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Rolling in the Deep
by Mira Grant • 2015
A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.
3.94
12k+
Rolling in the Deep Summary
Rolling in the Deep 92%
A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.
by Mira Grant 2015
3.94
12k+ ratings
The Last One
by Will Dean • 2023
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
3.55
41k+
The Last One Summary
The Last One 91%
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
by Will Dean 2023
3.55
41k+ 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 90%
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
by Nick Cutter 2015
3.41
43k+ ratings
Into the Drowning Deep
by Mira Grant • 2017
A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.
3.93
47k+
Into the Drowning Deep Summary
Into the Drowning Deep 90%
A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.
by Mira Grant 2017
3.93
47k+ 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 90%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ ratings
The Terror
by Dan Simmons • 2007
A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.
4.09
75k+
The Terror Summary
The Terror 90%
A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.
by Dan Simmons 2007
4.09
75k+ 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
In Bloom
by Paul Tremblay • 2023
Cape Cod's toxic bloom hides a creature that steals fathers. One journalist is getting too close.
3.04
14k+
In Bloom Summary
In Bloom 89%
Cape Cod's toxic bloom hides a creature that steals fathers. One journalist is getting too close.
by Paul Tremblay 2023
3.04
14k+ ratings
Our Wives Under the Sea
by Julia Armfield • 2022
Her wife made it back from the ocean floor, but something else surfaced with her.
3.68
134k+
Our Wives Under the Sea Summary
Our Wives Under the Sea 89%
Her wife made it back from the ocean floor, but something else surfaced with her.
by Julia Armfield 2022
3.68
134k+ 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 89%
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
by David Sodergren 2022
4.02
36k+ 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 89%
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
by Kelley Armstrong 2023
3.44
13k+ ratings
Gills
by Abe Moss • 2020
A sister's search for a missing teenager ends on an island where mermaids hunt.
3.84
639
Gills Summary
Gills 89%
A sister's search for a missing teenager ends on an island where mermaids hunt.
by Abe Moss 2020
3.84
639 ratings
Baignade interdite
by R.L. Stine • 1994
Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.
3.55
10k+
Baignade interdite Summary
Baignade interdite 89%
Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.
by R.L. Stine 1994
3.55
10k+ ratings
Cold Skin
by Albert Sánchez Piñol • 2007
On an Antarctic island, sea creatures rise nightly, and the lighthouse keeper hides a dark secret.
3.66
10k+
Cold Skin Summary
Cold Skin 89%
On an Antarctic island, sea creatures rise nightly, and the lighthouse keeper hides a dark secret.
by Albert Sánchez Piñol 2007
3.66
10k+ ratings
Amid the Sinking Dark
by Abe Moss • 2021
Fleeing a custody battle, a mother shelters in a rain-cursed town where the sea devours children.
4.36
565
Amid the Sinking Dark Summary
Amid the Sinking Dark 89%
Fleeing a custody battle, a mother shelters in a rain-cursed town where the sea devours children.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.36
565 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 88%
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
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1999
A boy stows away, survives mutiny and cannibalism, then sails into a white Antarctic void.
3.5
15k+
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Summary
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 88%
A boy stows away, survives mutiny and cannibalism, then sails into a white Antarctic void.
by Edgar Allan Poe 1999
3.5
15k+ ratings
Los elementales
by Michael McDowell • 1981
A funeral reunites a family on the Alabama coast. The third house was meant to stay buried.
3.98
24k+
Los elementales Summary
Los elementales 88%
A funeral reunites a family on the Alabama coast. The third house was meant to stay buried.
by Michael McDowell 1981
3.98
24k+ 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 88%
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
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
Rouge Summary
Rouge 88%
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023
3.53
51k+ ratings
Blackwater I
by Michael McDowell • 1983
A flood strands a strange woman with an Alabama lumber family. She belongs to the river.
3.69
84k+
Blackwater I Summary
Blackwater I 88%
A flood strands a strange woman with an Alabama lumber family. She belongs to the river.
by Michael McDowell 1983
3.69
84k+ 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
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
Gwen, in Green
by Hugh Zachary • 1974
A gentle wife on a ravaged island becomes the bloody instrument of the land's revenge.
3.33
460
Gwen, in Green Summary
Gwen, in Green 88%
A gentle wife on a ravaged island becomes the bloody instrument of the land's revenge.
by Hugh Zachary 1974
3.33
460 ratings
What Kind of Mother
by Clay McLeod Chapman • 2023
A palm reader returns home and discovers a missing boy whose absence has become something hungry.
3.05
6k+
What Kind of Mother Summary
What Kind of Mother 88%
A palm reader returns home and discovers a missing boy whose absence has become something hungry.
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2023
3.05
6k+ ratings
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King • 1985
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
3.97
139k+
Skeleton Crew Summary
Skeleton Crew 88%
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
by Stephen King 1985
3.97
139k+ ratings
Of Dawn and Darkness
by Will Wight • 2015
He never wanted the throne. It bends reality, breaks minds, and lets ancient horrors through.
