50 Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2022
Are you ready for 2022?
I had a fantastic year reading horror fiction and I’m excited to see that 2022 is jam-packed with a slate of upcoming horror releases. I’ve compiled a list of horror books I’m looking forward to reading this year!
Please note these publication dates are subject to change. The list is up until summer, because I will make another list for fall. I’ve also made a free printable reading list if you want to keep track of these books.
So here are my most anticipated horror books of 2022!
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- The Girl in the Corn by Jason Offutt (11 Jan)
- Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester (18 Jan)
- Devil House by John Darnielle (25 Jan)
- Road of Bones by Christopher Golden (25 Jan)
- Mastodon by Steve Stred (28 Jan)
- String Follow by Simon Jacobs (1 Feb)
- The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson (1 Feb)
- Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow (8 Feb)
- Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes (8 Feb)
- Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (8 Feb)
- Jawbone by Monica Ojeda (8 Feb)
- The Beyond by Ken Brosky (15 Feb)
- Moon Child by Gaby Triana (17 Feb)
- Parallel Hells by Leon Craig (17 Feb)
- Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin (22 Feb)
- Beneath The Stairs by Jennifer Fawcett (22 Feb)
- Spontaneous Human Combustion by Richard Thomas (22 Feb)
- Burn The Plans by Tyler Jones (26 Feb)
- Sundial by Catriona Ward (1 Mar)
- A Black and Endless Sky by Matthew Lyons (15 Mar)
- The World Below by David Peak (15 Mar)
- All The White Spaces by Ally Wilkes (29 Mar)
- The Resting Place by Camilla Sten (29 Mar)
- And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin (12 Apr)
- Convulsive by Joe Koch (19 Apr)
- The Fervor by Alma Katsu (26 Apr)
- The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon (26 Apr)
- Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak (3 May)
- Black Tide by K.C. Jones (10 May)
- The Hacienda by Isabel Caรฑas (10 May)
- Just Like Mother by Anne Hetzel (17 May)
- Hide by Kiersten White (24 May)
- Aurora by David Koepp (7 June)
- From Below by Darcy Coates (7 June)
- Little Birds by Tiffany Meuret (7 June)
- The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay (5 Jul)
- They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe (12 Jul)
- What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher (12 Jul)
- Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi (19 Jul)
- Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (19 Jul)
- Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy (19 Jul)
- Dead Water by C.A. Fletcher (21 Jul)
- Skin Grows Over by Lucy Elizabeth Allan (19 Jul)
- Old Country by Matt Query & Harrison Query (26 Jul)
- The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias (2 Aug)
- These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall (9 Aug)
- The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings (9 Aug)
- Clown In A Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare (23 Aug)
- Daphne by Josh Malerman (23 Aug)
- Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste (23 Aug)
Which new releases are you most excited about? Let me know in the comments below!
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8 Comments
Pete Kahle
Excellent list. I’ll be bookmarking this for sure. There does seem to be a dearth of small press titles, though. Might I suggest a future article on small press horror? (hint, hint)
Yes, I do have an ulterior motive
Pete Kahle
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Read By Dusk
Great idea, thank you for the feedback! ๐
Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy
Amazing list! It’s going to be a fantastic year for horror. Just about all of these are on my list, and I’ve already read a couple. Reading The Violence right now and loving it๐
Read By Dusk
Thank you! There are so many horror books coming out, my list barely covered them all. I’m looking forward to reading The Violence ๐
Kal @ Reader Voracious
Fantastic list of books to look out for the rest of this year.. and a few I missed completely when they came out.
Read By Dusk
Thank you so much! Hope you’ll enjoy!
Alexandria rose Rivera
Wow great spooky books ! I can’t wait to read them.
Read By Dusk
I hope you’ll enjoy them!