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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 94%
A Walmart candy aisle encounter costs a man his teeth, his girlfriend, and his reality.
by Kealan Patrick Burke 2015
3.59
26k+ 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 95%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess
by Andy Marino • 2021
An intruder dies in her home. She remembers nothing. The presence stirring inside her is ravenous.
3.04
2k+
The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess Summary
The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess 94%
An intruder dies in her home. She remembers nothing. The presence stirring inside her is ravenous.
by Andy Marino 2021
3.04
2k+ 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 92%
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
by Josh Malerman 2014
4.05
213k+ 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 92%
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
El instituto
by Stephen King • 2019
A boy genius is kidnapped to an institute that weaponizes psychic children. No one leaves alive.
4.19
348k+
El instituto Summary
El instituto 92%
A boy genius is kidnapped to an institute that weaponizes psychic children. No one leaves alive.
by Stephen King 2019
4.19
348k+ 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
Whistle
by Linwood Barclay • 2025
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
3.91
10k+
Whistle Summary
Whistle 92%
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
by Linwood Barclay 2025
3.91
10k+ ratings
The Body
by Bethany C. Morrow • 2026
After a crash, her congregation's wedding vow becomes a curse that turns them into killers.
2.86
2k+
The Body Summary
The Body 92%
After a crash, her congregation's wedding vow becomes a curse that turns them into killers.
by Bethany C. Morrow 2026
2.86
2k+ ratings
Gloria
by Bentley Little • 2021
Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.
3.59
523
Gloria Summary
Gloria 94%
Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.
by Bentley Little 2021
3.59
523 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 93%
A grieving mother fosters a mute boy discovered in her garden. Then the disappearances begin.
by Ania Ahlborn 2025
3.36
4k+ 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 93%
When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.
by Stephen King 2006
3.65
238k+ ratings
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart
by Christina Henry • 2025
Her dare sends her brother into the abandoned house. He vanishes, and the house is hungry.
3.85
5k+
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart Summary
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart 92%
Her dare sends her brother into the abandoned house. He vanishes, and the house is hungry.
by Christina Henry 2025
3.85
5k+ ratings
The Devil Crept In
by Ania Ahlborn • 2017
His cousin vanishes in the woods; the boy who returns is not the one who left.
3.65
12k+
The Devil Crept In Summary
The Devil Crept In 92%
His cousin vanishes in the woods; the boy who returns is not the one who left.
by Ania Ahlborn 2017
3.65
12k+ ratings
Rest Stop
by Nat Cassidy • 2024
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
3.62
9k+
Rest Stop Summary
Rest Stop 92%
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
by Nat Cassidy 2024
3.62
9k+ ratings
Imaginary Friend
by Stephen Chbosky • 2019
Lost in the woods six days, a boy returns with a voice only he can hear.
3.55
62k+
Imaginary Friend Summary
Imaginary Friend 92%
Lost in the woods six days, a boy returns with a voice only he can hear.
by Stephen Chbosky 2019
3.55
62k+ 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 92%
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
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz • 2025
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
3.48
9k+
Going Home in the Dark Summary
Going Home in the Dark 92%
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
by Dean Koontz 2025
3.48
9k+ 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 92%
The woman in the closet wants a little girl's heart. Refusing only makes it kill.
by Josh Malerman 2024
3.56
101k+ 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 93%
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
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 93%
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Queen
by Nick Cutter • 2024
Texts from her missing best friend lure a teen into a country club turned wasp hive.
3.53
8k+
The Queen Summary
The Queen 92%
Texts from her missing best friend lure a teen into a country club turned wasp hive.
by Nick Cutter 2024
3.53
8k+ 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
I Am Behind You
by John Ajvide Lindqvist • 2014
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
3.36
5k+
I Am Behind You Summary
I Am Behind You 92%
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014
3.36
5k+ 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 92%
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
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz • 1981
Messages from her dead son insist he's alive, and a grieving mother begins to believe them.
3.88
39k+
The Eyes of Darkness Summary
The Eyes of Darkness 92%
Messages from her dead son insist he's alive, and a grieving mother begins to believe them.
by Dean Koontz 1981
3.88
39k+ ratings
Annihilation
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2014
A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.
3.80
310k+
Annihilation Summary
Annihilation 92%
A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2014
3.80
310k+ 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 93%
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
by Colin Wilson 1967
3.72
2k+ ratings
Floating Dragon
by Peter Straub • 2003
Toxic gas and ancient evil poison a Connecticut town. Four psychic survivors share a desperate song.
3.82
13k+
Floating Dragon Summary
Floating Dragon 93%
Toxic gas and ancient evil poison a Connecticut town. Four psychic survivors share a desperate song.
by Peter Straub 2003
3.82
13k+ ratings
The Third Parent
by Elias Witherow
When a plastic-faced man becomes a family's third parent, the children learn what his smile costs.
