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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 89%
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
by Michael Rutger 2018
3.77
13k+ 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 89%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ 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 88%
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
by David Wong 2012
4.26
35k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.
by Mira Grant 2015
3.94
12k+ ratings
Near the Bone
by Christina Henry • 2021
An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.
3.69
22k+
Near the Bone Summary
Near the Bone 88%
An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.
by Christina Henry 2021
3.69
22k+ 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
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 88%
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
by Mira Grant 2014
3.71
8k+ ratings
Malorie
by Josh Malerman • 2020
A survivor list names her parents. Malorie boards a blind train through a world where looking kills.
3.79
28k+
Malorie Summary
Malorie 88%
A survivor list names her parents. Malorie boards a blind train through a world where looking kills.
by Josh Malerman 2020
3.79
28k+ 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 88%
A haunted veteran saves a golden retriever with unnatural intelligence as a monster hunts them both.
by Dean Koontz 1987
4.19
173k+ ratings
Swarm
by Jennifer D. Lyle • 2023
Killer butterflies attack, an anxious teen barricades her home against winged predators and infected
3.65
2k+
Swarm Summary
Swarm 88%
Killer butterflies attack, an anxious teen barricades her home against winged predators and infected
by Jennifer D. Lyle 2023
3.65
2k+ 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
The Mist
by Stephen King • 1980
A mist-wrapped supermarket traps a father and son with monsters outside and a cult inside.
3.93
184k+
The Mist Summary
The Mist 87%
A mist-wrapped supermarket traps a father and son with monsters outside and a cult inside.
by Stephen King 1980
3.93
184k+ 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
Our Dark Duet
by Victoria Schwab • 2017
Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.
4.12
62k+
Our Dark Duet Summary
Our Dark Duet 87%
Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.
by Victoria Schwab 2017
4.12
62k+ ratings
The Hive
by Ronald Malfi • 2026
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
3.72
538
The Hive Summary
The Hive 87%
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
by Ronald Malfi 2026
3.72
538 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
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
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
4.25
9k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 87%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
by Nat Cassidy 2023
3.78
28k+ 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 87%
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 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 87%
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 87%
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
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 87%
A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.
by Mira Grant 2017
3.93
47k+ ratings
Congo
by Michael Crichton • 1980
An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.
3.64
180k+
Congo Summary
Congo 87%
An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.
by Michael Crichton 1980
3.64
180k+ 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
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 87%
Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.
by Stephen King 2001
3.66
187k+ ratings
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
by John Wiswell • 2024
A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.
3.86
24k+
Someone You Can Build a Nest In Summary
Someone You Can Build a Nest In 87%
A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.
by John Wiswell 2024
3.86
24k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
by Kelley Armstrong 2023
3.44
13k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
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 Great Zoo of China
by Matthew Reilly • 2014
A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.
3.78
17k+
The Great Zoo of China Summary
The Great Zoo of China 87%
A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.
by Matthew Reilly 2014
3.78
17k+ 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
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 87%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 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
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 87%
A remote scout trip turns lethal when a starving man brings a parasite eating from within.
by Nick Cutter 2014
3.83
129k+ ratings
Sour Candy
by Kealan Patrick Burke • 2015
He never wanted children. A boy gave him sour candy; now the world calls him Dad.
3.59
26k+
Sour Candy Summary
Sour Candy 87%
He never wanted children. A boy gave him sour candy; now the world calls him Dad.
by Kealan Patrick Burke 2015
3.59
26k+ ratings
Hide
by Kiersten White • 2022
Fourteen strangers play hide-and-seek in a derelict amusement park. The park is the seeker.
3.31
44k+
Hide Summary
Hide 87%
Fourteen strangers play hide-and-seek in a derelict amusement park. The park is the seeker.
by Kiersten White 2022
3.31
44k+ ratings
Monster Hunter International
by Larry Correia • 2009
An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.
4.07
30k+
Monster Hunter International Summary
Monster Hunter International 87%
An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.
by Larry Correia 2009
4.07
30k+ ratings
Where He Can't Find You
by Darcy Coates • 2023
A killer sews bodies in an Illinois town. Rules keep Abby safe until her sister vanishes.
3.87
19k+
Where He Can't Find You Summary
Where He Can't Find You 87%
A killer sews bodies in an Illinois town. Rules keep Abby safe until her sister vanishes.
by Darcy Coates 2023
3.87
19k+ 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
Imaginary Friend
by Stephen Chbosky • 2019
Lost in the woods six days, a boy returns with a voice only he can hear.
3.55
62k+
Imaginary Friend Summary
Imaginary Friend 87%
Lost in the woods six days, a boy returns with a voice only he can hear.
by Stephen Chbosky 2019
3.55
62k+ ratings
Cell
by Stephen King • 2006
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
3.65
238k+
Cell Summary
Cell 87%
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
by Stephen King 2006
3.65
238k+ 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 87%
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
Danse Macabre
by Stephen King • 1981
What scares a society tells you what ails it. King dissects three decades of American nightmare.
3.67
32k+
Danse Macabre Summary
Danse Macabre 87%
What scares a society tells you what ails it. King dissects three decades of American nightmare.
by Stephen King 1981
3.67
32k+ ratings
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill • 2019
The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.
3.73
11k+
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters 87%
The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.
by Shaun Hamill 2019
3.73
11k+ ratings
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
4.02
509
The Tower Summary
The Tower 87%
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
by Colin Wilson 1987
4.02
509 ratings
The Dragon Factory
by Jonathan Maberry • 2010
A disgraced agent must stop an immortal Nazi's engineered plagues designed to erase entire peoples.
4.16
11k+
The Dragon Factory Summary
The Dragon Factory 87%
A disgraced agent must stop an immortal Nazi's engineered plagues designed to erase entire peoples.
by Jonathan Maberry 2010
4.16
11k+ ratings
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