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Dark corridors and twisted minds await in stories that probe the shadows of human nature and supernatural terror. Whether exploring haunted places, battling inner demons, or confronting otherworldly forces, these spine-chilling tales and guides reveal the art of crafting fear itself.

Horror Book Summaries

Hunting Adeline Summary
Hunting Adeline
by H.D. Carlton 2022 702 pages
4.09
400k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Thriller
Haunting Adeline Summary
Haunting Adeline
by H.D. Carlton 2021 583 pages
3.96
600k+ ratings
Dark
Thriller
Fantasy
Moon of the Crusted Snow Summary
Moon of the Crusted Snow
by Waubgeshig Rice 2018 213 pages
3.84
35k+ ratings
Horror
Indigenous
Dystopia
Ward D Summary
Ward D
by Freida McFadden 2023 348 pages
3.98
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Butcher & Blackbird Summary
Butcher & Blackbird
by Brynne Weaver 2023 360 pages
4.04
400k+ ratings
Dark
Thriller
Horror
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison 1967 20 pages
3.69
9k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Unwind Summary
Unwind
by Neal Shusterman 2007 337 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Green Mile Summary
The Green Mile
by Stephen King 1996 592 pages
4.48
300k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Playground Summary
Playground
by Aron Beauregard 2022 290 pages
3.46
15k+ ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Thriller
The Grace Year Summary
The Grace Year
by Kim Liggett 2019 416 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
World War Z Summary
World War Z
An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks 2006 342 pages
4.02
500k+ ratings
Horror
Zombies
Science Fiction
11/22/63 Summary
11/22/63
by Stephen King 2011 849 pages
4.34
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Time Travel
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows
The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man
by Nemo Ramjet 2006 111 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
A Monster Calls Summary
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness 2011 226 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Tender Is the Flesh Summary
Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica 2017 209 pages
3.78
200k+ ratings
Horror
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Road Summary
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy 2006 241 pages
3.99
900k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Hidden Pictures Summary
Hidden Pictures
by Jason Rekulak 2022 372 pages
4.16
400k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows
The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man
by Nemo Ramjet 2006 111 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
The Vegetarian Summary
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang 2007 188 pages
3.63
200k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Where's Molly Summary
Where's Molly
by H.D. Carlton 2024 243 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
Phantasma Summary
Phantasma
by Kaylie Smith 2024 512 pages
4.10
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde 1890 272 pages
4.13
1.7M+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman 2014 262 pages
4.04
200k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
Dearly Devoted Dexter Summary
Dearly Devoted Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay 2005 292 pages
3.87
52k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Keep It in the Family Summary
Keep It in the Family
by John Marrs 2022 380 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
American Psycho Summary
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis 1991 399 pages
3.81
300k+ ratings
Horror
Classics
Thriller
We Used to Live Here Summary
We Used to Live Here
by Marcus Kliewer 2024 312 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Coraline Summary
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman 2002 176 pages
4.13
700k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
Hyperion Summary
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons 1989 500 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Summary
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce 1890 36 pages
4.02
25k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Horror
Mexican Gothic Summary
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2020 320 pages
3.67
400k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Empire of the Damned Summary
Empire of the Damned
by Jay Kristoff 2024 709 pages
4.57
19k+ ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Horror
The Shawshank Redemption Summary
The Shawshank Redemption
Different Seasons
by Stephen King 1994 507 pages
4.48
4k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Short Stories
The Blind Owl Summary
The Blind Owl
by Sadegh Hedayat 1937 148 pages
3.97
31k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Novels
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls Summary
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
by Grady Hendrix 2025 482 pages
4.12
19k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Jurassic Park Summary
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton 1990 450 pages
4.11
1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
Bunny Summary
Bunny
by Mona Awad 2019 307 pages
3.49
200k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Thriller
The Shining Summary
The Shining
by Stephen King 1977 497 pages
4.28
1.6M+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Classics
If You Tell Summary
If You Tell
A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
by Gregg Olsen 2019 431 pages
3.98
300k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Thriller
The Whisper Man Summary
The Whisper Man
by Alex North 2019 355 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
The Call of Cthulhu Summary
The Call of Cthulhu
by H.P. Lovecraft 1928 43 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Horror
Classics
Short Stories
Shutter Island Summary
Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane 2003 369 pages
4.13
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Horror
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Misery Summary
Misery
by Stephen King 1987 370 pages
4.23
700k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
A Certain Hunger Summary
A Certain Hunger
by Chelsea G. Summers 2019 250 pages
3.74
54k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
Full Brutal Summary
Full Brutal
by Kristopher Triana 2018 206 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Thriller
We Need to Talk About Kevin Summary
We Need to Talk About Kevin
by Lionel Shriver 2003 400 pages
4.08
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Horror
Dracula Summary
Dracula
by Bram Stoker 1897 488 pages
4.02
1.3M+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Fantasy
Annihilation Summary
Annihilation
by Jeff VanderMeer 2014 195 pages
3.78
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
The Night Gardener Summary
The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier 2014 350 pages
4.06
21k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Horror
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