14 New Horror Books • A Macabre Mix of Reads for May 2026!

For May there is a really good mix of horror for all kinds of tastes. From western slasher to witchy haunts, we even have some fairytales and sci-fi poking up above the blackened earth. Forgive the mixed metaphors, as it is springtime where anything can happen. As usual, there are too many to choose from but unlike last month, I've no advanced reading copies to remark on. Still reading last month's clutch! If you have read any of these be sure to let us know... ✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮ I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours by Nat Cassidy May 5, 2026 https://amzn.to/4dmkUVS Let’s hope you make it home in one piece. Neon Moon by Grace R. Reynolds May 5, 2026 https://amzn.to/4epPor3 She Waits Where Shadows Gather: A Novel by Michelle Tang May 5, 2026 https://amzn.to/4uqfrTR The Blood Year Daughter by G.G. Silverman May 8, 2026 https://amzn.to/4utEPrW Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun by Mónica Ojeda May 12, 2026 https://amzn.to/4cP0xkc Make Me Better: A Novel by Sarah Gailey May 12, 2026 https://amzn.to/4n1TSGw Entomology of the Pin-Up Girl by Lauren Osborn May 12, 2026 https://amzn.to/4ekPSic Femme Feral: A Novel by Sam Beckbessinger May 12, 2026 https://amzn.to/42fiX7t Decomposition Book: A Novel by Sara van Os May 19, 2026 https://amzn.to/3P1GHZM Shy Girl: A Novel by Mia Ballard (unavailable) May 19, 2026 The Dorians by Nick Cutter May 19, 2026 https://amzn.to/4utx995 The Temptation of Charlotte North by Camilla Bruce May 19, 2026 https://amzn.to/48Dt8X6 Dead Weight by Hildur Knútsdóttir May 26, 2026 https://amzn.to/4uqkKTe House of Margins by Tlotlo Tsamaase May 26, 2026 https://amzn.to/4w7eWzE #booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber ✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ Books I wrote ▹ https://amzn.to/3k20OY6 ▹ Music by ænorex ▹ https://aenorex.com ▹ All socials ▹ https://linktr.ee/LydiaPeever 🩶 As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases when you use Amazon links here. While I accept very limited and specific books for review from publishers, my reviews are honest, and I only accept books I'd have bought with my own money. If I've been recommended a book it might be on my Amazon Wishlist here : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/... I talk horror books; extreme horror, classic, slasher, gothic, and everything in between. Helping you find the next best horror book to read is the goal, and sharing new and old horror from my shelves and new releases is how! Horror, nonfiction and even true crime can be found here as I find that human beings are the scariest thing of all. ✮ Thank you! ✮