😈 Devil Bargains

Stories built on the irresistible and ruinous promise of getting everything you want—at a price that reveals what you truly value only after it's too late.

All's Well

by Mona Awad • 2021

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

3.74

37k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

All's Well 90%

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

by Mona Awad 2021

3.74

37k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

We Sold Our Souls

by Grady Hendrix • 2018

Her ex-bandmate sold their souls for fame. Now the bill is due at her motel job.

3.69

34k+

🎸 Heavy Metal Horror 😈 Deal With The Devil 🎵 Music As Magic 💔 Band Betrayal 🚗 Road Trip Horror

We Sold Our Souls 89%

Her ex-bandmate sold their souls for fame. Now the bill is due at her motel job.

by Grady Hendrix 2018

3.69

34k+ ratings

🎸 Heavy Metal Horror 😈 Deal With The Devil 🎵 Music As Magic 💔 Band Betrayal 🚗 Road Trip Horror

Faust

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • 1808

A dissatisfied scholar bets his soul the devil cannot give him a moment worth keeping.

3.89

51k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🥀 Innocence Corrupted 💫 Redemptive Love 🖤 Gothic Tragedy 🏛️ Classical Mythology

Faust 89%

A dissatisfied scholar bets his soul the devil cannot give him a moment worth keeping.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1808

3.89

51k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🥀 Innocence Corrupted 💫 Redemptive Love 🖤 Gothic Tragedy 🏛️ Classical Mythology

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+

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 📜 Forbidden Knowledge 🕯️ Decadent Gothic

Vathek 89%

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

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 📜 Forbidden Knowledge 🕯️ Decadent Gothic

Hell Bent

by Leigh Bardugo • 2023

To save her demon-trapped mentor, Alex Stern must find four killers and walk Yale's underworld.

4.10

184k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🔑 Secret Societies 🔥 Rescue From Hell 💀 Demonic Bargains 👻 Ghosts And Hauntings

Hell Bent 88%

To save her demon-trapped mentor, Alex Stern must find four killers and walk Yale's underworld.

by Leigh Bardugo 2023

4.10

184k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🔑 Secret Societies 🔥 Rescue From Hell 💀 Demonic Bargains 👻 Ghosts And Hauntings

Faust, Part Two

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • 1832

His soul bargained, Faust chases ideal beauty and builds a kingdom, but paradise demands a cost.

3.65

9k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🏛️ Classical Mythology 💖 Redemption Through Love 💀 Hubris And Downfall 🗺️ Mythical Quest

Faust, Part Two 88%

His soul bargained, Faust chases ideal beauty and builds a kingdom, but paradise demands a cost.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1832

3.65

9k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🏛️ Classical Mythology 💖 Redemption Through Love 💀 Hubris And Downfall 🗺️ Mythical Quest

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

Legacy of Blood 88%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

The Book of Bill

by Alex Hirsch • 2024

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

4.53

12k+

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings 📖 Cryptic Journal 🌪️ Reality Distortion

The Book of Bill 88%

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

by Alex Hirsch 2024

4.53

12k+ ratings

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings 📖 Cryptic Journal 🌪️ Reality Distortion

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+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 💔 Doomed Friendship 🌑 Atmospheric Horror 🌍 Global Adventure

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

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 💔 Doomed Friendship 🌑 Atmospheric Horror 🌍 Global Adventure

Faust, First Part

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • 1808

A scholar bets his soul he will never find a moment worth keeping; the devil gives him Gretchen.

3.83

87k+

📜 Faustian Bargain 📚 Forbidden Knowledge 🥀 Seduction And Ruin 👰 Tragic Heroine ✝️ Religious Redemption

Faust, First Part 88%

A scholar bets his soul he will never find a moment worth keeping; the devil gives him Gretchen.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1808

3.83

87k+ ratings

📜 Faustian Bargain 📚 Forbidden Knowledge 🥀 Seduction And Ruin 👰 Tragic Heroine ✝️ Religious Redemption

Memnoch the Devil

by Anne Rice • 1995

A vampire follows the Devil through Creation, then must decide whose side he is on.

3.76

87k+

🧠 Philosophical Horror 😈 Sympathetic Devil ⛪ Theological Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 🔥 Journey Through Hell

Memnoch the Devil 88%

A vampire follows the Devil through Creation, then must decide whose side he is on.

by Anne Rice 1995

3.76

87k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Horror 😈 Sympathetic Devil ⛪ Theological Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 🔥 Journey Through Hell

The Exorcist's House

by Nick Roberts • 2022

Under their new farmhouse, a sealed well holds something the previous owner died trying to contain.

