Welcome friends and fiends! Here is an updating list of horror titles being released October 2024. This is a fairly comprehensive list of all things horror, including traditional, small press, and self-published works. I provide at least one link where you can find the book and purchase it directly.

Want to know what books I have on my TBR? The books with a featured cover at the top of each week are the books that I am planning to read!

This is a project I hope to do every month, with posts going up at the end of the month. My aim is to share the books I run into with my monthly scrolling and to have a venue to lift up authors. If you have a book releasing this month that you don’t see on the list, please feel free to leave a comment on this post so I can add your book to the list.

October 1-6

Title	Author	Publisher	Tags
A Gathering of Weapons (Conjure #2)	Tracy Cross	Dark Matter INK	Historical, Hoodoo
And He Shall Appear	Kate van der Borgh	Union Square & Co.	Coming of Age, Paranormal
Antenora	Dori Lumpkin	Creature Publishing	Creature, LGBTQ, Religion
Are Your Parents Home?	Jon Athan	Self-Published	Home Invasion
A Whisper in the Dark	Elizabeth Devecchi	Wicked House Publishing	Creature, Suspense
Buoygeist	Tom Rimer	Shadow Spark Publishing	Occult
Coup de Grâce	Sofia Ajram	Titan Books	Metaphysical, Psychological
Dead Men’s Chests	William Sterling	Hedone Books	Curses, Pirates
Doll Seed	Michele Tracy Berger	Aunt Lute Books	Short Stories, Speculative
Farm Animals	Ash Ericmore	D&T Publishing	Extreme, Farm, Kidnapping
Ghosts of Gravsmith	Zack Graham	Braced Books	Ghosts, Monsters, Witches
Gold Diggers	Amy Sundberg	Self-Published	Ghost, Reality TV
Good Dogs	Brian Asman	Blackstone Publishing	Supernatural, Werewolf
I’ll Be Waiting	Kelley Armstrong	St. Martin’s Press	Paranormal
Influencer	Adam Cesare	Union Square & Co.	Social Media, YA
Killer House Party	Lily Anderson	Henry Holt and Co.	Comedy, Haunted House, YA
Master of Bodies	Robert Essig	Infected Voices Publishing	Occult, Undead
Model Home	Rivers Solomon	MCD	Haunted House, LGBTQ
MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories	MrBallen	Ten Speed Graphic	Graphic Novel, Non-Fiction, Urban Legends
Napalm Psalms	Lisa Vasquez, Gage Greenwood, AJ Brown, Ezekiel Kincaid, Erin Banks, & m. ennenbach	STITCHED SMILE PUBLICATIONS	Short Stories
Northern Nights	Various	Undertow Publications	Short Stories
Nowhere, Ohio	Bryan Wayne Dull, Bryan W. Dull	Anthropolis Publishing	80s, Small Town, Supernatural
Prison Pussy	Željko Bijelić	Self-Published	Extreme
Psychedelica Satanica	Sybil Oxblood-Pope	Swann + Bedlam	Occult, Revenge
Revenants	Mel C. Bell	BDA Publishing	Undead, Western
Scarecrow Slaughter	E.C. Hanson	Anuci Press	Western
Self-Made Monsters	Rebecca Cuthbert	Alien Buddha Press	Feminist, Short Stories
Sinew and Bone	Gitte Tamar	BeTWeen	Cannibals, Historical, Psychological
SKhorpion Adolescence	E.P. Writer	Self-Published	Serial Killers, Splatterpunk
Tales from the Gutter (Alt Link)	Harvey Bastard, Candle Phillips	Gloom House Publishing	Short Stories
The Bog Wife	Kay Chronister	Counterpoint Press	Southern Gothic
The Dark Becomes Her	Judy I. Lin	Rick Riordan Presents	Asian, Mythology, YA
The Gods of Splatterpunk	Reekfeel	Self-Published	Short Story, Splatterpunk
The House at Watch Hill	Karen Marie Moning	William Morrow	Southern Gothic
The Namaste Slasher	Alan Shivers	Self-Published	LGBTQ, Slasher
The Ojanox IV: Lonesome Mountain	Daemon Manx	Last Waltz Publishing	Small Town
The Residency	Kayla Frederick	Into the Darkness Publishing	Death Game, Island, Survival
Very Romantic. Very Necro.	Dani Brown	Self-Published	Short Story

