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Empire of the Vampire
by Jay Kristoff
The sun has gone dark. A half-vampire and a street thief hold the world's last light.
4.33
82k+
Empire of the Vampire Summary
Empire of the Vampire 94%
The sun has gone dark. A half-vampire and a street thief hold the world's last light.
by Jay Kristoff 2021
4.33
82k+ ratings
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro • 2009
A dead plane at JFK, a CDC doctor, and a vampire plague that surfaces at sundown.
3.80
91k+
The Strain Summary
The Strain 95%
A dead plane at JFK, a CDC doctor, and a vampire plague that surfaces at sundown.
by Guillermo del Toro 2009
3.80
91k+ ratings
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2017
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
4.18
3k+
Commune Summary
Commune 94%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
3k+ ratings
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2014
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
4.07
623k+
Station Eleven Summary
Station Eleven 91%
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2014
4.07
623k+ ratings
The God of Endings
by Jacqueline Holland • 2023
An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.
3.81
13k+
The God of Endings Summary
The God of Endings 91%
An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.
by Jacqueline Holland 2023
3.81
13k+ 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 91%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman • 2014
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
4.05
213k+
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box 91%
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
by Josh Malerman 2014
4.05
213k+ ratings
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster
by Paul Auster • 1987
Anna searches a nameless, crumbling city for her brother while hunger and forgetting consume all.
3.91
16k+
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster Summary
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster 91%
Anna searches a nameless, crumbling city for her brother while hunger and forgetting consume all.
by Paul Auster 1987
3.91
16k+ ratings
Apocalypse Z
by Manel Loureiro • 2012
Alone with his cat in a barricaded house, a widower blogs the zombie apocalypse engulfing Spain.
3.89
16k+
Apocalypse Z Summary
Apocalypse Z 91%
Alone with his cat in a barricaded house, a widower blogs the zombie apocalypse engulfing Spain.
by Manel Loureiro 2012
3.89
16k+ ratings
The Kill Order
by James Dashner • 2012
A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.
3.71
263k+
The Kill Order Summary
The Kill Order 93%
A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.
by James Dashner 2012
3.71
263k+ ratings
I Am Legend and Other Stories
by Richard Matheson • 1954
Every night, the last human alive bars his door against a vampire horde, his sanity fraying.
4.00
137k+
I Am Legend and Other Stories Summary
I Am Legend and Other Stories 93%
Every night, the last human alive bars his door against a vampire horde, his sanity fraying.
by Richard Matheson 1954
4.00
137k+ ratings
Suffer the Children
by Craig DiLouie
All children die, then rise hungry for blood. An hour awake costs what parents cannot give.
3.98
12k+
Suffer the Children Summary
Suffer the Children 93%
All children die, then rise hungry for blood. An hour awake costs what parents cannot give.
by Craig DiLouie 2014
3.98
12k+ ratings
BEYOND EXTINCTION
by John Keeble • 2018
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
3.83
138
BEYOND EXTINCTION Summary
BEYOND EXTINCTION 91%
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
by John Keeble 2018
3.83
138 ratings
The Girl with All the Gifts
by M.R. Carey • 2014
Melanie is a genius child caged by soldiers. She loves her teacher. She is not human.
3.95
246k+
The Girl with All the Gifts Summary
The Girl with All the Gifts 91%
Melanie is a genius child caged by soldiers. She loves her teacher. She is not human.
by M.R. Carey 2014
3.95
246k+ ratings
Swarm
by Jennifer D. Lyle • 2023
Killer butterflies attack, an anxious teen barricades her home against winged predators and infected
3.65
2k+
Swarm Summary
Swarm 91%
Killer butterflies attack, an anxious teen barricades her home against winged predators and infected
by Jennifer D. Lyle 2023
3.65
2k+ ratings
The Gravewood
by Kelly Andrew • 2026
A deaf girl trades her blood to a vampire lord for supplies. The bargain grows teeth.
3.73
3k+
The Gravewood Summary
The Gravewood 91%
A deaf girl trades her blood to a vampire lord for supplies. The bargain grows teeth.
by Kelly Andrew 2026
3.73
3k+ 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
Sanguine Summer
by Abe Moss • 2025
A vampire checks into a motel, trapping three strangers in a nightmare of blood and control.
