July’s newest releases lean into the strange, the sinister and the wildly entertaining. Whether it’s haunted homes, supernatural road trips, snowbound slashers or stories where fiction turns deadly, this month’s spookiest releases prove that the most unforgettable summer vacations are the ones you might not survive.
Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle
(Tor Nightfire, July 7)
When a struggling influencer and part-time grave robber is hired to transport the corpse of her rockstar idol, the job goes spectacularly off the rails when the dead refuse to stay dead. Equal parts supernatural horror and gleeful dark comedy, this blood-soaked joyride barrels through fame, death and the chaos of one very unforgettable night.
Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist
(Solaris, July 14)
Seeking a fresh start in the Scottish countryside, a troubled woman soon becomes convinced the unsettling neighbor on the other side of her cottage wall is hiding something sinister. As paranoia and folklore intertwine, she must determine whether the horror surrounding her is real — or whether she can no longer trust her own mind.
Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die by Mallory Arnold
(Poisoned Pen Press, July 14)
When three women discover they’ve been dating the same man, they lure him to a remote mountain cabin for a little revenge — but someone (or something) gets to him first. Snowed in with a killer on the loose, their plan for payback quickly becomes a desperate fight to survive.
Carry Me to My Grave by Christopher Golden
(St. Martin’s Press, July 21)
When Malcolm honors his dying mother’s final wish to return her body to her birthplace, he unwittingly unleashes an ancient evil that has been waiting for her death. What begins as a funeral journey becomes a relentless supernatural nightmare where the dead are hungry, and survival is anything but guaranteed.
If Books Could Kill by Kate Eberle
(Viking Penguin, July 21)
When a romance reader’s wish to step into her favorite author’s next love story lands her inside a murderous crime thriller instead, she’ll need an unlikely ally to survive the plot. Blending romantic comedy with meta suspense, this genre-bending adventure proves that happily ever after is a lot harder to earn when everyone wants you dead.