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Hazelthorn
by C.G. Drews
Locked away for seven years, he escapes to find his guardian dead, dark vines threading his throat.
4.21
21k+
Hazelthorn Summary
Hazelthorn 92%
Locked away for seven years, he escapes to find his guardian dead, dark vines threading his throat.
by C.G. Drews 2025
4.21
21k+ 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 94%
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
by Dolki Min 2022
3.55
7k+ 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 93%
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
by Tamsyn Muir 2019
4.18
188k+ 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 92%
A work trip strands Lou among Appalachian cultists who keep a starving god in the basement.
by Carter Keane 2026
3.58
2k+ ratings
Eat the Ones You Love
by Sarah Maria Griffin • 2025
Broke and heartbroken, Shell takes a florist job in a dying mall where something sentient hungers.
3.46
8k+
Eat the Ones You Love Summary
Eat the Ones You Love 92%
Broke and heartbroken, Shell takes a florist job in a dying mall where something sentient hungers.
by Sarah Maria Griffin 2025
3.46
8k+ 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 92%
Werewolves on a construction site, an angel in a broken home: the supernatural mirrors human grief.
by Nathan Ballingrud 2013
3.95
7k+ 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 92%
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.20
5k+ ratings
Monstrilio
by Gerardo Sámano Córdova • 2023
A mother feeds her dead son's lung. Something grows back: part child, part monster, wholly hungry.
4.06
47k+
Monstrilio Summary
Monstrilio 92%
A mother feeds her dead son's lung. Something grows back: part child, part monster, wholly hungry.
by Gerardo Sámano Córdova 2023
4.06
47k+ 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 92%
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
Black Flame
by Gretchen Felker-Martin • 2025
Restoring a cursed Nazi film, a queer archivist discovers the footage wants to inhabit her.
3.54
4k+
Black Flame Summary
Black Flame 92%
Restoring a cursed Nazi film, a queer archivist discovers the footage wants to inhabit her.
by Gretchen Felker-Martin 2025
3.54
4k+ 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
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 93%
Tales of women who birth birds, steal skin, and unmake the world with a smile.
by Gwendolyn Kiste 2017
4.29
600 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 93%
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
by Torrey Peters 2025
3.83
13k+ ratings
The Unworthy
by Agustina Bazterrica
A servant in a torture convent falls for a stranger fire will not touch.
3.60
52k+
The Unworthy Summary
The Unworthy 91%
A servant in a torture convent falls for a stranger fire will not touch.
by Agustina Bazterrica 2023
3.60
52k+ 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
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King • 1982
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
3.91
669k+
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger 91%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ ratings
Wretch
by Eric LaRocca • 2026
After his husband dies, a man joins a grief group whose rituals conjure a soul-hungry spirit.
3.35
2k+
Wretch Summary
Wretch 91%
After his husband dies, a man joins a grief group whose rituals conjure a soul-hungry spirit.
by Eric LaRocca 2026
3.35
2k+ ratings
But Not Too Bold
by Hache Pueyo • 2022
She inherited the keys, the spiders, and a mistress whose brides all end up dead.
3.63
4k+
But Not Too Bold Summary
But Not Too Bold 91%
She inherited the keys, the spiders, and a mistress whose brides all end up dead.
by Hache Pueyo 2022
3.63
4k+ 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
When Darkness Loves Us
by Elizabeth Engstrom • 1985
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
4.01
2k+
When Darkness Loves Us Summary
When Darkness Loves Us 91%
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1985
4.01
2k+ ratings
Cul-de-sac Carnage
by James A. Hunter • 2025
A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.
4.44
2k+
Cul-de-sac Carnage Summary
Cul-de-sac Carnage 91%
A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.
by James A. Hunter 2025
4.44
2k+ 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 91%
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
Soul Eater
by Lily Mayne
Two hundred soldiers die. One survives. The monster who killed them wants to see his face.
4.22
28k+
Soul Eater Summary
Soul Eater 91%
Two hundred soldiers die. One survives. The monster who killed them wants to see his face.
by Lily Mayne 2021
4.22
28k+ 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 93%
A flu kills billions; survivors dream of a compassionate elder or a wicked charmer.
by Christopher Golden 2025
3.84
8k+ ratings
Little Mushroom
by Yi Shi Si Zhou • 2022
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
4.59
6k+
Little Mushroom Summary
Little Mushroom 92%
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
by Yi Shi Si Zhou 2022
4.59
6k+ 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
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 91%
A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2014
3.80
310k+ ratings
Chouette
by Claire Oshetsky • 2021
A cellist births an owl-baby. Her husband calls it a crisis; she calls it her child.
