Dunn, Kat. Hungerstone. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781638932161. 304p. $28. HORROR

This historical horror features vampires and a sapphic romance in a feminist reworking of Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1872 gothic novella Carmilla, one of the earliest works of vampire fiction (published 25 years before Bram Stoker’s Dracula). With a 75K-copy first printing.

Pearce, Daisy. Something in the Walls. Minotaur. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781250334381. 304p. $28. HORROR

Pearce (The Missing) melds folklore, horror, and psychological suspense in her latest. When a teenage girl claims that she’s possessed by a witch, child psychologist Mina ventures to a remote English village to try to help her, but the small town is full of superstition and sinister traditions.

Rebelein, Sam. The Poorly Made and Other Things: A Story Collection. Morrow Paperbacks. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9780063252295. 288p. $18.99. HORROR

Rebelein brings readers back to Renfield County, the setting of his Stoker Award–nominated debut, Edenville. The wood that became bloodstained during the Renfield massacre has been regrettably repurposed into furniture, decor, and heirloom pieces. These are the spooky stories of those living with that cursed wood.

Viel, Neena. Listen to Your Sister. St. Martin’s Griffin. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781250906328. pbk. 352p. $19. HORROR

At 25, Calla, who is haunted by nightmares that her brothers might die, has become guardian to her reckless 16-year-old brother, Jamie. His actions at a protest send the siblings on the run to a remote cabin, where they find new threats. Viel’s debut receives a 150K-copy first printing.

Wagner, Wendy N. Girl in the Creek. Tor Nightfire. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781250908643. 272p. $27.99. HORROR

Searching for answers, Erin travels to a small town in Oregon that’s covered with mushrooms and located near Mt. Hood National Forest, where her brother—and several others—have disappeared. Warner (The Deer Kings), a Hugo Award–winning editor, writes a cosmic horror cli-fi tale, with a 175K-copy first printing.