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The First Wall
by Gav Thorpe • 2020
A bitter rival besieges the Emperor's port while a forbidden faith opens the walls to daemons.
3.76
3k+
The First Wall Summary
The First Wall 86%
A bitter rival besieges the Emperor's port while a forbidden faith opens the walls to daemons.
by Gav Thorpe 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
Senseless
by Ronald Malfi • 2025
A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.
3.83
3k+
Senseless Summary
Senseless 86%
A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.
by Ronald Malfi 2025
3.83
3k+ ratings
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
by Thomas Ligotti • 2011
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
4.01
10k+
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race Summary
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race 86%
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
by Thomas Ligotti 2011
4.01
10k+ ratings
Playground
by Aron Beauregard • 2022
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
3.43
20k+
Playground Summary
Playground 86%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ ratings
Our Last Wild Days
by Anna Bailey • 2025
She came home to a dying mother, a dead friend, and a bayou full of secrets.
3.72
2k+
Our Last Wild Days Summary
Our Last Wild Days 86%
She came home to a dying mother, a dead friend, and a bayou full of secrets.
by Anna Bailey 2025
3.72
2k+ ratings
Angry God
by L.J. Shen • 2020
At a haunted art academy, she fights her father's dark prodigy while hate turns to hunger.
4.16
56k+
Angry God Summary
Angry God 86%
At a haunted art academy, she fights her father's dark prodigy while hate turns to hunger.
by L.J. Shen 2020
4.16
56k+ ratings
13 Months Haunted
by Jimmy Juliano • 2025
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
3.63
3k+
13 Months Haunted Summary
13 Months Haunted 86%
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
by Jimmy Juliano 2025
3.63
3k+ 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 86%
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014
3.36
5k+ ratings
The Fabric of Our Souls
by K.M. Moronova • 2023
She's suicidal. He's addicted to pain. Their rehab pact: keep each other alive, or burn together.
4.09
55k+
The Fabric of Our Souls Summary
The Fabric of Our Souls 86%
She's suicidal. He's addicted to pain. Their rehab pact: keep each other alive, or burn together.
by K.M. Moronova 2023
4.09
55k+ ratings
The Morning Star
by Karl Ove Knausgård • 2020
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
3.96
19k+
The Morning Star Summary
The Morning Star 86%
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
by Karl Ove Knausgård 2020
3.96
19k+ ratings
The Godsend
by Bernard Taylor • 1976
A family's kindness to a pregnant stranger yields a baby and a tally of dead siblings.
3.77
690
The Godsend Summary
The Godsend 86%
A family's kindness to a pregnant stranger yields a baby and a tally of dead siblings.
by Bernard Taylor 1976
3.77
690 ratings
Schoolgirl
by Osamu Dazai • 1939
A grieving Japanese schoolgirl spends a day navigating pretense and the hunger to feel real.
3.96
26k+
Schoolgirl Summary
Schoolgirl 86%
A grieving Japanese schoolgirl spends a day navigating pretense and the hunger to feel real.
by Osamu Dazai 1939
3.96
26k+ ratings
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
by Yukio Mishima • 1963
A widowed mother's sailor lover becomes a boy's hero and his gang's next target.
3.83
54k+
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Summary
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea 86%
A widowed mother's sailor lover becomes a boy's hero and his gang's next target.
by Yukio Mishima 1963
3.83
54k+ 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 85%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
Resurrection
by Nick Roberts • 2025
The evil a mother escaped was never truly banished: it was born inside her daughter.
4.38
2k+
Resurrection Summary
Resurrection 85%
The evil a mother escaped was never truly banished: it was born inside her daughter.
by Nick Roberts 2025
4.38
2k+ ratings
Echoes of Eternity
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden • 2022
The palace burns, daemons close on the last gate, and the exhausted defenders prepare for the end.
4.54
3k+
Echoes of Eternity Summary
Echoes of Eternity 85%
The palace burns, daemons close on the last gate, and the exhausted defenders prepare for the end.
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2022
4.54
3k+ ratings
All the Wind in the World
by Samantha Mabry • 2017
Lovers hiding as cousins work a dying desert ranch where a prophet's visions ignite mass hysteria.
