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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 90%
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
The Silence Factory
by Bridget Collins • 2024
Seeking silence for his grief, a widower finds a factory where spiders spin refuge and ruin.
3.42
4k+
The Silence Factory Summary
The Silence Factory 90%
Seeking silence for his grief, a widower finds a factory where spiders spin refuge and ruin.
by Bridget Collins 2024
3.42
4k+ 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 90%
A boy stows away, survives mutiny and cannibalism, then sails into a white Antarctic void.
by Edgar Allan Poe 1999
3.5
15k+ 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 90%
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
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 90%
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
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 89%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ ratings
Bone China
by Laura Purcell • 2019
A lady's maid hides in a cliffside house where china keeps secrets and fairies are feared.
3.65
8k+
Bone China Summary
Bone China 89%
A lady's maid hides in a cliffside house where china keeps secrets and fairies are feared.
by Laura Purcell 2019
3.65
8k+ 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 89%
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 89%
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
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 89%
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 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 89%
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
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
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 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 89%
A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.
by Dan Simmons 2007
4.09
75k+ 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 89%
He never wanted the throne. It bends reality, breaks minds, and lets ancient horrors through.
by Will Wight 2015
4.18
4k+ 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
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 89%
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
A Plague of Zombies
by Diana Gabaldon • 2011
Jamaica 1761: a British officer finds the governor devoured and the colony blaming the walking dead.
3.98
10k+
A Plague of Zombies Summary
A Plague of Zombies 89%
Jamaica 1761: a British officer finds the governor devoured and the colony blaming the walking dead.
by Diana Gabaldon 2011
3.98
10k+ ratings
White Is for Witching
by Helen Oyeyemi • 2009
The house Miranda Silver grew up in is alive, hungry, and it has never released a daughter.
3.54
13k+
White Is for Witching Summary
White Is for Witching 89%
The house Miranda Silver grew up in is alive, hungry, and it has never released a daughter.
by Helen Oyeyemi 2009
3.54
13k+ 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 89%
A flood strands a strange woman with an Alabama lumber family. She belongs to the river.
by Michael McDowell 1983
3.69
84k+ ratings
Benito Cereno
by Herman Melville • 2006
An American captain boards a Spanish slave ship in chaos, sensing danger but misreading every sign.
3.53
10k+
Benito Cereno Summary
Benito Cereno 89%
An American captain boards a Spanish slave ship in chaos, sensing danger but misreading every sign.
by Herman Melville 2006
3.53
10k+ ratings
The Book of Speculation
by Erika Swyler • 2015
A waterlogged circus ledger maps a family's drowning curse, with his sister next in line.
3.61
39k+
The Book of Speculation Summary
The Book of Speculation 89%
A waterlogged circus ledger maps a family's drowning curse, with his sister next in line.
by Erika Swyler 2015
3.61
39k+ ratings
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
4.01
660k+
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 88%
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
by Neil Gaiman 2013
4.01
660k+ 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 88%
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
by Nick Cutter 2015
3.41
43k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
Inheriting a haunted island, seven friends discover its ancient hunger claims anyone under sixteen.
by J.D. Barker 2025
3.85
3k+ ratings
Grace
by A.M. Shine • 2026
Grace inherits a house on an Irish island whose children vanished decades ago. Now she hears them.
3.74
1k+
Grace Summary
Grace 88%
Grace inherits a house on an Irish island whose children vanished decades ago. Now she hears them.
by A.M. Shine 2026
3.74
1k+ 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 88%
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 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 88%
A willful girl on a remote island embraces a dark spirit, trading obedience for power.
by Camilla Bruce 2026
3.56
209 ratings
We, the Drowned
by Carsten Jensen • 2006
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
4.24
13k+
We, the Drowned Summary
We, the Drowned 88%
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
by Carsten Jensen 2006
4.24
13k+ 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 88%
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
What Moves the Dead
by T. Kingfisher • 2022
A soldier returns to a decaying manor: her friends are dying, and the lake is learning.
