New Horror Books Creeping On To Your Shelves in July 2026

Chuck Tingle is back with another thrilling camp horror novel. think beetle juice thrilling and bloody drive. By day, Poppy Stringer is an ordinary mother and aspiring fashion influencer. But fashion doesn’t pay, so Poppy earns money by robbing graves at night. When rock star Eddie Michaels suddenly dies, Poppy is sent to retrieve his body. She hopes that capturing the queer icon’s body will make enough money to get out of the business once and for all. She didn’t expect Eddie to come back to life.

This genre mashup is the ultimate summer read. A bit of mystery/thriller, a bit of horror, a bit of romance, and a lot of fun. True crime podcaster Ella Takeda returns to her hometown in disgrace after falsely portraying an innocent man as a serial killer known as the “Canceled Murderer.” She soon finds herself embroiled in three different romantic prospects. There’s Jude, a sexy nerd, Aaron, an attractive detective, and Mateo, a Hollywood stuntman. But are they all interested in romance? Or is there one real cancellation killer targeting her?

Speaking of boyfriends and malice! in Cross my heart, I wish you were dead, The three women realize that they are all dating the same man and decide to take revenge on him. So they took him to a secluded cabin in the snowy wilderness. The plan was meant to be revenge, but it backfires when the women discover their boyfriends dead in the cabin. Now they are snowing together and doubting each other. Is one of them a murderer? Or are there other people at home?

Director Kelly McWilliams’ latest YA gothic horror is set in 1921. Four debutants are invited to compete for a vast inheritance in the crumbling Greystone mansion. Each girl has their own motivation for competing. Dorothea wants to know what happened to her mother, who disappeared at Greystone Manor many years ago. Birdie believes the power of God brought her to this moment. Mr. Vaughn is trying to regain his social status. And Elspeth has a special ability to see things that others cannot see, including all the strange happenings in the mansion (and the evil secrets hiding within its walls).

If you like Uketsu strange picture If you read the series, you’ll love this new graphic novel adaptation with manga art by Noriyuki Aiba. Just like the novel, this graphic novel uses puzzles to draw readers into the story’s dark mysteries. Each image contains hints of a shocking crime, and readers can uncover secrets alongside investigators throughout the story. This is the first volume of what will be a five-volume book. Volume 2 is scheduled to be released in September.

Abigail Rose-Marie’s latest novel is a coming-of-age story with an unforgettable atmosphere. Eleven-year-old Penelope Willows lives with her grieving mother in a yellow house on the edge of a cliff. To cope with her father’s sudden disappearance, Penelope insists on counting as a routine to keep the world in order. But she is also supported by an unexpected companion. It is the ghost of Sylvia Plath, who once lived in this house.

If you’re like me and love ghost hunting YouTube videos, you’ll love this YA horror novel. Georgia Perry and Jules Park are girlfriends and co-hosts of a ghost-hunting YouTube channel, but this is really just a front for their art theft. However, the robbery at the De Lis mansion goes awry, Jules dies, and Georgia wakes up in a pool of blood with no memory of what happened. Months later, Georgia and her crew are forced to return to the crime scene to finish the job they started. But what actually happened at that mansion a few months ago? Ghosts may be real after all.