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Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
3.86
1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia 93%
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
Last to Leave the Room
by Caitlin Starling • 2023
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
3.52
3k+
Last to Leave the Room Summary
Last to Leave the Room 95%
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
by Caitlin Starling 2023
3.52
3k+ 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 94%
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
John Dies at the End
by David Wong • 2007
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
3.86
85k+
John Dies at the End Summary
John Dies at the End 91%
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
by David Wong 2007
3.86
85k+ ratings
Sundial
by Catriona Ward • 2022
Her child is dangerous. She returns to a desert compound where her family's violence began.
3.78
26k+
Sundial Summary
Sundial 91%
Her child is dangerous. She returns to a desert compound where her family's violence began.
by Catriona Ward 2022
3.78
26k+ ratings
Foe
by Iain Reid • 2018
A stranger at the door. A space mission. A duplicate husband. One farm couple's quiet life is over.
3.69
39k+
Foe Summary
Foe 93%
A stranger at the door. A space mission. A duplicate husband. One farm couple's quiet life is over.
by Iain Reid 2018
3.69
39k+ ratings
This Wretched Valley
by Jenny Kiefer • 2024
A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.
3.25
13k+
This Wretched Valley Summary
This Wretched Valley 93%
A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.
by Jenny Kiefer 2024
3.25
13k+ ratings
The Gone World
by Tom Sweterlitsch
An NCIS agent hunts a missing girl through time, but every future is already ending.
3.91
30k+
The Gone World Summary
The Gone World 92%
An NCIS agent hunts a missing girl through time, but every future is already ending.
by Tom Sweterlitsch 2018
3.91
30k+ 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 91%
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
The Shadow Out of Time
by H.P. Lovecraft • 1936
A professor's five-year amnesia hid an alien possession. His dreams draw him to desert ruins.
3.85
7k+
The Shadow Out of Time Summary
The Shadow Out of Time 91%
A professor's five-year amnesia hid an alien possession. His dreams draw him to desert ruins.
by H.P. Lovecraft 1936
3.85
7k+ ratings
Sour Candy
by Kealan Patrick Burke
A Walmart candy aisle encounter costs a man his teeth, his girlfriend, and his reality.
3.59
26k+
Sour Candy Summary
Sour Candy 92%
A Walmart candy aisle encounter costs a man his teeth, his girlfriend, and his reality.
by Kealan Patrick Burke 2015
3.59
26k+ ratings
Girl in the Creek
by Wendy N. Wagner • 2025
In Faraday, women vanish. A travel writer hunts for her missing brother in the hungry woods.
3.20
2k+
Girl in the Creek Summary
Girl in the Creek 92%
In Faraday, women vanish. A travel writer hunts for her missing brother in the hungry woods.
by Wendy N. Wagner 2025
3.20
2k+ 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 92%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
Across the Haunted Stars
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
4.46
251
Across the Haunted Stars Summary
Across the Haunted Stars 91%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 ratings
The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey • 2021
Her husband replaced her with her clone. When he dies, the two women build a replacement.
3.60
39k+
The Echo Wife Summary
The Echo Wife 91%
Her husband replaced her with her clone. When he dies, the two women build a replacement.
by Sarah Gailey 2021
3.60
39k+ 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 92%
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.57
345 ratings
The Mind Parasites
by Colin Wilson • 1967
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
3.72
2k+
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites 92%
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
by Colin Wilson 1967
3.72
2k+ ratings
The Deep
by Nick Cutter
Eight miles down, a veterinarian finds his brother's station. The crew is no longer human.
3.41
43k+
The Deep Summary
The Deep 92%
Eight miles down, a veterinarian finds his brother's station. The crew is no longer human.
by Nick Cutter 2015
3.41
43k+ 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 91%
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
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey • 2011
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
4.31
325k+
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes 91%
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
by James S.A. Corey 2011
4.31
325k+ ratings
The Caretaker
by Marcus Kliewer
A broke housesitter follows a dead man's rules to keep out whatever knocks at night.
3.63
35k+
The Caretaker Summary
The Caretaker 92%
A broke housesitter follows a dead man's rules to keep out whatever knocks at night.
by Marcus Kliewer 2026
3.63
35k+ 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 92%
A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.
by Tim Lebbon 2020
3.41
2k+ ratings
Parasite
by Mira Grant • 2013
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
3.68
19k+
Parasite Summary
Parasite 92%
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
by Mira Grant 2013
3.68
19k+ 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 91%
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
by Kelley Armstrong 2023
3.44
13k+ ratings
Moon of the Crusted Snow
by Waubgeshig Rice • 2018
The power fails in a remote Anishinaabe community. A stranger arrives. The cities have fallen.
3.82
46k+
Moon of the Crusted Snow Summary
Moon of the Crusted Snow 91%
The power fails in a remote Anishinaabe community. A stranger arrives. The cities have fallen.
by Waubgeshig Rice 2018
3.82
46k+ ratings
The Unseen
by Ania Ahlborn • 2025
A grieving mother fosters a mute boy discovered in her garden. Then the disappearances begin.
