Gothic Book Releases: July to September 2026

Gothic fiction book releases coming in July, August, and September 2026!

JULY 2026

• The Red Sacrament by Sara Hinkley (Jul 7)

A savage, hypnotic dive into the lives and deaths of a coven of vampires living in 19th Century Paris, perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Laura Purcell and Elizabeth Kostova.

• Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw (Jul 7)

A woman rediscovers the mythical island she stumbled upon as a child—and the man she once met who apparently hasn’t aged—and must choose between the life she’s built and a love that defies the laws of time and nature.

• The Last Daughter of Usher Isle by Amelie West (Jul 7)

The Fall of the House of Usher meets The Death of Jane Lawrence in this gothic historical horror romance about a remote seaside estate, a mysterious illness, and a family legacy that has always demanded something of its daughters.

• The Winter Folk by Jen Julian (Jul 21)

A woman returns to the mysterious lodge in the woods where she once worked, and to the inscrutable creature that bound her there, in this haunting Appalachian gothic horror from singular voice Jen Julian. Perfect for fans of Alix E. Harrow and T. Kingfisher.

• A Penance for Crows by Shannon Morgan (Jul 28)

An unnerving, hypnotic, modern gothic thriller set on a remote Irish island, where an artist is caught between deadly secrets, ancient superstition, and echoing madness. For fans of Simone St. James, Eve Chase, and Jennifer McMahon.

• The Séance Garden by Juliet Blackwell (Jul 28)

After a cheesy ghost tour in one of California’s oldest towns stumbles upon an actual haunting, a skeptical historian of the occult becomes entangled in solving a murder case.

AUGUST 2026

• Reliquary by Hannah F. Whitten (Aug 11)

A young woman is lured to her late fiancé's remote island estate--only to uncover eerie family secrets, a haunting past, and a monstrous hunger stirring beneath the sea in this deliciously atmospheric horror debut from New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten.

• The Halls of the Dead by S. M. Hallow (Aug 18)

A queer, gothic horror romance set in a necromancy-tinged London, sure to entrance fans of The Death of Jane Lawrence and Mexican Gothic.

• In Vacuo by Andrea Morstabilini (Aug 18)

A queer gothic coming of age novel about a young boy confronting the ghosts of the past and the restless, obsessive pursuit of immortality. Perfect for fans of Susannah Clarke and Kelly Link.

• These Walls Remember by Del Sandeen (Aug 18)

When two estranged sisters inherit a home possessed by the horrors of its dark past, they must work together to survive in this viscerally chilling Southern gothic novel from the critically acclaimed author of This Cursed House.

• And the Sea Gave Up the Dead by William Friend (Aug 18)

For fans of Jennifer Thorne's Diavola and We Have Always Lived in the Castle comes William Friend's latest stunning novel following a young woman's return to her family's crumbling chateau to stay with her aging aunt - but grief, mystery, and something undead haunts her family, and soon, a dark history will repeat itself.

SEPTEMBER 2026

• An Immaculate Deception by Isabela Livino (Sep 1)

A debut Gothic horror set in 1870s Brazil—a tale of creeping suspense in which a young pregnant woman finds herself unable to escape her lover’s isolated family home, and a family’s deal with the devil goes terribly wrong.