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Catherine House
by Elisabeth Thomas • 2020
At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.
3.11
29k+
Catherine House Summary
Catherine House 94%
At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.
by Elisabeth Thomas 2020
3.11
29k+ ratings
El instituto
by Stephen King • 2019
A boy genius is kidnapped to an institute that weaponizes psychic children. No one leaves alive.
4.19
348k+
El instituto Summary
El instituto 92%
A boy genius is kidnapped to an institute that weaponizes psychic children. No one leaves alive.
by Stephen King 2019
4.19
348k+ ratings
Shadowland
by Peter Straub • 1980
Two schoolboys learn real magic at a remote estate, unaware the final trick requires their lives.
3.88
13k+
Shadowland Summary
Shadowland 92%
Two schoolboys learn real magic at a remote estate, unaware the final trick requires their lives.
by Peter Straub 1980
3.88
13k+ ratings
Intercepts
by T.J. Payne • 2019
His secret prisoners are senseless, psychic, and screaming. His teenage daughter can hear them now.
4.09
40k+
Intercepts Summary
Intercepts 92%
His secret prisoners are senseless, psychic, and screaming. His teenage daughter can hear them now.
by T.J. Payne 2019
4.09
40k+ ratings
The Book of Guilt
by Catherine Chidgey • 2025
Three cloned brothers, doted on and daily dosed, discover the cure is what kills them.
4.18
10k+
The Book of Guilt Summary
The Book of Guilt 92%
Three cloned brothers, doted on and daily dosed, discover the cure is what kills them.
by Catherine Chidgey 2025
4.18
10k+ ratings
Relic
by Douglas Preston • 1995
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
4.05
116k+
Relic Summary
Relic 92%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 91%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
The Cottage
by Lisa Stone • 2021
Heartbroken Jan takes a cottage in the woods, where her dog senses they are not alone.
3.69
9k+
The Cottage Summary
The Cottage 91%
Heartbroken Jan takes a cottage in the woods, where her dog senses they are not alone.
by Lisa Stone 2021
3.69
9k+ ratings
The Death House
by Sarah Pinborough • 2015
Banished to a remote house for condemned children, a boy finds hope in a defiant newcomer.
3.61
5k+
The Death House Summary
The Death House 91%
Banished to a remote house for condemned children, a boy finds hope in a defiant newcomer.
by Sarah Pinborough 2015
3.61
5k+ ratings
The Unworthy
by Agustina Bazterrica • 2023
In a brutal convent, forbidden love for a fire-walking stranger becomes one woman's only hope.
3.60
52k+
The Unworthy Summary
The Unworthy 91%
In a brutal convent, forbidden love for a fire-walking stranger becomes one woman's only hope.
by Agustina Bazterrica 2023
3.60
52k+ ratings
La Maison
by Yves Grevet • 2008
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
3.91
1k+
La Maison Summary
La Maison 91%
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
by Yves Grevet 2008
3.91
1k+ ratings
Madam
by Phoebe Wynne • 2021
A Classics teacher uncovers the sinister purpose of her elite Scottish boarding school.
3.23
8k+
Madam Summary
Madam 91%
A Classics teacher uncovers the sinister purpose of her elite Scottish boarding school.
by Phoebe Wynne 2021
3.23
8k+ ratings
Nowhere Burning
by Catriona Ward • 2026
Fleeing abuse, a girl and her brother reach a mountain sanctuary where safety costs blood.
3.65
4k+
Nowhere Burning Summary
Nowhere Burning 91%
Fleeing abuse, a girl and her brother reach a mountain sanctuary where safety costs blood.
by Catriona Ward 2026
3.65
4k+ ratings
The Merge
by Grace Walker • 2025
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
3.69
7k+
The Merge Summary
The Merge 91%
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
by Grace Walker 2025
3.69
7k+ ratings
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart • 2019
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
3.84
15k+
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse 91%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ ratings
Unwind
by Neal Shusterman • 2007
Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.
4.17
251k+
Unwind Summary
Unwind 91%
Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.
by Neal Shusterman 2007
4.17
251k+ ratings
Pines
by Blake Crouch • 2012
A Secret Service agent wakes with no memory in a perfect town where nobody ever leaves.
3.92
189k+
Pines Summary
Pines 91%
A Secret Service agent wakes with no memory in a perfect town where nobody ever leaves.
by Blake Crouch 2012
3.92
189k+ ratings
The Butterfly Garden
by Dot Hutchison • 2016
A girl recounts the greenhouse where a collector kept women as butterflies, backs inked with wings.
4.09
294k+
The Butterfly Garden Summary
The Butterfly Garden 91%
A girl recounts the greenhouse where a collector kept women as butterflies, backs inked with wings.
by Dot Hutchison 2016
4.09
294k+ ratings
Immaculate Conception
by Ling Ling Huang • 2025
A scholarship student's obsession with a genius classmate turns monstrous inside a shared mind.
