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On the Bitter Horizon
by Abe Moss • 2022
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
4.57
345
On the Bitter Horizon Summary
On the Bitter Horizon 89%
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.57
345 ratings
Aliss
by Patrick Senécal • 2000
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
4.33
11k+
Aliss Summary
Aliss 89%
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
by Patrick Senécal 2000
4.33
11k+ ratings
Wrayth
by Philippa Ballantine • 2012
A paralyzed Deacon enters a nightmare fortress to uncover the truth hidden in her blood.
3.90
1k+
Wrayth Summary
Wrayth 89%
A paralyzed Deacon enters a nightmare fortress to uncover the truth hidden in her blood.
by Philippa Ballantine 2012
3.90
1k+ ratings
The Possession of Alba Díaz
by Isabel Cañas • 2025
Alba Díaz's sham engagement saves her from her parents' schemes, until a mine demon possesses her.
3.86
18k+
The Possession of Alba Díaz Summary
The Possession of Alba Díaz 89%
Alba Díaz's sham engagement saves her from her parents' schemes, until a mine demon possesses her.
by Isabel Cañas 2025
3.86
18k+ ratings
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
3.54
104k+
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona 89%
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022
3.54
104k+ ratings
Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher • 2026
An illustrator draws parasites at a remote Southern mansion where the shed conceals a living secret.
4.11
15k+
Wolf Worm Summary
Wolf Worm 89%
An illustrator draws parasites at a remote Southern mansion where the shed conceals a living secret.
by T. Kingfisher 2026
4.11
15k+ ratings
The Great God Pan
by Arthur Machen • 1890
A forbidden brain experiment yields a child who grows into a woman of inhuman, ruinous beauty.
3.67
17k+
The Great God Pan Summary
The Great God Pan 89%
A forbidden brain experiment yields a child who grows into a woman of inhuman, ruinous beauty.
by Arthur Machen 1890
3.67
17k+ ratings
And the Sea Called Her Name
by Joe Hart • 2015
The sea took her mother. Now his wife is vanishing, and the tide is pulling her under.
3.73
429
And the Sea Called Her Name Summary
And the Sea Called Her Name 89%
The sea took her mother. Now his wife is vanishing, and the tide is pulling her under.
by Joe Hart 2015
3.73
429 ratings
The Starving Saints
by Caitlin Starling • 2025
A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.
3.58
23k+
The Starving Saints Summary
The Starving Saints 89%
A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.
by Caitlin Starling 2025
3.58
23k+ ratings
I Am Behind You
by John Ajvide Lindqvist • 2014
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
3.36
5k+
I Am Behind You Summary
I Am Behind You 89%
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014
3.36
5k+ ratings
The William Hope Hodgson Megapack
by William Hope Hodgson • 2014
Before Lovecraft, one writer filled the sea with cosmic terrors and the dark with ritual wards.
4.18
72
The William Hope Hodgson Megapack Summary
The William Hope Hodgson Megapack 89%
Before Lovecraft, one writer filled the sea with cosmic terrors and the dark with ritual wards.
by William Hope Hodgson 2014
4.18
72 ratings
Beneath the Rising
by Premee Mohamed • 2020
Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.
3.44
1k+
Beneath the Rising Summary
Beneath the Rising 88%
Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.
by Premee Mohamed 2020
3.44
1k+ ratings
Cul-de-sac Carnage
by James A. Hunter • 2025
A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.
4.45
2k+
Cul-de-sac Carnage Summary
Cul-de-sac Carnage 88%
A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.
by James A. Hunter 2025
4.45
2k+ ratings
William
by Mason Coile • 2024
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
3.48
18k+
William Summary
William 88%
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
by Mason Coile 2024
3.48
18k+ ratings
A Botanical Daughter
by Noah Medlock • 2024
Two Victorian recluses build a daughter from a stolen corpse and sentient fungus; she wants out.
3.58
7k+
A Botanical Daughter Summary
A Botanical Daughter 88%
Two Victorian recluses build a daughter from a stolen corpse and sentient fungus; she wants out.
by Noah Medlock 2024
3.58
7k+ ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 88%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
Revelations in Black
by Carl Jacobi • 1947
A book bound in black, a carved cane: Jacobi's antiques carry horrors that won't stay buried.
