Modern Horror and Thrillers

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Modern Horror & Thrillers – Spine-Chilling Favorites

Step into the world of modern horror and psychological thrillers with our handpicked list of today’s most talked-about scary reads. From Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s gothic Mexican Gothic to Stephen Graham Jones’s slasher-inspired My Heart Is a Chainsaw and Grady Hendrix’s The Final Girl Support Group, these novels deliver eerie atmospheres, shocking twists, and heart-pounding suspense. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or looking for a new page-turner this Halloween, these bestselling thrillers will keep you hooked—and haunted—long after you’ve turned the last page.
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The Last House on Needless Street
The Last House on Needless Street

by Catriona Ward

Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street is a shocking and immersive read perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Haunting of Hill House. The b...

Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird...

The Only One Left: A Novel
The Only One Left: A Novel

by Riley Sager

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a summer book to watch by The Washington Post, Boston Globe, USA Today, Oprah, Paste, Country Living, Good...

Holly
Holly

by Stephen King

"Stephen King's HOLLY marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly's gradual transformation from a...

The House Across the Lake: A Novel
The House Across the Lake: A Novel

by Riley Sager

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a most-anticipated summer book by USA Today, People, E! News, Cosmopolitan, PureWow, CNN.com, New York Pos...

The Silent Patient
The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller "An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plo...

Hidden Pictures
Hidden Pictures

by Jason Rekulak

From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about...

The Haunting of Ashburn House
The Haunting of Ashburn House

by Darcy Coates

There's something wrong with Ashburn House... Everyone knows about Ashburn House. They whisper its old owner went mad, and restless ghosts still walk ...

A Head Full of Ghosts
A Head Full of Ghosts

by Paul Tremblay

WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL A chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supern...

Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories
Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories

by Mariana Enriquez

The “propulsive and mesmerizing” (The New York Times) story collection by the International Booker–shortlisted author of The Dangers of Smoking ...

My Heart Is a Chainsaw (1) (The Indian Lake Trilogy)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (1) (The Indian Lake Trilogy)

by Stephen Graham Jones

Protected by horror movies -- especially the ones where the masked killer seeks revenge on a world that wronged them, Jade Daniels, an angry, half-Ind...

The Final Girl Support Group
The Final Girl Support Group

by Grady Hendrix

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER VOTED GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD BEST HORROR NOVEL OF 2021 A Good Morning America Buzz Pick “The horror master…p...