4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in July 2025

Catherine Coldbridge is a lot of things: a doctor, an occultist, and a widow. But she's not the latter for long.

Catherine's husband, Private Frank Humble, was killed in a Sioux attack in 1879. Overcome with grief, Catherine used her unique skillset to resurrect him.

Unfortunately, Frank lost his soul during the reanimation process. After he went on a violent killing spree and disappeared, Catherine fled too, unable to face what she had done.

25 years later, Catherine returns to Texas with a pair of killers to make things right. But Frank has set up an unusual new life for himself, parading around in the Wild West Show as the Unkillable Frank Lightning.

Is there one last chance for redemption for this tragic pair?

This book is now available for pre-order and will be released on July 5th by Tachyon Publications!

Alex is left in a slump with no job prospects on the horizon. So he turns to the only source of income he can think of: dropshipping.

He never lays eyes on the products, and he never swings by any warehouse. All he has to do is click a couple of buttons and rake in the cash.

When he gets a message about an incorrect order from a middle-aged mother named Mary, Alex barely gives it a second thought. Until she arrives on his doorstep with the gooey remains of a creature he's never seen before.

Drawn together by a foul-smelling beast, the two of them set out to find out exactly what this creature is—and why it was sent. Unfortunately, they uncover answers far more sinister than they could have imagined…

This book is now available for pre-order and will be released on July 15th by Slashic Horror Press!

Mrs. Mina Braithwaite has always been out of place in the polite society of Mydalla. Her features don't blend in with the other noblewomen, but look more at home amongst the city's foreign workers.

The rules of society rub her the wrong way. And there also happens to be an enraged entity that has stalked her for years, slinking out of the shadows to hurt her and taint her life with fear.

A desperate Mina sneaks into a private party to see notorious occultist Alexandre DuMort. She's surprised how attracted she is to him, and even more surprised when he invites her to join him in his work.

Unfortunately, DuMort has his fair share of enemies—and they're dangerous. These nefarious individuals trail DuMort as closely as Mina's entity follows her.

Now Mina must choose the life and angry spirit she's familiar with, or a new life full of terrors that could be even worse.

This book is now available for pre-order and will be released on July 22nd by Ghost Orchid Press!

Ezra Montbanc is a documentarian who receives what seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. He's been invited to record the rites of a mysterious, as yet unknown tribe called the Winoquin, a people who reside in the inhospitable Arctic.

A journalism career is something Ezra has been dreaming about for a long time. Plus, it's the opportunity to step away from the questionably exploitative series on Indigenous tribes he's been doing with Stu, his life and filmmaking partner.

But as Ezra and his crew set out to meet with the Winoquin, they soon find themselves in a cold and bloody battle for survival at a glacial ritual site. In the remote hell, both men and mythical horrors alike are hungry for sacrifice.

This book is now available for pre-order and will be released on July 31st by Tenebrous Press!