3.78
129
Revelations in Black Summary
Revelations in Black 88%
A book bound in black, a carved cane: Jacobi's antiques carry horrors that won't stay buried.
by Carl Jacobi 1947
3.78
129 ratings
The Haar
by David Sodergren • 2022
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
4.02
36k+
The Haar Summary
The Haar 88%
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
by David Sodergren 2022
4.02
36k+ ratings
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
by Hiromu Arakawa • 2002
Broken by forbidden alchemy, two brothers chase a legendary stone, but its price may destroy them.
4.54
193k+
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Summary
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 88%
Broken by forbidden alchemy, two brothers chase a legendary stone, but its price may destroy them.
by Hiromu Arakawa 2002
4.54
193k+ ratings
Ring Shout
by P. Djèlí Clark • 2020
1922 Georgia: a Black monster hunter faces the Klan's ritual to summon a god of hate.
3.93
61k+
Ring Shout Summary
Ring Shout 88%
1922 Georgia: a Black monster hunter faces the Klan's ritual to summon a god of hate.
by P. Djèlí Clark 2020
3.93
61k+ ratings
Reliquary
by Douglas Preston • 1997
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
4.04
51k+
Reliquary Summary
Reliquary 88%
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
by Douglas Preston 1997
4.04
51k+ ratings
Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani • 2008
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
3.86
1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia 88%
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Bog Wife
by Kay Chronister • 2024
When their father dies, five siblings must revive an ancient bargain with a sickening bog.
3.57
16k+
The Bog Wife Summary
The Bog Wife 88%
When their father dies, five siblings must revive an ancient bargain with a sickening bog.
by Kay Chronister 2024
3.57
16k+ ratings
The Library at Mount Char
by Scott Hawkins • 2015
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
4.06
82k+
The Library at Mount Char Summary
The Library at Mount Char 88%
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
by Scott Hawkins 2015
4.06
82k+ ratings
Black Flame
by Gretchen Felker-Martin • 2025
Restoring a cursed Nazi film, a queer archivist discovers the footage wants to inhabit her.
3.54
4k+
Black Flame Summary
Black Flame 88%
Restoring a cursed Nazi film, a queer archivist discovers the footage wants to inhabit her.
by Gretchen Felker-Martin 2025
3.54
4k+ ratings
The Knight and the Butcherbird
by Alix E. Harrow • 2025
Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.
3.99
13k+
The Knight and the Butcherbird Summary
The Knight and the Butcherbird 88%
Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.
by Alix E. Harrow 2025
3.99
13k+ ratings
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck • 2011
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
4.15
70k+
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell 88%
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
by Steven L. Peck 2011
4.15
70k+ ratings
Discount Dan
by James A. Hunter • 2025
A hungover contractor in a bathrobe wakes in a maze where survival runs on game logic.
4.12
4k+
Discount Dan Summary
Discount Dan 88%
A hungover contractor in a bathrobe wakes in a maze where survival runs on game logic.
by James A. Hunter 2025
4.12
4k+ ratings
What Moves the Dead
by T. Kingfisher • 2022
A soldier returns to a decaying manor: her friends are dying, and the lake is learning.
3.84
146k+
What Moves the Dead Summary
What Moves the Dead 88%
A soldier returns to a decaying manor: her friends are dying, and the lake is learning.
by T. Kingfisher 2022
3.84
146k+ ratings
The Fuller Memorandum
by Charles Stross • 2010
An occult agent, used as bait by his own agency, is captured by a cannibalistic death cult.
4.19
13k+
The Fuller Memorandum Summary
The Fuller Memorandum 88%
An occult agent, used as bait by his own agency, is captured by a cannibalistic death cult.
by Charles Stross 2010
4.19
13k+ ratings
When Darkness Loves Us
by Elizabeth Engstrom • 1985
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
4.01
2k+
When Darkness Loves Us Summary
When Darkness Loves Us 88%
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1985
4.01
2k+ ratings
The Red Lion
by Mária Szepes • 1946
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
4.47
1k+
The Red Lion Summary
The Red Lion 88%
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
by Mária Szepes 1946
4.47
1k+ ratings
The Reaping
by Bernard Taylor • 1980
An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.
