Ravenloft sourcebook details leak

Wizards of the Coast has now put a new Ravenloft book on its official site, naming it *Ravenloft: The Horrors Within* and pitching it as a “complete horror toolkit” for *Dungeons & Dragons*. (dungeonsanddragons.com) The official Ravenloft page says the book includes 16 Domains of Dread, 7 subclasses, 4 backgrounds, 4 species, and 11 feats. Dark Horse said on April 10 that its new four-issue *Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft* comic is a companion to the tabletop release. (dungeonsanddragons.com) (darkhorse.com) Third-party coverage tied the book to a June 16, 2026 release, with pre-orders opening April 13 and earlier digital access on June 2 for Master Tier subscribers and June 9 for Hero Tier subscribers on D&D Beyond. The same report listed a $59.99 hardcover price and a June 9 early physical release through participating local game stores. (dungeonsanddragonsfan.com) (enworld.org) Ravenloft is *Dungeons & Dragons’* long-running gothic horror setting, built around “Domains of Dread” ruled by trapped villains called Darklords. Wizards’ current site says each domain is a prison shaped by a Darklord’s crimes, with adventures focused on fear, escape, and nightmare monsters. (dungeonsanddragons.com) The return matters because the last major Ravenloft book, *Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft*, came out in 2021. That book already framed Ravenloft as a setting for horror play, with chapters on creating domains, running horror games, curses, fear, stress, and monsters. (dndbeyond.com) The new book appears to go broader on player options and setting support than the 2021 volume. The official page promises 7 subclasses, while outside reporting says the package adds new Darklords, monsters, nonplayer characters, and advice for horror subgenres including gothic horror, dark fantasy, cosmic horror, and the occult. (dungeonsanddragons.com) (dungeonsanddragonsfan.com) (enworld.org) Some of those subclasses and character options also connect back to earlier Ravenloft material. *Van Richten’s Guide* included the College of Spirits bard, The Undead warlock, the Dhampir, Hexblood, and Reborn lineages, plus the Haunted One and Investigator backgrounds; the new reporting says *The Horrors Within* revisits several of those ideas alongside new options such as the Reanimator artificer and Hollow Warden ranger. (dndbeyond.com) (dungeonsanddragonsfan.com) (foundryvtt.com) Wizards is also building a wider release around the book instead of treating it as a standalone hardcover. The official Ravenloft page lists a Dungeon Master’s Screen, Tarokka Deck, and Map Pack, and outside coverage says the book anchors a “Season of Horror” running from April through June 2026. (dungeonsanddragons.com) (dungeonsanddragonsfan.com) (techraptor.net) For now, the key shift is that Ravenloft is no longer just a rumor or a leak. Wizards of the Coast has started selling the setting as its next horror-focused *Dungeons & Dragons* release, with the Mists, the Darklords, and the Domains of Dread back at the center. (dungeonsanddragons.com) (overstreetaccess.com)