{"id":26805,"date":"2026-01-29T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=26805"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:00:07","slug":"february-2026-new-release-horror-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/february-2026-new-release-horror-books\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2026 New Release Horror Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome friends and fiends! Here is an updating list of horror titles being released February 2026. 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.<\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n

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\u2019t see on the list, please feel free to leave a comment on this post so I can add your book to the list.<\/p>\n

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February 1-8<\/h1>\n

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February 9-15<\/h1>\n

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Title<\/strong><\/td>\nAuthor<\/strong><\/td>\nPublisher<\/strong><\/td>\nTags<\/strong><\/td>\n
A Forest, Darkly<\/a><\/td>\nA.G. Slatter<\/td>\nTitan Books<\/td>\nDark Fantasy, Witch<\/td>\n
Cruelty Free<\/a><\/td>\nCaroline Glenn<\/td>\nWilliam Morrow<\/td>\nRevenge, Satire, Toxic Beauty<\/td>\n
First Date<\/a><\/td>\nGemma Amor<\/td>\nDatura Books<\/td>\nSerial Killer<\/td>\n
Grace<\/a><\/td>\nA.M. Shine<\/td>\nHead of Zeus<\/td>\nGothic, Myth, Irish<\/td>\n
Greedy<\/a><\/td>\nCallie Kazumi<\/td>\nBantam<\/td>\nCannibals<\/td>\n
Horror Library, Volume 9<\/a><\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nDark Moon Books<\/td>\nShort Stories<\/td>\n
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates<\/a><\/td>\nShailee Thompson<\/td>\nGallery Books<\/td>\nVampire, Serial Killer<\/td>\n
In This City, Where it Rains<\/a><\/td>\nLyndsey Croal<\/td>\nLuna Press Publishing<\/td>\nGothic, Ghost, Haunted House<\/td>\n
Julia Roseingrave<\/a><\/td>\nMajorie Bowen<\/td>\nBritish Library Publishing<\/td>\nGothic, Short Stories<\/td>\n
Mama Came Callin’<\/a><\/td>\nEzra Claytan Daniels<\/td>\nWilliam Morrow<\/td>\nGraphic Novel, Slasher, Social Horror<\/td>\n
Maria the Wanted<\/a><\/td>\nV. Castro<\/td>\nTitan Books<\/td>\nVampire<\/td>\n
Midnight Covenant<\/a><\/td>\nAmelie West<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\nVampire, Retelling, Gothic<\/td>\n
Of Beasts<\/a><\/td>\nM Jane Worma<\/td>\nCLASH Books<\/td>\nLGBTQ, Occult<\/td>\n
Puzzle House 2: The Summoners<\/a><\/td>\nDuncan Ralston<\/td>\nAETHON: Wicked House<\/td>\nSupernatural<\/td>\n
Sleep Walk<\/a><\/td>\nCharles Johnston<\/td>\nFriesenPress<\/td>\nMystery, Psychological<\/td>\n
Superfan<\/a><\/td>\nJenny Tinghui Zhang<\/td>\nFlatiron Books<\/td>\nObsession<\/td>\n
The Bone Queen<\/a><\/td>\nWill Shindler<\/td>\nMinotaur Books<\/td>\nVillage, Urban Legend<\/td>\n
The Glowing Hours<\/a><\/td>\nLeila Siddiqui<\/td>\nHell’s Hundred<\/td>\nGothic, Ghost<\/td>\n
The Dummy<\/a><\/td>\nJohn Ward<\/td>\nThe Nerdyverse of Madness Media<\/td>\nCosmic<\/td>\n
The Fourth Princess<\/a><\/td>\nJanie Chang<\/td>\nWilliam Morrow<\/td>\nGothic, Historical<\/td>\n
The Haunted Vintage<\/a><\/td>\nMajorie Bowen<\/td>\nBritish Library Publishing<\/td>\nGothic, Supernatural<\/td>\n
The Legion Machine and Other Abominations<\/a><\/td>\nJames G. Carlson<\/td>\nGloom House Publishing<\/td>\nShort Stories, LGBTQ<\/td>\n
The Starship, from a Distance<\/a><\/td>\nRobert E. Harpold<\/td>\nDark Matter INK<\/td>\nSci-Fi<\/td>\n
The Thirteenth Floor Anthology<\/a><\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\nRebellion Publishing<\/td>\nShort Stories, Sci-Fi<\/td>\n
Warning Signs<\/a><\/td>\nTracy Sierra<\/td>\nPamela Dorman Books<\/td>\nSuspense, Supernatural<\/td>\n
We Should Not Have Come Here<\/a><\/td>\nJ. D. Mills<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\nParanormal, LGBTQ<\/td>\n
With the Heart of a Ghost<\/a><\/td>\nSunwoo Lim<\/td>\nThe Unnamed Press<\/td>\nFolklore, Korean<\/td>\n
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February 16-22<\/h1>\n

