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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
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
by Iain Reid • 2016
A woman's doubts explode into horror when a visit to her boyfriend's family farm turns surreal.
3.50
206k+
I'm Thinking of Ending Things Summary
I'm Thinking of Ending Things 89%
A woman's doubts explode into horror when a visit to her boyfriend's family farm turns surreal.
by Iain Reid 2016
3.50
206k+ ratings
What Is Madness?
by Darian Leader • 2011
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
4.14
531
What Is Madness? Summary
What Is Madness? 88%
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
by Darian Leader 2011
4.14
531 ratings
The New Black
by Darian Leader • 2008
What if depression is stalled mourning? The dead we cannot release may be the real cause.
4.05
713
The New Black Summary
The New Black 88%
What if depression is stalled mourning? The dead we cannot release may be the real cause.
by Darian Leader 2008
4.05
713 ratings
Apartment 16
by Adam L.G. Nevill • 2010
An American inherits a London flat where something behind a locked door has waited for decades.
3.20
7k+
Apartment 16 Summary
Apartment 16 88%
An American inherits a London flat where something behind a locked door has waited for decades.
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2010
3.20
7k+ ratings
Creep
by Emma van Straaten • 2025
His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.
3.47
6k+
Creep Summary
Creep 88%
His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.
by Emma van Straaten 2025
3.47
6k+ ratings
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
by Thomas Ligotti • 2011
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
4.01
10k+
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race Summary
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race 88%
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
by Thomas Ligotti 2011
4.01
10k+ ratings
The Blind Owl
by Sadegh Hedayat • 1937
Between opium dreams and waking torment, a painter obsesses over a vision that unmakes his reality.
3.95
35k+
The Blind Owl Summary
The Blind Owl 88%
Between opium dreams and waking torment, a painter obsesses over a vision that unmakes his reality.
by Sadegh Hedayat 1937
3.95
35k+ ratings
Portrait of a Nuclear Family
by J.P. Behrens • 2022
She finds her son's dissection journals. Her perfect family will be preserved, body by body.
3.80
856
Portrait of a Nuclear Family Summary
Portrait of a Nuclear Family 88%
She finds her son's dissection journals. Her perfect family will be preserved, body by body.
by J.P. Behrens 2022
3.80
856 ratings
The Meaning of Madness
by Neel Burton • 2008
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
3.97
275
The Meaning of Madness Summary
The Meaning of Madness 88%
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
by Neel Burton 2008
3.97
275 ratings
The Morning Star
by Karl Ove Knausgård • 2020
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
3.96
19k+
The Morning Star Summary
The Morning Star 88%
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
by Karl Ove Knausgård 2020
3.96
19k+ ratings
You Are But Dust
by Hannah Clayton • 2025
At her sister's funeral, Samarra meets Death: a charming man offering to end her pain.
3.50
1k+
You Are But Dust Summary
You Are But Dust 88%
At her sister's funeral, Samarra meets Death: a charming man offering to end her pain.
by Hannah Clayton 2025
3.50
1k+ ratings
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
by Robert I. Simon • 1996
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
3.77
230
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream 88%
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
by Robert I. Simon 1996
3.77
230 ratings
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
4.28
3k+
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health 88%
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
3k+ 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
The Fall of the House of Usher
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1839
Summoned to a decaying mansion, a visitor finds friend and house bound together in shared madness.
3.84
90k+
The Fall of the House of Usher Summary
The Fall of the House of Usher 88%
Summoned to a decaying mansion, a visitor finds friend and house bound together in shared madness.
by Edgar Allan Poe 1839
3.84
90k+ ratings
The Life of a Stupid Man
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa • 1927
A writer catalogs his life in fragments: madness, art, and a cosmos that laughs.
3.67
11k+
The Life of a Stupid Man Summary
The Life of a Stupid Man 88%
A writer catalogs his life in fragments: madness, art, and a cosmos that laughs.
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1927
3.67
11k+ 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 88%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
The Perfect Child
by Lucinda Berry • 2019
A couple adopts a traumatized child whose disturbing behavior threatens to destroy their family.
4.01
220k+
The Perfect Child Summary
The Perfect Child 88%
A couple adopts a traumatized child whose disturbing behavior threatens to destroy their family.
by Lucinda Berry 2019
4.01
220k+ ratings
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang • 2007
A Seoul wife quits meat. Her family fights for her body. She has begun to leave it.
3.65
403k+
The Vegetarian Summary
The Vegetarian 88%
A Seoul wife quits meat. Her family fights for her body. She has begun to leave it.
by Han Kang 2007
3.65
403k+ 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
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
by Anne de Marcken • 2024
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
3.61
20k+
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over Summary
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over 88%
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
by Anne de Marcken 2024
3.61
20k+ ratings
Rozdělené Self
by R.D. Laing • 1960
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
4.11
7k+
Rozdělené Self Summary
Rozdělené Self 88%
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
by R.D. Laing 1960
4.11
7k+ ratings
In Praise of Risk
by Anne Dufourmantelle • 2011
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
4.12
613
In Praise of Risk Summary
In Praise of Risk 87%
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
by Anne Dufourmantelle 2011
4.12
613 ratings
The Center Cannot Hold
by Elyn R. Saks • 2007
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
4.33
23k+
The Center Cannot Hold Summary
The Center Cannot Hold 87%
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
by Elyn R. Saks 2007
4.33
23k+ 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 87%
A man breaks free from a government cannibalism experiment and carries the appetite home.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.81
924 ratings
The Best Minds
by Jonathan Rosen • 2023
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
4.03
18k+
The Best Minds Summary
The Best Minds 87%
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
by Jonathan Rosen 2023
4.03
18k+ ratings
Night Falls Fast
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1999
Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.
