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Dark forces lurk in shadowy corners and twisted minds, threatening to shatter our sense of safety and sanity. Whether supernatural or psychological, these stories probe the depths of human fear while asking unsettling questions about good, evil, and the monsters that live both beyond and within us.

Horror Book Summaries

Shroud Summary
Shroud
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2025 436 pages
4.21
6.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Aliens
The Fifth to Die Summary
The Fifth to Die
by J.D. Barker 2018 543 pages
4.32
40.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Blonde Dies First Summary
The Blonde Dies First
by Joelle Wellington 2024 336 pages
3.56
3.0K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts
by Hans Holzer 1997 761 pages
3.99
873 ratings
Paranormal
Ghosts
Horror
Midnight Howl Summary
Midnight Howl
by Clare Hutton 2011 192 pages
4.19
2.3K ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Fantasy
Lucas on the Line Summary
Lucas on the Line
by Suyi Davies 2022 310 pages
4.11
1.1K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Horror
Starling House Summary
Starling House
by Alix E. Harrow 2023 320 pages
3.79
151.2K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Gothic
The Desolations of Devil's Acre Summary
The Desolations of Devil's Acre
by Ransom Riggs 2021 528 pages
4.22
23.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
In the Shadow of Blackbirds Summary
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters 2013 387 pages
3.85
13.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal
Departure 37 Summary
Departure 37
by Scott Carson 2025 389 pages
3.96
907 ratings
Horror
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Midwinterblood Summary
Midwinterblood
by Marcus Sedgwick 2011 264 pages
3.71
12.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
North American Lake Monsters Summary
North American Lake Monsters
by Nathan Ballingrud 2013 205 pages
3.95
6.2K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
All Hallows Summary
All Hallows
by Christopher Golden 2023 325 pages
3.53
10.9K ratings
Horror
Halloween
Thriller
How to Survive a Horror Story Summary
How to Survive a Horror Story
by Mallory Arnold 2025 368 pages
3.63
5.0K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
The Dead House Summary
The Dead House
by Dawn Kurtagich 2015 440 pages
3.67
8.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings Summary
The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings
by Peter Haining 2008 512 pages
3.56
319 ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Ghosts
Greatest Hits Summary
Greatest Hits
by Harlan Ellison 2024 468 pages
4.08
1.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Horror
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill 2019 336 pages
3.74
10.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Adult
Let's Split Up Summary
Let's Split Up
by Bill Wood 2024 339 pages
3.58
6.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Into the Drowning Deep Summary
Into the Drowning Deep
by Mira Grant 2017 448 pages
3.94
44.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Thirst for Annihilation Summary
The Thirst for Annihilation
Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism
by Nick Land 1992 248 pages
3.98
602 ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Deviant Summary
Deviant
by Ellie Sanders 2024 356 pages
3.27
3.7K ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Horror
Wonderland Summary
Wonderland
by Jennifer Hillier 2015 432 pages
4.06
37.9K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Case Against Satan Summary
The Case Against Satan
by Ray Russell 1962 140 pages
3.69
2.4K ratings
Horror
Classics
Gothic
Grotesque Summary
Grotesque
by Natsuo Kirino 2007 480 pages
3.74
13.9K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Horror
Someone You Can Build a Nest In Summary
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
by John Wiswell 2024 310 pages
3.89
17.8K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Romance
To Kill a Shadow Summary
To Kill a Shadow
by Katherine Quinn 2023 448 pages
3.76
8.8K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Pay the Piper Summary
Pay the Piper
by George A. Romero 2024 328 pages
3.61
1.2K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
The Contortionist Summary
The Contortionist
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020 280 pages
3.92
5.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark
The Broken Girls Summary
The Broken Girls
by Simone St. James 2018 336 pages
4.05
127.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Lovely Bad Things Summary
Lovely Bad Things
by Trisha Wolfe 2022 334 pages
3.66
24.1K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
Creep Summary
Creep
A Love Story
by Emma van Straaten 2025 256 pages
3.49
2.9K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Contemporary
At Dark, I Become Loathsome Summary
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
by Eric LaRocca 2025 178 pages
3.25
3.7K ratings
Horror
LGBT
Queer
The Once and Future Me Summary
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace 2025 384 pages
3.74
1.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
Unexplained Summary
Unexplained
Based on the 'world's spookiest podcast'
by Richard MacLean Smith 2018 352 pages
3.59
1.6K ratings
Paranormal
Horror
Mystery
Sweet Heart Summary
Sweet Heart
by Peter James 1991 335 pages
3.72
2.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Tale of the Vampire Bride Summary
The Tale of the Vampire Bride
by Rhiannon Frater 2009 334 pages
4.08
1.1K ratings
Vampires
Horror
Paranormal
Chasing Ghosts Summary
Chasing Ghosts
A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural
by Marc Hartzman 2021 272 pages
3.55
369 ratings
Paranormal
History
Horror
The Cruel Dark Summary
The Cruel Dark
by Bea Northwick 2023 226 pages
4.05
4.4K ratings
Gothic
Romance
Fantasy
Hearthstone Cottage Summary
Hearthstone Cottage
by Frazer Lee 2019 240 pages
3.68
151 ratings
Horror
Scotland
Witches
Hollow Wrath Summary
Hollow Wrath
by Jodie King 2025
4.44
2.1K ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Horror
The Friend of the Family Summary
The Friend of the Family
by Dean Koontz 2026 381 pages
4.47
1.6K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Thriller
The Sentinel Summary
The Sentinel
by Jeffrey Konvitz 1974 278 pages
3.84
7.6K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Paranormal
Juniper & Thorn Summary
Juniper & Thorn
by Ava Reid 2022 368 pages
3.63
27.8K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Gothic
Small Favors Summary
Small Favors
by Erin A. Craig 2021 466 pages
4.01
22.8K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
The House of Last Resort Summary
The House of Last Resort
by Christopher Golden 2024 292 pages
3.16
6.4K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes Summary
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2025 384 pages
3.33
9.8K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Adult
Sleep Tight Summary
Sleep Tight
by J.H. Markert 2024 336 pages
3.64
23.7K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
172 Hours on the Moon Summary
172 Hours on the Moon
by Johan Harstad 2008 368 pages
3.53
14.5K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Don't Look Now and Other Stories Summary
Don't Look Now and Other Stories
by Daphne du Maurier 2013 214 pages
3.82
9.6K ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Classics
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