Best Horror Novels 2024. Parade's book expert michael giltz shares his top picks for the best horror books of 2024 from stephen king to tim burton (and a cookbook!), we’ve got them all. The best horror books of 2024:

For this list of horror books in 2024, i included small presses as well as the big hitters, new and popular authors, and a variety of genres (science fiction horror, dark fantasy/horror fantasy, dystopian horror, etc.). 2024 is shaping up to be a good year for book lovers with a taste for the darker side of fiction.