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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 91%
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
by Mira Grant 2014
3.71
8k+ ratings
Walking Practice
by Dolki Min • 2022
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
3.55
7k+
Walking Practice Summary
Walking Practice 90%
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
by Dolki Min 2022
3.55
7k+ ratings
The Queen
by Nick Cutter • 2024
Texts from her missing best friend lure a teen into a country club turned wasp hive.
3.53
8k+
The Queen Summary
The Queen 90%
Texts from her missing best friend lure a teen into a country club turned wasp hive.
by Nick Cutter 2024
3.53
8k+ 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 90%
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
Parasite
by Mira Grant • 2013
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
3.68
19k+
Parasite Summary
Parasite 90%
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
by Mira Grant 2013
3.68
19k+ ratings
Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King • 2001
Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.
3.66
187k+
Dreamcatcher Summary
Dreamcatcher 89%
Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.
by Stephen King 2001
3.66
187k+ 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 89%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
Sour Candy
by Kealan Patrick Burke • 2015
A Walmart candy aisle encounter costs a man his teeth, his girlfriend, and his reality.
3.59
26k+
Sour Candy Summary
Sour Candy 89%
A Walmart candy aisle encounter costs a man his teeth, his girlfriend, and his reality.
by Kealan Patrick Burke 2015
3.59
26k+ 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 89%
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
by Douglas Preston 1997
4.04
51k+ 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
Shy Girl
by Mia Ballard • 2025
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
3.82
3k+
Shy Girl Summary
Shy Girl 89%
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
by Mia Ballard 2025
3.82
3k+ 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
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 89%
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.10
1k+ 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 89%
Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.38
2k+ ratings
This Book Is Full of Spiders
by David Wong • 2012
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
4.26
35k+
This Book Is Full of Spiders Summary
This Book Is Full of Spiders 89%
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
by David Wong 2012
4.26
35k+ ratings
The Metamorphosis
by Peter Kuper • 2004
A man wakes as an enormous bug. His family's rejection proves more monstrous than his body.
3.80
5k+
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis 89%
A man wakes as an enormous bug. His family's rejection proves more monstrous than his body.
by Peter Kuper 2004
3.80
5k+ ratings
Darwin's Radio
by Greg Bear • 1999
A dormant virus stirs in our genome, turning pregnancy into the engine of human evolution.
3.73
17k+
Darwin's Radio Summary
Darwin's Radio 89%
A dormant virus stirs in our genome, turning pregnancy into the engine of human evolution.
by Greg Bear 1999
3.73
17k+ ratings
Girl in a Rabbit Hole
by R.J. Law • 2021
A geneticist refuses a shadowy offer, and within days her entire life is surgically erased.
3.50
1k+
Girl in a Rabbit Hole Summary
Girl in a Rabbit Hole 89%
A geneticist refuses a shadowy offer, and within days her entire life is surgically erased.
by R.J. Law 2021
3.50
1k+ ratings
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison • 1967
A sentient supercomputer torments the last five humans for eternity, refusing to let them die.
3.70
16k+
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 88%
A sentient supercomputer torments the last five humans for eternity, refusing to let them die.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.70
16k+ 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 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
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 88%
A man breaks free from a government cannibalism experiment and carries the appetite home.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.81
924 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 88%
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.20
5k+ ratings
Her Body and Other Parties
by Carmen Maria Machado • 2017
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
3.80
109k+
Her Body and Other Parties Summary
Her Body and Other Parties 88%
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
by Carmen Maria Machado 2017
3.80
109k+ 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 88%
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
by Nat Cassidy 2023
3.78
28k+ ratings
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq • 1998
A Paris salon girl sells allure until her body starts turning into a pig.
3.46
4k+
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales 88%
A Paris salon girl sells allure until her body starts turning into a pig.
by Marie Darrieussecq 1998
3.46
4k+ ratings
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories
by Franz Kafka • 1915
A traveling salesman wakes as a giant insect, and his family wants him gone.
