Josh Malerman Books in Order

In a world where seeing a mysterious presence drives people violently mad, Malorie attempts a blindfolded escape with two small children. The terror comes from what stays unseen and from the people trapped together indoors.

Set in 1960s Hollywood, this novella follows rival horror filmmakers Gordon Ghastle and Allan Yule as their need to outdo each other turns poisonous. Framed through a cinematographer's memories, it is a story about obsession, art, and collateral damage.

On a first date, teenagers Amelia and James discover a fully furnished house resting beneath the water. Their secret visits draw them closer, but the wonder of the place comes with a creeping sense that it is not truly empty.

Edited by Michael Bailey, this psychologically focused horror anthology uses a symmetrical design to interweave fiction and poetry. It also features forty-five illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne and an introduction by Chuck Palahniuk.

A washed-up Detroit band follows the U.S. Army into an African desert to track a terrifying sound. Far away, a nurse cares for a man healing from a mysterious accident as both stories spiral into conspiracy and psychological horror.

These linked novellas map the strange town of Goblin, where fear seems to seep out of every street and forest edge. Each story stands alone, but together they build a memorable place full of grief, folklore, dark humor, and menace.

Steve Ringwald signs up for a thrill ride that sends him falling through Jupiter inside a Plexiglas apartment. The deeper he descends into the planet's storms, the harder it is to ignore what might be moving out there with him.

Carol Evers falls into deathlike comas, and her greedy husband plans to bury her alive and steal everything. Outlaw James Moxie rides to save her, while Carol fights from inside the dark to save herself.

At a secluded school in the woods, J and the other boys are raised to believe their strange world is all there is. When questions lead him toward hidden truths, another secret school and a larger reality begin to emerge.

Twelve years after Bird Box, Malorie is still surviving by strict rules and blindfolds. A hint that someone she loves may be alive pulls her back into a world of unseen creatures, dangerous rumors, and impossible hope.

In this award-winning short story, Malerman puts a fresh spin on werewolf horror. It follows a narrator hooked on the change, even as age, guilt, and the promise of one final transformation pull him toward disaster.

Walter Kopple's farm becomes the center of panic when townspeople start whispering that his pig, Pearl, can command violence. As fear spreads and the crowd turns ugly, the story asks whether the real monster is animal, rumor, or human rage.

On the eve of a big high school basketball game, Kit Lamb hears the legend of Daphne, a dead classmate who may still be killing. When teammates start vanishing, Kit has to untangle rumor, grief, and something far worse.

Brenda Jennings cannot let go of the forest where her sister disappeared. Drawn back to the woods and the legend of a face-stealing creature called Opso, she follows grief into a place that may want something from her too.

This collection gathers five novellas that mix horror and the uncanny, from haunted houses to revenge plots and unnerving technology. The stories are different in setup but connected by dread, obsession, and the way private wounds turn monstrous.

Eight-year-old Bela knows Other Mommy isn't imaginary, especially when the entity keeps asking to go inside her heart. As her parents' marriage frays and the haunting grows bolder, home becomes the most dangerous place of all.

Malerman looks back on one night watching Evil Dead that helped crystallize his creative life. Part memoir and part writing pep talk, it is about fear, art, persistence, and what keeps people making things.

After a night out with her boyfriend, Emily wakes in a strange room and realizes a woman seems to be treating her like a living work of art. To save herself and Jack, she has to think her way through a carefully staged nightmare.