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Dark forces lurk in shadowy corners and twisted minds, threatening to shatter our sense of safety and sanity. Whether supernatural or psychological, these stories probe the depths of human fear while asking unsettling questions about good, evil, and the monsters that live both beyond and within us.

Horror Book Summaries

The Clinic Summary
The Clinic
by Cate Quinn 2024 448 pages
3.51
22k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Empire of the Damned Summary
Empire of the Damned
by Jay Kristoff 2024 709 pages
4.57
19k+ ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Horror
Diavola Summary
Diavola
by Jennifer Marie Thorne 2024 296 pages
3.85
19k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Thriller
The Eyes Are the Best Part Summary
The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim 2024 278 pages
3.85
23k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Adult
The Turn of the Key Summary
The Turn of the Key
by Ruth Ware 2019 337 pages
3.91
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Annihilation Summary
Annihilation
by Jeff VanderMeer 2014 195 pages
3.78
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman 2013 181 pages
4.02
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Horror
A Monster Calls Summary
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness 2011 226 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Historian Summary
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages
3.80
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Odd Thomas Summary
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz 2003 446 pages
3.99
200k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
Coraline Summary
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman 2002 176 pages
4.13
700k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
Bunny Summary
Bunny
by Mona Awad 2019 307 pages
3.49
200k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Thriller
The Perfect Child Summary
The Perfect Child
by Lucinda Berry 2019 371 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
The Last Time I Lied Summary
The Last Time I Lied
by Riley Sager 2018 402 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Final Girls Summary
Final Girls
by Riley Sager 2017 352 pages
3.83
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Finders Keepers Summary
Finders Keepers
by Stephen King 2015 434 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Library of Souls Summary
Library of Souls
by Ransom Riggs 2015 458 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Joyland Summary
Joyland
by Stephen King 2013 285 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
The Passage Summary
The Passage
by Justin Cronin 2010 784 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Cell Summary
Cell
by Stephen King 2006 449 pages
3.66
200k+ ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
Song of Susannah Summary
Song of Susannah
by Stephen King 2004 544 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Shutter Island Summary
Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane 2003 369 pages
4.13
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Horror
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
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King 2003 960 pages
4.20
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Dreamcatcher Summary
Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King 2001 688 pages
3.66
100k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Burn Down, Rise Up Summary
Burn Down, Rise Up
by Vincent Tirado 2022 352 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
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
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories Summary
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
by Oscar Wilde 1891 320 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls Summary
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
by Grady Hendrix 2025 482 pages
4.12
19k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Shards Summary
The Shards
by Bret Easton Ellis 2023 595 pages
4.00
34k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Private Rites Summary
Private Rites
by Julia Armfield 2024 291 pages
3.71
7k+ ratings
Horror
Queer
LGBT
Lucy Undying Summary
Lucy Undying
by Kiersten White 2024 464 pages
3.72
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Vampires
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
Remember Me Summary
Remember Me
by Christopher Pike 2010 789 pages
4.13
9k+ ratings
Young Adult
Paranormal
Fantasy
Extinction Summary
Extinction
by Douglas Preston 2024 370 pages
4.09
18k+ ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
The Eyes of Darkness Summary
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages
3.88
37k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Jurassic Park Summary
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton 1990 450 pages
4.11
1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
In Bloom Summary
In Bloom
by Paul Tremblay 2023 35 pages
3.05
11k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Novella
The Haunting of Hill House Summary
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson 1959 182 pages
3.82
300k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
Saving Noah Summary
Saving Noah
by Lucinda Berry 2017 259 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Horror
Penpal Summary
Penpal
by Dathan Auerbach 2012 243 pages
3.86
51k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Revenge of the Witch Summary
Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney 2004 344 pages
4.02
52k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Yellow Wall-Paper Summary
The Yellow Wall-Paper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1892 129 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Feminism
Legacy of Blood Summary
Legacy of Blood
by Richard A. Knaak 2001 355 pages
3.75
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Video Games
Who Goes There? Summary
Who Goes There?
by John W. Campbell Jr. 1938 161 pages
3.79
11k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017 288 pages
4.24
8k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Post Apocalyptic
Horror
The Devil Rides Out Summary
The Devil Rides Out
by Dennis Wheatley 1934 320 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Horror
Occult
Fantasy
The Shawshank Redemption Summary
The Shawshank Redemption
Different Seasons
by Stephen King 1994 507 pages
4.48
4k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Short Stories
Trollhunters Summary
Trollhunters
by Guillermo del Toro 2015 336 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
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