4.03
712
Sanguine Summer Summary
Sanguine Summer 90%
A vampire checks into a motel, trapping three strangers in a nightmare of blood and control.
by Abe Moss 2025
4.03
712 ratings
Cell
by Stephen King
When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.
3.65
238k+
Cell Summary
Cell 92%
When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.
by Stephen King 2006
3.65
238k+ ratings
Dark Inside
by Jeyn Roberts • 2011
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
3.92
9k+
Dark Inside Summary
Dark Inside 92%
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
by Jeyn Roberts 2011
3.92
9k+ ratings
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson • 1954
The last man alive barricades his home nightly against the neighbors who want his blood.
4.05
155k+
I Am Legend Summary
I Am Legend 92%
The last man alive barricades his home nightly against the neighbors who want his blood.
by Richard Matheson 1954
4.05
155k+ ratings
Blood Like Mine
by Stuart Neville • 2024
To feed her vampire daughter, a mother hunts predators across backroads as the FBI closes in.
3.61
4k+
Blood Like Mine Summary
Blood Like Mine 90%
To feed her vampire daughter, a mother hunts predators across backroads as the FBI closes in.
by Stuart Neville 2024
3.61
4k+ 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
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson • 2009
All adults are monsters now. London's kids fight toward Buckingham Palace, the last rumored refuge.
4.10
26k+
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy 90%
All adults are monsters now. London's kids fight toward Buckingham Palace, the last rumored refuge.
by Charlie Higson 2009
4.10
26k+ ratings
Dire Straits
by Helen Harper • 2014
Framed for a daemon's murder, a PI discovers escaping the vampires means becoming one.
3.84
4k+
Dire Straits Summary
Dire Straits 90%
Framed for a daemon's murder, a PI discovers escaping the vampires means becoming one.
by Helen Harper 2014
3.84
4k+ ratings
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood • 2003
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
4.00
290k+
Oryx and Crake Summary
Oryx and Crake 90%
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
by Margaret Atwood 2003
4.00
290k+ ratings
Desperation
by Stephen King • 1996
Stranded in a ghost town, travelers discover their arresting officer is a vessel for ancient evil.
3.86
154k+
Desperation Summary
Desperation 90%
Stranded in a ghost town, travelers discover their arresting officer is a vessel for ancient evil.
by Stephen King 1996
3.86
154k+ ratings
The Memory of Animals
by Claire Fuller • 2023
A marine biologist enters a vaccine trial and wakes to a world that has already ended.
3.57
6k+
The Memory of Animals Summary
The Memory of Animals 92%
A marine biologist enters a vaccine trial and wakes to a world that has already ended.
by Claire Fuller 2023
3.57
6k+ ratings
The End of the World As We Know It
by Christopher Golden • 2025
A flu kills billions; survivors dream of a compassionate elder or a wicked charmer.
3.84
8k+
The End of the World As We Know It Summary
The End of the World As We Know It 92%
A flu kills billions; survivors dream of a compassionate elder or a wicked charmer.
by Christopher Golden 2025
3.84
8k+ ratings
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
3.79
40k+
Fledgling Summary
Fledgling 92%
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
by Octavia E. Butler 2005
3.79
40k+ ratings
The Book Eaters
by Sunyi Dean • 2022
A book eater's son hungers for minds. She feeds him strangers while their family's knights close in.
3.61
57k+
The Book Eaters Summary
The Book Eaters 90%
A book eater's son hungers for minds. She feeds him strangers while their family's knights close in.
by Sunyi Dean 2022
3.61
57k+ ratings
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry • 2009
A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.
4.00
31k+
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero 90%
A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.
by Jonathan Maberry 2009
4.00
31k+ 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 90%
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
by Tamsyn Muir 2019
4.18
188k+ ratings
The Girl in Red
by Christina Henry • 2019
Plague-ravaged America. Woman with axe. Grandmother's cabin. Woods hide worse than wolves.
