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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

I Am Legend and Other Stories Summary
I Am Legend and Other Stories
by Richard Matheson 1954 317 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Vampires
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond Summary
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond
by Max Brallier 2018 272 pages
4.44
3k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Childrens
Almost Surely Dead Summary
Almost Surely Dead
by Amina Akhtar 2024 298 pages
3.69
20k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Laughing Corpse Summary
The Laughing Corpse
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1994 304 pages
4.13
87k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
The Troop Summary
The Troop
by Nick Cutter 2014 358 pages
3.84
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
Pet Sematary Summary
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King 1983 580 pages
4.08
600k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Mirror Girls Summary
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Guilty Pleasures Summary
Guilty Pleasures
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 355 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Vampires
Soul Hunter Summary
Soul Hunter
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2010 416 pages
4.35
4k+ ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Strain Summary
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro 2009 403 pages
3.80
88k+ ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
The Devils Summary
The Devils
by Joe Abercrombie 2025 565 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Adult
The Boy Who Couldn't Die Summary
The Boy Who Couldn't Die
by William Sleator 2004 161 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Fantasy
Yellow Summary
Yellow
by Aron Beauregard 2021 136 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Crime
The Sandman Summary
The Sandman
Book Two
by Neil Gaiman 1992 544 pages
4.48
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Comics
Graphic Novels
The Historian Summary
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages
3.80
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Trollhunters Summary
Trollhunters
by Guillermo del Toro 2015 336 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 Summary
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1
Days Gone Bye
by Robert Kirkman 2004 144 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Comics
Horror
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 254 pages
4.00
35k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Circus of the Damned Summary
Circus of the Damned
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1995 336 pages
4.17
96k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
Song of Susannah Summary
Song of Susannah
by Stephen King 2004 544 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Writing Retreat Summary
The Writing Retreat
by Julia Bartz 2023 313 pages
3.42
70k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Cuck Summary
The Cuck
by Aron Beauregard 2022 76 pages
3.45
1k+ ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Horror Thriller
The Book of Bill Summary
The Book of Bill
by Alex Hirsch 2024 208 pages
4.52
10k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Graphic Novels
The City of Mirrors Summary
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages
4.21
59k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Congo Summary
Congo
by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages
3.63
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Private Rites Summary
Private Rites
by Julia Armfield 2024 291 pages
3.68
8k+ ratings
Horror
Queer
LGBT
Firestarter Summary
Firestarter
by Stephen King 1980 564 pages
3.92
200k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
Sanctuary Summary
Sanctuary
by Caryn Lix 2018 480 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Horror
The Twelve Summary
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin 2012 592 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Shadow Out of Time Summary
The Shadow Out of Time
by H.P. Lovecraft 1936 140 pages
3.87
5k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Lovecraftian
Alien Summary
Alien
Out of the Shadows
by Tim Lebbon 2013 352 pages
3.81
10k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Aliens
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Summary
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
by Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 320 pages
3.32
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Zombies
The Cellar Summary
The Cellar
by Natasha Preston 2014 368 pages
3.90
89k+ ratings
Thriller
Young Adult
Mystery
The Best New True Crime Stories Summary
The Best New True Crime Stories
Small Towns: Small Towns
by Mitzi Szereto 2020 256 pages
3.32
100+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Horror
Dragon Tears Summary
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz 1993 432 pages
3.78
23k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Bad Weather Friend Summary
The Bad Weather Friend
by Dean Koontz 2024 374 pages
3.88
36k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Hell's Paradise Summary
Hell's Paradise
Jigokuraku, Vol. 1
by Yūji Kaku 2018 208 pages
4.27
7k+ ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
In Bloom Summary
In Bloom
by Paul Tremblay 2023 35 pages
3.05
11k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Novella
Dolores Claiborne Summary
Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen King 1992 388 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Extinction Summary
Extinction
by Douglas Preston 2024 370 pages
4.08
19k+ ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
Carmilla Summary
Carmilla
by J. Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 108 pages
3.87
100k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Kraken Summary
Kraken
by China Miéville 2010 509 pages
3.62
28k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction
Ring Shout Summary
Ring Shout
by P. Djèlí Clark 2020 185 pages
3.97
42k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
What Big Teeth Summary
What Big Teeth
by Rose Szabo 2021 394 pages
3.37
6k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mrs. March Summary
Mrs. March
by Virginia Feito 2021 304 pages
3.25
24k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Lunatic Cafe Summary
The Lunatic Cafe
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1996 352 pages
4.13
80k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
Between Two Fires Summary
Between Two Fires
by Christopher Buehlman 2012 432 pages
4.24
41k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Bloody Bones Summary
Bloody Bones
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1996 336 pages
4.12
76k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
The Clinic Summary
The Clinic
by Cate Quinn 2024 448 pages
3.51
25k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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