3.88
7k+
Chouette Summary
Chouette 91%
A cellist births an owl-baby. Her husband calls it a crisis; she calls it her child.
by Claire Oshetsky 2021
3.88
7k+ ratings
We Are Always Tender With Our Dead
by Eric LaRocca • 2025
After a massacre a boy patrols unburied corpses in a town where grief becomes ritual
3.30
2k+
We Are Always Tender With Our Dead Summary
We Are Always Tender With Our Dead 91%
After a massacre a boy patrols unburied corpses in a town where grief becomes ritual
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.30
2k+ ratings
The Haar
by David Sodergren • 2022
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
4.02
36k+
The Haar Summary
The Haar 91%
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
by David Sodergren 2022
4.02
36k+ ratings
Bury Your Gays
by Chuck Tingle • 2024
When a screenwriter won't kill his queer leads, the studio's AI sends his own monsters after him.
4.04
31k+
Bury Your Gays Summary
Bury Your Gays 91%
When a screenwriter won't kill his queer leads, the studio's AI sends his own monsters after him.
by Chuck Tingle 2024
4.04
31k+ 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
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
by John Wiswell • 2024
A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.
3.86
24k+
Someone You Can Build a Nest In Summary
Someone You Can Build a Nest In 92%
A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.
by John Wiswell 2024
3.86
24k+ ratings
The Starving Saints
by Caitlin Starling
A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.
3.58
23k+
The Starving Saints Summary
The Starving Saints 91%
A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.
by Caitlin Starling 2025
3.58
23k+ 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 91%
Plague-ravaged America. Woman with axe. Grandmother's cabin. Woods hide worse than wolves.
by Christina Henry 2019
3.71
20k+ ratings
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power • 2019
A quarantined school mutates its girls. When a friend vanishes, a survivor digs for answers.
3.45
101k+
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls 91%
A quarantined school mutates its girls. When a friend vanishes, a survivor digs for answers.
by Rory Power 2019
3.45
101k+ 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
The Corruption of Hollis Brown
by K. Ancrum • 2025
A teen in a decaying town shelters a drifter who takes up residence inside his body.
4.21
3k+
The Corruption of Hollis Brown Summary
The Corruption of Hollis Brown 91%
A teen in a decaying town shelters a drifter who takes up residence inside his body.
by K. Ancrum 2025
4.21
3k+ 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
Aliss
by Patrick Senécal • 2000
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
4.33
11k+
Aliss Summary
Aliss 91%
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
by Patrick Senécal 2000
4.33
11k+ ratings
Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher
She came to draw insects. She found a man kept alive by what was eating him.
4.08
18k+
Wolf Worm Summary
Wolf Worm 91%
She came to draw insects. She found a man kept alive by what was eating him.
by T. Kingfisher 2026
4.08
18k+ ratings
Lucky Day
by Chuck Tingle • 2025
On the day probability collapsed, fish rained from the sky. The cosmic wound never healed.
3.80
13k+
Lucky Day Summary
Lucky Day 92%
On the day probability collapsed, fish rained from the sky. The cosmic wound never healed.
by Chuck Tingle 2025
3.80
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
We Call Them Witches
by India-Rose Bower • 2026
The world ended. A girl guards her family with folk magic, but survival steals her soul.
3.36
2k+
We Call Them Witches Summary
We Call Them Witches 91%
The world ended. A girl guards her family with folk magic, but survival steals her soul.
by India-Rose Bower 2026
3.36
2k+ 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
Ring Shout
by P. Djèlí Clark • 2020
1922 Georgia: a Black monster hunter faces the Klan's ritual to summon a god of hate.
3.93
61k+
Ring Shout Summary
Ring Shout 91%
1922 Georgia: a Black monster hunter faces the Klan's ritual to summon a god of hate.
by P. Djèlí Clark 2020
3.93
61k+ 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 91%
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
by Paul Tremblay 2023
3.33
3k+ 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
This Savage Song
by Victoria Schwab • 2016
Daughter of a tyrant, ally of a monster: one friendship that could burn a divided city.
4.03
113k+
This Savage Song Summary
This Savage Song 90%
Daughter of a tyrant, ally of a monster: one friendship that could burn a divided city.
by Victoria Schwab 2016
4.03
113k+ ratings
Geist
by Philippa Ballantine • 2010
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
3.64
4k+
Geist Summary
Geist 90%
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
by Philippa Ballantine 2010
3.64
4k+ ratings
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