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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

Unspeakable Things Summary
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey 2020 296 pages
3.80
82.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Turn of the Screw Summary
The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James 1898 121 pages
3.38
170.4K ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Abraham Lincoln Summary
Abraham Lincoln
Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 336 pages
3.71
137.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
The Raven Summary
The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe 1845 64 pages
4.29
161.1K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
The Screaming Staircase Summary
The Screaming Staircase
by Jonathan Stroud 2013 440 pages
4.25
71.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mystery
Alone Summary
Alone
by Cyn Balog 2017 277 pages
3.59
1.9K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
Small Spaces Summary
Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden 2018 218 pages
4.01
28.1K ratings
Middle Grade
Horror
Fantasy
Dear Killer Summary
Dear Killer
by Katherine Ewell 2014 362 pages
3.47
4.8K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
In the Shadow of Blackbirds Summary
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters 2013 387 pages
3.85
13.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Empusium Summary
The Empusium
A Health Resort Horror Story
by Olga Tokarczuk 2022 305 pages
3.81
15.9K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Poland
Malorie Summary
Malorie
by Josh Malerman 2020 301 pages
3.80
26.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
The Ultimate Evil Summary
The Ultimate Evil
by Maury Terry 1987 538 pages
3.87
2.0K ratings
True Crime
Crime
History
Hell House Summary
Hell House
by Richard Matheson 1971 301 pages
3.71
58.6K ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Classics
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
by Franz Kafka 1996 88 pages
3.85
4.9K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 304 pages
4.20
9.4K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power 2019 357 pages
3.45
96.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
Midnight Howl Summary
Midnight Howl
by Clare Hutton 2011 192 pages
4.19
2.3K ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Fantasy
The Lost World Summary
The Lost World
by Michael Crichton 1995 448 pages
3.87
169.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Imaginary Friend Summary
Imaginary Friend
by Stephen Chbosky 2019 705 pages
3.55
58.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Jawbone Summary
Jawbone
by Mónica Ojeda 2018 264 pages
3.69
11.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Queer
Dexter in the Dark Summary
Dexter in the Dark
by Jeff Lindsay 2006 307 pages
3.57
38.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Unexplained Summary
Unexplained
Based on the 'world's spookiest podcast'
by Richard MacLean Smith 2018 352 pages
3.59
1.6K ratings
Paranormal
Horror
Mystery
Legacy of Blood Summary
Legacy of Blood
by Richard A. Knaak 2001 355 pages
3.75
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Video Games
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Summary
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
by Edgar Allan Poe 1838 288 pages
3.50
14.0K ratings
Horror
Adventure
Gothic
The Redemption of Michael Hollister Summary
The Redemption of Michael Hollister
by Shawn Inmon 2017 236 pages
4.38
2.1K ratings
Time Travel
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dracul Summary
Dracul
by Dacre Stoker 2018 497 pages
4.15
17.5K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Vampires
The Yellow Wall-Paper Summary
The Yellow Wall-Paper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1892 54 pages
4.07
10.0K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Horror
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites
The Supernatural Metaphysical Cult Thriller
by Colin Wilson 1967 240 pages
3.73
1.6K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Novels
Victorian Psycho Summary
Victorian Psycho
by Virginia Feito 2025 208 pages
3.61
15.3K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries Summary
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
by Colin Wilson 1984 320 pages
3.66
254 ratings
Paranormal
Mystery
History
The Grownup Summary
The Grownup
by Gillian Flynn 2014 64 pages
3.55
146.9K ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Thriller
The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages
3.81
41.0K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Horror
Hollow City Summary
Hollow City
by Ransom Riggs 2014 412 pages
4.07
248.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Summary
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1
by Kentaro Miura 2019 689 pages
4.61
15.4K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
The Ghost Woods Summary
The Ghost Woods
by C.J. Cooke 2022 408 pages
3.94
7.3K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Fantasy
Burnt Offerings Summary
Burnt Offerings
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1998 392 pages
4.09
71.4K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
The New Girl Summary
The New Girl
by R.L. Stine 1989 168 pages
3.59
9.3K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
Scritch Scratch Summary
Scritch Scratch
by Lindsay Currie 2020 277 pages
3.91
4.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Horror
Mystery
The Obscene Bird of Night Summary
The Obscene Bird of Night
by José Donoso 1970 438 pages
4.20
4.0K ratings
Horror
Magical Realism
Spanish Literature
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis
by Peter Kuper 2004 80 pages
3.79
4.7K ratings
Graphic Novels
Classics
Comics
The Dragon Factory Summary
The Dragon Factory
by Jonathan Maberry 2010 486 pages
4.16
10.9K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters 2025 288 pages
4.01
3.4K ratings
Short Stories
Queer
LGBT
Watchers Summary
Watchers
by Dean Koontz 1987 624 pages
4.19
169.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Gravity Summary
Gravity
by Tess Gerritsen 1983 342 pages
4.10
16.7K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
Suspicious Minds Summary
Suspicious Minds
by Gwenda Bond 2019 304 pages
3.59
15.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Evil Star Summary
Evil Star
by Anthony Horowitz 2006 320 pages
3.97
19.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Case Against Satan Summary
The Case Against Satan
by Ray Russell 1962 140 pages
3.69
2.4K ratings
Horror
Classics
Gothic
Suicide Forest Summary
Suicide Forest
by Jeremy Bates 2014 440 pages
3.69
8.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Whispering Skull Summary
The Whispering Skull
by Jonathan Stroud 2014 435 pages
4.33
41.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mystery
The Loop Summary
The Loop
by Ben Oliver 2020 368 pages
3.90
8.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Dystopia
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