3.88
1k+
The Third Parent Summary
The Third Parent 91%
When a plastic-faced man becomes a family's third parent, the children learn what his smile costs.
by Elias Witherow 2017
3.88
1k+ ratings
Amid the Sinking Dark
by Abe Moss • 2021
Fleeing a custody battle, a mother shelters in a rain-cursed town where the sea devours children.
4.36
565
Amid the Sinking Dark Summary
Amid the Sinking Dark 92%
Fleeing a custody battle, a mother shelters in a rain-cursed town where the sea devours children.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.36
565 ratings
Beyond the Phantom Glow
by Abe Moss • 2021
A psychic teen must destroy the cursed suitcase that returns the dead before her town vanishes.
4.45
389
Beyond the Phantom Glow Summary
Beyond the Phantom Glow 92%
A psychic teen must destroy the cursed suitcase that returns the dead before her town vanishes.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.45
389 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 92%
A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.
by Jenny Kiefer 2024
3.25
13k+ 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
Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King • 2001
Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.
3.66
187k+
Dreamcatcher Summary
Dreamcatcher 92%
Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.
by Stephen King 2001
3.66
187k+ 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
Intercepts
by T.J. Payne
Joe's job is keeping psychic spies in sensory deprivation. Now one lives inside his daughter's head.
4.09
40k+
Intercepts Summary
Intercepts 91%
Joe's job is keeping psychic spies in sensory deprivation. Now one lives inside his daughter's head.
by T.J. Payne 2019
4.09
40k+ 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 93%
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
13 Months Haunted
by Jimmy Juliano • 2025
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
3.63
3k+
13 Months Haunted Summary
13 Months Haunted 93%
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
by Jimmy Juliano 2025
3.63
3k+ ratings
Silverskin
by Caitee Cooper • 2023
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
4.26
97
Silverskin Summary
Silverskin 91%
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
by Caitee Cooper 2023
4.26
97 ratings
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill • 2019
The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.
3.73
11k+
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters 91%
The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.
by Shaun Hamill 2019
3.73
11k+ ratings
The Hollow Places
by T. Kingfisher • 2020
A broken museum wall reveals a foggy dimension where the willows devour anyone who thinks of them.
3.78
57k+
The Hollow Places Summary
The Hollow Places 91%
A broken museum wall reveals a foggy dimension where the willows devour anyone who thinks of them.
by T. Kingfisher 2020
3.78
57k+ ratings
Daphne
by Josh Malerman • 2022
Think of her, you die. A basketball star with severe anxiety can't control her thoughts.
3.37
6k+
Daphne Summary
Daphne 91%
Think of her, you die. A basketball star with severe anxiety can't control her thoughts.
by Josh Malerman 2022
3.37
6k+ ratings
The Vile Thing We Created
by Robert P. Ottone • 2023
Their baby never cries. The walls are breathing. Something ancient has been waiting for this child.
3.56
760
The Vile Thing We Created Summary
The Vile Thing We Created 93%
Their baby never cries. The walls are breathing. Something ancient has been waiting for this child.
by Robert P. Ottone 2023
3.56
760 ratings
Anathema
by Nick Roberts • 2020
A family's suburban fresh start is hijacked by a demon neighbor who weaponizes their guilt.
3.97
5k+
Anathema Summary
Anathema 92%
A family's suburban fresh start is hijacked by a demon neighbor who weaponizes their guilt.
by Nick Roberts 2020
3.97
5k+ ratings
No One Rides For Free
by Judith Sonnet
When a killer hides in her backseat, a mother must drive her children into the desert.
2.71
16k+
No One Rides For Free Summary
No One Rides For Free 91%
When a killer hides in her backseat, a mother must drive her children into the desert.
by Judith Sonnet 2022
2.71
16k+ ratings
The Cut
by C.J. Dotson • 2025
She fled abuse to a hotel where the water breeds monsters and the owner wants her baby.
2.98
937
The Cut Summary
The Cut 91%
She fled abuse to a hotel where the water breeds monsters and the owner wants her baby.
by C.J. Dotson 2025
2.98
937 ratings
Dearest
by Jacquie Walters • 2024
Alone with her newborn, her sleep paralysis has returned. Something in the nursery is answering.
3.50
15k+
Dearest Summary
Dearest 91%
Alone with her newborn, her sleep paralysis has returned. Something in the nursery is answering.
by Jacquie Walters 2024
3.50
15k+ 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 91%
Stranded in a ghost town, travelers discover their arresting officer is a vessel for ancient evil.
by Stephen King 1996
3.86
154k+ ratings
Welcome to Night Vale
by Joseph Fink • 2015
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
3.82
44k+
Welcome to Night Vale Summary
Welcome to Night Vale 91%
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
by Joseph Fink 2015
3.82
44k+ ratings
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