2026 Queer Horror & Thrillers: Find Your Next Obsession

At Novel Suspects we celebrate reading diversely and across all experiences. These books featuring queer characters and themes are great reads all year round, but Pride Month is the perfect place to start.
Upon Jagvi’s arrival, an ancient evil is awakened, and a monstrous force infiltrates Angelina’s life. Only Jagvi’s touch repels it — the final trigger for a secret, passionate romance. But this monster feasts on all the passion, heartbreak and mess that makes up a life, and Angelina Sicco’s life has never looked tastier. What will Angelina do to protect her future? And what will it cost her?
Joe’s exposure to the surface of criminal Chicago pulls him into something darker than he could have imagined. When danger closes in–from gangsters, the police, and people he thought were friends–Joe needs to pack up and get lost. But before he can figure out where to go, he has to decide who he wants to be.
I’ll Take Everything You Have is a vivid portrayal of queer coming of age in Depression-era Chicago, and a timeless story of trying to make your future bright when the rest of the world is dead set on keeping it hidden in the dark.