3.71
20k+
The Girl in Red Summary
The Girl in Red 90%
Plague-ravaged America. Woman with axe. Grandmother's cabin. Woods hide worse than wolves.
by Christina Henry 2019
3.71
20k+ ratings
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
by Anne de Marcken • 2024
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
3.61
20k+
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over Summary
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over 90%
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
by Anne de Marcken 2024
3.61
20k+ ratings
Black Ambrosia
by Elizabeth Engstrom • 1988
An orphaned drifter chooses to become a vampire: the hunger is real, and so are the bodies.
3.74
877
Black Ambrosia Summary
Black Ambrosia 90%
An orphaned drifter chooses to become a vampire: the hunger is real, and so are the bodies.
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1988
3.74
877 ratings
The Lesser Dead
by Christopher Buehlman
Feral child vampires hunt the 1978 subway. The colony that shelters them never stood a chance.
4.07
10k+
The Lesser Dead Summary
The Lesser Dead 91%
Feral child vampires hunt the 1978 subway. The colony that shelters them never stood a chance.
by Christopher Buehlman 2014
4.07
10k+ ratings
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice • 1976
A vampire recounts his life: from 1791 Louisiana to Parisian vampire theater, an eternity of sorrow.
4.02
656k+
Interview with the Vampire Summary
Interview with the Vampire 92%
A vampire recounts his life: from 1791 Louisiana to Parisian vampire theater, an eternity of sorrow.
by Anne Rice 1976
4.02
656k+ ratings
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
by Holly Black • 2013
One girl alive, her ex infected, a vampire chained. Only one road: the quarantined vampire city.
3.83
78k+
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Summary
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown 92%
One girl alive, her ex infected, a vampire chained. Only one road: the quarantined vampire city.
by Holly Black 2013
3.83
78k+ ratings
Prince of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence • 2011
A young prince returns from the wasteland with killers, aiming for his father's crown.
3.83
124k+
Prince of Thorns Summary
Prince of Thorns 90%
A young prince returns from the wasteland with killers, aiming for his father's crown.
by Mark Lawrence 2011
3.83
124k+ ratings
The Shining
by Stephen King • 1977
A snowbound hotel's ghosts need a boy's psychic gift, so they drive his father to murder.
4.28
1.7M+
The Shining Summary
The Shining 90%
A snowbound hotel's ghosts need a boy's psychic gift, so they drive his father to murder.
by Stephen King 1977
4.28
1.7M+ ratings
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan • 2009
Surrounded by the undead, a girl clings to her mother's dream of an ocean beyond the forest.
3.60
88k+
The Forest of Hands and Teeth Summary
The Forest of Hands and Teeth 90%
Surrounded by the undead, a girl clings to her mother's dream of an ocean beyond the forest.
by Carrie Ryan 2009
3.60
88k+ ratings
So Thirsty
by Rachel Harrison • 2024
A stale marriage, a chaotic best friend, a lake house party where the hosts never age.
3.48
30k+
So Thirsty Summary
So Thirsty 90%
A stale marriage, a chaotic best friend, a lake house party where the hosts never age.
by Rachel Harrison 2024
3.48
30k+ 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 91%
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
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
by Clay McLeod Chapman • 2025
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
3.27
15k+
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes Summary
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes 91%
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2025
3.27
15k+ ratings
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
by Stephen Graham Jones
At a Montana church in 1912, a Blackfeet vampire arrives to confess forty years of revenge.
3.96
62k+
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Summary
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter 90%
At a Montana church in 1912, a Blackfeet vampire arrives to confess forty years of revenge.
by Stephen Graham Jones 2025
3.96
62k+ ratings
As Our World Ends
by Jack Hunt • 2020
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
4.18
1k+
As Our World Ends Summary
As Our World Ends 90%
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020
4.18
1k+ 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 90%
A scavenger raises a biotech creature in a ruined city: her child, and a weapon.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2017
3.93
42k+ ratings
Senseless
by Ronald Malfi • 2025
A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.
3.83
3k+
Senseless Summary
Senseless 90%
A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.
by Ronald Malfi 2025
3.83
3k+ 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 90%
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
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