4.09
21k+
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories 88%
A traveling salesman wakes as a giant insect, and his family wants him gone.
by Franz Kafka 1915
4.09
21k+ ratings
From the Godless Abyss
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
4.54
224
From the Godless Abyss Summary
From the Godless Abyss 88%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
Little Mushroom
by Yi Shi Si Zhou • 2022
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
4.59
6k+
Little Mushroom Summary
Little Mushroom 88%
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
by Yi Shi Si Zhou 2022
4.59
6k+ 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 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
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 88%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ ratings
Cows
by Matthew Stokoe • 1998
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
2.68
15k+
Cows Summary
Cows 88%
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
by Matthew Stokoe 1998
2.68
15k+ 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 88%
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014
3.36
5k+ ratings
The Unseen
by Ania Ahlborn • 2025
A grieving mother fosters a mute boy discovered in her garden. Then the disappearances begin.
3.36
4k+
The Unseen Summary
The Unseen 88%
A grieving mother fosters a mute boy discovered in her garden. Then the disappearances begin.
by Ania Ahlborn 2025
3.36
4k+ ratings
Chimera
by Mira Grant • 2015
A tapeworm wearing a human face fights to survive the war between the species she straddles.
3.84
6k+
Chimera Summary
Chimera 88%
A tapeworm wearing a human face fights to survive the war between the species she straddles.
by Mira Grant 2015
3.84
6k+ ratings
The Anomaly
by Michael Rutger • 2018
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
3.77
13k+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 88%
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
by Michael Rutger 2018
3.77
13k+ ratings
Frozen Hell
by John W. Campbell Jr. • 2019
At the bottom of the world, researchers thaw a creature that mimics the men it kills.
3.73
2k+
Frozen Hell Summary
Frozen Hell 88%
At the bottom of the world, researchers thaw a creature that mimics the men it kills.
by John W. Campbell Jr. 2019
3.73
2k+ ratings
The Troop
by Nick Cutter • 2014
A remote scout trip turns lethal when a starving man brings a parasite eating from within.
3.83
129k+
The Troop Summary
The Troop 88%
A remote scout trip turns lethal when a starving man brings a parasite eating from within.
by Nick Cutter 2014
3.83
129k+ ratings
Borne
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2017
A scavenger raises a biotech creature in a ruined city: her child, and a weapon.
3.93
42k+
Borne Summary
Borne 88%
A scavenger raises a biotech creature in a ruined city: her child, and a weapon.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2017
3.93
42k+ ratings
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power • 2019
A quarantined school mutates its girls. When a friend vanishes, a survivor digs for answers.
3.45
101k+
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls 88%
A quarantined school mutates its girls. When a friend vanishes, a survivor digs for answers.
by Rory Power 2019
3.45
101k+ 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
They All Died Screaming
by Kristopher Triana • 2020
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
3.58
3k+
They All Died Screaming Summary
They All Died Screaming 88%
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
by Kristopher Triana 2020
3.58
3k+ 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
Uzumaki
by Junji Ito • 1998
Her seaside town unravels as spirals warp bodies, break minds, and seal every road out.
4.44
43k+
Uzumaki Summary
Uzumaki 88%
Her seaside town unravels as spirals warp bodies, break minds, and seal every road out.
by Junji Ito 1998
4.44
43k+ ratings
Watchers
by Dean Koontz • 1987
A haunted veteran saves a golden retriever with unnatural intelligence as a monster hunts them both.
4.19
173k+
Watchers Summary
Watchers 87%
A haunted veteran saves a golden retriever with unnatural intelligence as a monster hunts them both.
by Dean Koontz 1987
4.19
173k+ 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 87%
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
by Nick Cutter 2015
3.41
43k+ 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
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 87%
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
The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess
by Andy Marino • 2021
An intruder dies in her home. She remembers nothing. The presence stirring inside her is ravenous.
3.04
2k+
The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess Summary
The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess 87%
An intruder dies in her home. She remembers nothing. The presence stirring inside her is ravenous.
by Andy Marino 2021
3.04
2k+ ratings
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