3.99

23k+

🔥 Demonic Possession 🏚️ Haunted Farmhouse 🔒 Family Secrets 💔 Guilt And Grief 🔬 Rational Skeptic

The Exorcist's House 88%

Under their new farmhouse, a sealed well holds something the previous owner died trying to contain.

by Nick Roberts 2022

3.99

23k+ ratings

🔥 Demonic Possession 🏚️ Haunted Farmhouse 🔒 Family Secrets 💔 Guilt And Grief 🔬 Rational Skeptic

Brimstone Angels

by Erin M. Evans • 2011

An outcast tiefling makes a devil's bargain. Now cults, devils, and ancient horrors hunt her family.

4.06

2k+

🖤 Infernal Fantasy 🔥 Devil's Bargain 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👯 Sister Bond ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy

Brimstone Angels 88%

An outcast tiefling makes a devil's bargain. Now cults, devils, and ancient horrors hunt her family.

by Erin M. Evans 2011

4.06

2k+ ratings

🖤 Infernal Fantasy 🔥 Devil's Bargain 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👯 Sister Bond ⚔️ Gritty Fantasy

Weavingshaw

by Heba Al-Wasity • 2026

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

4.12

9k+

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains 🕯️ Haunted Estate 🧳 Refugee Protagonist

Weavingshaw 88%

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

by Heba Al-Wasity 2026

4.12

9k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains 🕯️ Haunted Estate 🧳 Refugee Protagonist

Lost Gods

by Brom • 2016

His demon grandmother slit his throat; now he braves the underworld to save his pregnant girlfriend.

4.23

12k+

⬇️🔥 Descent To The Underworld 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Bloodline Curse 👹👵 Demonic Matriarch 😢👨‍👧 Tragic Fatherhood

Lost Gods 88%

His demon grandmother slit his throat; now he braves the underworld to save his pregnant girlfriend.

by Brom 2016

4.23

12k+ ratings

⬇️🔥 Descent To The Underworld 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Bloodline Curse 👹👵 Demonic Matriarch 😢👨‍👧 Tragic Fatherhood

The Monk

by Matthew Gregory Lewis • 1796

A monk revered as a saint falls into lust, murder, and a bargain with the Devil.

3.86

35k+

🖤 Gothic Horror ✝️ Religious Horror 😈 Demonic Pact ⛪ Corrupt Clergy 📉 Fall From Grace

The Monk 88%

A monk revered as a saint falls into lust, murder, and a bargain with the Devil.

by Matthew Gregory Lewis 1796

3.86

35k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Horror ✝️ Religious Horror 😈 Demonic Pact ⛪ Corrupt Clergy 📉 Fall From Grace

The Devil's Best Trick

by Randall Sullivan • 2024

After an exorcism in Bosnia, a journalist meets a man in Rome he's certain isn't human.

3.07

889

🧐 Problem Of Evil 😈 History Of The Devil 🕵️ Satanic Panic 🕊️ Exorcism 📿 Theodicy

The Devil's Best Trick 88%

After an exorcism in Bosnia, a journalist meets a man in Rome he's certain isn't human.

by Randall Sullivan 2024

3.07

889 ratings

🧐 Problem Of Evil 😈 History Of The Devil 🕵️ Satanic Panic 🕊️ Exorcism 📿 Theodicy

The Book of Ceremonial Magic

by Arthur Edward Waite • 1911

Grimoires promise power, deliver futility; white and black blur, mysticism is real.

3.77

447

🕯️ Ceremonial Magic 📖 Grimoire Studies 🏛️ Occult History 📜 Demonic Pacts 💀 Necromancy

The Book of Ceremonial Magic 88%

Grimoires promise power, deliver futility; white and black blur, mysticism is real.

by Arthur Edward Waite 1911

3.77

447 ratings

🕯️ Ceremonial Magic 📖 Grimoire Studies 🏛️ Occult History 📜 Demonic Pacts 💀 Necromancy

The Master and Margarita

by Mikhail Bulgakov • 1996

The devil visits Soviet Moscow and a woman wagers her soul to win back the writer she loves.

4.28

438k+

🎭 Soviet Satire 😈 Devil Comes To Town 📜 Biblical Retelling 🤝 Deal With The Devil 🧹 Witch Transformation

The Master and Margarita 88%

The devil visits Soviet Moscow and a woman wagers her soul to win back the writer she loves.

by Mikhail Bulgakov 1996

4.28

438k+ ratings

🎭 Soviet Satire 😈 Devil Comes To Town 📜 Biblical Retelling 🤝 Deal With The Devil 🧹 Witch Transformation

Come Closer

by Sara Gran • 2003

Her apartment taps. A stranger fills her dreams. An architect is being stolen from the inside.

