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14 New Horror Books • A Macabre Mix of Reads for May 2026!

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For May there is a really good mix of horror for all kinds of tastes. From western slasher to witchy haunts, we even have some fairytales and sci-fi poking up above the blackened earth.

Forgive the mixed metaphors, as it is springtime where anything can happen. As usual, there are too many to choose from but unlike last month, I’ve no advanced reading copies to remark on. Still reading last month’s clutch! If you have read any of these be sure to let us know…

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I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours
by Nat Cassidy
May 5, 2026
https://amzn.to/4dmkUVS

Let’s hope you make it home in one piece.
Neon Moon
by Grace R. Reynolds
May 5, 2026
https://amzn.to/4epPor3

She Waits Where Shadows Gather: A Novel
by Michelle Tang
May 5, 2026
https://amzn.to/4uqfrTR

The Blood Year Daughter
by G.G. Silverman
May 8, 2026
https://amzn.to/4utEPrW

Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun
by Mónica Ojeda
May 12, 2026
https://amzn.to/4cP0xkc

Make Me Better: A Novel
by Sarah Gailey
May 12, 2026
https://amzn.to/4n1TSGw

Entomology of the Pin-Up Girl
by Lauren Osborn
May 12, 2026
https://amzn.to/4ekPSic

Femme Feral: A Novel
by Sam Beckbessinger
May 12, 2026
https://amzn.to/42fiX7t

Decomposition Book: A Novel
by Sara van Os
May 19, 2026
https://amzn.to/3P1GHZM

Shy Girl: A Novel
by Mia Ballard (unavailable)
May 19, 2026

The Dorians
by Nick Cutter
May 19, 2026
https://amzn.to/4utx995

The Temptation of Charlotte North
by Camilla Bruce
May 19, 2026
https://amzn.to/48Dt8X6

Dead Weight
by Hildur Knútsdóttir
May 26, 2026
https://amzn.to/4uqkKTe

House of Margins
by Tlotlo Tsamaase
May 26, 2026
https://amzn.to/4w7eWzE

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