50 New Horror Books For Summer 2025

Summer is here!

These long sunny days may have you second-guessing reading horror, but scary stories are timeless! How fun it is to read scary stories while safely lounging by the beach, under the sun? I’ve compiled a list of new horror books published earlier this year, and there are many more exciting releases on the way. So here’s a list of new and upcoming horror books coming this summer! Please note that these publication dates are subject to change.

Mark your calendars and pre-order these books so you don’t miss out!

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A Girl Walks into the Forest by Madeleine Roux (10 June)
Of Flesh and Blood by Hunter Burke and N. L. Lavin (10 June)
The Farmhouse by Chelsea Conradt (17 June)
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà (17 June)
You’ve Awoken Her by Ann Davila Cardinal (17 June)
Glass Girls by Danie Shokoohi (24 June)
The No-End House by Jeremy Bates (24 June)
The Rewilding by Robert Evans (24 June)
Smile for the Cameras by Miranda Smith (24 June)
Ten Sleep by Nicholas Belardes (24 June)

The Off-Season by Jodie Robins (26 June)
The Skin We Feel Most Comfortable In by Craig Wallwork (27 June)
Come Knocking by Mike Bockoven (1 July)
Grave Birds by Dana Elmendorf (1 July)
My Ex, the Antichrist by Craig Dilouie (1 July)
Oddbody by Rose Keating (1 July)
Predatory Natures by Amy Goldsmith (8 July)
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (15 July)
Dropshipped by Stephanie Sanders-Jacob (15 July)
Girl in the Creek by Wendy N. Wagner (15 July)

House of Beth by Kerry Cullen (15 July)
Killer on the Road/The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones (15 July)
One Yellow Eye by Leigh Radford (15 July)
Another by Paul Tremblay (22 July)
DuMort by Michelle Tang (22 July)
Feeding the Wheel by Michael Boulerice (22 July)
It Was Her House First by Cherie Priest (22 July)
Mayra by Nicky Gonzalez (22 July)
Negative Images by Rebecca Schier-Akamelu (22 July)
Red Rabbit Ghost by Jen Julian (22 July)