The 13 Scariest Books Written This Year

by Adrian McKinty

An unmissable thriller. Full review >

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by Clay McLeod Chapman

A memorable, disquieting ghost story about stories, rendered inside a Möbius strip. Full review >

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by Joyce Carol Oates

A compelling domestic horror story reaches into a young woman’s nightmares of her childhood in search of what’s real. Full review >

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by Tess Gerritsen

This riveting Gothic thriller explores the limits of love, guilt, and punishment. Full review >

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by T. Kingfisher

Read this one with the lights on. Full review >

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by Joe Hill

Miniature masterworks of modern horror proving that life is hard, weird, and always fatal. Full review >

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by Stephen Chbosky

A pleasing book for those who like to scare themselves silly, one to read with the lights on and the door bolted. Full review >

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by Stephen King

King fans won’t be disappointed, though most will likely prefer the scarier likes of The Shining and It. Full review >

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by Michael Koryta

Koryta has never been better than with this knuckle-biting thriller. Full review >

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by Jack Heath

A pleasing romp through a fetid swamp, but not for weak stomachs. Full review >

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by Owen Laukkanen

Laukkanen’s thrillers go beyond bloodshed and giving bad guys their due. His protagonists show a level of humanity that... Full review >

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by Søren Sveistrup ; translated by Caroline Wright

A tantalizing, un-put-down-able novel by an instant master of the form. Full review >

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by David Koepp

Unlikely heroes battle a frightening fungus that could wipe out humanity in this taut, mordant thriller debut. Full review >

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