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Dark forces lurk in shadowy corners and twisted minds, threatening to shatter our sense of safety and sanity. Whether supernatural or psychological, these stories probe the depths of human fear while asking unsettling questions about good, evil, and the monsters that live both beyond and within us.

Horror Book Summaries

The Lesser Dead Summary
The Lesser Dead
by Christopher Buehlman 2014 362 pages
4.07
9.0K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
The Jennifer Morgue Summary
The Jennifer Morgue
by Charles Stross 2006 292 pages
4.02
15.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Bringer of Dust Summary
Bringer of Dust
by J.M. Miro 2024 608 pages
4.16
2.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Weave World Summary
Weave World
by Clive Barker 2001 721 pages
4.13
34.0K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Dark Fantasy
Bury Your Gays Summary
Bury Your Gays
by Chuck Tingle 2024 295 pages
4.06
26.0K ratings
Horror
LGBT
Queer
Legend Summary
Legend
by Karina Halle 2025 480 pages
3.72
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark Romance
William Summary
William
by Mason Coile 2024 224 pages
3.5
14.1K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Something I Keep Upstairs Summary
Something I Keep Upstairs
by J.D. Barker 2025 492 pages
3.88
2.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Into the Dread Void Summary
Into the Dread Void
by Abe Moss 2021 262 pages
4.11
1.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Amid the Sinking Dark Summary
Amid the Sinking Dark
by Abe Moss 2021 274 pages
4.37
555 ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Beyond the Phantom Glow Summary
Beyond the Phantom Glow
by Abe Moss 2021 290 pages
4.45
379 ratings
Horror
You Must Not Miss Summary
You Must Not Miss
by Katrina Leno 2019 304 pages
3.4
3.2K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Magical Realism
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe Summary
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe
by Gwendolyn Kiste 2017 208 pages
4.29
589 ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
On the Bitter Horizon Summary
On the Bitter Horizon
by Abe Moss 2022 318 pages
4.57
341 ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Eden Summary
Eden
by Tim Lebbon 2020 279 pages
3.41
1.7K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Legacy of Lies Summary
Legacy of Lies
by Elizabeth Chandler 2000 182 pages
3.96
3.7K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Paranormal
The Devil Takes You Home Summary
The Devil Takes You Home
by Gabino Iglesias 2022 320 pages
3.66
13.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Crime
Cold Moon Over Babylon Summary
Cold Moon Over Babylon
by Michael McDowell 1980 292 pages
3.98
6.7K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Southern Gothic
Smothermoss Summary
Smothermoss
by Alisa Alering 2024 256 pages
3.43
4.1K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
Midnight Rooms Summary
Midnight Rooms
by Donyae Coles 2024 336 pages
3.37
1.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Good Girls Don’t Die Summary
Good Girls Don’t Die
by Christina Henry 2023 320 pages
3.46
10.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Belinda Summary
Belinda
by Anne Rampling 2001 640 pages
3.62
13.5K ratings
Erotica
Romance
Fantasy
One of Us Knows Summary
One of Us Knows
by Alyssa Cole 2024 352 pages
3.12
17.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Bacchanal Summary
Bacchanal
by Veronica G. Henry 2021 347 pages
3.83
10.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
The Hong Kong Widow Summary
The Hong Kong Widow
by Kristen Loesch 2025 368 pages
3.8
692 ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Dearest Summary
Dearest
by Jacquie Walters 2024 297 pages
3.5
14.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
Madam Summary
Madam
by Phoebe Wynne 2021 352 pages
3.24
7.6K ratings
Dark Academia
Mystery
Gothic
To Those Willing to Drown Summary
To Those Willing to Drown
by Mark Matthews 2025 207 pages
4.07
104 ratings
Horror
Folklore
Fantasy
Slay Less Summary
Slay Less
by Tylor Paige 2024 336 pages
3.89
1.8K ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Horror
Boom Town Summary
Boom Town
by Nic Stone 2025 288 pages
3.51
1.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000 710 pages
4.09
184.0K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
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