4.18
4k+
Of Dawn and Darkness Summary
Of Dawn and Darkness 88%
He never wanted the throne. It bends reality, breaks minds, and lets ancient horrors through.
by Will Wight 2015
4.18
4k+ 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 Drowning House
by Cherie Priest • 2024
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
3.39
2k+
The Drowning House Summary
The Drowning House 87%
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
by Cherie Priest 2024
3.39
2k+ ratings
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
To Those Willing to Drown Summary
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
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 87%
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.57
345 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 87%
Her seaside town unravels as spirals warp bodies, break minds, and seal every road out.
by Junji Ito 1998
4.44
43k+ ratings
H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth
by Gou Tanabe • 2022
When an antiquarian visits a decaying seaport, the locals' stares turn to pursuit after dark.
4.45
2k+
H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth Summary
H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth 87%
When an antiquarian visits a decaying seaport, the locals' stares turn to pursuit after dark.
by Gou Tanabe 2022
4.45
2k+ ratings
The Island
by Adrian McKinty • 2022
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
3.76
43k+
The Island Summary
The Island 87%
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
by Adrian McKinty 2022
3.76
43k+ ratings
Shipwreck Island
by Struan Murray • 2021
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
4.38
567
Shipwreck Island Summary
Shipwreck Island 87%
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
by Struan Murray 2021
4.38
567 ratings
Dead Silence
by S.A. Barnes • 2022
A salvage leader boards a ghost ship whose passengers slaughtered themselves; now her crew is next.
3.78
39k+
Dead Silence Summary
Dead Silence 87%
A salvage leader boards a ghost ship whose passengers slaughtered themselves; now her crew is next.
by S.A. Barnes 2022
3.78
39k+ 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 87%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ ratings
Alien
by Tim Lebbon • 2014
Ripley wakes on a crippled mining ship where the creatures she fled are already hunting.
3.82
13k+
Alien Summary
Alien 87%
Ripley wakes on a crippled mining ship where the creatures she fled are already hunting.
by Tim Lebbon 2014
3.82
13k+ ratings
How Bad Things Can Get
by Darcy Coates • 2025
She survived a cult massacre. The island festival she's trapped in is its reenactment.
3.71
11k+
How Bad Things Can Get Summary
How Bad Things Can Get 87%
She survived a cult massacre. The island festival she's trapped in is its reenactment.
by Darcy Coates 2025
3.71
11k+ 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 87%
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
by David Wong 2012
4.26
35k+ ratings
Something I Keep Upstairs
by J.D. Barker • 2025
Inheriting a haunted island, seven friends discover its ancient hunger claims anyone under sixteen.
3.85
3k+
Something I Keep Upstairs Summary
Something I Keep Upstairs 87%
Inheriting a haunted island, seven friends discover its ancient hunger claims anyone under sixteen.
by J.D. Barker 2025
3.85
3k+ ratings
When the Wolf Comes Home
by Nat Cassidy • 2025
A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.
4.06
37k+
When the Wolf Comes Home Summary
When the Wolf Comes Home 87%
A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.
by Nat Cassidy 2025
4.06
37k+ ratings
The Temptation of Charlotte North
by Camilla Bruce • 2026
A willful girl on a remote island embraces a dark spirit, trading obedience for power.
3.56
209
The Temptation of Charlotte North Summary
The Temptation of Charlotte North 87%
A willful girl on a remote island embraces a dark spirit, trading obedience for power.
by Camilla Bruce 2026
3.56
209 ratings
This Wretched Valley
by Jenny Kiefer • 2024
A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.
3.25
13k+
This Wretched Valley Summary
This Wretched Valley 87%
A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.
by Jenny Kiefer 2024
3.25
13k+ ratings
Thinner
by Richard Bachman • 1984
After an unpunished fatal accident, a Romani's touch triggers a wasting that no doctor can halt.
3.78
229k+
Thinner Summary
Thinner 87%
After an unpunished fatal accident, a Romani's touch triggers a wasting that no doctor can halt.
by Richard Bachman 1984
3.78
229k+ ratings
The Toll
by Cherie Priest • 2019
A honeymooner loses his wife on a swamp bridge that the locals have appeased for generations.
3.41
4k+
The Toll Summary
The Toll 87%
A honeymooner loses his wife on a swamp bridge that the locals have appeased for generations.
by Cherie Priest 2019
3.41
4k+ ratings
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu • 2018
The Donner Party cuts through the mountains. By the first snow, something is feeding on them.
3.59
36k+
The Hunger Summary
The Hunger 87%
The Donner Party cuts through the mountains. By the first snow, something is feeding on them.
by Alma Katsu 2018
3.59
36k+ ratings
The Restless Ones
by Abe Moss • 2024
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
3.97
2k+
The Restless Ones Summary
The Restless Ones 87%
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
by Abe Moss 2024
3.97
2k+ 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 87%
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
by Douglas Preston 1997
4.04
51k+ ratings
Eden
by Tim Lebbon • 2020
A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.
3.41
2k+
Eden Summary
Eden 87%
A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.
by Tim Lebbon 2020
3.41
2k+ ratings
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