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Book Slayers: Dark Fiction Books We NEED to Read | Fall 2026 TBR

Welcome back to Book Slayers, where apparently emotional damage is entertainment and our TBRs have absolutely no adult supervision.

In this episode, we're building our dark fiction hit list for October, November and December and talking about three upcoming releases that immediately caught our attention.

Our Fall 2026 Book Slayer TBR:

OCTOBER

The Chain House by J. H. Markert

Release date: October 6, 2026

A convicted cult leader and mass murderer is days away from execution when he claims he's the anonymous author behind a hugely successful thriller series. He also has one final unpublished…

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