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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

Absolution Summary
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024 464 pages
3.59
10.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
So Thirsty Summary
So Thirsty
by Rachel Harrison 2024 290 pages
3.49
24.1K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
The Beast You Are Summary
The Beast You Are
Stories
by Paul Tremblay 2023 352 pages
3.33
3.3K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
I Am Legend Summary
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson 2011 101 pages
4.05
152.0K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
The Scar Summary
The Scar
by China Miéville 2002 578 pages
4.19
34.5K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Steampunk
El evangelio del mal Summary
El evangelio del mal
by Patrick Graham 2007 560 pages
3.87
3.2K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings Summary
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings
by Edgar Allan Poe 2003 488 pages
4.13
3.9K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Vanishing Daughters Summary
Vanishing Daughters
by Cynthia Pelayo 2025 336 pages
3.15
900 ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Whistle Summary
Whistle
by Linwood Barclay 2025 464 pages
3.96
4.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The House of Quiet Summary
The House of Quiet
by Kiersten White 2025 304 pages
3.63
400 ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
Rouge Summary
Rouge
by Mona Awad 2023 383 pages
3.54
49.3K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
William Summary
William
by Mason Coile 2024 224 pages
3.5
14.1K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Beneath the Stairs Summary
Beneath the Stairs
by Jennifer Fawcett 2022 352 pages
3.54
5.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Clown Summary
The Clown
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020 363 pages
4.25
3.7K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark
House of Roots and Ruin Summary
House of Roots and Ruin
by Erin A. Craig 2023 544 pages
4.12
18.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Dirty Weekend Summary
Dirty Weekend
by Helen Zahavi 2000 200 pages
3.72
1.3K ratings
Feminism
Thriller
Crime
Goddess of Filth Summary
Goddess of Filth
by V. Castro 2021 156 pages
3.59
9.0K ratings
Horror
Novella
Fantasy
The Silent Companions Summary
The Silent Companions
by Laura Purcell 2018 305 pages
3.87
43.0K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Near the Bone Summary
Near the Bone
by Christina Henry 2021 321 pages
3.7
20.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Faire Summary
The Faire
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020 269 pages
4.35
3.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark
Let Him In Summary
Let Him In
by William Friend 2023 231 pages
3.27
7.7K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
The Apartment Across the Hall Summary
The Apartment Across the Hall
by Jack Dane 2025 230 pages
3.56
6.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Psychological Thriller
Bellevue Summary
Bellevue
by Robin Cook 2024 341 pages
3.36
4.3K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Puppeteer Summary
The Puppeteer
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020 363 pages
4.17
4.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark
The Book Eaters Summary
The Book Eaters
by Sunyi Dean 2022 298 pages
3.61
54.5K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
LGBT
Revelator Summary
Revelator
by Daryl Gregory 2021 294 pages
3.95
7.4K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
The Three-Candle Prayer Summary
The Three-Candle Prayer
by Abe Moss 2024 284 pages
4.04
557 ratings
Horror
Horror Thriller
Thriller
What Remains of Teague House Summary
What Remains of Teague House
by Stacy Johns 2025 432 pages
3.45
551 ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Horror
Pretty Lost Dolls Summary
Pretty Lost Dolls
by Ker Dukey 2016 274 pages
4.38
5.2K ratings
Dark
Dark Romance
Suspense
The Nesting Summary
The Nesting
by C.J. Cooke 2020 416 pages
3.57
7.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Gothic
Bury Your Gays Summary
Bury Your Gays
by Chuck Tingle 2024 295 pages
4.06
26.0K ratings
Horror
LGBT
Queer
I Am Behind You Summary
I Am Behind You
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2017 410 pages
3.35
4.9K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
A Botanical Daughter Summary
A Botanical Daughter
by Noah Medlock 2024 384 pages
3.61
5.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Candles Burning Summary
Candles Burning
by Tabitha King 2006 432 pages
3.35
1.6K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Ghosts
Fiend Summary
Fiend
by Alma Katsu 2025 243 pages
3.56
555 ratings
Horror
Thriller
Adult
The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess Summary
The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess
by Andy Marino 2021 304 pages
3.06
1.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Ringmaster Summary
The Ringmaster
by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020 363 pages
4.16
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dark
Cold Skin Summary
Cold Skin
by Albert Sánchez Piñol 2007 240 pages
3.66
9.0K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Crimson Road Summary
The Crimson Road
by A.G. Slatter 2025 400 pages
3.92
921 ratings
Fantasy
Gothic
Horror
Parasite Summary
Parasite
by Mira Grant 2013 504 pages
3.68
18.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson 1977 320 pages
3.91
730 ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Philosophy
The House That Held Her Summary
The House That Held Her
by Ellis Hart 2025 312 pages
3.9
476 ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
It Will Just Be Us Summary
It Will Just Be Us
by Jo Kaplan 2020 272 pages
3.64
1.7K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Ghosts
Fruit of the Flesh Summary
Fruit of the Flesh
by I.V. Ophelia 2026 331 pages
3.8
1.4K ratings
Romance
Dark Romance
Gothic
A Good House for Children Summary
A Good House for Children
by Kate Collins 2023 336 pages
3.59
3.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
La hija de la noche Summary
La hija de la noche
by Laura Gallego García 2004 196 pages
3.46
4.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Vampires
The Last Graduate Summary
The Last Graduate
by Naomi Novik 2021 388 pages
4.23
127.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dark Academia
With Visions of Red Summary
With Visions of Red
by Trisha Wolfe 2015 577 pages
4.24
657 ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
BDSM
Withered Hill Summary
Withered Hill
by David Barnett 2024 337 pages
4.06
3.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
Suffer the Children Summary
Suffer the Children
by Craig DiLouie 2014 343 pages
3.98
11.5K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Paranormal
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