These terrifying, haunting books will send a shiver up your spine even if you're a seasoned horror aficionado.

Horror books, by definition, are meant to keep you up a bit longer at night, wondering if the shadow outside your window is really the tree that has stood there forever or some newfound apparition.

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Kristy Ambrose has been writing professionally since 2010. She dabbles in various genres, but her favorites are fantasy and science fiction. She creates everything from fanfiction to serialized novels ...

That may be wishful thinking just yet, but no matter the weather, reading is an ideal hobby for any season—and March has plenty of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books heading to a shelf near you.

Bestselling author Stephen King, shown in a 1970 file photo. Joe Hill doesn’t have to go very far to find the scariest book ever. Just up a rung on his family tree. “That's the gold standard when it ...

“This Is My Body,” by Lindsay King-Miller, is just one of the month’s notable horror releases. By Gabino Iglesias Gabino Iglesias is the horror columnist for The New York Times Book Review. He is a ...

I have an unpopular opinion among horror readers: I don't think Stephen King is that good. He's prolific, wildly so, and I did enjoy his 1977 and 1987 hits "The Shining" and "Misery." But I read a lot ...

Horror fiction is having a genuine moment. In 2024, NielsenIQ BookData's Horror sub-category recorded its best year to date, delivering just over £8 million. 7 million, with a further 34% increase in ...

Although many of Stephen King's books have been adapted, now is the time for his other novels, like The Eyes of the Dragon, to make their TV debut.

Good horror films and novels are entertaining, but research shows they can also be a tool for healing. An award-winning ...

'There's nothing else like this,' one of the owners said of the new Brooklyn horror bookstore The Twisted Spine/Instagram The Twisted Spine is New York City's first-ever horror bookstore! The retailer ...