Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rideshare | 2026 | James Kaine | Buy |
Rideshare is James Kaine’s 2026 short story collection. The title taps into a very modern anxiety — the act of getting into a stranger’s car — and suggests a collection that finds horror in everyday contemporary life.
Kaine has shown a pattern of taking ordinary situations and turning them into horror with his standalone novels. Pursuit (2022) built dread around being chased, Black Friday (2024) turned a shopping event into terror, and Mischief Night (2025) found horror in pre-Halloween traditions. Rideshare follows the same strategy with ride-sharing apps and the vulnerability they create.
This is Kaine’s first short story collection, bringing together multiple tales rather than the single sustained narrative of his novels. The format lets him explore several different scenarios around the core concept. For readers new to Kaine, a short story collection can be a lower-stakes way to try his writing before committing to a novel.