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Horror

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

Chimera
by Mira Grant • 2015
3.84
5k+
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
Chimera Summary
Chimera
by Mira Grant 2015 496 pages
3.84
5k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
Where Echoes Die
by Courtney Gould • 2023
3.57
2k+
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
Where Echoes Die Summary
Where Echoes Die
by Courtney Gould 2023 352 pages
3.57
2k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
Degradation
by Ellie Sanders • 2025
4.06
500+
Dark Romance
Dark
Abuse
Degradation Summary
Degradation
by Ellie Sanders 2025 616 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Abuse
The Drowning House
by Cherie Priest • 2024
3.39
1k+
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
The Drowning House Summary
The Drowning House
by Cherie Priest 2024 421 pages
3.39
1k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment
by Delilah S. Dawson • 2024
3.65
1k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment Summary
It Will Only Hurt for a Moment
by Delilah S. Dawson 2024 368 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Gloria
by Bentley Little • 2021
3.59
500+
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Gloria Summary
Gloria
by Bentley Little 2021 400 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Dearest
by Jacquie Walters • 2024
3.50
15k+
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
Dearest Summary
Dearest
by Jacquie Walters 2024 297 pages
3.50
15k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
The Third Realm
by Karl Ove Knausgård • 2022
4.32
5k+
Horror
Magical Realism
Fantasy
The Third Realm Summary
The Third Realm
by Karl Ove Knausgård 2022 512 pages
4.32
5k+ ratings
Horror
Magical Realism
Fantasy
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe
by Gwendolyn Kiste • 2017
4.29
500+
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe Summary
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe
by Gwendolyn Kiste 2017 208 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
The Knight and the Butcherbird
by Alix E. Harrow • 2025
3.99
12k+
Fantasy
Short Stories
Horror
The Knight and the Butcherbird Summary
The Knight and the Butcherbird
by Alix E. Harrow 2025 36 pages
3.99
12k+ ratings
Fantasy
Short Stories
Horror
Slashtag
by Jon Cohn • 2023
4.26
1k+
Horror
Paranormal
Thriller
Slashtag Summary
Slashtag
by Jon Cohn 2023 418 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Thriller
The Book of the Most Precious Substance
by Sara Gran • 2022
3.55
7k+
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
The Book of the Most Precious Substance Summary
The Book of the Most Precious Substance
by Sara Gran 2022 319 pages
3.55
7k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
The Bug Collector
by Wrath James White • 2024
3.59
2k+
Horror
Splatterpunk
Novella
The Bug Collector Summary
The Bug Collector
by Wrath James White 2024 73 pages
3.59
2k+ ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Novella
The Last Spell
by J.A. White • 2017
4.40
1k+
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Adventure
The Last Spell Summary
The Last Spell
by J.A. White 2017 512 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Adventure
Little Ghosts
by Gregg Dunnett • 2023
4.18
6k+
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
Little Ghosts Summary
Little Ghosts
by Gregg Dunnett 2023 426 pages
4.18
6k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
Baignade interdite
by R.L. Stine • 1994
3.55
10k+
Horror
Childrens
Middle Grade
Baignade interdite Summary
Baignade interdite
by R.L. Stine 1994 141 pages
3.55
10k+ ratings
Horror
Childrens
Middle Grade
La historia del loco
by John Katzenbach • 2004
4.01
15k+
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
La historia del loco Summary
La historia del loco
by John Katzenbach 2004 544 pages
4.01
15k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Devil's Concubine
by Ángeles Goyanes • 2011
3.82
471
Historical Fiction
Paranormal
Fantasy
The Devil's Concubine Summary
The Devil's Concubine
by Ángeles Goyanes 2011 460 pages
3.82
471 ratings
Historical Fiction
Paranormal
Fantasy
The Thorns
by Dawn Kurtagich • 2025
3.47
1k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Thorns Summary
The Thorns
by Dawn Kurtagich 2025 392 pages
3.47
1k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Midnight Knock
by John Fram • 2025
3.36
1k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Midnight Knock Summary
The Midnight Knock
by John Fram 2025 416 pages
3.36
1k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Trad Wife
by Saratoga Schaefer • 2026
3.84
10k+
Horror
Thriller
Adult
Trad Wife Summary
Trad Wife
by Saratoga Schaefer 2026 320 pages
3.84
10k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Adult
The Vile Thing We Created
by Robert P. Ottone • 2023
3.56
500+
Horror
Contemporary
Thriller
The Vile Thing We Created Summary
The Vile Thing We Created
by Robert P. Ottone 2023 410 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Thriller
Such a Pretty Smile
by Kristi DeMeester • 2022
3.34
5k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Such a Pretty Smile Summary
Such a Pretty Smile
by Kristi DeMeester 2022 320 pages
3.34
5k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Losting Fountain
by Lora Senf • 2024
3.68
121
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
The Losting Fountain Summary
The Losting Fountain
by Lora Senf 2024 320 pages
3.68
121 ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
El instituto
by Stephen King • 2019
4.19
300k+
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
El instituto Summary
El instituto
by Stephen King 2019 618 pages
