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Cows
by Matthew Stokoe • 1998
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
2.68
15k+
Cows Summary
Cows 87%
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
by Matthew Stokoe 1998
2.68
15k+ ratings
Yellow
by Aron Beauregard • 2021
When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.
3.77
2k+
Yellow Summary
Yellow 87%
When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.
by Aron Beauregard 2021
3.77
2k+ 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 86%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ ratings
No One Rides For Free
by Judith Sonnet • 2022
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
2.71
16k+
No One Rides For Free Summary
No One Rides For Free 86%
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
by Judith Sonnet 2022
2.71
16k+ ratings
Books of Blood
by Clive Barker • 1984
A con man who fakes séances is turned into a living page for the vengeful dead.
4.19
30k+
Books of Blood Summary
Books of Blood 86%
A con man who fakes séances is turned into a living page for the vengeful dead.
by Clive Barker 1984
4.19
30k+ ratings
The Slob
by Aron Beauregard • 2019
A pregnant saleswoman enters a farmhouse, where a man forces her to clean his kills.
3.32
13k+
The Slob Summary
The Slob 86%
A pregnant saleswoman enters a farmhouse, where a man forces her to clean his kills.
by Aron Beauregard 2019
3.32
13k+ ratings
Full Brutal
by Kristopher Triana • 2018
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
3.93
4k+
Full Brutal Summary
Full Brutal 86%
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
by Kristopher Triana 2018
3.93
4k+ ratings
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 86%
Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.38
2k+ ratings
The Bug Collector
by Wrath James White • 2024
He collects diseases like others collect stamps, but one infection has come back for revenge.
3.59
3k+
The Bug Collector Summary
The Bug Collector 86%
He collects diseases like others collect stamps, but one infection has come back for revenge.
by Wrath James White 2024
3.59
3k+ ratings
Shy Girl
by Mia Ballard • 2025
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
3.82
3k+
Shy Girl Summary
Shy Girl 86%
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
by Mia Ballard 2025
3.82
3k+ 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 86%
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
by Duncan Ralston 2016
3.23
38k+ 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 86%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
Feeling & Knowing
by António Damásio • 2021
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
3.57
2k+
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing 86%
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
by António Damásio 2021
3.57
2k+ 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 86%
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
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 86%
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
by Douglas Preston 1997
4.04
51k+ 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 86%
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
by Patrick Senécal 2000
4.33
11k+ ratings
They All Died Screaming
by Kristopher Triana • 2020
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
3.58
3k+
They All Died Screaming Summary
They All Died Screaming 86%
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
by Kristopher Triana 2020
3.58
3k+ ratings
Understanding Pain
by Fernando Cervero • 2012
Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.
3.90
72
Understanding Pain Summary
Understanding Pain 86%
Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.
by Fernando Cervero 2012
3.90
72 ratings
Cinema Speculation
by Quentin Tarantino • 2022
How a child snuck into adult movies in 1970s Los Angeles and came out a filmmaker.
4.04
15k+
Cinema Speculation Summary
Cinema Speculation 85%
How a child snuck into adult movies in 1970s Los Angeles and came out a filmmaker.
by Quentin Tarantino 2022
4.04
15k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2021
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
4.67
3
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 85%
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
by Bruce Block 2021
4.67
3 ratings
In the Dust of This Planet
by Eugene Thacker • 2011
The world is indifferent to us. Only horror and black metal can think that thought.
3.68
3k+
In the Dust of This Planet Summary
In the Dust of This Planet 85%
The world is indifferent to us. Only horror and black metal can think that thought.
by Eugene Thacker 2011
3.68
3k+ 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 85%
A man breaks free from a government cannibalism experiment and carries the appetite home.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.81
924 ratings
Hannibal
by Thomas Harris • 1999
A disgraced FBI agent becomes bait in a billionaire's grotesque plan to capture Hannibal Lecter.
3.82
118k+
Hannibal Summary
Hannibal 85%
A disgraced FBI agent becomes bait in a billionaire's grotesque plan to capture Hannibal Lecter.
by Thomas Harris 1999
3.82
118k+ ratings
Zola
by D.E. McCluskey • 2021
Her husband sold their son to the men at the bar. She has a bread knife.
3.32
3k+
Zola Summary
Zola 85%
Her husband sold their son to the men at the bar. She has a bread knife.
by D.E. McCluskey 2021
3.32
3k+ 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 85%
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
Nightmare Fuel
by Nina Nesseth • 2022
What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.
3.82
1k+
Nightmare Fuel Summary
Nightmare Fuel 85%
What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.
by Nina Nesseth 2022
3.82
1k+ ratings
Room to Dream
by David Lynch • 2018
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
4.39
9k+
Room to Dream Summary
Room to Dream 85%
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
by David Lynch 2018
4.39
9k+ ratings
Tao of Jeet Kune Do
by Bruce Lee • 1975
A martial art without a style can fit all styles: Bruce Lee's manual for adaptive combat.
4.36
9k+
Tao of Jeet Kune Do Summary
Tao of Jeet Kune Do 85%
A martial art without a style can fit all styles: Bruce Lee's manual for adaptive combat.
by Bruce Lee 1975
4.36
9k+ ratings
In the Blink of an Eye
by Walter Murch • 1995
An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.
