Top 40 Horror Book Influencers in 2025

1. Divyansh Mundra

Bio Bestselling author of “Mahabharat 2025” • AI Filmmaker • Internet’s fav storyteller Also @mahabharatwithdivyansh Order Mahabharat 2025 here⤵️ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @fictionwithdivyanshInstagram Followers 334.6KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact Are you a creator? Submit your profile to get listed and be discovered by brands in your niche!Submit

2. Sonja

Bio 👻A place for horror lovers and the horror hesitant💀****@gmail.com👽NYC • Links ⬇️Instagram Handle @spookycuriousInstagram Followers 165.5KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

3. Sadie Hartmann

Bio Author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're M🔪rdered.🕯️Gothic Era | 📚Enabler | co-owner of @night_worms ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @mother.horrorInstagram Followers 64.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

4. J C Hemstreet

Bio ☽ horror author, book lover + lawyer in sf☽ creepy, cryptid, spooky, strange stories⇩ buy what feeds the lake ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @bookswithjcInstagram Followers 59.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

5. Linnea Quigley

Bio "America's Scream Queen" Actress, Author, Producer, Musician, Animal LoverBooking Info: ****@msn.comInstagram Handle @linneaquigleyInstagram Followers 40.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

6. Ajinkya Bhasme

Bio Author of 4 bestselling horror novelsStoryteller and consultant for Bollywood IIT B Grad | Founder @zealopia ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @bhasmewordsInstagram Followers 24.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

7. Nina James

Bio On a mission to help you find your next scary read!Spooky All Year Long🏖️☀️💀Instagram Handle @the_wandering_readerInstagram Followers 24.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

8. Briana Morgan

Bio spooky nerd writing dark books 👻out now: THE REYES INCIDENT, MOUTH FULL OF ASHES, TRICKER-TREATER, UNBOXED, & morenext: LIVINGSTON GIRLS ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @brianamorganbooksInstagram Followers 21.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

9. Marie McWilliams

Bio Horror Author, Book Worm, Goth Girl, Content Creator & all around weirdo from Belfast, Northern IrelandBox of Stories Horror Box Rep Code: MARIEBOOKS ****@outlook.comInstagram Handle @bookishmarieInstagram Followers 20KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

10. Amanda

Bio •lover of all things horror 👻 horror movie recs and reviews • horror books • Halloween 🎃 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @mandymorgue87Instagram Followers 20.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

11. Rachel Harrison

Bio Friendly Ghost 👻 USA Today Bestselling author of The Return, Cackle, Bad Dolls, Such Sharp Teeth, Black Sheep, So Thirsty & PLAY NICE 9.9.25 🖤Instagram Handle @rachelharrisonsghostInstagram Followers 14.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

12. Adam Cesare

Bio Horror fan and Bram Stoker Award Winning author. CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, VIDEO NIGHT and other #books. Also do a #Youtube. Buy a book. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @adamcesareInstagram Followers 16KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

13. Stephen Graham Jones

Bio Author account run by Saga Press with SGJ’s approval! Follow @sagapressbooks ! Profile pic curtesy of Billy J. StrattonInstagram Handle @stephengrahamjonesInstagram Followers 14.3KType Micro Get Email Contact

14. Ashley

Bio 🌙Book Reviewer🌙Horror 🕷️Splatterpunk 👻 Weird Girl Lit 🦇Also find me on YouTube and BlueSky 👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @spookylittlebooknerdInstagram Followers 9.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

15. Cameron Chaney

Bio 🎃 Author of spooky books📚 Host of LIBRARY MACABRE on YouTube📖 #Bookstagrammer AUTUMNCROW IS AVAILABLE NOW ON AUDIBLE: https://amzn.to/3Vw1F1Y ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @library_macabreInstagram Followers 8.3KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

16. Saphra

Bio 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 & 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝒉𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑦.Fantasy 🖤⚔|Romance ❤️‍🔥|Thriller/Mystery 🔪Shadowhunter ➰ | House Wrath 🐍21/50 📚✨Instagram Handle @thespookybooknerdInstagram Followers 7.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

17. Alicia

Bio 📍 Ont. Canada🇨🇦 🌹 36| Mom| Wife| Bookworm| Spoonie🔪Thrillers, Horror & Romance 📚 CR: RunInstagram Handle @neverboredwithabookInstagram Followers 5.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

18. River Gardner

Bio ℜ𝔦𝔳𝔢𝔯ℌ𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔬𝔯 - 𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔬𝔯 𝔢𝔯𝔬𝔱𝔦𝔠𝔞 - 𝔡𝔞𝔯𝔨 𝔯𝔬𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔄 𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔯𝔞𝔶 𝔬𝔣 𝔭𝔦𝔱𝔠𝔥 𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔠𝔨 𝔄𝔲𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔯 - @rivergardnerhorror15 𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔬𝔲𝔱 𝔬𝔣 85 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @horror.books.and.chillInstagram Followers 4.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

19. Cassandra Celia

Bio 🏳️‍🌈🇲🇽 writer, curator, bookseller of horror & dark/weird/lit ficHOUSE OF HARROW (out now) 🐦‍⬛🕯️🐀DON’T GO INTO THE WOODS TONIGHT (subs due 7/31) 🐺 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @authorcassandraceliaInstagram Followers 5.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