4.19
300k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
Together We Rot
by Skyla Arndt • 2023
3.50
5k+
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
Together We Rot Summary
Together We Rot
by Skyla Arndt 2023 272 pages
3.50
5k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
The Exorcist's House
by Nick Roberts • 2022
3.99
23k+
Horror
Paranormal
Horror Thriller
The Exorcist's House Summary
The Exorcist's House
by Nick Roberts 2022 287 pages
3.99
23k+ ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Horror Thriller
Gills
by Abe Moss • 2020
3.84
500+
Horror
Mermaids
Fantasy
Gills Summary
Gills
by Abe Moss 2020 332 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Horror
Mermaids
Fantasy
Legacy of Lies
by Elizabeth Chandler • 2000
3.96
3k+
Young Adult
Mystery
Paranormal
Legacy of Lies Summary
Legacy of Lies
by Elizabeth Chandler 2000 182 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Paranormal
The Jennifer Morgue
by Charles Stross • 2006
4.02
15k+
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
The Jennifer Morgue Summary
The Jennifer Morgue
by Charles Stross 2006 292 pages
4.02
15k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Anathema
by Nick Roberts • 2020
3.97
4k+
Horror
Thriller
Horror Thriller
Anathema Summary
Anathema
by Nick Roberts 2020 226 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Horror Thriller
The Madman's Daughter
by Megan Shepherd • 2013
3.68
25k+
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Horror
The Madman's Daughter Summary
The Madman's Daughter
by Megan Shepherd 2013 420 pages
3.68
25k+ ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Horror
In the Dust of This Planet
by Eugene Thacker • 2011
3.68
2k+
Philosophy
Horror
Theory
In the Dust of This Planet Summary
In the Dust of This Planet
by Eugene Thacker 2011 179 pages
3.68
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Horror
Theory
Gaslit
by R.R. Haywood • 2024
4.04
1k+
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Gaslit Summary
Gaslit
by R.R. Haywood 2024 294 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Fuller Memorandum
by Charles Stross • 2010
4.19
12k+
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
The Fuller Memorandum Summary
The Fuller Memorandum
by Charles Stross 2010 312 pages
4.19
12k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
Apart in the Dark
by Ania Ahlborn • 2018
Novellas
3.82
500+
Horror
Novella
Short Stories
Apart in the Dark Summary
Apart in the Dark
Novellas
by Ania Ahlborn 2018 384 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Horror
Novella
Short Stories
Into the Dread Void
by Abe Moss • 2021
4.10
1k+
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Into the Dread Void Summary
Into the Dread Void
by Abe Moss 2021 262 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno
by Valerio Evangelisti • 1998
3.78
391
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno Summary
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno
by Valerio Evangelisti 1998 344 pages
3.78
391 ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Historias de fantasmas de Japón
by Lafcadio Hearn • 2011
4.20
2k+
Horror
Japan
Fantasy
Historias de fantasmas de Japón Summary
Historias de fantasmas de Japón
by Lafcadio Hearn 2011 192 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Horror
Japan
Fantasy
These Vengeful Wishes
by Vanessa Montalban • 2025
3.89
500+
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
These Vengeful Wishes Summary
These Vengeful Wishes
by Vanessa Montalban 2025 304 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher • 2026
4.11
15k+
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Wolf Worm Summary
Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher 2026 277 pages
4.11
15k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
24690
by A.A. Dark • 2016
3.95
17k+
Dark Romance
Dark
Horror
24690 Summary
24690
by A.A. Dark 2016 306 pages
3.95
17k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Horror
Xenos
by Dan Abnett • 2001
4.14
14k+
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
Xenos Summary
Xenos
by Dan Abnett 2001 288 pages
4.14
14k+ ratings
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
This Book Is Full of Spiders
by David Wong • 2012
4.26
34k+
Horror
Humor
Fantasy
This Book Is Full of Spiders Summary
This Book Is Full of Spiders
by David Wong 2012 406 pages
4.26
34k+ ratings
Horror
Humor
Fantasy
Madam
by Phoebe Wynne • 2021
3.23
7k+
Dark Academia
Mystery
Gothic
Madam Summary
Madam
by Phoebe Wynne 2021 352 pages
3.23
7k+ ratings
Dark Academia
Mystery
Gothic
Japanese Gothic
by Kylie Lee Baker • 2026
3.96
13k+
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Japanese Gothic Summary
Japanese Gothic
by Kylie Lee Baker 2026 344 pages
3.96
13k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
The Body
by Bethany C. Morrow • 2026
2.87
1k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Body Summary
The Body
by Bethany C. Morrow 2026 288 pages
2.87
1k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You
by Leigh Stein • 2025
3.23
2k+
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You Summary
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You
by Leigh Stein 2025 320 pages
3.23
2k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
The Watchers
by A.M. Shine • 2021
3.87
36k+
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
The Watchers Summary
The Watchers
by A.M. Shine 2021 310 pages
3.87
36k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Innamorata
by Ava Reid • 2026
3.58
3k+
Fantasy
Gothic
Horror
Innamorata Summary
Innamorata
by Ava Reid 2026 560 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Gothic
Horror
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