Book List: TBR Pile Peek: 15 Anticipated 2026 Horror Releases

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A small sampling of gothic/horror titles I’m looking forward to reading that are currently scheduled for release during the first half of 2026.

15 Anticipated 2026 Horror Fiction Releases:

• Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick (January 27, 2026)
• The Glowing Hours by Leila Siddiqui (February 3, 2026)
• Turn Off the Light by Jacquie Walters (March 3, 2026)
• The Two Deaths of Lillian Carmichael by Paulette Kennedy (March 10, 2026)
• The Agony of Her: An Ohio Gothic by Cassandra L. Thompson (March 13, 2026)

• Mother Is Watching by Karma Brown (March 17, 2026)
• The Brides by Charlotte Cross (March 26, 2026)
• The Fourth Wife by Linda Hamilton (March 31, 2026)
• Sarafina by Philip Fracassi (April 7, 2026)
• Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker (April 21, 2026)

• Night Babies by Lucie McKnight Hardy (April 23, 2026)
• Solace House by Will Maclean (May 7, 2026)
• A Dark and Wild Wood by Sarah Nicole Lemon (May 12, 2026)
• House of Margins by Tlotlo Tsamaase (May 26, 2026)
• Headlights by C.J. Leede (June 9, 2026)

How about you? What are some of your most anticipated releases for the first six months of the new year?

🖤Amanda

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