5 Horror Stories with Settings Just as Creepy as Their Characters

5 Horror Stories with Settings Just as Creepy as Their Characters

Katherine Daniel shares spooky fiction whose locales feel like living, fearsome figures

By Katherine Daniel | October 22, 2026

All the Horror Fiction We've Recommended This Fall (So Far)

All the Horror Fiction We've Recommended This Fall (So Far)

Featuring folk horror, body horror, vampires, demons, literal hellscapes, and lots of haunted houses

By Molly Odintz | October 21, 2026

Olivia Blacke's Favorite Halloween-Themed Reads (Plus a Haunted Bookstore Tour)

Olivia Blacke's Favorite Halloween-Themed Reads (Plus a Haunted Bookstore Tour)

The author of The Key to a Killer recommends Gigi Pandian, Misty Simon, and others

By Olivia Blacke | October 21, 2026

Peter Swanson: 7 Great Stories of Suspense in a House by the Sea

Peter Swanson: 7 Great Stories of Suspense in a House by the Sea

Mystery fiction will always thrive in atmospheric coastal homes.

By Peter Swanson | October 20, 2026

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | October 19, 2026

Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction to Check Out This Fall

Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction to Check Out This Fall

Featuring new and upcoming titles from Anthony Bidulka, Elizabeth Hand, Sarah McCarry, Kevin Jagernauth, and more

By Queer Crime Writers | October 16, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stations
  • West of Loveland
  • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
  • Sweet Pea
  • The Pen: A Human History
  • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
  • Gloria Don't Speak
  • The Heights
  • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

The Best Debut Crime Novels of the Month: October 2026

By Molly Odintz | October 16, 2026

Which international thriller should you stream this weekend?

By Radha Vatsal | October 16, 2026

5 Works of Folk Horror
Not for the Faint-Hearted

By Bitter Karella | October 15, 2026

The Best International Fiction of The Month: October 2026

The Best International Fiction of The Month: October 2026

Indonesian noir, Caribbean gothic, Bolivian thrills, Argentine horror, and a psychodrama in Spain

By Molly Odintz | October 15, 2026

5 Thrillers That Blend True Crime Elements with a Gothic Ambience

5 Thrillers That Blend True Crime Elements with a Gothic Ambience

Tara Goedjen recommends haunted suspense from Tlotlo Tsamaase, Riley Sager, and others

By Tara Goedjen | October 13, 2026

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | October 12, 2026

5 Books for Younger Fans of Edgar Allan Poe

5 Books for Younger Fans of Edgar Allan Poe

Diana Peterfreund recommends contemporary fiction and nonfiction to ease readers into gothic classics

By Diana Peterfreund | October 12, 2026

The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026

The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026

Deep South crimes, 19th-century detectives, crime-solving writers, backrooms poker players, and realpolitik killings

By CrimeReads | October 9, 2026

Amy Bloom on the Imperfect Protagonist and the Wabi-Sabi of Us All

Amy Bloom on the Imperfect Protagonist and the Wabi-Sabi of Us All

How Poirot, Wimsey, and all the rest reveal a powerful side of our humanity.

By Amy Bloom | October 9, 2026

5 Revenge and Eat-the-Rich Thrillers About the 1 Percent

5 Revenge and Eat-the-Rich Thrillers About the 1 Percent

L.M. Chilton recommends Jeneva Rose, Trisha Sakhlecha, and more

By L. M. Chilton | October 9, 2026

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