Family Horror

Thrillers and horror books with a family setting. This list focuses on relationships between siblings, parent and child etc.

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created by bluelien

last updated January, 2026

23 books

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A House with Good Bones

T. Kingfisher

The Hacienda

Isabel Cañas

Behind Closed Doors

B.A. Paris

Don't Let the Forest In

C.G. Drews

They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

Eric LaRocca

The Thicket

Noelle W. Ihli

The Night She Disappeared

Lisa Jewell

Then She Was Gone

Lisa Jewell

Nana

Brandon Massey

One of Our Own

Lucinda Berry

The Pram

Joe Hill

This Is Where We Talk Things Out

Caitlin Marceau

A Welcome Reunion

Lucinda Berry

The Perfect Child

Lucinda Berry

Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Lamplighter

Crystal J. Bell

Crossroads

Laurel Hightower

Bound Feet

Kelsea Yu

The Day of the Door

Laurel Hightower

Incidents Around the House

Josh Malerman

How to Sell a Haunted House

Grady Hendrix

Home Before Dark

Riley Sager

Comments

moski

oooo this is so cool!!!! i probably have some recs but my brain’s not working right now, i’ll come back to this if i think of them!!! this is an awesome list :)

bluelienOP

I've read all of these and so would love it if you have recs for me (later)!! Thank you for the encouragement, I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in such a list but I'm glad you are!!

smoothietown

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher has a lot of family horror elements ☺️ gotta love the high stakes of family drama and relationships

bluelienOP

I'll be adding it to the list and my tbr! Thank you for the recommendation!

curiousmoth

The Shining and Pet Sematary by Stephen King are both very family centered horror