Halloween season is upon us, so there’s no better time to read some cutting-edge horror. This month’s choices feature cult killings and bloody isolation. Take a look at our top picks for the best new horror books in October 2022.
Lute by Jennifer Thorne
Type: Novel
Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Release date: October 4
Den of Geek says: A key element of horror is a spooky setting. The island in Lute seems to fit the bill perfectly, promising the kind of ritual that makes folk horror shine (with blood!).
Publisher’s summary: On the idyllic island of Lute, every seventh summer, seven people die. No more, no less.
Lute and its inhabitants are blessed, year after year, with good weather, good health, and good fortune. They live a happy, superior life, untouched by the war that rages all around them. So it’s only fair that every seven years, on the day of the tithe,...
Lute by Jennifer Thorne
Type: Novel
Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Release date: October 4
Den of Geek says: A key element of horror is a spooky setting. The island in Lute seems to fit the bill perfectly, promising the kind of ritual that makes folk horror shine (with blood!).
Publisher’s summary: On the idyllic island of Lute, every seventh summer, seven people die. No more, no less.
Lute and its inhabitants are blessed, year after year, with good weather, good health, and good fortune. They live a happy, superior life, untouched by the war that rages all around them. So it’s only fair that every seven years, on the day of the tithe,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Megan Crouse
- Den of Geek
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