Kick Off a New Year of Reading with These January Horror Releases
⚓ Books 📅 2026-01-02 👤 surdeus 👁️ 1It’s 2026, horror fans. Diving into a brand new year is always scary, but do you know what makes it scarier? A really creepy new horror book.
Thankfully, January is bringing you seven new horror titles that you really have to read if you want to kick off your new year with the best scares. These books are dark, atmospheric, and eerie. They’ll make you think. They’ll have you wondering what the heck you just read.
If you love horror, here’s what should be on your TBR this month.
![]() The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad (Henry Holt, January 13)This short story collection combines elements of speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It’s perfect if you love the short stories of authors like Karen Russell and Carmen Maria Machado. What’s more, Senaa Ahmad adds historical fiction into the mix. For instance, there is a story about Henry VIII in here, but in this one, Anne Boleyn keeps coming back to life. If you ever imagined hosting a dinner party with Nefertiti, Queen Victoria, John Adams, and Marilyn Monroe, well, that’s in here, too. |