3.65

52k+

🖤 Demonic Possession 🧠 Psychological Horror 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🌹 Seductive Evil 🪞 Loss Of Self

Come Closer 88%

Her apartment taps. A stranger fills her dreams. An architect is being stolen from the inside.

by Sara Gran 2003

3.65

52k+ ratings

🖤 Demonic Possession 🧠 Psychological Horror 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🌹 Seductive Evil 🪞 Loss Of Self

Small Favors

by Erin A. Craig • 2021

In a frontier town bound by rigid rules, the monsters in the woods start granting wishes.

4.00

24k+

✨ Rumpelstiltskin Retelling 😈 Deal With The Devil 🐺 Monster Boyfriend 👀 Small Town Paranoia 👯 Twin Bond

Small Favors 88%

In a frontier town bound by rigid rules, the monsters in the woods start granting wishes.

by Erin A. Craig 2021

4.00

24k+ ratings

✨ Rumpelstiltskin Retelling 😈 Deal With The Devil 🐺 Monster Boyfriend 👀 Small Town Paranoia 👯 Twin Bond

Kingdom of the Cursed

by Kerri Maniscalco • 2021

A witch enters Hell to avenge her twin, bound to a demon prince hiding darker truths.

4.08

222k+

🖤 Demonic Court Intrigue ⛓️ Forced Magical Bond 😈 Devil Love Interest 🗡️ Revenge Quest 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Betrayal

Kingdom of the Cursed 87%

A witch enters Hell to avenge her twin, bound to a demon prince hiding darker truths.

by Kerri Maniscalco 2021

4.08

222k+ ratings

🖤 Demonic Court Intrigue ⛓️ Forced Magical Bond 😈 Devil Love Interest 🗡️ Revenge Quest 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Betrayal

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab • 2020

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

4.16

1.5M+

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 💫 Centuries-Spanning Love

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 87%

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

by V.E. Schwab 2020

4.16

1.5M+ ratings

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 💫 Centuries-Spanning Love

Empire of Demons

by Sara C. Roethle • 2021

She owes a demon emperor cursed crowns; her hope lies with a witch shipwrecked among monsters.

4.60

721

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Tortured Witch 💍 Cursed Magical Artifact 👿 Demon Bargains 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

Empire of Demons 87%

She owes a demon emperor cursed crowns; her hope lies with a witch shipwrecked among monsters.

by Sara C. Roethle 2021

4.60

721 ratings

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Tortured Witch 💍 Cursed Magical Artifact 👿 Demon Bargains 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

Doctor Faustus

by Thomas Mann • 1999

A scholar writes the life of a composer friend whose genius came from a devil's pact.

4.08

14k+

📚 German Modernism 🤔 Philosophical Fiction 🤝 Devil's Bargain 🎼 Doomed Composer 🎭 Artistic Sacrifice

Doctor Faustus 87%

A scholar writes the life of a composer friend whose genius came from a devil's pact.

by Thomas Mann 1999

4.08

14k+ ratings

📚 German Modernism 🤔 Philosophical Fiction 🤝 Devil's Bargain 🎼 Doomed Composer 🎭 Artistic Sacrifice

To Those Willing to Drown

by Mark Matthews • 2025

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

4.08

108

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse 💔 Grieving Parent 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

To Those Willing to Drown 87%

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

by Mark Matthews 2025

4.08

108 ratings

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse 💔 Grieving Parent 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

Repossessed

by A.M. Jenkins • 2007

A demon escapes Hell to live as a teenager, chasing earthly pleasures while angelic enforcers close.

3.64

3k+

😈 Demon Narrator 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 😇 Demon Redemption 🤣 Paranormal Comedy 🛋️ Cozy Paranormal

Repossessed 87%

A demon escapes Hell to live as a teenager, chasing earthly pleasures while angelic enforcers close.

by A.M. Jenkins 2007

3.64

3k+ ratings

😈 Demon Narrator 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 😇 Demon Redemption 🤣 Paranormal Comedy 🛋️ Cozy Paranormal

Her Soul for Revenge

by Harley Laroux • 2021

She bargains her soul to a demon for revenge. The deal didn't include her heart.

4.24

60k+

😈 Demon Bargain Romance ⚔️ Cult Takedown 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌱 Trauma Healing 💀 Revenge Quest

Her Soul for Revenge 87%

She bargains her soul to a demon for revenge. The deal didn't include her heart.

by Harley Laroux 2021

4.24

60k+ ratings

😈 Demon Bargain Romance ⚔️ Cult Takedown 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌱 Trauma Healing 💀 Revenge Quest

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+

🖤 Literary Horror 🪖 World War I 😇 Wish Gone Wrong 🤝 Deadly Bargain ⛪ Religious Horror

Angel Down 87%

A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.

by Daniel Kraus 2025

4.06

16k+ ratings

🖤 Literary Horror 🪖 World War I 😇 Wish Gone Wrong 🤝 Deadly Bargain ⛪ Religious Horror

Cold Days

by Jim Butcher • 2012

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

4.47

107k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

Cold Days 87%

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

by Jim Butcher 2012

4.47

107k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

Fallen Academy

by Leia Stone • 2018

Brielle bargains with Lucifer to escape Hell, but the pact endangers those she loves.

4.27

12k+

🏫 Supernatural Academy 😇 Angel Demon Romance 😈 Devil's Deal 🤝 Unlikely Alliance 🖤 Light And Dark Magic

Fallen Academy 87%

Brielle bargains with Lucifer to escape Hell, but the pact endangers those she loves.

by Leia Stone 2018

4.27

12k+ ratings

🏫 Supernatural Academy 😇 Angel Demon Romance 😈 Devil's Deal 🤝 Unlikely Alliance 🖤 Light And Dark Magic

The Kingdom of Back

by Marie Lu • 2020

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

3.70

24k+

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 👩‍🎤 Ambitious Heroine

The Kingdom of Back 87%

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

by Marie Lu 2020

3.70

24k+ ratings

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 👩‍🎤 Ambitious Heroine

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+

🖤 Erotic Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🏚️ Haunted House 💔 Destructive Obsession 🔮 Forbidden Knowledge

The Hellbound Heart 87%

Her lover vanished solving a puzzle box. Blood she spills brings him back piece by piece.

by Clive Barker 1986

4.08

70k+ ratings

🖤 Erotic Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🏚️ Haunted House 💔 Destructive Obsession 🔮 Forbidden Knowledge

Happy Hour in Hell

by Tad Williams • 2013

An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.

3.68

4k+

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

Happy Hour in Hell 87%

An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.

by Tad Williams 2013

3.68

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

The Outlaw Demon Wails

by Kim Harrison • 2008

A witch's altered blood makes her a weapon both demons and elves will kill to control.

4.37

59k+

🕯️ Demon Summoning 📜 Magical Contracts 👹 Demon Mentor 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 💔 Trauma Recovery

The Outlaw Demon Wails 87%

A witch's altered blood makes her a weapon both demons and elves will kill to control.

by Kim Harrison 2008

4.37

59k+ ratings

🕯️ Demon Summoning 📜 Magical Contracts 👹 Demon Mentor 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 💔 Trauma Recovery

La Peau de chagrin

by Honoré de Balzac • 1831

A ruined young man in Paris receives a magic skin: every wish fulfilled, a shorter life.

3.67

12k+

🎭 Faustian Bargain 💀 Cost Of Desire 👤 Unattainable Woman 💗 Quiet Love 📖 Philosophical Fable

La Peau de chagrin 87%

A ruined young man in Paris receives a magic skin: every wish fulfilled, a shorter life.

by Honoré de Balzac 1831

3.67

12k+ ratings

🎭 Faustian Bargain 💀 Cost Of Desire 👤 Unattainable Woman 💗 Quiet Love 📖 Philosophical Fable

Slaying Monsters for the Feeble

by Annette Marie • 2019

A bookworm accidentally binds a demon, then hides him from the guild that would execute her.

4.31

15k+

🖤 Demon Summoning ⛓️ Bound To A Demon 📜 Forbidden Grimoire 🔮 Telepathic Bond 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Slaying Monsters for the Feeble 87%

A bookworm accidentally binds a demon, then hides him from the guild that would execute her.

by Annette Marie 2019

4.31

15k+ ratings

🖤 Demon Summoning ⛓️ Bound To A Demon 📜 Forbidden Grimoire 🔮 Telepathic Bond 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Wings of Sorrow

by Iain Rob Wright • 2015

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

3.99

414

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic 📜 Ancient Prophecy 🔪 Supernatural Assassin

Wings of Sorrow 87%

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

by Iain Rob Wright 2015

3.99

414 ratings

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic 📜 Ancient Prophecy 🔪 Supernatural Assassin

The Scarlet Gospels

by Clive Barker • 2015

A haunted detective follows his kidnapped friend into Hell as a rogue demon overthrows the Devil.

