Recs if you like In These Gilded, Ghostly Hearts...

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.

Horror books with a page count of 200 pages or less.

Before we started defining novellas by word count, they were defined as being any book less than 200 pages. Source: my Analysis of Short Stories & Literature professor in community college. I loved that class. But he loved James Joyce. So, ymmv, I guess.

*or gothic and generally horror-adjacent. i have not read all of these! some self-published i think as well

Ultimate spookathon for October 😱 -suggestions welcome-

Me every time I read a book: “Hey there’s a Florence song for this”

Inspired by the songs, lyrics and overall vibes of Florence + the Machine.

Horror and other darker themed novels/novellas being released in September and/or October of 2026–perfect for planning your Spooky Season TBRs!

Read your way through the awesome offerings from Creature Publishing (creature horror.com)