Recs if you like The Big Bad Book of Kaiju...

A genre-inclusive and diverse list of horror releases coming in 2026. If I missed any or you have suggestions, please let me know. I will update periodically as new books are announced and release dates are solidified.

Source for a lot of the data for this list came from readjumpscares.com, which is a website you should absolutely check out. I’m sure data will come from other places along the way, as well.

a collection of books im interested in which are releasing this year (2026). no particular order

... keeps the boredom away! 😁

Anthologies and single-author collections with a focus on genre fiction and marginalized authors. Suggestions always welcome.

Kaiju books, graphic novels, and more! For the sake of the list not becoming a creature feature list, I am defining Kaiju as 'a creature that has never existed and whose presence alone can be a natural disaster'. So things like Jaws (a normal shark) and The Meg (a real creature that existed but we just didn't know was still around) won't be added.

The title is part of a Kaiju No. 8 quote - "Destruction and Creation - that's a kaiju's true nature"