Right before the end of 2025, I made what has become an 2x a year appearance on ARC Party with Robb Olson and Emily Hughes. This time we did the Jan-June 2026 Horror Preview. You can watch and/or listen here.
We have been doing these in December and June every year since December 2024, previewing the entire year in 2 epic podcasts where we each highlight 2 books per month for 6 months.
Robb made this amazing playlist of 5 existing podcasts so you can pursue them all. And without my prompting Robb did this and said it is because these books don't have a shelf life, you can read them anytime.
My backlist promoting librarian heart was filled with this comment. He is 100% correct. And of you pair our previews with Emily Hughes' much more comprehensive lists, you get a very full picture of the horror genre over the last 6 years.
Emily's lists are always accessible-- current and backlist going back to 2020-- here. From that link you can break things down by year and even month.
Emily's lists should be your first stop for all of your horror collection development needs. What you should order ahead of time. What you missed that you can go back and add. There is even some readalike information in there with titles including annotations and comps.
We love bringing you this episode 2x a year. It is a good amount of work but we all know it is worth it. It highlights Emily's work and provides an entry into the mass of information she has gathered while also shining a spotlight on the horror genre specifically. We even talk about trends we are seeing now that we have 5 of these under our belts.
Take a peek at the list for 2026 and give our podcast a listen as you are thinking about helping your horror readers in 2026 and beyond.
Speaking of that, I will have a whole bunch of reviews (by me) of upcoming 2026 Horror from the January 2026 issues of Library Journal and Booklist to round out the week here on the blog, and a giveaway of 2 of those titles on the Horror blog. Stay tuned!
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| Click here to access 2026 Part 1 |
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