20. K. Hari Kumar

Bio 8 books & 3 films | creative consultant, author & screenwriter | horror, folklore & mythology. 9th book coming soon.🔻DAKINI (HarperCollins) ****@theharikumar.comInstagram Handle @theharikumarInstagram Followers 4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

21. Dave Musson

Bio 📖 Horror author, booktuber, Constant Reader, musician, husband, dad📺 Check out my YouTube channel👇📚 Buy my books! 👇🗞️ Subscribe to my newsletter 👇 ****@davemussonauthor.comInstagram Handle @davemussonInstagram Followers 4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

22. Nico Bell

Bio Editor-in-Chief at @madaxemedia Award winning HORROR AUTHOR 💕👻KILLER NASHVILLE CLAYMORE FINALISTEditor & Comma Queen 👑Check out my books! 👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @nicobellfictionInstagram Followers 4.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

23. Nick Roberts

Bio Author of The Exorcist's House, Anathema, Mean Spirited, and others.Repped by Lane Heymont at The Tobias Literary Agency. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @spookywvInstagram Followers 4.4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

24. Kelsee Thomas

Bio 🌈 where the Black girls reading horror/weird lit🗞️ co-creator/creative dir. @nightterrormag 🖍️ designer @simonandschuster🧶 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @kelssweetieInstagram Followers 4.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

25. Emily Saunders

Bio The River SerpentAre You Really ThereWIP: The Circle and The Pit (Book 2)WIP: UNKNOWN (horror novella) ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @emilysaunders_authorInstagram Followers 2.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

26. Johnny Compton

Bio Author of THE SPITE HOUSE and DEVILS KILL DEVILS #horror #authorInstagram Handle @comptonwritesInstagram Followers 2.6KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

27. John Watson

Bio Bestselling horror author of Karaoke Night, Off The Grid, Cradle Robber, and more. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☠️🪓🩸👇🏻👇🏻Follow my work ****@authorjohnwatson.comInstagram Handle @authorjohnwInstagram Followers 2.1KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

28. Natalia

Bio Architect•Illustrator•Photographer Gothic Ghoul who loves horror books 🪦Close to Book Reviews @lady_fromspace Library 📖RC 18/40 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @theghoulishreaderInstagram Followers 3.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

29. Jonathan

Bio Just a Guy that Loves Horror Book Reviews 📖📚 2025 Reads: 29CR: Skeleton Crew 🐵 Horror Bookworm Est: 08/22/22Instagram Handle @j.readshorrorInstagram Followers 1.8KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

30. Nikesh Murali

Bio Award-winning author of #talesofhorror 📚 series & narrator and producer of 🇮🇳's most critically acclaimed horror #podcast INDIAN NOIR ****@nikeshmurali.netInstagram Handle @indiannoirInstagram Followers 1KType NanoGender Male
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31. Rick Wood

Bio Horror Author & Academic 👻Best known for The Sensitives 📚PhD in ‘Demonic Horror & its Reflection of Society’ 🧑‍🎓 ****@yahoo.comInstagram Handle @rickwoodwriterInstagram Followers 610Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

32. Anna Crossland

Bio your weird horror gal 👻🔞use code: ANNAREADSHORROR to get 5% off at @booksplea.se 📍Manchester, UK 📧⬇️****@live.comInstagram Handle @anna.reads.horrorInstagram Followers 19.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

33. Adam Nevill

Bio Adam L.G. Nevill is an author of horror fiction, a fan of films and heavy music. He lives beside the sea in Devon, England. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @adamlgnevillInstagram Followers 8.5KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

34. E. Reyes

Bio Esteban Reyes | Author of horror stories that haunt 👻🎃Instagram Handle @ereyesauthorInstagram Followers 3.9KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

35. Steph

Bio I read and review horror, true crime, sci-fi and fantasy! Support Indie!Review Requests Send To: ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @stephhorrormama03Instagram Followers 2.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

36. Christina Henry

Bio Horror and dark fantasy author. I don’t respond to DMs.Rep: Lucienne Diver at the Knight Agency. Film/TV: Joe Veltre at Gersh. ****@titanemail.comInstagram Handle @authorchristinahenryInstagram Followers 6.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

37. Jonathan Janz

Bio Bookworm and fan of smelling nice 🧼 Horror reader from Sunny Singapore ☀️We’re instant friends if you love Stephen King!! 🖤🖤🖤Instagram Handle @bathandbooksInstagram Followers 2.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

38. Iain Rob Wright

Bio 🏆Amazon Bestselling Horror Author🖌Creator of The Hell on Earth Series📚Post Apocalyptic & Thriller 👇Get 5 FREE e-books, click below👇 ****@iainrobwright.comInstagram Handle @iain_rob_wrightInstagram Followers 1.4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

39. Denise Mohammed

Bio 🤎Considerate, in-depth editing for indie authors💀Editing horror / psychological thriller / dark fiction📚I help polish your spooky words & sentences! ****@nightfalleditorial.comInstagram Handle @nightfall_editorialInstagram Followers 650Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

40. Simon Paul Woodward

Bio 💀 Horror & Sci-Fi author🧛🏻‍♂️ Horror Writers Association📧 ****@icloud.com👇 new book A KING OF CARTOONS out 19 Jul 23👇Instagram Handle @simonpaulwoodwardInstagram Followers 519Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact