Formats: Print, digital Publisher: Tor Genre: Body Horror, Monster, Occult, Psychological Horror, Sci-Fi Horror Audience: Y/A Diversity: Queer character (Gay woman), POC characters (Black, Creole woman, unknown POC character), Bisexual author, Malaysian author Takes Place in: London Content Warnings: Alcohol Abuse, Body-Shaming, Bullying, Child Abuse, Child Endangerment, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical Abuse, Racism, Rape/Sexual Assault, Sexism, Sexual Abuse, Slurs, Slut-Shaming, Verbal/Emotional Abuse, Violence (Highlight to view) Blurb: John Persons is a private ..read more

Formats: Print, digital Publisher: Platypus Book Press Genre: Dark Fantasy, Mystery Audience: Adult/Mature Diversity: Mexican-American main character and author Takes Place in: Ney York City, New York USA Content Warnings: Child Endangerment, Death (Highlight to view) Blurb: "How many perverts d'ya think sucked on those toes before the police rolled in?" With that question, Out On a Limb kicks off an irreverent, foul-mouthed, and horrific urban fantasy noir series following the exploits of private occult investigators Rebecca Suarez and Peyton Marx. In this fast-pa ..read more

Formats: Print, audio, digital Publisher: Dutton Genre:  Demon, Ghosts/Haunting, Myth and Folklore Audience: Adult/Mature Diversity: Cuban characters and author, Bolivian character Takes Place in: Miami, Florida Content Warnings: Alcohol Abuse, Animal Death, Child Abuse, Child Death, Child Endangerment, Death, Illness, Medical Procedures, Oppression, Mental Illness, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia (Highlight to view) Blurb: eA genre-bending debut with a fiercely political heart, A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens explores the weight of the devil’s bargain, follo ..read more

Formats: Print, audio, digital Publisher: Vintage Genre: Ghosts/Haunting, Historic Horror, Killer/Slasher, Monster, Myth and Folklore, Occult, Psychological Horror Audience: Adult/Mature Diversity: Indigenous American (Alaskan Native, Pueblo, Comanche, White Earth Nation, Cree, Georgian Bay Metis, Mohawk, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Hidatsa Mi'kmaw, Cherokee, Tłı̨chǫ Dene, Hidasta, Mandan, Sosore, Sioux Penobscot, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Sicangu Lakota, Edisto Natchez-Kusso, Lipan Apache, Anishinaabe) Content Warnings: Alcohol Abuse, Animal Death, Child Abuse, Child Endangerment, Death, Drug Use/Abus ..read more

Formats: Digital Publisher: Smashwords Genre: Blood & Guts (Splatterpunk), Body Horror, Killer/Slasher, Psychological Horror, Romance Audience: Adult/Mature Diversity: Gay main characters and author, trans male author Takes Place in: US and Italy Content Warnings: Alcohol Abuse, Amputation, Cannibalism, Death, Drug Use/Abuse, Forced Captivity, Gaslighting, Gore, Illness, Kidnapping, Medical Torture/Abuse, Medical Procedures, Mental Illness, Necrophilia, Mentions of Pedophilia, Physical Abuse, Rape/Sexual Assault, Self-Harm, Sexual Abuse, Slurs, Slut ..read more

Formats: Print, audio, digital Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Genre: Dark Fantasy, Mystery, Occult, Thriller Audience: Y/A Diversity: Black main character and author, bisexual main character Takes Place in: Paris, France Content Warnings: Body Shaming, Bullying, Death, Racism, Self Harm, Verbal/Emotional Abuse (Highlight to view) Blurb: There will be blood. Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in this villain origin story. Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet ..read more

  Formats: Print, audio, digital Publisher: Dark Matter INK Genre: Sci-Fi Horror Audience: Y/A Diversity: Bisexual main character Takes Place in: North Dakota, USA Content Warnings: Alcohol Abuse, Animal Death, Bullying, Child Abuse, Child Endangerment, Death, Drug Use/Abuse, Forced Captivity, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Physical Abuse, Police Harassment, Verbal/Emotional Abuse, Violence (Highlight to view) Blurb: Remember the '90s? Well...the town of Demise, North Dakota doesn't, and they're living in the year 1997. That's because an alien worm hitched a ride ..read more

Formats: Print, audio, digital Publisher: ‎Peachtree Teen Genre: Blood & Guts, Body Horror, Ghosts/Haunting, Mystery, Gothic Audience: Y/A Diversity: Neurodiversity (Autism), transgender characters, queer character Takes Place in: London, England Content Warnings: Abelism, Animal Death, Bullying, Child Abuse, Child Death, Child Endangerment, Death, Forced Captivity, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical Torture/Abuse, Medical Procedures, Miscarriage, Oppression, Pedophilia, Physical Abuse, Rape/Sexual Assault, Self-Harm, Sexism, Slurs, Slut-Shaming, To ..read more

  Writing: Highly reccomended  Formats: Print, audio, digital Publisher: Penguin Random House Genre: Body Horror, Demon, Ghosts/Haunting Audience: Adult/Mature Diversity: Chicana characters, bisexual main character Takes Place in: Phildelphia, PA Content Warnings: Child Abuse, Child Death, Child Endangerment, Childbirth, Death, Forced Captivity, Gaslighting, Gore, Illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape/Sexual Assault, Self-Harm, Suicide, Verbal/Emotional Abuse, Violence, Xenophobia (Highlight to view) Blurb: Alejandra no longer knows who she is. To her husband, she is ..read more

Formats: Print, digital Publisher: Trepidatio Publishing Genre: Demon, Occult Audience: Adult/Mature Diversity: Trans author Content Warnings: Child Death, Death, Drug Use/Abuse, Gore (Highlight to view) Blurb: When a disgruntled adjunct faculty teacher decides to get revenge on the head of her department, she begins a dark (and darkly comic) journey into the cracks between modern society and the secret depravity that lies underneath. She has to navigate the demons of technology, creativity, and Hell itself, but soon she must face the deepest, darkest horror of them all: her ow ..read more