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Title<\/strong><\/td>\nAuthor<\/strong><\/td>\nPublisher<\/strong><\/td>\nTags<\/strong><\/td>\n
A Slow and Secret Poison<\/a><\/td>\nCarmella Lowkis<\/td>\nAtria Books<\/td>\nHistorical, Gothic<\/td>\n
Bed Rot Baby<\/a><\/td>\nWendy Dalrymple<\/td>\nQuill & Crow Publishing House<\/td>\nComedy<\/td>\n
Conjuring the Demon<\/a> (The Newport Curse #3)<\/td>\nJohn Durgin<\/td>\nCrystal Lake Publishing<\/td>\nOccult<\/td>\n
Dead First<\/a><\/td>\nJohnny Compton<\/td>\nG.P. Putnam’s Sons<\/td>\nSupernatural, Resurrection<\/td>\n
For Human Use<\/a><\/td>\nSarah G. Pierce<\/td>\nRun For It<\/td>\nSci-Fi, Satire<\/td>\n
House of Splinters<\/a><\/td>\nLaura Purcell<\/td>\nBlackstone Publishing<\/td>\nHistorical, Ghost<\/td>\n
Normal People<\/a><\/td>\nMike Harris<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\nDark Romance<\/td>\n
Real Television<\/a><\/td>\nMatthew Salinas<\/td>\nSabala & Salinas<\/td>\nDeath Game, Reality TV<\/td>\n
She Made Herself a Monster<\/a><\/td>\nAnna Kovatcheva<\/td>\nMariner Books<\/td>\nGothic, Historical<\/td>\n
Spit in My Mouth and Tell Me You Love Me<\/a><\/td>\nMerrill David<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\nErotic, Dark Romance<\/td>\n
Splatter<\/a><\/td>\nAngelique Jordonna, Rowland Bercy Jr., Michael R. Collins, Chisto Healy<\/td>\nSlashic Horror Press<\/td>\nSplatterpunk<\/td>\n
The Better Mother<\/a><\/td>\nJennifer van der Kleut<\/td>\nCrooked Lane Books<\/td>\nPregnancy, Domestic Thriller<\/td>\n
The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster<\/a><\/td>\nShelley Puhak<\/td>\nBloomsbury Publishing<\/td>\nNon-Fiction, True Crime, History<\/td>\n
The Bloody Bucket<\/a><\/td>\nDouglas Ford<\/td>\nVissaria County Dispatches<\/td>\nOccult<\/td>\n
The Body<\/a><\/td>\nBethany C. Morrow<\/td>\nTor Nightfire<\/td>\nSupernatural<\/td>\n
The Inn of Beautiful Remains<\/a><\/td>\nRian Adara<\/td>\nSpiteful Dark Press<\/td>\nErotic, Vampires<\/td>\n
Trad Wife<\/a><\/td>\nSaratoga Schaefer<\/td>\nCrooked Lane Books<\/td>\nPregnancy<\/td>\n
The Tryst<\/a><\/td>\nL. Marie Wood<\/td>\nMocha Memoirs Press<\/td>\nSci-Fi<\/td>\n
Wilson<\/a><\/td>\nJack Finn<\/td>\nCrows Street Press<\/td>\nSupernatural<\/td>\n
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February 23-28<\/h1>\n