4.21
9k+
In the Blink of an Eye Summary
In the Blink of an Eye 85%
An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.
by Walter Murch 1995
4.21
9k+ ratings
Come Knocking
by Mike Bockoven • 2025
An immersive theater show about hell becomes a massacre when online trolls infiltrate the audience.
3.76
975
Come Knocking Summary
Come Knocking 85%
An immersive theater show about hell becomes a massacre when online trolls infiltrate the audience.
by Mike Bockoven 2025
3.76
975 ratings
Becoming Animal
by David Abram • 2010
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
4.18
2k+
Becoming Animal Summary
Becoming Animal 85%
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
by David Abram 2010
4.18
2k+ ratings
The Ultimate Athlete
by George Leonard • 1975
Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.
3.62
45
The Ultimate Athlete Summary
The Ultimate Athlete 85%
Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.
by George Leonard 1975
3.62
45 ratings
The Devil Takes You Home
by Gabino Iglesias • 2022
His daughter dead, a father becomes a cartel hitman for a heist protected by witchcraft.
3.66
14k+
The Devil Takes You Home Summary
The Devil Takes You Home 85%
His daughter dead, a father becomes a cartel hitman for a heist protected by witchcraft.
by Gabino Iglesias 2022
3.66
14k+ ratings
When Darkness Loves Us
by Elizabeth Engstrom • 1985
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
4.01
2k+
When Darkness Loves Us Summary
When Darkness Loves Us 85%
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1985
4.01
2k+ 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 85%
A disgraced agent must stop an immortal Nazi's engineered plagues designed to erase entire peoples.
by Jonathan Maberry 2010
4.16
11k+ ratings
Horror Movie
by Paul Tremblay • 2024
The mask from a cursed horror film never came off. Three decades later, they're filming again.
3.25
52k+
Horror Movie Summary
Horror Movie 85%
The mask from a cursed horror film never came off. Three decades later, they're filming again.
by Paul Tremblay 2024
3.25
52k+ ratings
No Service
by Krista Turner Clark • 2026
A couple's backwoods camping trip turns deadly when four strangers invite them to a bonfire.
3.78
1k+
No Service Summary
No Service 85%
A couple's backwoods camping trip turns deadly when four strangers invite them to a bonfire.
by Krista Turner Clark 2026
3.78
1k+ ratings
The Power of Not Thinking
by Simon Roberts • 2020
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
3.51
181
The Power of Not Thinking Summary
The Power of Not Thinking 85%
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
by Simon Roberts 2020
3.51
181 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 85%
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
Silent Hill
by Bernard Perron • 2006
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
3.65
253
Silent Hill Summary
Silent Hill 85%
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
by Bernard Perron 2006
3.65
253 ratings
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy
by Richard Greene • 2007
Tarantino's blowtorch-wielding criminals as moral philosophers: nihilism, karma, and revenge.
3.73
201
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy Summary
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy 85%
Tarantino's blowtorch-wielding criminals as moral philosophers: nihilism, karma, and revenge.
by Richard Greene 2007
3.73
201 ratings
Intercepts
by T.J. Payne • 2019
His secret prisoners are senseless, psychic, and screaming. His teenage daughter can hear them now.
4.09
40k+
Intercepts Summary
Intercepts 85%
His secret prisoners are senseless, psychic, and screaming. His teenage daughter can hear them now.
by T.J. Payne 2019
4.09
40k+ ratings
Muay Thai
by Michael Goodison • 2016
Modern life buries truth in comfort. In a Muay Thai ring, pain digs it back up.
4.24
138
Muay Thai Summary
Muay Thai 85%
Modern life buries truth in comfort. In a Muay Thai ring, pain digs it back up.
by Michael Goodison 2016
4.24
138 ratings
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
by Eric LaRocca • 2025
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
3.20
5k+
At Dark, I Become Loathsome Summary
At Dark, I Become Loathsome 85%
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.20
5k+ ratings
The New Existentialism
by Colin Wilson • 1983
Sartre and Camus mistook a psychological glitch for a philosophical truth. The glitch is fixable.
4.18
138
The New Existentialism Summary
The New Existentialism 85%
Sartre and Camus mistook a psychological glitch for a philosophical truth. The glitch is fixable.
by Colin Wilson 1983
4.18
138 ratings
Looking for Spinoza
by António Damásio • 2001
A neuroscientist reveals feelings are body maps, and Spinoza mapped it first.
3.96
2k+
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza 85%
A neuroscientist reveals feelings are body maps, and Spinoza mapped it first.
by António Damásio 2001
3.96
2k+ ratings
Cari Mora
by Thomas Harris • 2019
A Colombian survivor works at Escobar's Miami mansion while a trafficker hunts the gold beneath it.
2.83
12k+
Cari Mora Summary
Cari Mora 85%
A Colombian survivor works at Escobar's Miami mansion while a trafficker hunts the gold beneath it.
by Thomas Harris 2019
2.83
12k+ ratings
The Feeling of What Happens
by António Damásio • 1999
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
4.01
4k+
The Feeling of What Happens Summary
The Feeling of What Happens 85%
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
by António Damásio 1999
4.01
4k+ ratings
It Came from the Closet
by Joe Vallese • 2022
For queer viewers, horror cinema has always been a survival manual in disguise.
4.12
7k+
It Came from the Closet Summary
It Came from the Closet 85%
For queer viewers, horror cinema has always been a survival manual in disguise.
by Joe Vallese 2022
4.12
7k+ 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 85%
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014
3.36
5k+ ratings
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