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Earthlings
by Sayaka Murata
Her body is public property. Natsuki has been hiding inside it since she was eleven.
3.60
103k+
Earthlings Summary
Earthlings 94%
Her body is public property. Natsuki has been hiding inside it since she was eleven.
by Sayaka Murata 2018
3.60
103k+ ratings
The Beast You Are
by Paul Tremblay • 2023
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
3.33
3k+
The Beast You Are Summary
The Beast You Are 92%
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
by Paul Tremblay 2023
3.33
3k+ 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 91%
A con man who fakes séances is turned into a living page for the vengeful dead.
by Clive Barker 1984
4.19
30k+ ratings
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
3.54
104k+
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona 90%
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022
3.54
104k+ ratings
Men Without Women
by Haruki Murakami • 2014
Seven Tokyo men nurse quiet grief with jazz records and the occasional ghost of love.
3.74
128k+
Men Without Women Summary
Men Without Women 90%
Seven Tokyo men nurse quiet grief with jazz records and the occasional ghost of love.
by Haruki Murakami 2014
3.74
128k+ ratings
The Black Phone
by Joe Hill • 2005
Ghosts, killers, and an inflatable boy: fifteen literary horror stories about what will not let go.
3.89
50k+
The Black Phone Summary
The Black Phone 91%
Ghosts, killers, and an inflatable boy: fifteen literary horror stories about what will not let go.
by Joe Hill 2005
3.89
50k+ ratings
North American Lake Monsters
by Nathan Ballingrud • 2013
Werewolves on a construction site, an angel in a broken home: the supernatural mirrors human grief.
3.95
7k+
North American Lake Monsters Summary
North American Lake Monsters 91%
Werewolves on a construction site, an angel in a broken home: the supernatural mirrors human grief.
by Nathan Ballingrud 2013
3.95
7k+ ratings
Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica
He runs a human slaughterhouse. A live female arrives at his barn. He cannot kill her.
3.77
421k+
Tender Is the Flesh Summary
Tender Is the Flesh 90%
He runs a human slaughterhouse. A live female arrives at his barn. He cannot kill her.
by Agustina Bazterrica 2017
3.77
421k+ ratings
Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters • 2025
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
3.83
13k+
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance 90%
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
by Torrey Peters 2025
3.83
13k+ ratings
Grotesque
by Natsuo Kirino • 2003
Her sister was too beautiful. Her classmate too ambitious. Both were murdered as Tokyo prostitutes.
3.74
14k+
Grotesque Summary
Grotesque 90%
Her sister was too beautiful. Her classmate too ambitious. Both were murdered as Tokyo prostitutes.
by Natsuo Kirino 2003
3.74
14k+ ratings
Strange Buildings
by Uketsu
An author investigates eleven odd houses. Each floor plan conceals the same mutilated body.
4.08
6k+
Strange Buildings Summary
Strange Buildings 90%
An author investigates eleven odd houses. Each floor plan conceals the same mutilated body.
by Uketsu 2023
4.08
6k+ 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 91%
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
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima • 1968
After a failed suicide, a copywriter sells his life. His first client: seduce a wife.
3.70
16k+
Life for Sale Summary
Life for Sale 90%
After a failed suicide, a copywriter sells his life. His first client: seduce a wife.
by Yukio Mishima 1968
3.70
16k+ ratings
City Like Water
by Dorothy Tse • 2026
When his sister is erased, a man navigates a dissolving city where remembering becomes defiance.
3.82
374
City Like Water Summary
City Like Water 89%
When his sister is erased, a man navigates a dissolving city where remembering becomes defiance.
by Dorothy Tse 2026
3.82
374 ratings
Die Rückeroberung
by Franz Hohler • 1982
A golden eagle on a Zurich rooftop cracks urban order open in these surreal, unsettling stories.
3.72
124
Die Rückeroberung Summary
Die Rückeroberung 89%
A golden eagle on a Zurich rooftop cracks urban order open in these surreal, unsettling stories.
by Franz Hohler 1982
3.72
124 ratings
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe
by Gwendolyn Kiste • 2017
Tales of women who birth birds, steal skin, and unmake the world with a smile.