October 7-13

Title	Author	Publisher	Tags
A Christmas Ghost Story	Kim Newman	Titan Books	Christmas, Ghost
Baba Yaga	C S Jones	Grave Disorder Press	Folk, Witch
Come Sing for the Harrowing	Dan Coxon	Self-Published	Folk, Short Stories
Consequential	T.C. Parker	Nefarious Bat Press	LGBTQ, Mystery, Werewolf
Dastardly Damsels	Suzie Lockhard (editor), Various	Crystal Lake Publishing	Female Horror, Short Stories
Discontinue If Death Ensues	Carol Gyzander, Anna Taborska (editors), Various	Flame Tree Press	Short Stories
Elemental Forces	Mark Morris (editor), Various	Flame Tree Press	Short Stories
Necessary Poisons	Andrea Blythe	Interstellar Flight Press	Poetry
October	Gregory Bastianelli	Flame Tree Press	Coming of Age, Halloween
Of the Flesh: 18 Stories of Modern Horror	Various	The Borough Press	Short Stories
Red in Tooth and Claw	Lish McBride	G.P. Putnam’s Sons	Western, YA
Resisters	Chris Campeau	Anuci Press	Snowed-In
Rest in Peaches	Alex Brown	Page Street YA	Slasher, YA
Scuttle	Barnaby Walter	One More Chapter	Body Horror, Camping, Coming of Age, Halloween
Splatter Fiend	Brian G. Berry	Self-Published	Short Stories, Splatterpunk
The Black Hunger	Nicholas Pullen	Redhook	Gothic, LGBTQ
The Bloodstained Doll	John Everson	Flame Tree Press	Giallo, Thriller
The Book of Witching	C.J. Cooke	Berkley	Revenge, Witches
The Coiled Serpent	Camilla Grudova	The Unnamed Press	Dark Fantasy, Metaphysical, Short Stories
The Cotton Candy Massacre: Part Treats	Christopher Robertson	TerrorScope Studios	Splatterpunk
The Narrows	Ronald Malfi	Titan Books	Vampires
This Cursed House	Del Sandeen	Berkley	Gothic

October 14-20

Title	Author	Publisher	Tags
A Book Of Practical Monsters (Alt Link)	Craig Brownlie	Self-Published	Family, Undead
Absolution (Southern Reach #4)	Jeff VanderMeer	MCD	Sci-Fi
All The Hearts You Eat	Hailey Piper	Titan Books	Gothic
American Rapture	C.J. Leede	Tor Nightfire	Post-Apocalyptic, Religion, Sci-Fi
Catherine the Ghost	Kathe Koja	CLASH Books	Ghost, Wuthering Heights
Cold Snap	Lindy Ryan	Titan Books	Cabin, Christmas, Grief
Curdle Creek	Yvonne Battle-Felton	Henry Holt and Co.	Gothic, Time Travel
Demon in the Sack	I. D. Russell	Ringo Jones Press	Comedy, Creature, Gamers, Streamers
Demon Memories	Pamela K Kinney	Dreampunk Press	Occult, Possession, Small Town
Errant Roots	Sonora Taylor	Raw Dog Screaming Press	Family, Grief, Occult
Hideous Things	Emery LeeAnn	Self-Published	???
I Bought a Haunted School	Sam Whittaker	Self-Published	Ghost, Haunted School
In The End, You Kill Us Both	V. Ivan	Self-Published	LGBTQ, Psychological
In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft	Joe R. Lansdale	Tachyon Publications	Cosmic, Short Stories
In Those Fading Stars	Andrew Najberg	Crystal Lake Publishing	Short Stories
It Came from the Pumpkin Patch	Chris Heinicke & Kate Reedwood	KC Stories	Monster, Small Town
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment	Delilah S. Dawson	Del Rey	Supernatural
Lights Out	Nate Southard	Madness Heart Press	Vampires
Memorials	Richard Chizmar	Gallery Books	80s, Woods
Night Bleeds Into Dawn	Graeme Reynolds	Horrific Tales Publishing	Supernatural, Thriller
Not Another 80s Horror Novel	Sean McDonough	Self-Published	Comedy
Rest Stop	Nat Cassidy	Shortwave Media	Novella
Sadie’s Lament	Andy Roo	Anuci Press	Coming of Age
Scarecrow	Vivian VanDam	Self-Published	Killer Scarecrow
Sempiternal	Michael F Simpson	Witching Hole Publications	???
SCHROEDER	Neal Cassidy	M & S Publishing	Psychological, Thriller
Shadows from the Basement	Jay Bower	Shadow Forest Publishing	Short Stories
Stay in the Light (The Watchers #2)	A.M. Shine	Head of Zeus	Fae, Gothic
The Fatal Mind	N.J. Gallegos	Winding Road Stories	LGBTQ, Medical, Sci-Fi
The Unfinished	Cheryl Isaacs	Heartdrum	Indigenous, Monster, YA
Uncanny: The Origins of Fear	Junji Ito	VIZ Media	Horror Manga Analysis, Memoir, Non-Fiction
Veil of Deceit	Lucinda Wicked	Self-Published	Erotic Thriller, LGBTQ, Stalker
Where the Dead Brides Gather	Nuzo Onoh	Titan Books	Ghost, Possession
You Better Watch Out	James S. Murray, Darren Wearmouth	St. Martin’s Press	Christmas, Slasher, Thriller

