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Mexican Gothic Summary

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2020 320 pages

Historical Fiction

The Ghostwriter Summary

The Ghostwriter

by Julie Clark 2025 328 pages

Mystery Thriller

Shutter Island Summary

by Dennis Lehane 2003 369 pages

The Blind Owl Summary

by Sadegh Hedayat 1937 148 pages

The Passage Summary

by Justin Cronin 2010 784 pages

Science Fiction

The Shawshank Redemption Summary

The Shawshank Redemption

Different Seasons

by Stephen King 1994 507 pages

The Dare Summary

by Natasha Preston 2024 368 pages

The Only Good Indians Summary

The Only Good Indians

by Stephen Graham Jones 2020 305 pages

The Mist Summary

by Stephen King 1980 176 pages

The Silence of the Lambs Summary

The Silence of the Lambs

by Thomas Harris 1988 421 pages

by Stephen King 1986 1184 pages

The Silver Eyes Summary

The Silver Eyes

by Scott Cawthon 2016 384 pages

The Road Summary

by Cormac McCarthy 2006 241 pages

Science Fiction

Post Apocalyptic

The Whisper Man Summary

The Whisper Man

by Alex North 2019 355 pages

The Outsider Summary

by Stephen King 2018 561 pages

Incidents Around the House Summary

Incidents Around the House

by Josh Malerman 2024 367 pages

Communion Summary

by Whitley Strieber 1987 320 pages

The Man Made of Smoke Summary

The Man Made of Smoke

by Alex North 2025 310 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Bewitching Summary

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 368 pages

Historical Fiction

Ask for Andrea Summary

by Noelle W. Ihli 2022 272 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Exorcist Summary

by William Peter Blatty 1971 385 pages

Fledgling Summary

by Octavia E. Butler 2005 310 pages

The Last One at the Wedding Summary

The Last One at the Wedding

by Jason Rekulak 2024 338 pages

Mystery Thriller

Fairy Tale Summary

by Stephen King 2022 607 pages

The Tell-Tale Heart Summary

The Tell-Tale Heart

by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 31 pages

I Know What You Did Last Summer Summary

I Know What You Did Last Summer

by Lois Duncan 1973 199 pages

Mr. Mercedes Summary

by Stephen King 2014 437 pages

American Psycho Summary

American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis 1991 399 pages

The Turn of the Key Summary

The Turn of the Key

by Ruth Ware 2019 337 pages

Mystery Thriller

Night Film Summary

by Marisha Pessl 2013 640 pages

The Butterfly Garden Summary

The Butterfly Garden

by Dot Hutchison 2016 288 pages

Annihilation Summary

by Jeff VanderMeer 2014 195 pages

Science Fiction

by Keri Lake 70 pages

Saving Noah Summary

by Lucinda Berry 2017 259 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde 1890 272 pages

Interview with the Vampire Summary

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice 1976 346 pages

The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond Summary

The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond

by Max Brallier 2018 272 pages

Darkly Dreaming Dexter Summary

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay 2004 288 pages

Nightwatching Summary

by Tracy Sierra 2024 368 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Shards Summary

by Bret Easton Ellis 2023 595 pages

The Lamb Summary

by Lucy Rose 2025 336 pages

Home Is Where the Bodies Are Summary

Home Is Where the Bodies Are

by Jeneva Rose 2024 256 pages

Mystery Thriller

Perfume Summary

The Story of a Murderer

by Patrick Süskind 1985 263 pages

Historical Fiction

Gideon the Ninth Summary

Gideon the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir 2019 448 pages

Science Fiction

Moon of the Turning Leaves Summary

Moon of the Turning Leaves

by Waubgeshig Rice 2023 307 pages

by Stephen King 1974 272 pages

Pet Sematary Summary

by Stephen King 1983 580 pages

The Call of Cthulhu Summary

The Call of Cthulhu

by H.P. Lovecraft 1928 43 pages

The War of the Worlds Summary

The War of the Worlds

by H.G. Wells 1898 192 pages

Science Fiction

by Stephen King 2023 449 pages

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