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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
Berserk, Vol. 2 Summary
Berserk, Vol. 2
by Kentaro Miura 1991 240 pages
4.43
21k+ ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
Mirror Girls Summary
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Bloody Bones Summary
Bloody Bones
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1996 336 pages
4.12
76k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
27k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
In the Shadow of Blackbirds Summary
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters 2013 387 pages
3.85
13k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal
Vathek Summary
Vathek
by William Beckford 1786 180 pages
3.24
6k+ ratings
Gothic
Classics
Horror
Midnight Howl Summary
Midnight Howl
by Clare Hutton 2011 192 pages
4.19
2k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Childrens
Slash or Pass Summary
Slash or Pass
by Tylor Paige 2023 426 pages
3.73
8k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
The Dead Take the A Train Summary
The Dead Take the A Train
by Cassandra Khaw 2023 391 pages
3.64
5k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Congo Summary
Congo
by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages
3.63
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Alone Summary
Alone
by Cyn Balog 2017 277 pages
3.60
1k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
The Forest of Hands and Teeth Summary
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan 2009 336 pages
3.60
86k+ ratings
Young Adult
Zombies
Horror
Flowers in the Attic Summary
Flowers in the Attic
by V.C. Andrews 1979 389 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Classics
Dear Killer Summary
Dear Killer
by Katherine Ewell 2014 362 pages
3.47
4k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
I Know What You Did Last Summer Summary
I Know What You Did Last Summer
by Lois Duncan 1973 199 pages
3.41
18k+ ratings
Young Adult
Horror
Mystery
Life Ceremony Summary
Life Ceremony
by Sayaka Murata 2019 256 pages
3.75
22k+ ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Japan
Authority Summary
Authority
by Jeff VanderMeer 2014 341 pages
3.55
95k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Wizard and Glass Summary
Wizard and Glass
by Stephen King 1997 845 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Killing Dance Summary
The Killing Dance
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1997 368 pages
4.13
74k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
Fledgling Summary
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler 2005 310 pages
3.81
36k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Vampires
The City of Mirrors Summary
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages
4.21
59k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Honeys Summary
The Honeys
by Ryan La Sala 2022 344 pages
3.80
18k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
Foe Summary
Foe
by Iain Reid 2018 261 pages
3.70
34k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Loop Summary
Loop
by Kōji Suzuki 1998 288 pages
3.53
4k+ ratings
Horror
Japan
Japanese Literature
Sanctuary Summary
Sanctuary
by Caryn Lix 2018 480 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Horror
Full Brutal Summary
Full Brutal
by Kristopher Triana 2018 206 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Thriller
The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race Summary
The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race
by Max Brallier 2021 320 pages
4.45
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
Middle Grade
The Puppet Masters Summary
The Puppet Masters
by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 416 pages
3.89
33k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction Fantasy
Grave Matter Summary
Grave Matter
by Karina Halle 2024
4.03
7k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Horror
The Most Dangerous Game Summary
The Most Dangerous Game
by Richard Connell 1924 48 pages
3.95
58k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Horror
The Sandman Summary
The Sandman
Book Two
by Neil Gaiman 1992 544 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Comics
Graphic Novels
Kraken Summary
Kraken
by China Miéville 2010 509 pages
3.62
27k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Collector Summary
The Collector
by John Fowles 1963 283 pages
3.97
86k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Thriller
The Mist Summary
The Mist
by Stephen King 1980 176 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Strain Summary
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro 2009 403 pages
3.80
88k+ ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
Collected Ghost Stories Summary
Collected Ghost Stories
by M.R. James 1931 568 pages
4.13
7k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Classics
Cold as Hell Summary
Cold as Hell
by Rhett C. Bruno 2022 454 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Westerns
Urban Fantasy
The Shadow Out of Time Summary
The Shadow Out of Time
by H.P. Lovecraft 1936 140 pages
3.88
5k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Lovecraftian
Bad Dreams in the Night Summary
Bad Dreams in the Night
by Adam Ellis 2024 256 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Horror
Graphic Novels
Comics
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
The Cuck Summary
The Cuck
by Aron Beauregard 2022 76 pages
3.45
1k+ ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Paranormal
Yellow Summary
Yellow
by Aron Beauregard 2021 136 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Crime
Dolores Claiborne Summary
Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen King 1992 388 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Hell's Paradise Summary
Hell's Paradise
Jigokuraku, Vol. 1
by Yūji Kaku 2018 208 pages
4.27
7k+ ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
172 Hours on the Moon Summary
172 Hours on the Moon
by Johan Harstad 2008 368 pages
3.53
14k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Young Adult
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