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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 Empusium Summary
The Empusium
A Health Resort Horror Story
by Olga Tokarczuk 2022 305 pages
3.81
15k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Poland
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Summary
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
by Grady Hendrix 2020 410 pages
3.79
200k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
Monster Hunter International Summary
Monster Hunter International
by Larry Correia 2009 557 pages
4.07
29k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Horror
The Puzzle Master Summary
The Puzzle Master
by Danielle Trussoni 2023 362 pages
3.31
8k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages
3.81
41k+ ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Horror
All's Well Summary
All's Well
by Mona Awad 2021 352 pages
3.74
32k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Reliquary Summary
Reliquary
by Douglas Preston 1997 464 pages
4.04
49k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
It's Behind You Summary
It's Behind You
by Kathryn Foxfield 2021 352 pages
3.64
3k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Loop Summary
The Loop
by Ben Oliver 2020 368 pages
3.90
7k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Sheep Look Up Summary
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner 1972 352 pages
3.91
5k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Relic Summary
Relic
by Douglas Preston 1995 480 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Catharsis Summary
Catharsis
by Travis Bagwell 2016 527 pages
4.38
16k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Night Film Summary
Night Film
by Marisha Pessl 2013 640 pages
3.78
94k+ ratings
Mystery
Horror
Thriller
The Tangleroot Palace Summary
The Tangleroot Palace
by Marjorie M. Liu 2021 239 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Short Stories
Horror
Sweet Heart Summary
Sweet Heart
by Peter James 1991 335 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Small Spaces Summary
Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden 2018 218 pages
4.01
28k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Horror
Fantasy
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill 2019 336 pages
3.74
10k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Adult
The Sentinel Summary
The Sentinel
by Jeffrey Konvitz 1974 278 pages
3.84
7k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Paranormal
The Tale of the Vampire Bride Summary
The Tale of the Vampire Bride
by Rhiannon Frater 2009 334 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Vampires
Horror
Paranormal
The Pilo Family Circus Summary
The Pilo Family Circus
by Will Elliott 2006 300 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
The 120 Days of Sodom Summary
The 120 Days of Sodom
by Marquis de Sade 1785 376 pages
3.07
14k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Erotica
Tales From the Hinterland Summary
Tales From the Hinterland
by Melissa Albert 2021 240 pages
4.01
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Short Stories
20th Century Ghosts Summary
20th Century Ghosts
by Joe Hill 2005 316 pages
3.90
46k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus - Illustrated Summary
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus - Illustrated
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 310 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Science Fiction
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis Summary
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
by Anne Rice 2016 480 pages
3.81
9k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
Something from the Nightside Summary
Something from the Nightside
by Simon R. Green 2003 230 pages
3.78
25k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Mystery
Frozen Hell Summary
Frozen Hell
by John W. Campbell Jr. 2019 149 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000 710 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
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