Top 40 Horror Book Influencers in 2025

1. Divyansh Mundra

Bio Novelist • Screenwriter • Internet’s fav storyteller •Also @mahabharatwithdivyansh • Pre-order my book Mahabharat 2025⤵️ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @fictionwithdivyanshInstagram Followers 340.3KType 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 164KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

3. Sadie Hartmann

Bio Author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're M🔪rdered.🕯️Gothic Era | 📚Enabler ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @mother.horrorInstagram Followers 56.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

4. J C Hemstreet

Bio ☽ horror author + book lover in sf☽ creepy, cryptid, spooky, strange stories⇩ buy what feeds the lake ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @bookswithjcInstagram Followers 55.5KType 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 40.8KType 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 25.5KType 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 23.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

8. Briana Morgan

Bio 👻 horror fanatic writing spooky books📚/📽️ found footage devourer⤵️ get a free short story ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @brianamorganbooksInstagram Followers 21.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

9. Marie McWilliams

Bio Horror Writer, Author, Book Worm, Gothic Girl, Content Creator & all around weirdo from Belfast, Northern Ireland ****@outlook.comInstagram Handle @bookishmarieInstagram Followers 19.8KType 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 19.9KType 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 13.6KType 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 13.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

13. Ashley

Bio 🌙Book Reviewer🌙Horror 🕷️Splatterpunk 👻 Weird Girl Lit 🦇Also find me on YouTube and BlueSky 👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @spookylittlebooknerdInstagram Followers 9.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

14. 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 8KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

15. Saphra

Bio 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 & 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝒉𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑦.Fantasy 🖤⚔|Romance ❤️‍🔥|Thriller/Mystery 🔪Shadowhunter ➰ | House Wrath 🐍16/50 📚✨Instagram Handle @thespookybooknerdInstagram Followers 7.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

16. Alicia

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

17. River Gardner

Bio ℜ𝔦𝔳𝔢𝔯ℌ𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔬𝔯 - 𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔬𝔯 𝔢𝔯𝔬𝔱𝔦𝔠𝔞 - 𝔡𝔞𝔯𝔨 𝔯𝔬𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔄 𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔯𝔞𝔶 𝔬𝔣 𝔭𝔦𝔱𝔠𝔥 𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔠𝔨 𝔄𝔲𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔯 - @rivergardnerhorror9 𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔬𝔲𝔱 𝔬𝔣 85 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @horror.books.and.chillInstagram Followers 4.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

18. Cassandra Celia

Bio Horror writer and bookseller. Author of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙡𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙎𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙚, & others. 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 coming June 2025 🐀 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @authorcassandraceliaInstagram Followers 4.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

19. K. Hari Kumar

Bio 8 books & 3 films | author & screenwriter | horror, folklore & mythology📍Pune ↔️ Mumbai🔻DAKINI (HarperCollins) ****@theharikumar.comInstagram Handle @theharikumarInstagram Followers 4.2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

20. 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 3.9KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

21. 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 3.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

22. 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 3.9KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

23. Kelsee Thomas

Bio 🌈 where the Black girls reading horror/weird lit🗞️ co-creator/creative dir. @nightterrormag 🖍️ designer @simonandschuster🧶 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @kelssweetieInstagram Followers 4.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

24. 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

25. Johnny Compton

Bio Author of THE SPITE HOUSE and DEVILS KILL DEVILS #horror #authorInstagram Handle @comptonwritesInstagram Followers 2.5KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

26. Natalia

Bio Architect•Illustrator•Photographer Gothic Ghoul who loves horror books 🪦Close to Book Reviews @lady_fromspace Library 📖RC 16/40 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @theghoulishreaderInstagram Followers 3.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

27. Jonathan

Bio Just a Guy that Loves Horror Book Reviews 📖📚 2025 Reads: 20Cr: Fairly Tale 🐕 Horror Bookworm Est: 08/22/22Instagram Handle @j.readshorrorInstagram Followers 1.8KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

28. Rick Wood

Bio Horror Author 👻Best known for The Sensitives 📚With a PhD in Literary & Critical Studies researching Demonic Horror Literature 👨‍🎓#HorrorAuthor ****@yahoo.comInstagram Handle @rickwoodwriterInstagram Followers 602Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

29. 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 18.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

30. 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 8.2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

31. E. Reyes

Bio Family Man 🎃 Horror Writer 🎃 Horror Books 🎃 Horror Movies 🎃 Halloween Lifestyle 🎃 #KeepItSpooky 👍🎃Buy my books and merch here:Instagram Handle @ereyesauthorInstagram Followers 3.8KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

32. 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

33. 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 6.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

34. 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 10.7KType Micro Get Email Contact

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. Nikesh Murali

Bio Award-winning author/producer of #talesofhorror 📚 series & 🇮🇳's most critically acclaimed patreon exclusive horror #podcast INDIAN NOIR + ****@nikeshmurali.netInstagram Handle @indiannoirInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Male
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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 649Type 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 521Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact