Tananarive Due is the author of The Black Rose, My Soul to Keep and The Between, and was a collaborator on the best-selling novel, Naked Came the Manatee. Her short fiction was included in the groundbreaking Dark Matter, an anthology of black American science fiction and fantasy. A two-time finalist for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award, the former Miami Herald columnist lives in Washington state with her husband, novelist Steven Barnes.
Dark Delicacies II: Fear (2007) More Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers (Dark Delicacies, book 2) edited by Jeff Gelb and Del Howison
They Fear Not Men in the Woods (2025) Gretchen McNeil "I'm a sucker for horror in the secluded woods, and They Fear Not Men in the Woods delivered everything I wanted - and more I hadn't even imagined. With imagery that will stick to your nightmares and a protagonist you can believe in, this sure-handed survival horror novel will make you believe you've been plunged into the mysteries and horror of the wilderness. Full of spooky surprises!"
Play Nice (2025) Rachel Harrison "I raced through Rachel Harrison's Play Nice, drawn in by the relatable protagonist and the irresistible blend of horror, mystery and family drama. Play Nice is a great fit for anyone who enjoyed The Good House or Grady Hendrix's How to Sell a Haunted House, taking the reader on a spooky journey through the haunted spaces from the past that plague us all."
Fiend (2025) Alma Katsu "Fiend is Severance with claws. When ambition is entwined with an ancient demonic power, no one in the corporate world - or a mogul's family - is safe. Alma Katsu reveals the monstrosity of power from every ugly angle, with plenty of scares and surprises."
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre (2025) Philip Fracassi "Fracassi blends the true-life horror of aging and society's scorn for the elderly with an original slasher premise and reimagined Final Girl. The question isn't who will die at the Autumn Springs Retirement Home - but who will survive? Diabolically delightful."
Family Spirit (2025) Diane McKinney-Whetstone "Family Spirit is a beautifully written exploration of intergenerational power and longing. Diane McKinney-Whetstone's fascinating premise and sure-handed storytelling will put readers under a spell."
Salt Bones (2025) Jennifer Givhan "Jennifer Givhan's lyricism and rich storytelling immediately snatch you into this irresistible world of secrets, grief, and horror. Givhan's poet's voice brings depth and urgency to a story that feels both contemporary and as old as time, exploring the fault lines between mothers and daughters, myth and reality, beauty and horror."
The Bewitching (2025) Silvia Moreno-Garcia "In Silvia Moreno-Garcia's sure hands, every uncovered secret is fraught with intrigue and creeping horror. This multigenerational story weaves class, history, and brujeria in the way only Moreno-Garcia can. Fans of Silver Nitrate and Mexican Gothic can rejoice - The Bewitching does not disappoint!"
When the Wolf Comes Home (2025) Nat Cassidy "When the Wolf Comes Home is an imaginative, adrenaline-fueled wild ride through the babysitting job from Hell. Brims with both horror and heart."
Curdle Creek (2024) Yvonne Battle-Felton "Curdle Creek is a thoughtful, sinister tour-de-force. Yvonne Battle-Felton writes so convincingly that the reader is forced to ponder what unthinkable choices we mask behind our own quest for belonging, and what wrongs we must answer for."
Sky Full of Elephants (2024) Cebo Campbell "A bold and imaginative premise unfolds with lyrical language, hope and humor in Cebo Campbell's Sky Full of Elephants. Like the best speculative fiction, it compels us to view our own world through new eyes. This debut novel is not to be missed."
Ruin Road (2024) Lamar Giles "Riveting, grounded horror tinged with characters who leap to life. Lamar Giles writes with imagination and urgency that will appeal to all horror fans, as Ruin Road raises an intriguing question with surprising answers: What would we be like if we had no fear?"
Devils Kill Devils (2024) Johnny Compton "Johnny Compton became one of my favorite horror authors with his debut, The Spite House, and Devils Kill Devils is a high octane followup that starts with a bang and never lets up. Compton has a gift for reimagining familiar horror tropes and making them wholly fresh with his unflinching storytelling, thoughtful worldbuilding and grounded characters. Since devils are in the title twice, you know you're in for a wild ride!"
Ghostroots (2024) 'Pemi Aguda "Ghostroots is a triumph. 'Pemi Aguda's strong storytelling skills give readers the gift of realistic characters and darkly imaginative stories that creep under your skin and stay buried there. . . . 'Pemi Aguda is now among my favorite authors."
The Devil Takes You Home (2022) Gabino Iglesias "The Devil Takes You Home is a wild ride through grief, faith, loss and monstrosity. Gabino Iglesias's sharp prose and visceral, haunting vision have birthed a riveting novel no reader will soon forget. Fresh and genuinely scary."
Creatures of Passage (2021) Morowa Yejidé "In this beautifully written and gloriously conceived novel, Morowa Yejidé reveals her mastery yet again. This book is both contemporary and ancient, frightening and stirring, playful and wise, an unforgettable blurring of reality and genres from its haunted Plymouth automobile to the mysteries in the fog in this alternate America and hidden Washington, DC. With its lyricism and bold imagination, Creatures of Passage is unlike anything you've ever read."
The Conductors (2021) (Murder and Magic, book 1) Nicole Glover "The Conductors is a seamless blending of magic, mystery, and history, creating power and wonder with its rarefied glimpse of Black life in the late 1800s. The Vigilance Society and the magic-wielding couple at the core of this story are a welcome addition to the growing chorus of voices in Black speculative fiction. Glover’s worldbuilding, characters, and attention to historical detail create a delightfully genre-bending debut!"
The Lesson (2019) Cadwell Turnbull "Cadwell Turnbull's The Lesson brings an alien invasion to St. Thomas with a breadth that encompasses the past, present, and future. As his well-drawn characters wrestle with interspecies challenges, Turnbull imparts lessons that both embrace and transcend culture and race to drive at the heart of what it means to be human."
MEM (2018) Bethany C Morrow "In the world of Bethany C. Morrow's imaginative and gloriously written first novel, MEM, a memory might have a life of her own. This novel imagines an alternate past where memories can be extracted and turned to flesh, a premise that unfolds with intrigue and wisdom from this writer's fertile imagination. Don't miss this exciting debut that will change the way you think about memories."
Freshwater (2018) Akwaeke Emezi "What if we were not one person, but three in one body?created by careless gods who forgot to ‘close the gate’? Akwaeke Emezi’s novel, Freshwater, paints a fiercely unique, unforgettable story of identity, mental health and the world beyond ours. This impressive debut is lyrical and well-told."
Mogul (2011) Terrance Dean "If you loved E. Lynn Harris, check out newcomer Terrance Dean."
Kit Whitfield "An impressive debut, Benighted is a well-written and well-thought-out examination of prejudice as seen through the lens of the werewolf novel."
Dark Thirst (2004) Angela C Allen "A shot of blood with a twist... Vampire mythology has crossed the color line for good."
Minion (2003) (Vampire Huntress Legend, book 1) L A Banks "MINION is an action-packed journey through a world of vampire hunters and hunted, told with the flavor and rhythm of the hip hop generation. If you enjoy Anne Rice, Blade or Buffy then MINION is the novel you have been waiting for."
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