Read 12 horror books in 2025

captainsushi Host

45 participants (167 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

1 horror book for every month of the year. Does not have to be read as 1 book per month

Challenge Books

All books added
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

Dolores Claiborne

Stephen King

9 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark emotional tense medium-paced
Uncanny: The Origins of Fear by Junji Ito

Uncanny: The Origins of Fear

Junji Ito

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction horror memoir informative reflective medium-paced
Seed by Ania Ahlborn

Seed

Ania Ahlborn

246 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

Victorian Psycho

Virginia Feito

192 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction horror dark tense fast-paced
Rouge by Mona Awad

Rouge

Mona Awad

372 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke

The Book of Witching

C.J. Cooke

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Winterbay Abbey by Jim Whiting, Davonna Juroe, John Bladek

Winterbay Abbey

Jim Whiting, Davonna Juroe, John Bladek

246 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

The Lighthouse Witches

C.J. Cooke

350 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Ghost Woods by C.J. Cooke

The Ghost Woods

C.J. Cooke

408 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

Middle of the Night

Riley Sager

365 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced