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La historia del loco
by John Katzenbach • 2004
A schizophrenic man returns to an asylum to solve a nurse's murder and his own splintered memories.
4.01
15k+
La historia del loco Summary
La historia del loco 89%
A schizophrenic man returns to an asylum to solve a nurse's murder and his own splintered memories.
by John Katzenbach 2004
4.01
15k+ ratings
Asylum
by Madeleine Roux • 2013
His dorm is a former asylum, and something in the basement is still accepting patients.
3.64
65k+
Asylum Summary
Asylum 89%
His dorm is a former asylum, and something in the basement is still accepting patients.
by Madeleine Roux 2013
3.64
65k+ ratings
The Graceview Patient
by Caitlin Starling • 2025
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
3.45
3k+
The Graceview Patient Summary
The Graceview Patient 89%
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
by Caitlin Starling 2025
3.45
3k+ ratings
The Pawn and the Puppet
by Brandi Elise Szeker • 2022
Her twin died inside a gothic asylum. A fractured man behind a forbidden door pulls her under.
3.92
12k+
The Pawn and the Puppet Summary
The Pawn and the Puppet 88%
Her twin died inside a gothic asylum. A fractured man behind a forbidden door pulls her under.
by Brandi Elise Szeker 2022
3.92
12k+ ratings
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
by Philip Fracassi • 2025
At a retirement home, residents keep dying. The staff blames age. One retired teacher blames murder.
4.00
8k+
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre Summary
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre 88%
At a retirement home, residents keep dying. The staff blames age. One retired teacher blames murder.
by Philip Fracassi 2025
4.00
8k+ ratings
Satan's Affair
by H.D. Carlton • 2021
A traveling haunted house hides a woman who executes predators. Her only friends may not exist.
3.71
156k+
Satan's Affair Summary
Satan's Affair 88%
A traveling haunted house hides a woman who executes predators. Her only friends may not exist.
by H.D. Carlton 2021
3.71
156k+ ratings
Sutton Asylum
by Kinsley Kincaid • 2023
Two murderous twin lovers rule a gothic asylum until staff try to tear them apart.
3.21
2k+
Sutton Asylum Summary
Sutton Asylum 88%
Two murderous twin lovers rule a gothic asylum until staff try to tear them apart.
by Kinsley Kincaid 2023
3.21
2k+ ratings
5150, rue des Ormes
by Patrick Senécal • 1994
A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.
4.08
7k+
5150, rue des Ormes Summary
5150, rue des Ormes 88%
A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.
by Patrick Senécal 1994
4.08
7k+ ratings
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment
by Delilah S. Dawson • 2024
Fleeing her abuser, a woman joins an artists' retreat built on a forgotten asylum.
3.65
2k+
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment Summary
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment 88%
Fleeing her abuser, a woman joins an artists' retreat built on a forgotten asylum.
by Delilah S. Dawson 2024
3.65
2k+ ratings
The Silent Companions
by Laura Purcell • 2017
A pregnant widow inherits a crumbling estate where wooden figures with painted eyes appear to move.
3.87
46k+
The Silent Companions Summary
The Silent Companions 88%
A pregnant widow inherits a crumbling estate where wooden figures with painted eyes appear to move.
by Laura Purcell 2017
3.87
46k+ ratings
Bellevue
by Robin Cook • 2024
Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.
3.36
5k+
Bellevue Summary
Bellevue 88%
Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.
by Robin Cook 2024
3.36
5k+ ratings
The Dead House
by Dawn Kurtagich • 2015
One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.
3.67
8k+
The Dead House Summary
The Dead House 88%
One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.
by Dawn Kurtagich 2015
3.67
8k+ ratings
Sacrificial Sinners
by J. Rose • 2022
An asylum that experiments on its patients. Four broken men. One woman fighting to stay human.
4.22
8k+
Sacrificial Sinners Summary
Sacrificial Sinners 88%
An asylum that experiments on its patients. Four broken men. One woman fighting to stay human.
by J. Rose 2022
4.22
8k+ 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 87%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
Intercepts
by T.J. Payne • 2019
His secret prisoners are senseless, psychic, and screaming. His teenage daughter can hear them now.
4.09
40k+
Intercepts Summary
Intercepts 87%
His secret prisoners are senseless, psychic, and screaming. His teenage daughter can hear them now.
by T.J. Payne 2019
4.09
40k+ 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 87%
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
by Lee Mountford 2025
4.00
788 ratings
Desperate Remedies
by Andrew Scull • 2022
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
4.09
448
Desperate Remedies Summary
Desperate Remedies 87%
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
by Andrew Scull 2022
4.09
448 ratings
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King • 2013
A hospice worker protects a girl whose psychic beacon has lured a tribe of soul-eating nomads.
4.13
304k+
Doctor Sleep Summary
Doctor Sleep 87%
A hospice worker protects a girl whose psychic beacon has lured a tribe of soul-eating nomads.
by Stephen King 2013
4.13
304k+ ratings
The Pilo Family Circus
by Will Elliott • 2009
A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.
3.81
4k+
The Pilo Family Circus Summary
The Pilo Family Circus 87%
A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.
by Will Elliott 2009
3.81
4k+ ratings
Til Def
by Jodie King
Inside a crumbling asylum, a grieving therapist and a killer patient give in to mutual obsession.
3.99
3k+
Til Def Summary
Til Def 87%
Inside a crumbling asylum, a grieving therapist and a killer patient give in to mutual obsession.
by Jodie King
3.99
3k+ ratings
Episode Thirteen
by Craig DiLouie • 2023
A ghost-hunting crew locks themselves in a mansion where researchers vanished. The house waits.
3.47
30k+
Episode Thirteen Summary
Episode Thirteen 87%
A ghost-hunting crew locks themselves in a mansion where researchers vanished. The house waits.
by Craig DiLouie 2023
3.47
30k+ 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 87%
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014
3.36
5k+ ratings
The Last Days of Jack Sparks
by Jason Arnopp • 2016
An arrogant journalist mocks an exorcism. That night, a ghost appears on his YouTube channel.
3.83
14k+
The Last Days of Jack Sparks Summary
The Last Days of Jack Sparks 87%
An arrogant journalist mocks an exorcism. That night, a ghost appears on his YouTube channel.
by Jason Arnopp 2016
3.83
14k+ ratings
Ward D
by Freida McFadden • 2023
A med student trapped on a locked ward with the best friend who wants her dead.
3.96
646k+
Ward D Summary
Ward D 87%
A med student trapped on a locked ward with the best friend who wants her dead.
by Freida McFadden 2023
3.96
646k+ 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 87%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ ratings
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace • 2025
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
3.55
3k+
The Once and Future Me Summary
The Once and Future Me 87%
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
by Melissa Pace 2025
3.55
3k+ 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 87%
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
The Reformatory
by Tananarive Due • 2023
A Black boy's defiance sends him to a haunted Jim Crow reformatory where dead boys seek justice.
4.43
79k+
The Reformatory Summary
The Reformatory 87%
A Black boy's defiance sends him to a haunted Jim Crow reformatory where dead boys seek justice.
by Tananarive Due 2023
4.43
79k+ 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 87%
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1985
4.01
2k+ ratings
Apartment 16
by Adam L.G. Nevill • 2010
An American inherits a London flat where something behind a locked door has waited for decades.
3.20
7k+
Apartment 16 Summary
Apartment 16 87%
An American inherits a London flat where something behind a locked door has waited for decades.
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2010
3.20
7k+ ratings
Girl, Interrupted
by Susanna Kaysen • 1993
One interview. A locked ward. Two years of asking who gets to define a woman's sanity.
3.95
283k+
Girl, Interrupted Summary
Girl, Interrupted 87%
One interview. A locked ward. Two years of asking who gets to define a woman's sanity.
by Susanna Kaysen 1993
3.95
283k+ ratings
The Third Parent
by Elias Witherow • 2017
When a plastic-faced man becomes a family's third parent, the children learn what his smile costs.
3.88
1k+
The Third Parent Summary
The Third Parent 87%
When a plastic-faced man becomes a family's third parent, the children learn what his smile costs.
by Elias Witherow 2017
3.88
1k+ ratings
Widow's Point
by Richard Chizmar • 2025
A ghost-hunting crew locks into Widow's Point lighthouse, where the dead have never stopped waiting.
3.76
5k+
Widow's Point Summary
Widow's Point 87%
A ghost-hunting crew locks into Widow's Point lighthouse, where the dead have never stopped waiting.
by Richard Chizmar 2025
3.76
5k+ ratings
SickER Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A man breaks free from a government cannibalism experiment and carries the appetite home.
3.81
924
SickER Bastards Summary
SickER Bastards 87%
A man breaks free from a government cannibalism experiment and carries the appetite home.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.81
924 ratings
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry • 2016
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
3.89
68k+
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb 87%
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
by Lucinda Berry 2016
3.89
68k+ 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 87%
Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.38
2k+ ratings
Woom
by Duncan Ralston • 2016
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
3.23
38k+
Woom Summary
Woom 87%
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
by Duncan Ralston 2016
3.23
38k+ ratings
Slashtag
by Jon Cohn • 2023
Disgraced influencer joins a haunted hotel show to save her sister, but the horror isn't staged.
4.26
1k+
Slashtag Summary
Slashtag 87%
Disgraced influencer joins a haunted hotel show to save her sister, but the horror isn't staged.
by Jon Cohn 2023
4.26
1k+ 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 87%
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
by Mason Coile 2024
3.48
18k+ ratings
Kill Creek
by Scott Thomas • 2017
Four horror writers spend Halloween night in a haunted house that feeds on their darkest secrets.
3.75
24k+
Kill Creek Summary
Kill Creek 87%
Four horror writers spend Halloween night in a haunted house that feeds on their darkest secrets.
by Scott Thomas 2017
3.75
24k+ 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 87%
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
by Patrick Senécal 2000
4.33
11k+ ratings
The Cut
by C.J. Dotson • 2025
She fled abuse to a hotel where the water breeds monsters and the owner wants her baby.
2.98
937
The Cut Summary
The Cut 87%
She fled abuse to a hotel where the water breeds monsters and the owner wants her baby.
by C.J. Dotson 2025
2.98
937 ratings
Star Wars
by Joe Schreiber • 2010
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
3.46
9k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 86%
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
by Joe Schreiber 2010
3.46
9k+ ratings
The Slob
by Aron Beauregard • 2019
A pregnant saleswoman enters a farmhouse, where a man forces her to clean his kills.
3.32
13k+
The Slob Summary
The Slob 86%
A pregnant saleswoman enters a farmhouse, where a man forces her to clean his kills.
by Aron Beauregard 2019
3.32
13k+ ratings
Inspection
by Josh Malerman • 2019
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
3.48
9k+
Inspection Summary
Inspection 86%
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
by Josh Malerman 2019
3.48
9k+ ratings
Nestlings
by Nat Cassidy • 2023
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
3.78
28k+
Nestlings Summary
Nestlings 86%
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
by Nat Cassidy 2023
3.78
28k+ 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 86%
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
by Kelley Armstrong 2023
3.44
13k+ ratings
Whistle
by Linwood Barclay • 2025
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
3.91
10k+
Whistle Summary
Whistle 86%
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
by Linwood Barclay 2025
3.91
10k+ ratings
Sundial
by Catriona Ward • 2022
Her child is dangerous. She returns to a desert compound where her family's violence began.
3.78
26k+
Sundial Summary
Sundial 86%
Her child is dangerous. She returns to a desert compound where her family's violence began.
by Catriona Ward 2022
3.78
26k+ ratings
The Girl Who Lived 2
by Christopher Greyson • 2024
Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.
4.30
2k+
The Girl Who Lived 2 Summary
The Girl Who Lived 2 86%
Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.
by Christopher Greyson 2024
4.30
2k+ ratings
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