3.34
1k+
All the Wind in the World Summary
All the Wind in the World 85%
Lovers hiding as cousins work a dying desert ranch where a prophet's visions ignite mass hysteria.
by Samantha Mabry 2017
3.34
1k+ ratings
The Van Gogh Blues
by Eric Maisel • 2002
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
3.99
455
The Van Gogh Blues Summary
The Van Gogh Blues 85%
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
by Eric Maisel 2002
3.99
455 ratings
In the Dust of This Planet
by Eugene Thacker • 2011
The world is indifferent to us. Only horror and black metal can think that thought.
3.68
3k+
In the Dust of This Planet Summary
In the Dust of This Planet 85%
The world is indifferent to us. Only horror and black metal can think that thought.
by Eugene Thacker 2011
3.68
3k+ ratings
Forbidden
by Tabitha Suzuma • 2010
Raising their siblings alone, a teenage brother and sister cross the line from co-parents to lovers.
3.95
76k+
Forbidden Summary
Forbidden 85%
Raising their siblings alone, a teenage brother and sister cross the line from co-parents to lovers.
by Tabitha Suzuma 2010
3.95
76k+ ratings
Beyond Black
by Hilary Mantel • 2005
Her spirit guide is her childhood abuser. She tours England's motorways with her assistant.
3.43
10k+
Beyond Black Summary
Beyond Black 85%
Her spirit guide is her childhood abuser. She tours England's motorways with her assistant.
by Hilary Mantel 2005
3.43
10k+ ratings
Schrader's Chord
by Scott Leeds • 2023
His inheritance: a record store and four cursed records. Playing them together wakes the dead.
4.02
3k+
Schrader's Chord Summary
Schrader's Chord 85%
His inheritance: a record store and four cursed records. Playing them together wakes the dead.
by Scott Leeds 2023
4.02
3k+ ratings
Old Country
by Matt Query • 2022
A veteran and his wife must follow cruel seasonal rituals to survive their new Idaho ranch.
3.67
9k+
Old Country Summary
Old Country 85%
A veteran and his wife must follow cruel seasonal rituals to survive their new Idaho ranch.
by Matt Query 2022
3.67
9k+ ratings
The Midnight Muse
by Jo Kaplan • 2026
A band gathers where their frontwoman disappeared. The woods have been listening all year.
3.95
266
The Midnight Muse Summary
The Midnight Muse 85%
A band gathers where their frontwoman disappeared. The woods have been listening all year.
by Jo Kaplan 2026
3.95
266 ratings
My Ex, the Antichrist
by Craig DiLouie • 2025
She loved him before she knew he's the Antichrist. Now their bands duel for the world.
3.52
2k+
My Ex, the Antichrist Summary
My Ex, the Antichrist 85%
She loved him before she knew he's the Antichrist. Now their bands duel for the world.
by Craig DiLouie 2025
3.52
2k+ ratings
We All Fall Down
by Natalie D. Richards • 2017
His punch shattered her. Now the haunted bridge where it happened is calling them both back.
2.94
9k+
We All Fall Down Summary
We All Fall Down 85%
His punch shattered her. Now the haunted bridge where it happened is calling them both back.
by Natalie D. Richards 2017
2.94
9k+ ratings
Master of Reality
by John Darnielle • 2008
The staff took his Walkman. They cannot take the Black Sabbath album inside his head.
4.07
2k+
Master of Reality Summary
Master of Reality 85%
The staff took his Walkman. They cannot take the Black Sabbath album inside his head.
by John Darnielle 2008
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Honeys
by Ryan La Sala • 2022
When his twin attacks him and dies, Mars infiltrates the camp clique that claimed her.
3.79
21k+
The Honeys Summary
The Honeys 85%
When his twin attacks him and dies, Mars infiltrates the camp clique that claimed her.
by Ryan La Sala 2022
3.79
21k+ ratings
(The Unconsoled) [By
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1995
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
3.59
19k+
(The Unconsoled) [By Summary
(The Unconsoled) [By 85%
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1995
3.59
19k+ ratings
House of Thorns
by Lee Mountford • 2025
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
4.00
788
House of Thorns Summary
House of Thorns 85%
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
by Lee Mountford 2025
4.00
788 ratings
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
by Eric LaRocca • 2025
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
3.20
5k+
At Dark, I Become Loathsome Summary
At Dark, I Become Loathsome 85%
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.20
5k+ ratings
The Sea of Tranquility
by Katja Millay • 2012
A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.
