Our Cut of Salt (2026) Deena Helm "A raw and affecting dive into family secrets and the buried past in the best gothic haunted house tradition. Honest, heart-felt and gripping."
The Winter Folk (2026) Jen Julian "The Winter Folk is a dark fairy tale that perfectly captures the magic and awe of your first childhood journey to Narnia or Oz or Fantasia, and the terror and heart-break of returning when you finally understand the adult stakes. A mesmerizing and spell-binding tale, beautifully told, that you will not want to end. You, too, will never want to leave Deerhaven."
The Burn Line (2026) Jonathan Sims "Jonathan Sims' The Burn Line combines the best of British class satire with real grindhouse fun. You will laugh, you will cry, you will gnash your teeth with righteous indignation, but most of all you will root for this ragtag gang of underdogs on their literal descent into a modern hell of the London Underground to face off with the demons you wouldn't expect. Kind Hearts and Coronets meets The Midnight Meat Train!"
Teddy Bears Never Die (2026) Cho Yeeun "Part buddy heist flick, part supernatural slasher revenge, Teddy Bears Never Die is a grotesque, hilarious, and heart-felt romp that will make you believe anything is possible with the power of friendship and extreme violence!"
Wife Shaped Bodies (2026) Laura Cranehill "Cranehill has crafted a compellingly eerie and heart-breaking tale of a life at the edge, lived for another's benefit, and the glory of finally blooming free, shot through with beautifully weird fungal rot. Reading Wife Shaped Bodies is like living your whole life underwater and finally breaching the surface for a gasp of fresh air. I loved it!"
Dark is When the Devil Comes (2026) Daisy Pearce "Dark is When the Devil Comes is a nail-biting mystery that keeps you guessing and gasping right to the very end! Pearce plumbs the depths of psychological torment for a truly upsetting mindf*ck: You never know what is real and what is just in your head, but always the stomach-churning assurance that things are gonna get worse at the hands of one of horror literature's most chilling psychos. I loved it!"
I'll Make a Spectacle of You (2025) Beatrice Winifred Iker "Iker weaves a sinister slow-burn gothic mystery from the strands of family, faith, and the forgotten history of Black Appalachia. Twisty, brooding, and unpredictable - as deliciously creepy as a long walk home through a darkened wood!"
