2025 Holiday Gift Guide: 28 Best Ideas For Horror Fans

Give the gift of chills this holiday season with Hell Is Not Mocked, a 98-proof Texas whiskey from Macabre Spirits. It includes an exclusive short story of vengeful dead in the Old West by best-selling horror author Christopher Buehlman (Blacktongue Thief) and chilling art by John Brosio. Crafted by Matthew Lillard's Find Familiar Spirits, this collectible spirit merges Hollywood storytelling with award-winning craftsmanship—a darkly delicious present for the horror devotee in your life.

 Cult genre film host Joe Bob Briggs' collection of wisecracking  takes on drive-in movies and redneck life is finally back in print! This brand-new, updated art  book-sized hardcover edition of Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In features new writing, movie  reviews, and fan letters not seen in over 40 years, plus interior art by Mike Norton, a cover by  Wallace McBride and an introduction by Stephen King.  

New folklore-inspired tales abound in this new anthology of  fantasy stories written and drawn by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. From a search for the  beating heart of a long-dead sorcerer, to a pirate girl who makes a deal with the devil, to the  titular boy who wins a grim prize in a game with some undead interlopers, and more. Mignola  builds a brand-new world filled with the weird, wicked and whimsical in this volume that will delight longtime Hellboy fans and new readers alike.  

Emmy always knew that the woods surrounding her home  crawled with ghosts and monsters. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that  she is connected to these creatures, and to the land itself, in a way she never imagined. Follow  Emmy on her journey in The Harrow County Compendium, a new paperback volume that  collects the entirety of the dark southern gothic fairy tale by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook, along  with all extras from every library edition!  

Looking for a unique gift for the horror reader in your life? Utilizing spoiler-free reviews and presented as ranked lists, Cracking Spines contains more than 600 book recommendations. Every dark corner of horror is explored. Vampires, folk horror, slashers, werewolves…and many more! Jason has read over 3,000 horror novels over the past thirty years. He's even read the “bad” ones, so you don’t have to!

From Abel Ferrara, director of The Driller Killer and King of New York, comes a terrifying revenge-thriller in the tradition of Death Wish and Taxi Driver… Ms .45 (aka Angel of Vengeance) will blow you away.

A devastating depiction of sexual violence and female rage, with a stunning central performance from Zoë Lund, Ms .45 arrives on 4K UHD in a brand-new restoration that gives an extraordinary glimpse into the grimy glamour of New York in the '80s, and with all its controversial power intact.

Paramount Scares has remastered four spine-chilling terrors for maximum 4K Ultra-HD consumption. Friday the 13th Part 2, Breakdown, World War Z, and Orphan: First Kill. This set also includes an exclusive edition of FANGORIA, a collectible poster, patches, a sticker, and an enamel pin! Get your Paramount Scares box set here.

From the master of modern horror and FANGORIA contributor Stephen Graham Jones, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is a perfect gift for vampire lovers. Vampires unleashed in the American West? We're in. And so is Whalefall author Daniel Kraus. “For me and vampires, there is Stoker, there is Rice, and now there is Jones.” -Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

Magic: The Gathering has always dabbled in the horror genre, and for existing and new fans alike, these two horror-themed decks make a perfect gift for anyone who is into gaming. Give people a startle with Jump Scare from Duskmourn House of Horror or unleash an army of vampires with Blood Rites from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan.

Netflix's Stranger Things series may be coming to an end, but fans can still join Eddie Munson on adventures battling Demogorgons and Demodogs, eerie dockside murders, and the treacherous Vale of Shadows in Dungeons and Dragons: Welcome To The Hellfire Club Stranger Things Edition. What makes this set great is that it's designed to be suitable for all skill levels, and everything needed to play is in one box (including a handy quick-start guide).

Academy Award® Winning composer Alexandre Desplat's score to Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein on vinyl is gift-worthy enough, but add artist Francesco Francavilla’s meticulously hand-drawn, painted, and beautifully detailed artwork, and it becomes an absolute must-have for your vinyl collection. The Mutant exclusive  2x LP gatefold vinyl comes in a bespoke die-cut creature slipcase, complete with an obi strip and insert.

The Now & Then LP features family-friendly holiday recordings from fan-favorite final girl Jill Schoelen, including a coveted track with fellow genre icons Judie Aronson, Barbara Crampton, Krsy Fox, and Diane Franklin. The perfect gift to give or receive for Christmas lovers and horror fans alike. Also available in a web exclusive CD or download!

This jack-o'-lantern mug is perfect for cozy winter nights in, sipping some tea or hot cocoa while keeping a dash of Halloween in the mix. Pour yourself a mug ‘o milk or eggnog and bring back the tradition of Christmas ghost stories. Pair it with the teaspoon set for a little extra festive magic. Go for the mugs, stay for the extensive clothing collection for the goth baddies in your life (that includes treating yourself).

