The most popular ghost stories books of 2025

Ghost stories are tales of the dead who do not rest. A house with a history, footsteps in an empty corridor, a figure at the window: the pleasure is in the slow chill more than the shock. There are classic hauntings and modern ones, from short tales to full novels. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Deadstream
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Deadstream

Maria Romasco-Moore

Published 2025

320 pages

The Bayfielders
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The Bayfielders

Mark Danger Powers, Mark Powers

Published 2025

75 pages

Haunted Pond
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Haunted Pond

Suzanne Elson

Published 2025

182 pages

Among Ghosts
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Among Ghosts

Rachel Hartman

Published 2025

400 pages

Ghost Queen
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Ghost Queen

Mahtab Narsimhan

Published 2025

80 pages

Dial If You Dare
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Dial If You Dare

Alexandre Côté-Fournier

Published 2025

118 pages

Ride or Die
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Ride or Die

Delilah S. Dawson

Published 2025

224 pages

Bad Girl Gone
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Bad Girl Gone

Temple Mathews

Published 2025

265 pages

Attend the Dead
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Attend the Dead

Augusta Owens, Douae Barghout

Published 2025

334 pages