4.12
7k+
Night Falls Fast Summary
Night Falls Fast 87%
Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1999
4.12
7k+ ratings
The Van Gogh Blues
by Eric Maisel • 2002
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
3.99
455
The Van Gogh Blues Summary
The Van Gogh Blues 87%
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
by Eric Maisel 2002
3.99
455 ratings
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1843
Madness, doomed beauty, and the birth of the detective: a journey into American Gothic.
4.36
70k+
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 87%
Madness, doomed beauty, and the birth of the detective: a journey into American Gothic.
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843
4.36
70k+ ratings
Desperate Remedies
by Andrew Scull • 2022
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
4.09
448
Desperate Remedies Summary
Desperate Remedies 87%
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
by Andrew Scull 2022
4.09
448 ratings
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry • 2016
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
3.89
68k+
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb 87%
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
by Lucinda Berry 2016
3.89
68k+ ratings
No More Normal
by Alastair Santhouse • 2025
Four times more mental disorders than 70 years ago. A psychiatrist asks: have we lost normal?
4.04
91
No More Normal Summary
No More Normal 87%
Four times more mental disorders than 70 years ago. A psychiatrist asks: have we lost normal?
by Alastair Santhouse 2025
4.04
91 ratings
Rethinking Depression
by Eric Maisel • 2011
Sadness isn't a sickness. It's a summons to build a life that means something to you.
3.40
118
Rethinking Depression Summary
Rethinking Depression 87%
Sadness isn't a sickness. It's a summons to build a life that means something to you.
by Eric Maisel 2011
3.40
118 ratings
Missing Out
by Adam Phillips • 2012
Your regrets are not ghosts; they are the hidden architecture of your personality.
3.47
3k+
Missing Out Summary
Missing Out 87%
Your regrets are not ghosts; they are the hidden architecture of your personality.
by Adam Phillips 2012
3.47
3k+ ratings
An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1995
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
4.06
87k+
An Unquiet Mind Summary
An Unquiet Mind 87%
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1995
4.06
87k+ ratings
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai • 1948
Playing the clown protects him from other people. The mask has fused to his skin.
3.94
262k+
No Longer Human Summary
No Longer Human 87%
Playing the clown protects him from other people. The mask has fused to his skin.
by Osamu Dazai 1948
3.94
262k+ ratings
The Spirit Engineer
by A.J. West • 2021
A Belfast engineer tests a medium's séances, hunting the afterlife while his own mind unravels.
3.64
3k+
The Spirit Engineer Summary
The Spirit Engineer 87%
A Belfast engineer tests a medium's séances, hunting the afterlife while his own mind unravels.
by A.J. West 2021
3.64
3k+ ratings
Phyl-Undhu
by Nick Land • 2014
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
3.56
284
Phyl-Undhu Summary
Phyl-Undhu 87%
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
by Nick Land 2014
3.56
284 ratings
Woom
by Duncan Ralston • 2016
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
3.23
38k+
Woom Summary
Woom 87%
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
by Duncan Ralston 2016
3.23
38k+ ratings
Aliss
by Patrick Senécal • 2000
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
4.33
11k+
Aliss Summary
Aliss 87%
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
by Patrick Senécal 2000
4.33
11k+ ratings
La felicidad
by Gabriel Rolón • 2023
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
3.94
2k+
La felicidad Summary
La felicidad 87%
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
by Gabriel Rolón 2023
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Mask of Sanity
by Hervey M. Cleckley • 1941
Intelligent, charming, incapable of love or remorse. The study that first defined psychopathy.
3.99
1k+
The Mask of Sanity Summary
The Mask of Sanity 87%
Intelligent, charming, incapable of love or remorse. The study that first defined psychopathy.
by Hervey M. Cleckley 1941
3.99
1k+ ratings
Behind the Door
by Amy Price • 2023
An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.
3.48
1k+
Behind the Door Summary
Behind the Door 87%
An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.
by Amy Price 2023
3.48
1k+ ratings
The Burnout Society
by Byung-Chul Han • 2010
We replaced discipline with achievement, and it didn't set us free. It made us sick.
3.85
31k+
The Burnout Society Summary
The Burnout Society 87%
We replaced discipline with achievement, and it didn't set us free. It made us sick.
by Byung-Chul Han 2010
3.85
31k+ ratings
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+
Come Closer Summary
Come Closer 87%
Her apartment taps. A stranger fills her dreams. An architect is being stolen from the inside.
by Sara Gran 2003
3.65
52k+ ratings
Losing Our Minds
by Lucy Foulkes • 2022
Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.
4.07
786
Losing Our Minds Summary
Losing Our Minds 87%
Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.
by Lucy Foulkes 2022
4.07
786 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 87%
A sentient supercomputer torments the last five humans for eternity, refusing to let them die.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.70
16k+ ratings
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
by David Adam • 2014
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
3.90
6k+
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Summary
The Man Who Couldn't Stop 87%
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
by David Adam 2014
3.90
6k+ ratings
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson • 1886
A respectable doctor's strange will leaves everything to a violent man his lawyer has never met.
3.91
147k+
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror 87%
A respectable doctor's strange will leaves everything to a violent man his lawyer has never met.
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886
3.91
147k+ ratings
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