a brooding Byronic hero, and ghost brides afoot, this book is perfect for fans of Isabel Canas and Crimson Peak.

It Bubbles Under The Skin by Caitlin Marceau

And they were crewmates... Jayce has spent her whole life by the ocean as part of the close-knit communities found across the Îles de la Madeleine. With a place to call her own, a job she adores, and a girlfriend she loves, her life has always been a comfortably predictable one. But after a night in the waters at Pointe aux Loups Beach, Jayce quickly finds her world upended as something calls to her from the ice cold waves. When blisters filled with saltwater ooze from her skin and ropes of seaweed slither from her body, Jayce realizes she can’t ignore the voice for much longer.

Queen O'Nine Tails by Lindz McLeod

Pirate queen Valentina Mallozzi kidnaps civilian Miss Gloria Vane for ransom at the nearest port, but Gloria isn’t the helpless girl she pretends to be—she’s a talented pickpocket and observant spy. Her best chance of escape lies in seducing Mallozzi, but the famed Queen O'Nine Tails won't be wooed so easily. When a demon sneaks aboard the ship, jumping from body to body in an attempt to gain power amid the chaos, Gloria's situation goes from bad to much, much worse. The remaining crew must find and kill the demon while juggling an increasingly paranoid and out-of-control Mallozzi, whose foretold destiny threatens to destroy them all.

Bone Knuckles And The Rose Scavenger by Gwendolyn N. Nix

Would you trade your soul for the truth? Dahlia is the daughter of the notorious Ten Hearts Killer, her life overshadowed by the sensationalism following her father's cruelty: ripping the hearts out of his victims to preserve them. Numb with guilt, haunted by her father's deeds, and wondering if such desires might affect her in turn, Dahlia's life is overturned when she's given an enigmatic gift that leads to Paige, a woman desperate to uncover the identity of the serial killer's last mutilated victim. As Dahlia embarks on a journey to solve the mystery with Paige, eerie clues reveal the sinister truth about her childhood, thrusting her into a world far more violent and strange than she could ever imagine. At the heart of it lies the enigmatic and slick-tongued Bone Knuckles, who guards more than the last victim's identity, forcing Dahlia to risk everything to navigate his house of blood and lies for the truth. As the malevolent Bone Knuckles strikes up a dance of dark magic, where betrayal haunts every corner, Dahlia soon realizes that the most terrifying monsters are those we confront within ourselves. Sidebar- this isn't a romance, but does have a sapphic romantic sub plot to it. It deals more with survivors guilt, violence, past mistakes, haunted houses and is in essence horror book. It can be represented as queer and or sapphic for the MC and SC relationship.

Silk and Foxglove: A BIPOC Erotic Eco-Horror Anthology by Z. K. Abraham

In the anthology Silk and An Erotic-Eco Horror anthology, our thirteen authors explore the space where horror, the erotic, and nature meet. In these tales of uncontrolled, unknowable, and visceral nature, we explore folk tales, modern dating woes, filthy body horror, delicate and dark magic, psychological torment, and the dark humor of nature’s revenge. These stories range from creepy to horrific, from sensual to sultry, and from grounded to entirely strange. Edited and curated by Z. K. Abraham Stories ZH Sun "Flower Power" Shantell Powell "All That Came From Our Lips Were Lilies" Toshiya Kamei "The Last Garden" Annika Ancheta "Pop" Cindy Phan "All Her Darling Little Ones" Simo Srinivas "The Hilltop Eel" Cristian Presgraves "A Blueberry Delight" Mae Tang "Down by the River" Psyche Chimère "The Human Project" Candice Zheng "Merge" Maxine Nwigwe "Tinderfish" Winifred Burton "Miss Kaiyah Regrets, She's Unable to Text, Today" Kofi Brown "Deadly Pleasure"

Enamoured: A Triptych by Shelley Lavigne

Alchemists may have failed to distill youth, but Josephine is determined to bottle beauty. Josephine is determined to make her fortune, but in early 1900s Canada as a widow under suspicion of murder, her dream of building a cosmetic empire seems like a fantasy. That is until a wealthy young socialite enters her shop, her presence reigniting long-caged desires and memories of Josephine's first love. As their unassuming relationship turns into a seductive power struggle, and the cosmetic application takes a dangerous turn, will Josephine choose companionship or capital? Billed as NATURAL BEAUTY meets DELIVER ME meets PERFUME: STORY OF A MURDERER, and containing three illustrations by Becca Snow, this novella follows Josephine as she plays the gruesome game of LOVE, CAPITALISM, and BEAUTY.