4.29
600
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe Summary
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe 90%
Tales of women who birth birds, steal skin, and unmake the world with a smile.
by Gwendolyn Kiste 2017
4.29
600 ratings
Things We Lost in the Fire
by Mariana Enriquez • 2016
Argentine gothic tales: women set themselves ablaze, children vanish, and the dead surface.
4.03
65k+
Things We Lost in the Fire Summary
Things We Lost in the Fire 90%
Argentine gothic tales: women set themselves ablaze, children vanish, and the dead surface.
by Mariana Enriquez 2016
4.03
65k+ ratings
Zola
by D.E. McCluskey
Her husband sold their son to the men at the bar. She has a bread knife.
3.32
3k+
Zola Summary
Zola 90%
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
Loop
by Kōji Suzuki • 1998
A cloned man enters a dying virtual Earth to stop its cancer from spreading into reality.
3.51
5k+
Loop Summary
Loop 89%
A cloned man enters a dying virtual Earth to stop its cancer from spreading into reality.
by Kōji Suzuki 1998
3.51
5k+ ratings
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami • 1985
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
4.11
154k+
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 89%
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
by Haruki Murakami 1985
4.11
154k+ ratings
Strange Pictures
by Uketsu
A student finds a dead woman's blog. Her final drawings, stacked together, show her own murder.
3.93
88k+
Strange Pictures Summary
Strange Pictures 89%
A student finds a dead woman's blog. Her final drawings, stacked together, show her own murder.
by Uketsu 2022
3.93
88k+ ratings
Never Whistle at Night
by Shane Hawk • 2023
Whistling after dark calls spirits with long memory: Indigenous horror rooted in colonial trauma.
3.85
32k+
Never Whistle at Night Summary
Never Whistle at Night 90%
Whistling after dark calls spirits with long memory: Indigenous horror rooted in colonial trauma.
by Shane Hawk 2023
3.85
32k+ ratings
The Knight and the Butcherbird
by Alix E. Harrow • 2025
Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.
3.99
13k+
The Knight and the Butcherbird Summary
The Knight and the Butcherbird 90%
Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.
by Alix E. Harrow 2025
3.99
13k+ ratings
The Box Man
by Kōbō Abe • 1973
A photographer climbs into a cardboard box and vanishes from the city. Then someone looks back.
3.58
8k+
The Box Man Summary
The Box Man 89%
A photographer climbs into a cardboard box and vanishes from the city. Then someone looks back.
by Kōbō Abe 1973
3.58
8k+ ratings
Lost in the Garden
by Adam S. Leslie • 2024
The dead walk a scorched English village. When her friend vanishes into Almanby, Heather follows.
3.50
4k+
Lost in the Garden Summary
Lost in the Garden 89%
The dead walk a scorched English village. When her friend vanishes into Almanby, Heather follows.
by Adam S. Leslie 2024
3.50
4k+ ratings
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada • 2010
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
3.30
12k+
The Factory Summary
The Factory 90%
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010
3.30
12k+ 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 90%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
Cows
by Matthew Stokoe
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
2.68
15k+
Cows Summary
Cows 89%
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
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
Rouge Summary
Rouge 89%
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023
3.53
51k+ 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 89%
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.20
5k+ 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 89%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ ratings
Greatest Hits
by Harlan Ellison • 2024
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
4.07
2k+
Greatest Hits Summary
Greatest Hits 90%
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
by Harlan Ellison 2024
4.07
2k+ 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 90%
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
by Dolki Min 2022
3.55
7k+ ratings
Morsel
by Carter Keane • 2026
A work trip strands Lou among Appalachian cultists who keep a starving god in the basement.
3.58
2k+
Morsel Summary
Morsel 89%
A work trip strands Lou among Appalachian cultists who keep a starving god in the basement.
by Carter Keane 2026
3.58
2k+ ratings
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