Handing off a little holiday cheer for loved ones who like their coffee black and their movies frightening? Your coffee will be legendary… even in hell! The bitter pleasures of the morning coffee (or tea) are attenuated in this sharp-looking black artifact. With its candy-apple glazed interior, you can expect some bloody good cheer from this cup.

Chain Reactions is not about the making of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre; it’s about how The Texas Chain Saw Massacre made its audience, as told by five distinct fan voices (Takashi Miike, Patton Oswalt, Stephen King, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Karyn Kusama). This Blu-ray set contains as a bonus EIGHT different transfers of the classic film, showing you how fans around the world experienced Tobe Hooper’s masterpiece over the years.

Freddy Fazbear is back in theaters this holiday season, in Five Nights At Freddy’s 2, and Universal just released the ultimate collector set for FNAF fans. Packaged in a collectible pizza box, and featuring a limited edition steel poster, the two disc set includes special features on creating the animatronics for Five Nights At Freddy’s and bringing the world to life in three dimensions for the big screen. The exclusive steelbook includes the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Digital copies of Five Nights at Freddy’s.

Unleash your inner monster with Vixen's Universal Monsters Creature from the Black Lagoon Monster Bag. The crossbody bag is a 3-D pliable PVC rubber replica of the Creature's iconic head. This one is just as worthy of a collectible spot on a shelf as it is a night out on the lagoon.

Deck your tree with a literal star this year, with A24’s Pearl tree topper. Want to take it a step further? The X trilogy Christmas bundle has you covered with the Pearl tree topper, and three ornaments — Pearl’s alligator (Theda), a slightly bloody hatchet, and a goose who unfortunately ends up as Theda’s lunch.

Nothing says “together for the holidays” like this one-size-fits-two embroidered Together sweatshirt from NEON. A tandem hoodie for couples who just can’t get close enough. Good luck fighting over the remote

We can’t deliver your fantasy of Freddy Krueger terrorizing a ski resort on the silver screen, but we can help you nail the look with our FANGORIA Rust Pom Beanie. Don Freddy’s iconic colorway of rust and olive stripes in a cozy, quality-made beanie featuring a goldenrod yellow embroidered FANGORIA patch and kitschy sage green bobble pom.

Mutant celebrates the 50th anniversary of the original holiday slasher, Bob Clark's Black Christmas. Toronto's own Phantom City Creative pays homage to the Canadian chiller with an 18” x 24”, 5-color silkscreen poster, hand numbered for collectors. We can’t promise you won’t receive any strange calls after you display this beauty for a holiday party.

The FANGORIA fan community voted on their 100 favorite horror movies, and we’re proud to present them in this limited-edition scratch-off poster! The perfect gift for horror newbies to get started and a must-have for the physical media collector who has it all.

There’s nothing quite like curling up with a book of scary stories on chilly nights. For the bookworm in your life who loves their horror with a generous heaping of weird, Moan: Junji Ito Story Collection is here. 272 pages of strange and surreal tales from a Japanese master of horror to keep your superstitions flowing and your blood hot when the air is cold.

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein brought the frigid winters of Europe to global audiences this fall, and the monster fresh on our minds. Take a sci-fi voyage of the mind through the history of reanimation in film with FANGORIA Presents Frankenstein, a limited-edition, 100-page one-shot publication dedicated to Victoria Frankenstein’s monster and the countless reimaginings he spawned.

Really, any Clay McLeod book is a great choice for the avid horror reader in your life. But this is his latest release, so that means there’s less chance your lucky recipient already added this one to their collection ages ago. Wake Up And Open Your Eyes follows a demonic possession spreading through media.

I saw someone reading one of Clay’s books in an airport a couple of months back, and I instantly wanted to talk to them. Bundle with other novels from McLeod's bibliography or some Stephen Graham Jones titles if you want to gift a modern horror masters book bundle. I’m partial to SGJ's Chainsaw series (Jade Daniels forever!), but you'll also find his latest release, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, on this list.

Notorious Fredhead completionist on your list this year? We have the book for them. Lowell Greenblatt’s Nightmare Autopsis: A Return to Elm Street compiles original story analysis and production history with exclusive new interviews and reflections from cast and crew from every entry of The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Pairs perfectly with our FANGORIA Rust Pom beanie.

This Fango tumbler is sure to raise your holiday spirits… and maybe a few ghosts. Store your potion of choice, hot or cold, for up to 6 hours in this double-walled stainless steel and BPA-free silicone tumbler. Pairs great with patent leather, latex, or lace with a witchy color scheme of black base/metallic silver design reading “First in Fright since 1979: Monsters + Aliens + Bizarre Creatures.”