October 21-31

Title	Author	Publisher	Tags
Barrowbeck	Andrew Michael Hurley	John Murray	Folk
Bodymore Zero	Ian Kirkpatrick, M.M. Morris	Steak House Books	Fantasy, Ghost
DINOS vs. HIMBOS	Dixon Sloughleigh	he(t)her press DARK	Erotic Horror, Splatterpunk
Don’t Let the Forest In	C.G. Drews	Feiwel & Friends	LGBTQ, Monster, YA
Dream Walker – Somewhere Between Realm and Reality	Bruce Martin	Cranthorpe Millner Publishers	Alice in Wonderland, Fantasy, Vampires, Werewolf, YA
Editing the Competition	C.A. Baynam	Unveiling Nightmares Ltd.	Extreme
Feast While You Can	Mikaella Clements, Onjuli Datta	Grand Central Publishing	LGBTQ, Small Town
Fetal Vengeance	Self-Published	Seamus Belial	Extreme, Medical
Frogs and Margaritas 2	Angel Ramon	Self-Published	Curses, Killer Animals
Glowing in the Dark: Writings on the Horror Film	Orrin Grey	Word Horde	Non-Fiction, Horror Films
Haunted Hearts	Lucas Magnum	Ghoulish Books	Coming of Age, Ghost
Haven	Mia Dalia	CamCat Books	Haunted House
Hellfire	B.C. Hollywood	Historical Fantasy, Time Travel, Witch	TAGS
Hiding Lies	Stephanie Rose	Mad Axe Media	Thriller
In the Eyes In the Shadows	Gage Greenwood	Tanner’s Switch Publishing	Occult
Lonely Places	Kate Anderson	North Star Editions	Summer Camp, YA
Nether Station	Kevin J. Anderson	Blackstone Publishing	Sci-Fi
Night Side of the River	Jeanette Winterson	Atlantic Monthly Press	Ghost, Short Stories
Poison Ivy (Nana #0.5)	Mark Towse	Anuci Press	Splatterpunk
Polyphemus (re-release)	Zachary Ashford	Encyclopocalypse Publications	Occult, Rock/Metal Band
Screams From Beyond The Veil: A Horror Anthology	Various	Broken Brain Books	Haunted House, Occult, Paranormal, Short Stories
Shadow House Press Presents Ghosts in the Machines Anthology	Various	Shadow House Press	Short Stories, Supernatural
Sick Girl Screams	SJ Townend	Brigids Gate Press	Short Stories
Sinner	Steve L Clark	Orange Octave Press	Occult, Religion
Static	Stacey L. Pierson	Anuci Press	90s, Occult, Paranormal
Sugar	Mia Ballard	Galaxy Press	70s, Killers, Witchcraft
The Better to Eat You With	Wesley Southard	South of Heaven Press	Collected Novellas
The Eater of Flies	Richard Gadz	Deixis Press	Gothic, Historical
The Off-Season: An Anthology of Coastal New Weird	Marissa Van Uden, Various	Dark Matter INK	Short Stories
The Queen	Nick Cutter	Gallery Books	Sci-Fi, Thriller
They Watch From Below	Katya de Becerra	Page Street YA	Dark Academia, Occult, YA

Delayed or Undated

Title	Author	Publisher	Tags
Family	Ian Rogers	Earthling Publications	Haunted House
Party Crashers	Thomas Stewart	Self-Published	???
The Original’s Rage	David Watkins	Self-Published	Werewolf

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