Sacred Valley: Obversion by Shaun M Jooste

Unveil the Shadows of Obversion: A Supernatural Horror Book Like Silent Hill In the bone-chilling continuation of the Boatman Saga, a series of psychological horror novels drenched in dread and despair, Sacred Valley: Obversion beckons you back into the cursed fog of a town that feeds on memory, guilt, and grief. As with Silent Hill, this supernatural horror plunges readers into a nightmarish world where personal trauma is made manifest, and salvation may be just another illusion. With every step forward, the truth twists further into the dark. Sacred Valley: Obversion is a standalone sequel to Sacred Valley: Betrayal. Fans of Silent Hill and supernatural psychological horror will be drawn deep into its fog. Reflection of the Truth When the mirror shatters, reality bleeds. Cassandra Sanders awakens in a ghostly town that shifts with every glance, where reflections show a darker world beneath. Haunted by flickers of her long-dead twin sister and pursued by unseen horrors, Cassandra begins uncovering the buried conspiracy that destroyed her family. But each step deeper into Sacred Valley twists her sense of reality, threatening to pull her into a truth she may never escape. Silence of the Innocent Guilt has a voice, and it never forgets. Following cryptic clues, Cassandra is drawn into buildings steeped in violence and betrayal. Behind its rusted bars lurk echoes of her past, confessions she’s long denied, and the spectral child whose fate binds her to the town. To move forward, she must face the truth of her own sins, but in Sacred Valley, repentance is never without a price. Wrath of the Slain Some wounds are too deep for the light to reach. As the horrors close in, Cassandra’s journey leads her to the orphanage where every shadow is a memory, and every memory a ghost. To save her sister and herself, she must confront the child she once failed and the family she lost, each demanding a piece of her soul. But in a town where destruction walks, desecration always follows… and not all who seek redemption will find it. Enter the Obversion Join us in Sacred Valley. The Boatman Saga continues with a descent more personal, and more dangerous, than ever before. Step into Sacred Valley: Obversion, where the fog hides not just monsters, but the darkest parts of yourself. Will you dare to look into the mirror… and face what looks back?

Amissis Liberis by Sarah R. New

“Looking back at everything, it’s amazing to note how sad the tale of the Blackwoods and the Lygons really is. When people talk about the story of the two families- and yes, they do still talk about them, even today- they speak of the scandals between the two houses, the outrage, the thrills. It is as if they have forgotten that these people, children in some cases, were real and not fictious, not simply conjured for their amusement.” A novelette where Oliver Foster Lygon Blackwood, last heir of the Blackwood and Lygon noble families, explores the history of 1897 and the year that destroyed both families.

Hypochondria by Sarah R. New

Hypochondria is the story of Emma, a young woman who becomes possessed by hypochondriac thoughts after the traumatic death of her mother. Whilst trapped in a spiral of anxiety and grief, her life starts to collapse in on itself while her brain attempts to convince her that she is actually unwell. Hypochondria is a horrific literary fiction piece that is largely based on my own experiences with grief and hypochondria as a disabled and chronically ill person. The idea for this novelette came during a long diagnosis period, and the health anxiety that has surrounded my life.

Black Velvet by Fox N. Locke

After a near death experience, troubled trans boy Aaron Phillips is haunted by the ghost of Elvis Presley. As if that wasn’t enough, he soon discovers he can bring things back from the dead. 2005 casts a long shadow as Aaron navigates a barely breathing music career, a fraying romantic relationship, and fragile mental health seven years after his dad disappeared. Wracked with academic ennui, depression, and gender dysphoria, Aaron and the afterlife will have to get reacquainted before he can finally find solace. An exploration of love, loss, and queerness, Black Velvet balances the supernatural with the agonies and apathies of confronting adulthood in the Myspace age. For fans of The Lovely Bones, Cemetery Boys, Life is Strange, and Turtles All The Way Down.