Josh Malerman

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2014
  • Latest Book:
    July 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Bird Box Novel

1 - Bird Box (May-2014)
2 - Malorie (Jul-2020)

Multi-Author Series List

Fairytale Retellings: Sleeping Beauty

Unbury Carol (Apr-2018)

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • Bird Box

    A Bird Box Novel - 1

    Written with the narrative tension of THE ROAD and the exquisite terror of classic Stephen King, BIRD BOX is a propulsive, edge-of-your-seat horror thriller, set in an apocalyptic near-future world -- a masterpiece of suspense from the brilliantly im...

  • I Can Taste the Blood

    From New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman, the newly minted master of modern horror, and Bram Stoker Award-nominated John F.D. Taff, the King of Pain; to the mind-bending surrealism of Erik T. Johnson; the darkly poetic prose of J. Da...

  • A House at the Bottom of a Lake

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie comes a haunting tale of love and mystery, as the date of a lifetime becomes a maddening exploration of the depths of the heart.“Malerman expertly conj...

  • Black Mad Wheel

    From the author of the hit literary horror debut Bird Box comes a chilling novel about a group of musicians conscripted by the US government to track down the source of a strange and debilitating sound The Danes -- the band known as the “Darling...

  • Unbury Carol

    Fairytale Retellings: Sleeping Beauty

    A haunting tale of love, redemption, and murder. Carol Evers is a woman with a dark secret. She has died many times ... but her many deaths are not final: They are comas, a waking slumber indistinguishable from death, each lasting days. Only tw...

  • Doorbells at Dusk

    Halloween horror, dark fiction and suspense short stories.

    Carve your pumpkins and turn on the porch light,
    Halloween frights begin with the sound of… Doorbells at Dusk.

    Doorbells at Dusk is a treasury of brand-new Hallow...

  • Inspection

    Boys are being trained at one school for geniuses, girls at another. And neither knows the other exists--until now. The innovative author of Bird Box invites you into a tantalizing world of secrets and lies. J is a student at a school deep in a fo...

  • Masters of Midnight

    Midnight strikes like an invocation, clock hands joining in prayer to the darkness. After the twelfth chime, there’s no escaping the nightmare.

    Fear reigns supreme.

    In Darkness, Delight is an original anthology series reveali...

  • Shock Totem 11

    After a long hiatus, Shock Totem returns with its eleventh issue! Featuring previously unpublished fiction from Bird Box author Josh Malerman, Robert Ford, Natalia Theodoridou, Aaron Dries, and more. Micah Hyatt provides an infectious piece of poetry...



  • One Last Transformation

  • Malorie

    A Bird Box Novel - 2

    In the thrilling sequel to Bird Box, the inspiration for the record-breaking Netflix film that starred Sandra Bullock, New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman brings unseen horrors to life. The film adaptation of Malerman’s first novel,...

  • Goblin

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie comes a chilling story that revolves around a mysterious small town, revealing its sinister secrets one by one.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL • ...

  • Decorum at the Deathbed

    With her husband barely clinging to life at home, Becka has taken to jogging. Running helps clear her head and her heart. But it's not until she discovers a free-standing confessional booth deep in the woods that she begins to clear her conscience.As...

  • Pearl

    From Josh Malerman, the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie, comes the legend of Pearl, a strange new monster unlike any other in horror (previously published as On This, the Day of the Pig).NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YE...

  • A Little Red Book of Request

  • A Little Red Book of Requests

    The fourth title in the Little Books Series III is a presentation of three all-new original novelettes by Josh Malerman, whose novel Bird Box has enjoyed recent critical success as a film.The stories:In Fafa Dillenger's Box A desperate man asks that ...

  • Daphne

    Horror has a new name: Daphne. A brutal, enigmatic woman stalks a high school basketball team in a reimagining of the slasher genre by the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box.“A superb serial killer novel and a great coming-of-age story....

  • A House at the Bottom of the Lake

  • Spin a Black Yarn

    Five harrowing novellas of horror and speculative fiction from the singular mind of the New York Times bestselling author of Bird BoxAN ESQUIRE AND LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEARJosh Malerman is a master weaver of stories -- and in this spine-...



  • Incidents Around the House

    A chilling horror novel about a haunting, told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird BoxTo eight-year-old Bela, her family i...

Award-Winning Books by Josh Malerman

Bird Box
2015 Michigan Notable Books -- Notable Book
One Last Transformation
2020 Bram Stoker Award -- Short Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Josh Malerman has published 20 books.

The next book by Josh Malerman, Incidents Around the House, will be published in July 2024.

The first book by Josh Malerman, Bird Box, was published in May 2014.

Yes. Josh Malerman has 1 series.
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