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Horror Thriller Book Summaries

Playground
by Aron Beauregard
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
3.43
20k+
Playground Summary
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Playground
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022 290 pages
3.43
20k+ ratings
Penpal
by Dathan Auerbach • 2012
A classroom balloon release yields only blurry photos of a boy, each showing him being watched.
3.86
62k+
Penpal Summary
Penpal
A classroom balloon release yields only blurry photos of a boy, each showing him being watched.
by Dathan Auerbach 2012 242 pages
3.86
62k+ ratings
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King • 1983
A grieving father buries his dead son in a Maine burial ground that brings the dead back wrong.
4.08
700k+
Pet Sematary Summary
Pet Sematary
A grieving father buries his dead son in a Maine burial ground that brings the dead back wrong.
by Stephen King 1983 580 pages
4.08
700k+ 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
12k+
Floating Dragon Summary
Floating Dragon
Toxic gas and ancient evil poison a Connecticut town. Four psychic survivors share a desperate song.
by Peter Straub 2003 595 pages
3.82
12k+ ratings
They All Died Screaming
by Kristopher Triana • 2020
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
3.58
3k+
They All Died Screaming Summary
They All Died Screaming
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
by Kristopher Triana 2020 228 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
The Troop
by Nick Cutter • 2014
A remote scout trip turns lethal when a starving man brings a parasite eating from within.
3.83
100k+
The Troop Summary
The Troop
A remote scout trip turns lethal when a starving man brings a parasite eating from within.
by Nick Cutter 2014 358 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King • 2013
A hospice worker protects a girl whose psychic beacon has lured a tribe of soul-eating nomads.
4.13
300k+
Doctor Sleep Summary
Doctor Sleep
A hospice worker protects a girl whose psychic beacon has lured a tribe of soul-eating nomads.
by Stephen King 2013 531 pages
4.13
300k+ ratings
Cows
by Matthew Stokoe
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
2.68
14k+
Cows Summary
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Cows
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
by Matthew Stokoe 1998 192 pages
2.68
14k+ ratings
Misery
by Stephen King
Saved from a blizzard by his biggest fan, a novelist wakes captive in her remote farmhouse.
4.22
800k+
Misery Summary
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Misery
Saved from a blizzard by his biggest fan, a novelist wakes captive in her remote farmhouse.
by Stephen King 1992 370 pages
4.22
800k+ 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
Lost in the woods six days, a boy returns with a voice only he can hear.
by Stephen Chbosky 2019 705 pages
3.55
62k+ ratings
Silent Hill
by Bernard Perron • 2006
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
3.65
253
Silent Hill Summary
Silent Hill
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
by Bernard Perron 2006 172 pages
3.65
253 ratings
Run on Red
by Noelle W. Ihli • 2022
At a remote toga party, a freshman accepts a drink and wakes tied in the dark.
3.72
100k+
Run on Red Summary
Run on Red
At a remote toga party, a freshman accepts a drink and wakes tied in the dark.
by Noelle W. Ihli 2022 291 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
The Hellbound Heart
by Clive Barker • 1986
Her lover vanished solving a puzzle box. Blood she spills brings him back piece by piece.
4.08
69k+
The Hellbound Heart Summary
The Hellbound Heart
Her lover vanished solving a puzzle box. Blood she spills brings him back piece by piece.
by Clive Barker 1986 164 pages
4.08
69k+ ratings
Shy Girl
by Mia Ballard
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
3.82
2k+
Shy Girl Summary
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Shy Girl
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
by Mia Ballard 2025 247 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Seed
by Ania Ahlborn
He survived possession as a boy. Decades later, the same demon is inside his six-year-old.
3.80
41k+
Seed Summary
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Seed
He survived possession as a boy. Decades later, the same demon is inside his six-year-old.
by Ania Ahlborn 2011 246 pages
3.80
41k+ ratings
Bad Things Happened in This Room
by Marie Still • 2025
She's trapped in a house where a room whispers of a crime she can't recall.
