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The Waste Lands Summary

The Waste Lands

by Stephen King 1991 422 pages

Science Fiction

Mrs. March Summary

by Virginia Feito 2021 304 pages

Historical Fiction

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

On Writing Horror Summary

On Writing Horror

A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association

by Horror Writers Association 1997 272 pages

In the Dream House Summary

In the Dream House

by Carmen Maria Machado 2019 251 pages

Obsidian Butterfly Summary

Obsidian Butterfly

by Laurell K. Hamilton 2000 596 pages

The Eyes of Darkness Summary

The Eyes of Darkness

by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages

The Dead Take the A Train Summary

The Dead Take the A Train

by Cassandra Khaw 2023 391 pages

The Twelve Summary

by Justin Cronin 2012 592 pages

Science Fiction

Red Dragon Summary

by Thomas Harris 1981 454 pages

In Bloom Summary

by Paul Tremblay 2023 35 pages

Song of Susannah Summary

Song of Susannah

by Stephen King 2004 544 pages

Science Fiction

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories Summary

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories

by Oscar Wilde 1891 320 pages

Small Spaces Summary

by Katherine Arden 2018 218 pages

A History of Wild Places Summary

A History of Wild Places

by Shea Ernshaw 2021 354 pages

The Bad Weather Friend Summary

The Bad Weather Friend

by Dean Koontz 2024 374 pages

Guilty Pleasures Summary

Guilty Pleasures

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 355 pages

The Shadow Out of Time Summary

The Shadow Out of Time

by H.P. Lovecraft 1936 140 pages

Science Fiction

Sanctuary Summary

by Caryn Lix 2018 480 pages

Science Fiction

by China Miéville 2010 509 pages

Science Fiction

Nightmare Fuel Summary

The Science of Horror Films

by Nina Nesseth 2022 304 pages

Night Lords Summary

by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014 944 pages

Science Fiction

Ghost Story Summary

by Peter Straub 1979 567 pages

Uzumaki Summary

Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1

by Junji Ito 1998 208 pages

The Best New True Crime Stories Summary

The Best New True Crime Stories

Small Towns: Small Towns

by Mitzi Szereto 2020 256 pages

Say Cheese and Die! Summary

Say Cheese and Die!

by R.L. Stine 1992 160 pages

Stag Dance Summary

by Torrey Peters 2025 288 pages

The Historian Summary

by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages

Historical Fiction

The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 Summary

The Walking Dead, Vol. 1

by Robert Kirkman 2004 144 pages

20th Century Ghosts Summary

20th Century Ghosts

by Joe Hill 2005 316 pages

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis Summary

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis

by Anne Rice 2016 480 pages

The Laughing Corpse Summary

The Laughing Corpse

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1994 304 pages

Circus of the Damned Summary

Circus of the Damned

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1995 336 pages

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Summary

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

by Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 320 pages

by Kōji Suzuki 1998 288 pages

Japanese Literature

The Lunatic Cafe Summary

The Lunatic Cafe

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1996 352 pages

Insomnia Summary

by Sarah Pinborough 2022 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

Out of the Shadows

by Tim Lebbon 2013 352 pages

Science Fiction

Shadow Slave Summary

by Guiltythree 2022 591 pages

The Yellow Wall-Paper Summary

The Yellow Wall-Paper

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1892 54 pages

Desperation Summary

by Stephen King 1996 547 pages

Victorian Psycho Summary

Victorian Psycho

by Virginia Feito 2025 208 pages

Historical Fiction

The Conspiracy Against the Human Race Summary

The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

by Thomas Ligotti 2011 240 pages

The Clinic Summary

by Cate Quinn 2024 448 pages

Mystery Thriller

What Big Teeth Summary

by Rose Szabo 2021 394 pages

Aftertaste Summary

by Daria Lavelle 2025 400 pages

Magical Realism

Dexter in the Dark Summary

Dexter in the Dark

by Jeff Lindsay 2006 307 pages

Bloody Bones Summary

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1996 336 pages

Heart-Shaped Box Summary

Heart-Shaped Box

by Joe Hill 2007 376 pages

Imaginary Friend Summary

Imaginary Friend

by Stephen Chbosky 2019 705 pages

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