3.84
146k+
What Moves the Dead Summary
What Moves the Dead 88%
A soldier returns to a decaying manor: her friends are dying, and the lake is learning.
by T. Kingfisher 2022
3.84
146k+ 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 88%
A sister's search for a missing teenager ends on an island where mermaids hunt.
by Abe Moss 2020
3.84
639 ratings
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools
by G.P. Taylor • 2009
A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.
3.92
118
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools Summary
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools 88%
A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.
by G.P. Taylor 2009
3.92
118 ratings
Of Sea and Shadow
by Will Wight • 2014
A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.
4.13
6k+
Of Sea and Shadow Summary
Of Sea and Shadow 88%
A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.
by Will Wight 2014
4.13
6k+ 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 88%
A honeymooner loses his wife on a swamp bridge that the locals have appeased for generations.
by Cherie Priest 2019
3.41
4k+ 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 88%
When an antiquarian visits a decaying seaport, the locals' stares turn to pursuit after dark.
by Gou Tanabe 2022
4.45
2k+ ratings
Beneath the Poet’s House
by Christa Carmen • 2024
A widow's historic house hides séances, ghosts, and a writer whose muses never survive.
3.79
2k+
Beneath the Poet’s House Summary
Beneath the Poet’s House 88%
A widow's historic house hides séances, ghosts, and a writer whose muses never survive.
by Christa Carmen 2024
3.79
2k+ ratings
The Midas Box
by G.P. Taylor • 2008
At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.
3.46
706
The Midas Box Summary
The Midas Box 88%
At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.
by G.P. Taylor 2008
3.46
706 ratings
House of Salt and Sorrows
by Erin A. Craig • 2019
After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.
3.89
114k+
House of Salt and Sorrows Summary
House of Salt and Sorrows 88%
After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.
by Erin A. Craig 2019
3.89
114k+ ratings
The Water Witch
by Jessica Thorne • 2022
On the Breton coast, a truth-compelling mask resurfaces, dooming a noble family's men to the sea.
4.18
1k+
The Water Witch Summary
The Water Witch 88%
On the Breton coast, a truth-compelling mask resurfaces, dooming a noble family's men to the sea.
by Jessica Thorne 2022
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Children
by Melissa Albert • 2026
Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.
3.54
7k+
The Children Summary
The Children 88%
Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.
by Melissa Albert 2026
3.54
7k+ ratings
A Good House for Children
by Kate Collins • 2023
An old cliff house collects children. A painter and her silent son move in.
3.59
4k+
A Good House for Children Summary
A Good House for Children 88%
An old cliff house collects children. A painter and her silent son move in.
by Kate Collins 2023
3.59
4k+ ratings
The Sirens
by Emilia Hart • 2025
She wakes mid-strangle, flees to a coast where violent men drown and her sister's trail ends.
3.70
72k+
The Sirens Summary
The Sirens 88%
She wakes mid-strangle, flees to a coast where violent men drown and her sister's trail ends.
by Emilia Hart 2025
3.70
72k+ 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 88%
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
by Abe Moss 2024
3.97
2k+ 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 88%
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
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
Sweetheart, Sweetheart
by Bernard Taylor • 1977
His dead twin left him a beautiful cottage. The ghost inside has killed for love before.
3.74
965
Sweetheart, Sweetheart Summary
Sweetheart, Sweetheart 88%
His dead twin left him a beautiful cottage. The ghost inside has killed for love before.
by Bernard Taylor 1977
3.74
965 ratings
Daughters of the Sea
by H.R. Mason • 2021
A crumbling Oregon manor calls to a fragile woman with whispers only she can hear.
4.20
131
Daughters of the Sea Summary
Daughters of the Sea 88%
A crumbling Oregon manor calls to a fragile woman with whispers only she can hear.
by H.R. Mason 2021
4.20
131 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 88%
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
by Struan Murray 2021
4.38
567 ratings
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