Must-Read Horror Novels Coming Out This Fall

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Emily holds a PhD in English from Southern Mississippi University and is home to Flannery O’Connor, a creative writing MFA at GCSU in Milledgeville, Georgia. She reads, watches horror movies and musicals, hugs cats, hugs cat photos, and blogs/podcasts about books on #BookSQUADGOALS (www.booksquadgoals.com). She can be contacted at emily.ecm@gmail.com.

Average by Tatiana Slevoted-Bonne (Crease on September 30th)

Nothing has been the same since Sadie witnessed the murder of her best friend 18 years ago. She hears a strange voice in her head, and the dead animal speaks to her. Her therapist tells her that these are mere symptoms of PTSD, but Sadie isn’t that sure. Especially when she and her boyfriend decide to travel to a shed in the woods, and her voice and vision get worse. She vows that someone is stalking her at night, and the voice in her head is now telling her to do something terrible.

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Futiness by Nuzo Onoh (Titan, October 1st)

Do you like horror novels about women’s anger? same. and The futility It’s juicy. The novel follows two women living in Abuja, Nigeria. Cheer owns one of the best restaurants in town and is renowned for its enchanting beauty and delicious pepper soup. But there’s nothing to see about Cheer. Meanwhile, 50-year-old Claire lives with her young boyfriend and his cousin. When she visits Cheer’s restaurant, everything she thinks she knows about carefully planned life is quickly unlocked. Both women are full of jealousy and rage, so neither can resist when the trickster spirit offers them an opportunity for revenge.

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Cursed Daughter by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Doubleday, November 4th)

From the moment Eniiyi was born, her life and identity had already been decided. Eniyii was born on the same day that his mother, Ebun, buried his cousin’s Monife. She is destined to lead a tragic life, as everyone believes Anyy is the reincarnation of Monif’s spirit. Furthermore, Anyii is troubled by the “curse of the family that claims.”No one calls your house his home. And if they try, they won’t have peace…” So when Anyyi falls in love, is it destined from the beginning? Or can she break the pattern of abandonment that has ultimately pursued her family for generations?


Happy creepy reading, horror fans! If you want to read more about all the scary things, check out these body horror, these great horror short stories collections, and these new releases for horror movie buffs.

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