13 New Horror Books • Spooky Reads for April 2026!

In this video I present 13 of the top picks in horror reading coming out this month. Quite a few would be great reads for fall or late summer too, so take notes; I know I am!Often, there is a trend or style that is popular, and sometimes it is apparent. This month, there are so many varied covers that are so well done, we have a really good variety of design. And story! There are shorts, novels, gothic, folk and a little gore; all the good stuff. As mentioned, I reviewed Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward here:    • Nowhere Burning • A horror novel that read...  And the 2015 film Decay is amazing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decay_(...)✮ Mergers and Acquisitions ✮Monumental by Adam Nevillhttps://amzn.to/4sKW6vO Blood Trail by Matt Query and Harrison Queryhttps://amzn.to/4s5H1Vs Bodies of Work: A Novella by Clay McLeod Chapmanhttps://amzn.to/4uVQwsa Sarafina by Philip Fracassi, with an introduction by Nick Cutterhttps://amzn.to/414GdED The Boatman by Alex Grecianhttps://amzn.to/4bUqMno The Hive by Ronald Malfihttps://amzn.to/4seQZnS These Familiar Walls by C. J. Dotsonhttps://amzn.to/4m3GCku Wife Shaped Bodies: A Novel by Laura Cranehillhttps://amzn.to/4tkvRg6 Come Sing for the Harrowing by Dan Coxon, forward by Brian Evensonhttps://amzn.to/3PuX1Cj Odessa: A Novel by Gabrielle Sherhttps://amzn.to/4dKXE4A The Caretaker: A Novel by Marcus Kliewerhttps://amzn.to/4b6Odeb Natural Thorn Killers: A Creeping Guide to Plant Horror by Lauren Jane Barnett and Tony Mardonhttps://telos.co.uk/shop/film/natural... Molka by Monika Kim https://amzn.to/40ZVpmf #booktube #youtube #horrorbooks #horrortuber Typical Books 385 - New Horror April 2026.mp4✮✮✮✮✮✮ ▹ 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! ✮