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Title<\/strong><\/td>\nAuthor<\/strong><\/td>\nPublisher<\/strong><\/td>\nTags<\/strong><\/td>\n
anOther Nemesis<\/a><\/td>\nAi Jiang, Angela Yuriko Smith, Eugen Bacon, Maxwell I. Gold<\/td>\nMeerkat Press<\/td>\nPoetry<\/td>\n
Bitter Petals<\/a><\/td>\nCandace Nola<\/td>\nUncomfortably Dark<\/td>\nShort Stories, Female Rage<\/td>\n
Bloodfire, Baby<\/a><\/td>\nEirinie Carson<\/td>\nDutton<\/td>\nGothic, Motherhood, Family Curse<\/td>\n
E.S.S.K: Roadtrip to Hell<\/a><\/td>\nJ. Tarmac<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\n90s, Serial Killer<\/td>\n
Five Funerals: Choose Your Own Perilous Path<\/a><\/td>\nJeff Somers<\/td>\nRuad\u00e1n Books<\/td>\nDark Humor<\/td>\n
Ghosts of Smoke and Flame<\/a><\/td>\nRichard Dansky<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\nGhost, Urban Fantasy<\/td>\n
Grandma’s Little Secret<\/a><\/td>\nBecca C. Smith<\/td>\nInimitable Books<\/td>\nBased on True Events, Domestic Thriller<\/td>\n
Harmed and Dangerous<\/a><\/td>\nJasper Bark<\/td>\nCrystal Lake Publishing<\/td>\nParanormal, Thriller<\/td>\n
Kayak<\/a><\/td>\nKristal Stittle<\/td>\nTenebrous Press<\/td>\nSurvival<\/td>\n
Little Red Flags: Stories of Cults, Cons, and Control<\/a><\/td>\nNoelle W. Ihli & Steph Nelson (editors), Various<\/td>\nDark Matter INK<\/td>\nShort Stories<\/td>\n
Mr. Nightmare 3: Eater of Dreams<\/a><\/td>\nJoe Scipione<\/td>\nAETHON: Wicked House<\/td>\nSupernatural<\/td>\n
Mother of Mine<\/a><\/td>\nIan Gielen<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\nSupernatural, Obsession, Mystery, Psychological<\/td>\n
Nightmare on Nightmare Street<\/a><\/td>\nR. L. Stine<\/td>\nBlackstone Publishing<\/td>\nChildren’s, Middle Grade<\/td>\n
Pacheco Pass<\/a><\/td>\nAaron Lebold<\/td>\nBroken Brain Books<\/td>\nGhost, Paranormal<\/td>\n
Quicksilver Girl<\/a><\/td>\nCarter Johnson<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\n90s, Monster<\/td>\n
Temple Fall<\/a><\/td>\nR.L. Boyle<\/td>\nTitan Books<\/td>\nGothic, YA<\/td>\n
The Denizens<\/a><\/td>\nBrennan LaFaro<\/td>\nNefarious Bat Press<\/td>\nSmall Town, Undead<\/td>\n
This Wretched Beauty: A Dorian Gray Remix<\/a><\/td>\nElle Grenier<\/td>\nFeiwel & Friends<\/td>\nRetelling, LGBTQ, YA<\/td>\n
When I Kill You: A Novel<\/a><\/td>\nB.A. Paris<\/td>\nSt. Martin’s Press<\/td>\nStalker, Suspense<\/td>\n
Wolf Hunt<\/a><\/td>\nJeff Strand<\/td>\nAETHON: Wicked House<\/td>\nWerewolf<\/td>\n
The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood<\/a><\/td>\nRoy Merkin<\/td>\nRare Bird Books<\/td>\nMedia Tie-In, Slasher<\/td>\n
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Disclaimer:<\/strong> Each title is linked to a store front where books may be purchased, this includes Amazon, publisher websites, and Godless.com. Please note that I am an Amazon Affiliate, so links to Amazon store fronts will use my affiliate links. Purchases made through any affiliate links help me keep this blog running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Title<\/strong><\/td>\nAuthor<\/strong><\/td>\nPublisher<\/strong><\/td>\nTags<\/strong><\/td>\n
An Hour Before Dark<\/a><\/td>\nLarry Hinkle<\/td>\nFour Winds Bar Publishing<\/td>\nShort Stories<\/td>\n
Charlie Shaw’s Revenge<\/a><\/td>\nMatt Shaw<\/td>\nScorpius Books<\/td>\nMedia Tie-In<\/td>\n
Daytide<\/a><\/td>\nChris Panatier<\/td>\nVibrance Press<\/td>\nDark Fantasy<\/td>\n
DEDWADO\u00d1T<\/a><\/td>\nThomas R Clark<\/td>\nNightswan Press<\/td>\nCosmic<\/td>\n
Dollface<\/a><\/td>\nLindy Ryan<\/td>\nMinotaur Books<\/td>\nSlasher<\/td>\n
Ghost Glasses<\/a><\/td>\nRikki Goodwin<\/td>\nRowan Prose Publishing<\/td>\nGhost<\/td>\n
Gothictown<\/a><\/td>\nEmily Carpenter<\/td>\nKensington<\/td>\nGothic, Psychological<\/td>\n
House, Body, Bird<\/a><\/td>\nBernie Jean Schiebeling<\/td>\nPsychopomp<\/td>\nDark Fantasy, Gothic<\/td>\n
It Sleeps Below<\/a><\/td>\nWilliam F. Gray<\/td>\nAETHON: Wicked House<\/td>\nCosmic, Grief<\/td>\n
Nowhere Burning<\/a><\/td>\nCatriona Ward<\/td>\nTor Nightfire<\/td>\nPeter Pan Retelling<\/td>\n
Once Bitten<\/a> (Canadian Werewolf #8)<\/td>\nMark Leslie<\/td>\nStark Publishing<\/td>\nUrban Fantasy, Werewolf<\/td>\n
The Monster in the Closet<\/a><\/td>\nBill Gauthier<\/td>\nCrossroad Press<\/td>\nMonster<\/td>\n
The Taste of Blood: ReVAMPed Edition<\/a><\/td>\nJon Athan<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\nComing of Age, Extreme<\/td>\n
The Ties That Bind<\/a><\/td>\nLuke Grant<\/td>\nSelf-Published<\/td>\nSplatterpunk<\/td>\n
Violence In Sodom<\/a><\/td>\nWrath James White<\/td>\nBad Dream Books<\/td>\nExtreme, Short Stories, Poetry<\/td>\n
Weavingshaw<\/a><\/td>\nHeba Al-Wasity<\/td>\nDel Rey<\/td>\nGothic, Dark Fantasy, Romance<\/td>\n
Wretch<\/a><\/td>\nJeremy Wagner<\/td>\nDead Sky Publishing<\/td>\nMonsters, Crime<\/td>\n