3.33
500+
Bad Things Happened in This Room Summary
Bad Things Happened in This Room
She's trapped in a house where a room whispers of a crime she can't recall.
by Marie Still 2025 304 pages
3.33
500+ 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
14k+
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes Summary
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2025 384 pages
3.27
14k+ 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
10k+
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters
The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.
by Shaun Hamill 2019 336 pages
3.73
10k+ 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
His cousin vanishes in the woods; the boy who returns is not the one who left.
by Ania Ahlborn 2017 374 pages
3.65
12k+ ratings
Full Brutal
by Kristopher Triana
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
3.93
4k+
Full Brutal Summary
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Full Brutal
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
by Kristopher Triana 2018 206 pages
3.93
4k+ ratings
Woom
by Duncan Ralston
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
3.23
38k+
Woom Summary
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Woom
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
by Duncan Ralston 2016 141 pages
3.23
38k+ 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
2k+
13 Months Haunted Summary
13 Months Haunted
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
by Jimmy Juliano 2025 384 pages
3.63
2k+ ratings
The Three-Candle Prayer
by Abe Moss • 2024
A grieving daughter lights three candles to contact her dead parents, but something else answers.
4.02
500+
The Three-Candle Prayer Summary
The Three-Candle Prayer
A grieving daughter lights three candles to contact her dead parents, but something else answers.
by Abe Moss 2024 284 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
The Exorcist's House
by Nick Roberts • 2022
Under their new farmhouse, a sealed well holds something the previous owner died trying to contain.
3.99
23k+
The Exorcist's House Summary
The Exorcist's House
Under their new farmhouse, a sealed well holds something the previous owner died trying to contain.
by Nick Roberts 2022 287 pages
3.99
23k+ ratings
Theme Music
by T. Marie Vandelly • 2019
A massacre's sole survivor buys the house where her family died; the truth still lives there.
3.74
17k+
Theme Music Summary
Theme Music
A massacre's sole survivor buys the house where her family died; the truth still lives there.
by T. Marie Vandelly 2019 387 pages
3.74
17k+ ratings
Last Days
by Adam L.G. Nevill
A filmmaker documents a dead cult and discovers its horrors are real, ancient, and hunting him.
3.71
15k+
Last Days Summary
Immersive
Last Days
A filmmaker documents a dead cult and discovers its horrors are real, ancient, and hunting him.
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2012 531 pages
3.71
15k+ ratings
The Cuck
by Aron Beauregard
Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.
3.38
1k+
The Cuck Summary
Immersive
The Cuck
Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.
by Aron Beauregard 2022 76 pages
3.38
1k+ ratings
The Restless Ones
by Abe Moss • 2024
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
3.97
1k+
The Restless Ones Summary
The Restless Ones
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
by Abe Moss 2024 286 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Anathema
by Nick Roberts • 2020
A family's suburban fresh start is hijacked by a demon neighbor who weaponizes their guilt.
3.97
4k+
Anathema Summary
Anathema
A family's suburban fresh start is hijacked by a demon neighbor who weaponizes their guilt.
by Nick Roberts 2020 226 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Gills
by Abe Moss • 2020
A sister's search for a missing teenager ends on an island where mermaids hunt.
3.84
500+
Gills Summary
Gills
A sister's search for a missing teenager ends on an island where mermaids hunt.
by Abe Moss 2020 332 pages
3.84
500+ 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
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021 262 pages
4.10
1k+ 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
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The Third Parent
When a plastic-faced man becomes a family's third parent, the children learn what his smile costs.
by Elias Witherow 2017 273 pages
3.88
1k+ 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
Immersive
Intercepts
Joe's job is keeping psychic spies in sensory deprivation. Now one lives inside his daughter's head.
by T.J. Payne 2019 327 pages
4.09
40k+ ratings
House of Thorns
by Lee Mountford • 2025
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
4.00
500+
House of Thorns Summary
House of Thorns
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
by Lee Mountford 2025 520 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
Apart in the Dark
by Ania Ahlborn • 2018
A timid secretary is consumed by loneliness. Her mute brother's cure is murder.