3.89
13k+
Immaculate Conception Summary
Immaculate Conception 91%
A scholarship student's obsession with a genius classmate turns monstrous inside a shared mind.
by Ling Ling Huang 2025
3.89
13k+ ratings
Cold Skin
by Albert Sánchez Piñol • 2007
On an Antarctic island, sea creatures rise nightly, and the lighthouse keeper hides a dark secret.
3.66
10k+
Cold Skin Summary
Cold Skin 91%
On an Antarctic island, sea creatures rise nightly, and the lighthouse keeper hides a dark secret.
by Albert Sánchez Piñol 2007
3.66
10k+ ratings
Bunny
by Mona Awad • 2019
A grad student joins a clique whose sweet nicknames mask rituals that blur flesh and fantasy.
3.45
342k+
Bunny Summary
Bunny 91%
A grad student joins a clique whose sweet nicknames mask rituals that blur flesh and fantasy.
by Mona Awad 2019
3.45
342k+ ratings
Mom Brain
by Nicole Hackett • 2026
A mother enters a Hawaii retreat for burned-out parents. The women who don't improve disappear.
3.35
362
Mom Brain Summary
Mom Brain 91%
A mother enters a Hawaii retreat for burned-out parents. The women who don't improve disappear.
by Nicole Hackett 2026
3.35
362 ratings
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski • 2000
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
4.09
204k+
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves 91%
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000
4.09
204k+ ratings
House of Thorns
by Lee Mountford • 2025
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
4.00
788
House of Thorns Summary
House of Thorns 91%
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
by Lee Mountford 2025
4.00
788 ratings
Lexicon
by Max Barry • 2013
She was taught that words can control anyone. He was proof that they were wrong.
3.90
41k+
Lexicon Summary
Lexicon 91%
She was taught that words can control anyone. He was proof that they were wrong.
by Max Barry 2013
3.90
41k+ ratings
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman • 2014
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
4.05
213k+
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box 91%
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
by Josh Malerman 2014
4.05
213k+ ratings
Last to Leave the Room
by Caitlin Starling • 2023
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
3.52
3k+
Last to Leave the Room Summary
Last to Leave the Room 91%
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
by Caitlin Starling 2023
3.52
3k+ ratings
Whispers of Dead Girls
by Marlee Bush • 2025
Returning to her dead sister's high school to teach, she finds a predator among the faculty.
3.56
3k+
Whispers of Dead Girls Summary
Whispers of Dead Girls 91%
Returning to her dead sister's high school to teach, she finds a predator among the faculty.
by Marlee Bush 2025
3.56
3k+ ratings
Foe
by Iain Reid • 2018
A stranger at the door. A space mission. A duplicate husband. One farm couple's quiet life is over.
3.69
39k+
Foe Summary
Foe 91%
A stranger at the door. A space mission. A duplicate husband. One farm couple's quiet life is over.
by Iain Reid 2018
3.69
39k+ ratings
Sundial
by Catriona Ward • 2022
Her child is dangerous. She returns to a desert compound where her family's violence began.
3.78
26k+
Sundial Summary
Sundial 91%
Her child is dangerous. She returns to a desert compound where her family's violence began.
by Catriona Ward 2022
3.78
26k+ ratings
The Graceview Patient
by Caitlin Starling • 2025
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
3.45
3k+
The Graceview Patient Summary
The Graceview Patient 91%
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
by Caitlin Starling 2025
3.45
3k+ ratings
Phyl-Undhu
by Nick Land • 2014
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
3.56
284
Phyl-Undhu Summary
Phyl-Undhu 91%
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
by Nick Land 2014
3.56
284 ratings
Come Knocking
by Mike Bockoven • 2025
An immersive theater show about hell becomes a massacre when online trolls infiltrate the audience.
3.76
975
Come Knocking Summary
Come Knocking 91%
An immersive theater show about hell becomes a massacre when online trolls infiltrate the audience.
by Mike Bockoven 2025
3.76
975 ratings
The Library at Hellebore
by Cassandra Khaw • 2025
A magic school devours its students. Locked in the library, survivors learn only one leaves alive.
3.07
7k+
The Library at Hellebore Summary
The Library at Hellebore 91%
A magic school devours its students. Locked in the library, survivors learn only one leaves alive.
by Cassandra Khaw 2025
3.07
7k+ ratings
Ripe
by Sarah Rose Etter • 2023
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
3.58
34k+
Ripe Summary
Ripe 91%
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
by Sarah Rose Etter 2023
3.58
34k+ ratings
Dunmoor
by London Clarke • 2021
He turned a cursed manor into an orphanage, but an ancient evil now stalks the children.