4.28
89k+
The Sea of Tranquility Summary
The Sea of Tranquility 85%
A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.
by Katja Millay 2012
4.28
89k+ ratings
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison • 1967
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
3.89
57k+
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 85%
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.89
57k+ ratings
It Sleeps Below
by William F. Gray • 2026
Something ancient beneath a lake knows her name. It took her partner. Now it wants her.
3.82
157
It Sleeps Below Summary
It Sleeps Below 85%
Something ancient beneath a lake knows her name. It took her partner. Now it wants her.
by William F. Gray 2026
3.82
157 ratings
Anxiety
by Samir Chopra • 2024
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
3.91
522
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety 85%
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
by Samir Chopra 2024
3.91
522 ratings
The Cradle of Ice
by James Rollins • 2023
A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.
4.06
5k+
The Cradle of Ice Summary
The Cradle of Ice 85%
A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.
by James Rollins 2023
4.06
5k+ ratings
The Deep
by Nick Cutter • 2015
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
3.41
43k+
The Deep Summary
The Deep 85%
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
by Nick Cutter 2015
3.41
43k+ ratings
Shadowland
by Peter Straub • 1980
Two schoolboys learn real magic at a remote estate, unaware the final trick requires their lives.
3.88
13k+
Shadowland Summary
Shadowland 85%
Two schoolboys learn real magic at a remote estate, unaware the final trick requires their lives.
by Peter Straub 1980
3.88
13k+ ratings
Night Lords
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden • 2014
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
4.67
2k+
Night Lords Summary
Night Lords 85%
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014
4.67
2k+ ratings
Hermit
by Chris McQueer • 2025
A Glasgow hermit follows his only friend into an online brotherhood that wants real-world violence.
4.15
1k+
Hermit Summary
Hermit 85%
A Glasgow hermit follows his only friend into an online brotherhood that wants real-world violence.
by Chris McQueer 2025
4.15
1k+ ratings
Losing Hope
by Colleen Hoover • 2013
After his twin's suicide, a guilt-ridden boy meets his missing childhood friend's mirror image.
4.09
276k+
Losing Hope Summary
Losing Hope 85%
After his twin's suicide, a guilt-ridden boy meets his missing childhood friend's mirror image.
by Colleen Hoover 2013
4.09
276k+ ratings
Sleep Tight
by J.H. Markert • 2024
A detective's daughter is abducted, forcing her to hunt a killer who mirrors her own buried past.
3.64
26k+
Sleep Tight Summary
Sleep Tight 85%
A detective's daughter is abducted, forcing her to hunt a killer who mirrors her own buried past.
by J.H. Markert 2024
3.64
26k+ ratings
Silverskin
by Caitee Cooper • 2023
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
4.26
97
Silverskin Summary
Silverskin 85%
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
by Caitee Cooper 2023
4.26
97 ratings
Full Brutal
by Kristopher Triana • 2018
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
3.93
4k+
Full Brutal Summary
Full Brutal 85%
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
by Kristopher Triana 2018
3.93
4k+ ratings
A Time of Dread
by John Gwynne • 2018
Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.
4.29
16k+
A Time of Dread Summary
A Time of Dread 85%
Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.
by John Gwynne 2018
4.29
16k+ ratings
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1
by Syougo Kinugasa • 2015
His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.
4.11
5k+
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Summary
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 85%
His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.
by Syougo Kinugasa 2015
4.11
5k+ ratings
Catherine House
by Elisabeth Thomas • 2020
At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.
3.11
29k+
Catherine House Summary
Catherine House 85%
At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.
by Elisabeth Thomas 2020
3.11
29k+ ratings
Hemlock Island
by Kelley Armstrong • 2023
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
3.44
13k+
Hemlock Island Summary
Hemlock Island 85%
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
by Kelley Armstrong 2023
3.44
13k+ ratings
No One Rides For Free
by Judith Sonnet • 2022
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
2.71
16k+
No One Rides For Free Summary
No One Rides For Free 85%
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
by Judith Sonnet 2022
2.71
16k+ ratings
Lucky Day
by Chuck Tingle • 2025
On the day probability collapsed, fish rained from the sky. The cosmic wound never healed.
3.80
13k+
Lucky Day Summary
Lucky Day 85%
On the day probability collapsed, fish rained from the sky. The cosmic wound never healed.
by Chuck Tingle 2025
3.80
13k+ ratings
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