3.36
4k+
The Unseen Summary
The Unseen 92%
A grieving mother fosters a mute boy discovered in her garden. Then the disappearances begin.
by Ania Ahlborn 2025
3.36
4k+ ratings
The Hive
by Ronald Malfi • 2026
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
3.70
643
The Hive Summary
The Hive 92%
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
by Ronald Malfi 2026
3.70
643 ratings
Incidents Around the House
by Josh Malerman
The woman in the closet wants a little girl's heart. Refusing only makes it kill.
3.56
101k+
Incidents Around the House Summary
Incidents Around the House 91%
The woman in the closet wants a little girl's heart. Refusing only makes it kill.
by Josh Malerman 2024
3.56
101k+ ratings
172 Hours on the Moon
by Johan Harstad • 2008
Three teens reach a secret moon base. The last crew stayed behind to take their place.
3.53
15k+
172 Hours on the Moon Summary
172 Hours on the Moon 91%
Three teens reach a secret moon base. The last crew stayed behind to take their place.
by Johan Harstad 2008
3.53
15k+ ratings
Our Wives Under the Sea
by Julia Armfield • 2022
Her wife made it back from the ocean floor, but something else surfaced with her.
3.68
134k+
Our Wives Under the Sea Summary
Our Wives Under the Sea 91%
Her wife made it back from the ocean floor, but something else surfaced with her.
by Julia Armfield 2022
3.68
134k+ ratings
There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
4.10
29k+
There Is No Antimemetics Division Summary
There Is No Antimemetics Division 91%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ ratings
Our Last Echoes
by Kate Alice Marshall • 2021
An orphan hunts for her missing mother on an Alaskan island where the mist hides doppelgangers.
3.49
4k+
Our Last Echoes Summary
Our Last Echoes 92%
An orphan hunts for her missing mother on an Alaskan island where the mist hides doppelgangers.
by Kate Alice Marshall 2021
3.49
4k+ 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 92%
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
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 91%
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.10
1k+ 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 91%
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
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 92%
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
by Karl Ove Knausgård 2020
3.96
19k+ ratings
Dead Silence
by S.A. Barnes • 2022
A salvage leader boards a ghost ship whose passengers slaughtered themselves; now her crew is next.
3.78
39k+
Dead Silence Summary
Dead Silence 92%
A salvage leader boards a ghost ship whose passengers slaughtered themselves; now her crew is next.
by S.A. Barnes 2022
3.78
39k+ ratings
Pines
by Blake Crouch
A Secret Service agent wakes nameless in a perfect town where escape means death.
3.92
189k+
Pines Summary
Pines 91%
A Secret Service agent wakes nameless in a perfect town where escape means death.
by Blake Crouch 2012
3.92
189k+ ratings
What Moves the Dead
by T. Kingfisher • 2022
A soldier returns to a decaying manor: her friends are dying, and the lake is learning.
3.84
146k+
What Moves the Dead Summary
What Moves the Dead 91%
A soldier returns to a decaying manor: her friends are dying, and the lake is learning.
by T. Kingfisher 2022
3.84
146k+ ratings
The Bog Wife
by Kay Chronister • 2024
When their father dies, five siblings must revive an ancient bargain with a sickening bog.
3.57
16k+
The Bog Wife Summary
The Bog Wife 91%
When their father dies, five siblings must revive an ancient bargain with a sickening bog.
by Kay Chronister 2024
3.57
16k+ ratings
Dark Is When the Devil Comes
by Daisy Pearce
A rural farmhouse. A locked cellar. And the parasitic twin she thought surgeons removed decades ago.
3.67
2k+
Dark Is When the Devil Comes Summary
Dark Is When the Devil Comes 91%
A rural farmhouse. A locked cellar. And the parasitic twin she thought surgeons removed decades ago.
by Daisy Pearce 2026
3.67
2k+ ratings
My Murder
by Katie Williams • 2023
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
3.62
36k+
My Murder Summary
My Murder 92%
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
by Katie Williams 2023
3.62
36k+ 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 91%
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
Borne
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2017
A scavenger raises a biotech creature in a ruined city: her child, and a weapon.
3.93
42k+
Borne Summary
Borne 91%
A scavenger raises a biotech creature in a ruined city: her child, and a weapon.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2017
3.93
42k+ 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 91%
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
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir • 2019
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
4.18
188k+
Gideon the Ninth Summary
Gideon the Ninth 91%
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
by Tamsyn Muir 2019
4.18
188k+ ratings
Walking Practice
by Dolki Min • 2022
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
3.55
7k+
Walking Practice Summary
Walking Practice 91%
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
by Dolki Min 2022
3.55
7k+ ratings
We Love You, Bunny
by Mona Awad
Four MFA students conjure a man from a rabbit. He steals their axe and disappears.
3.43
19k+
We Love You, Bunny Summary
We Love You, Bunny 91%
Four MFA students conjure a man from a rabbit. He steals their axe and disappears.
by Mona Awad 2025
3.43
19k+ ratings
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski • 2000
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
4.09
204k+
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves 91%
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000
4.09
204k+ ratings
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart • 2019
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
3.84
15k+
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse 91%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ ratings
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