4.00
252
Dunmoor Summary
Dunmoor 90%
He turned a cursed manor into an orphanage, but an ancient evil now stalks the children.
by London Clarke 2021
4.00
252 ratings
The Godsend
by Bernard Taylor • 1976
A family's kindness to a pregnant stranger yields a baby and a tally of dead siblings.
3.77
690
The Godsend Summary
The Godsend 90%
A family's kindness to a pregnant stranger yields a baby and a tally of dead siblings.
by Bernard Taylor 1976
3.77
690 ratings
After We Were Stolen
by Brooke Beyfuss • 2022
Her doomsday cult in ashes, a young woman faces the world she was raised to fear.
3.92
9k+
After We Were Stolen Summary
After We Were Stolen 90%
Her doomsday cult in ashes, a young woman faces the world she was raised to fear.
by Brooke Beyfuss 2022
3.92
9k+ ratings
An Academy for Liars
by Alexis Henderson • 2024
A broken woman follows a mysterious call into a hidden college where altering reality costs blood.
3.43
28k+
An Academy for Liars Summary
An Academy for Liars 90%
A broken woman follows a mysterious call into a hidden college where altering reality costs blood.
by Alexis Henderson 2024
3.43
28k+ ratings
One of Us Knows
by Alyssa Cole • 2024
A woman with many selves takes a job at an island castle mirroring her fractured mind.
3.12
19k+
One of Us Knows Summary
One of Us Knows 90%
A woman with many selves takes a job at an island castle mirroring her fractured mind.
by Alyssa Cole 2024
3.12
19k+ ratings
The Library After Dark
by Ande Pliego • 2026
A locked gothic library, a blizzard, and dark fairy tales that have started killing the guests.
3.59
2k+
The Library After Dark Summary
The Library After Dark 90%
A locked gothic library, a blizzard, and dark fairy tales that have started killing the guests.
by Ande Pliego 2026
3.59
2k+ ratings
The Reaping
by Bernard Taylor • 1980
An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.
3.57
915
The Reaping Summary
The Reaping 90%
An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.
by Bernard Taylor 1980
3.57
915 ratings
The House of Quiet
by Kiersten White • 2025
To save her sister, a maid infiltrates a gothic house that harvests psychic children.
3.56
1k+
The House of Quiet Summary
The House of Quiet 90%
To save her sister, a maid infiltrates a gothic house that harvests psychic children.
by Kiersten White 2025
3.56
1k+ ratings
One of the Boys
by Jayne Cowie • 2023
A test predicts violent boys. Two sisters make opposite choices, and their sons are the casualties.
3.85
1k+
One of the Boys Summary
One of the Boys 90%
A test predicts violent boys. Two sisters make opposite choices, and their sons are the casualties.
by Jayne Cowie 2023
3.85
1k+ ratings
Floating Dragon
by Peter Straub • 2003
Toxic gas and ancient evil poison a Connecticut town. Four psychic survivors share a desperate song.
3.82
13k+
Floating Dragon Summary
Floating Dragon 90%
Toxic gas and ancient evil poison a Connecticut town. Four psychic survivors share a desperate song.
by Peter Straub 2003
3.82
13k+ ratings
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard
by J.G. Ballard • 2000
Above Cannes, a corporate paradise hides its last doctor's killing spree behind a wall of silence.
3.72
5k+
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard Summary
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard 90%
Above Cannes, a corporate paradise hides its last doctor's killing spree behind a wall of silence.
by J.G. Ballard 2000
3.72
5k+ ratings
Stranger Things
by Gwenda Bond • 2019
Terry Ives joins a paid drug trial and discovers stolen children being forged into psychic weapons.
3.59
17k+
Stranger Things Summary
Stranger Things 90%
Terry Ives joins a paid drug trial and discovers stolen children being forged into psychic weapons.
by Gwenda Bond 2019
3.59
17k+ ratings
A History of Wild Places
by Shea Ernshaw • 2021
A psychic tracker follows a vanished author into a forest commune, and then he disappears too.
3.91
68k+
A History of Wild Places Summary
A History of Wild Places 90%
A psychic tracker follows a vanished author into a forest commune, and then he disappears too.
by Shea Ernshaw 2021
3.91
68k+ ratings
The Thorns
by Dawn Kurtagich • 2025
A childhood thorn appears. The boarding school games that shattered her mind are starting again.
3.47
2k+
The Thorns Summary
The Thorns 90%
A childhood thorn appears. The boarding school games that shattered her mind are starting again.
by Dawn Kurtagich 2025
3.47
2k+ ratings
Rest Stop
by Nat Cassidy • 2024
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
3.62
9k+
Rest Stop Summary
Rest Stop 90%
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
by Nat Cassidy 2024
3.62
9k+ ratings
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