3.82
500+
Apart in the Dark Summary
Apart in the Dark
A timid secretary is consumed by loneliness. Her mute brother's cure is murder.
by Ania Ahlborn 2018 384 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Killer's Kiss
by R.L. Stine • 1997
Her rival took her boyfriend. Then he's found dead with a kiss print that matches hers.
3.79
1k+
Killer's Kiss Summary
Killer's Kiss
Her rival took her boyfriend. Then he's found dead with a kiss print that matches hers.
by R.L. Stine 1997 149 pages
3.79
1k+ 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
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
by David Sodergren 2022 206 pages
4.02
36k+ ratings
The Slob
by Aron Beauregard
A pregnant saleswoman enters a farmhouse, where a man forces her to clean his kills.
3.32
13k+
The Slob Summary
Immersive
The Slob
A pregnant saleswoman enters a farmhouse, where a man forces her to clean his kills.
by Aron Beauregard 2019 146 pages
3.32
13k+ 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
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The Deep
Eight miles down, a veterinarian finds his brother's station. The crew is no longer human.
by Nick Cutter 2015 394 pages
3.41
43k+ ratings
Violet
by Scott Thomas • 2019
A widow takes her mute daughter to a decaying lake house where a childhood friend never left.
3.54
2k+
Violet Summary
Violet
A widow takes her mute daughter to a decaying lake house where a childhood friend never left.
by Scott Thomas 2019 437 pages
3.54
2k+ ratings
The Reaping
by Bernard Taylor • 1980
An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.
3.57
500+
The Reaping Summary
The Reaping
An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.
by Bernard Taylor 1980 256 pages
3.57
500+ 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
500+
Portrait of a Nuclear Family Summary
Portrait of a Nuclear Family
She finds her son's dissection journals. Her perfect family will be preserved, body by body.
by J.P. Behrens 2022 240 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Double Date
by R.L. Stine • 1994
A dare pushes a cocky teen to secretly date twin sisters. Now someone is hunting him.
3.58
3k+
Double Date Summary
Double Date
A dare pushes a cocky teen to secretly date twin sisters. Now someone is hunting him.
by R.L. Stine 1994 166 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
Mean Spirited
by Nick Roberts
A teacher adopts a stray Labrador. The dog carries vengeful spirits, and his son is next.
4.23
8k+
Mean Spirited Summary
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Mean Spirited
A teacher adopts a stray Labrador. The dog carries vengeful spirits, and his son is next.
by Nick Roberts 2024 325 pages
4.23
8k+ 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
15k+
No One Rides For Free Summary
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No One Rides For Free
When a killer hides in her backseat, a mother must drive her children into the desert.
by Judith Sonnet 2022 76 pages
2.71
15k+ ratings
Legacy
by Nick Roberts • 2025
A murdered psychologist. His name in her blood. The childhood predator he escaped is back.
4.37
1k+
Legacy Summary
Legacy
A murdered psychologist. His name in her blood. The childhood predator he escaped is back.
by Nick Roberts 2025 276 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
You Invited It In
by Sarah Jules • 2024
A widower fakes a haunting to expose a fraud. A demon answers. His son is prey.
3.79
2k+
You Invited It In Summary
You Invited It In
A widower fakes a haunting to expose a fraud. A demon answers. His son is prey.
by Sarah Jules 2024 254 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
What Kind of Mother
by Clay McLeod Chapman • 2023
A palm reader returns home and discovers a missing boy whose absence has become something hungry.
3.05
5k+
What Kind of Mother Summary
What Kind of Mother
A palm reader returns home and discovers a missing boy whose absence has become something hungry.
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2023 304 pages
3.05
5k+ ratings
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