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The Blacktongue Thief Summary

The Blacktongue Thief

by Christopher Buehlman 2021 416 pages

Hell Bent Summary

by Leigh Bardugo 2023 481 pages

Stalking Jack the Ripper Summary

Stalking Jack the Ripper

by Kerri Maniscalco 2016 337 pages

Historical Fiction

The Writing Retreat Summary

The Writing Retreat

by Julia Bartz 2023 313 pages

Mystery Thriller

At the Mountains of Madness Summary

At the Mountains of Madness

by H.P. Lovecraft 1931 194 pages

Science Fiction

The Tell-Tale Heart Summary

The Tell-Tale Heart

by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 31 pages

The Troop Summary

by Nick Cutter 2014 358 pages

Science Fiction

Thirst No. 1 Summary

The Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice

by Christopher Pike 1998 594 pages

Private Rites Summary

by Julia Armfield 2024 291 pages

The Drawing of the Three Summary

The Drawing of the Three

by Stephen King 1987 463 pages

Science Fiction

Burn Down, Rise Up Summary

Burn Down, Rise Up

by Vincent Tirado 2022 352 pages

Skeleton Crew Summary

by Stephen King 1985 612 pages

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Summary

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

by Holly Black 2013 419 pages

The Most Dangerous Game Summary

The Most Dangerous Game

by Richard Connell 1924 48 pages

The Cellar Summary

by Natasha Preston 2014 368 pages

Soul Hunter Summary

by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2010 416 pages

Science Fiction

by William Beckford 1786 180 pages

The Invisible Man Summary

The Invisible Man

by H.G. Wells 1897 192 pages

Science Fiction

Life Ceremony Summary

by Sayaka Murata 2019 256 pages

Murder Road Summary

by Simone St. James 2024 341 pages

Mirror Girls Summary

by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages

Historical Fiction

Carmilla Summary

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 108 pages

Ring Shout Summary

by P. Djèlí Clark 2020 185 pages

Historical Fiction

Almost Surely Dead Summary

Almost Surely Dead

by Amina Akhtar 2024 298 pages

Mystery Thriller

UnWholly Summary

by Neal Shusterman 2012 416 pages

Science Fiction

Frankenstein Summary

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 260 pages

Science Fiction

Silent Hill Summary

The Terror Engine

by Bernard Perron 2006 172 pages

Apocalypse Z Summary

The Beginning of the End

by Manel Loureiro 2007 397 pages

Post Apocalyptic

The Black Cat Summary

by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 24 pages

You Like It Darker Summary

You Like It Darker

by Stephen King 2024 502 pages

Writing the Paranormal Novel Summary

Writing the Paranormal Novel

Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.

by Steven Harper 2011 274 pages

by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages

Science Fiction

The Phantom of the Opera Summary

The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages

by Madeleine Roux 2013 317 pages

Extinction Summary

by Douglas Preston 2024 370 pages

Science Fiction

The Killing Dance Summary

The Killing Dance

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1997 368 pages

Trollhunters Summary

by Guillermo del Toro 2015 336 pages

The Boy Who Couldn't Die Summary

The Boy Who Couldn't Die

by William Sleator 2004 161 pages

The Empusium Summary

A Health Resort Horror Story

by Olga Tokarczuk 2022 305 pages

Historical Fiction

The Book of Elsewhere Summary

The Book of Elsewhere

by Keanu Reeves 2024 352 pages

Science Fiction

The City of Mirrors Summary

The City of Mirrors

by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages

Science Fiction

I Am Legend and Other Stories Summary

I Am Legend and Other Stories

by Richard Matheson 1954 317 pages

Science Fiction

Firestarter Summary

by Stephen King 1980 564 pages

Science Fiction

Hell's Paradise Summary

Hell's Paradise

Jigokuraku, Vol. 1

by Yūji Kaku 2018 208 pages

The Witching Hour Summary

The Witching Hour

by Anne Rice 1990 1216 pages

Those Across the River Summary

Those Across the River

by Christopher Buehlman 2011 357 pages

Historical Fiction

Dolores Claiborne Summary

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King 1992 388 pages

by Iain Reid 2018 261 pages

Science Fiction

The September House Summary

The September House

by Carissa Orlando 2023 352 pages

Dragon Tears Summary

by Dean Koontz 1993 432 pages

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