3.57
915
The Reaping Summary
The Reaping 88%
An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.
by Bernard Taylor 1980
3.57
915 ratings
The Scar
by China Miéville • 2002
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
4.19
35k+
The Scar Summary
The Scar 88%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ ratings
Vathek
by William Beckford • 1786
An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.
3.23
7k+
Vathek Summary
Vathek 88%
An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.
by William Beckford 1786
3.23
7k+ ratings
Into the Dread Void
by Abe Moss • 2021
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
4.10
1k+
Into the Dread Void Summary
Into the Dread Void 88%
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.10
1k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 88%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill • 2019
The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.
3.73
11k+
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters 88%
The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.
by Shaun Hamill 2019
3.73
11k+ ratings
Conjure Wife
by Fritz Leiber • 1943
A professor destroys his wife's folk charms, and the academic wives' secret witchcraft turns on him.
3.79
3k+
Conjure Wife Summary
Conjure Wife 88%
A professor destroys his wife's folk charms, and the academic wives' secret witchcraft turns on him.
by Fritz Leiber 1943
3.79
3k+ ratings
The Bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia • 2025
A grad student researching a forgotten horror writer wakes a witch, and she's the next course.
3.81
46k+
The Bewitching Summary
The Bewitching 88%
A grad student researching a forgotten horror writer wakes a witch, and she's the next course.
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025
3.81
46k+ ratings
Symbiont
by Mira Grant • 2014
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
3.71
8k+
Symbiont Summary
Symbiont 88%
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
by Mira Grant 2014
3.71
8k+ ratings
The Devil Rides Out
by Dennis Wheatley • 1934
An occultist duke and his American friend battle a black magician to reclaim a man's soul.
3.77
2k+
The Devil Rides Out Summary
The Devil Rides Out 88%
An occultist duke and his American friend battle a black magician to reclaim a man's soul.
by Dennis Wheatley 1934
3.77
2k+ ratings
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno
by Valerio Evangelisti • 1998
A medieval inquisitor hunts a forbidden grimoire whose words can tear open doorways to hell.
3.78
391
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno Summary
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno 88%
A medieval inquisitor hunts a forbidden grimoire whose words can tear open doorways to hell.
by Valerio Evangelisti 1998
3.78
391 ratings
Angel Down
by Daniel Kraus • 2025
A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.
4.06
16k+
Angel Down Summary
Angel Down 88%
A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.
by Daniel Kraus 2025
4.06
16k+ ratings
The Hellbound Heart
by Clive Barker • 1986
Her lover vanished solving a puzzle box. Blood she spills brings him back piece by piece.
4.08
70k+
The Hellbound Heart Summary
The Hellbound Heart 88%
Her lover vanished solving a puzzle box. Blood she spills brings him back piece by piece.
by Clive Barker 1986
4.08
70k+ ratings
Smothermoss
by Alisa Alering • 2024
Two sisters draw monsters for protection while a killer stalks their Appalachian mountain.
3.43
5k+
Smothermoss Summary
Smothermoss 88%
Two sisters draw monsters for protection while a killer stalks their Appalachian mountain.
by Alisa Alering 2024
3.43
5k+ ratings
Rest Stop
by Nat Cassidy • 2024
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
3.62
9k+
Rest Stop Summary
Rest Stop 88%
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
by Nat Cassidy 2024
3.62
9k+ ratings
Relic
by Douglas Preston • 1995
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
4.05
116k+
Relic Summary
Relic 88%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ ratings
The Cuck
by Aron Beauregard • 2022
Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.
3.38
2k+
The Cuck Summary
The Cuck 88%
Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.38
2k+ ratings
Across the Haunted Stars
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
4.46
251
Across the Haunted Stars Summary
Across the Haunted Stars 88%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 ratings
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