3.50

11k+

🔍 Occult Detective 🔥 Infernal Journey 👥 Found Family 😈 Rebellion In Hell 🌌 Cosmic Horror

The Scarlet Gospels 87%

A haunted detective follows his kidnapped friend into Hell as a rogue demon overthrows the Devil.

by Clive Barker 2015

3.50

11k+ ratings

🔍 Occult Detective 🔥 Infernal Journey 👥 Found Family 😈 Rebellion In Hell 🌌 Cosmic Horror

Bone of My Bone

by Johanna van Veen • 2026

Bavaria, 1635: a peasant and a nun flee war with a wish-granting skull. The dead pursue.

3.81

2k+

🐐 Folk Horror 🖤 Sapphic Horror 😈 Deal With The Devil 🏚️ Gothic Horror ⚔️ Thirty Years War

Bone of My Bone 87%

Bavaria, 1635: a peasant and a nun flee war with a wish-granting skull. The dead pursue.

by Johanna van Veen 2026

3.81

2k+ ratings

🐐 Folk Horror 🖤 Sapphic Horror 😈 Deal With The Devil 🏚️ Gothic Horror ⚔️ Thirty Years War

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde • 1890

A vain wish grants him eternal youth; a hidden portrait rots with every sin.

4.14

1.9M+

😈 Faustian Bargain 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Double Life 🐍 Corrupting Influence 🥀 Decadent Horror

The Picture of Dorian Gray 87%

A vain wish grants him eternal youth; a hidden portrait rots with every sin.

by Oscar Wilde 1890

4.14

1.9M+ ratings

😈 Faustian Bargain 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Double Life 🐍 Corrupting Influence 🥀 Decadent Horror

Resurrection

by Nick Roberts • 2025

The evil a mother escaped was never truly banished: it was born inside her daughter.

4.38

2k+

⛪ Religious Horror 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 👧 Possessed Child 🔮 Family Curse 🖤 Bleak Horror

Resurrection 87%

The evil a mother escaped was never truly banished: it was born inside her daughter.

by Nick Roberts 2025

4.38

2k+ ratings

⛪ Religious Horror 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 👧 Possessed Child 🔮 Family Curse 🖤 Bleak Horror

Where the Dark Stands Still

by A.B. Poranek • 2024

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

4.03

33k+

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon 🫂 Found Family 👻 Haunted Manor

Where the Dark Stands Still 87%

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

by A.B. Poranek 2024

4.03

33k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon 🫂 Found Family 👻 Haunted Manor

Alchemy of Secrets

by Stephanie Garber • 2025

Urban legends predict her death at Halloween midnight. A hidden relic in Los Angeles might save her.

3.84

69k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🌙 Hidden Magical World ⏳ Time Loop 💔 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Deadly Folklore

Alchemy of Secrets 87%

Urban legends predict her death at Halloween midnight. A hidden relic in Los Angeles might save her.

by Stephanie Garber 2025

3.84

69k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🌙 Hidden Magical World ⏳ Time Loop 💔 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Deadly Folklore

Tread of Angels

by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2022

A half-blood dealer must defend her sister in a court of angels where guilt is predetermined.

3.47

6k+

🏜️ Weird Western 🕵️ Fantasy Noir 👭 Sisterly Devotion 😈 Demon Lover 🌓 Torn Between Worlds

Tread of Angels 87%

A half-blood dealer must defend her sister in a court of angels where guilt is predetermined.

by Rebecca Roanhorse 2022

3.47

6k+ ratings

🏜️ Weird Western 🕵️ Fantasy Noir 👭 Sisterly Devotion 😈 Demon Lover 🌓 Torn Between Worlds

Seed

by Ania Ahlborn • 2011

He survived possession as a boy. Decades later, the same demon is inside his six-year-old.

3.80

41k+

🖤 Demonic Possession 🔗 Generational Curse 👧 Possessed Child 🌿 Southern Gothic 💔 Tragic Horror

Seed 87%

He survived possession as a boy. Decades later, the same demon is inside his six-year-old.

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3.52

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3.65

697

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Magic 87%

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3.65

697 ratings

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4.48

9k+

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Damned Souls and a Sangria 87%

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by Annette Marie 2020

4.48

9k+ ratings

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