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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

The Turn of the Key Summary
The Turn of the Key
by Ruth Ware 2019 337 pages
3.91
311.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Saving Noah Summary
Saving Noah
by Lucinda Berry 2017 259 pages
3.92
132.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Horror
Perfume Summary
Perfume
The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind 1985 263 pages
4.04
521.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Horror
Seed Summary
Seed
by Ania Ahlborn 2011 246 pages
3.80
33.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Odd Thomas Summary
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz 2003 446 pages
3.99
273.7K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Fantasy
Who Goes There? Summary
Who Goes There?
by John W. Campbell Jr. 1938 161 pages
3.79
11.3K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
The Terror Summary
The Terror
by Dan Simmons 2007 769 pages
4.09
69.4K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
’Salem’s Lot Summary
’Salem’s Lot
by Stephen King 1975 483 pages
4.10
628.4K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
Boy Parts Summary
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark 2020 304 pages
3.74
71.5K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Death Note, Vol. 1 Summary
Death Note, Vol. 1
Boredom
by Tsugumi Ohba 2004 195 pages
4.47
338.9K ratings
Manga
Graphic Novels
Comics
The Shards Summary
The Shards
by Bret Easton Ellis 2023 595 pages
4.00
36.1K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Final Girls Summary
Final Girls
by Riley Sager 2017 352 pages
3.82
233.9K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Exorcist Summary
The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty 1971 385 pages
4.21
255.5K ratings
Horror
Classics
Thriller
The Silent Patient Summary
The Silent Patient
The First Three Chapters
by Alex Michaelides 2018 27 pages
4.26
4.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
House of Hollow Summary
House of Hollow
by Krystal Sutherland 2021 292 pages
4.02
93.5K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
The Hot Zone Summary
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
by Richard Preston 1994 352 pages
4.16
118.6K ratings
Science
History
Medical
Penpal Summary
Penpal
by Dathan Auerbach 2012 243 pages
3.86
53.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Thinner Summary
Thinner
by Richard Bachman 1984 320 pages
3.78
220.8K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond Summary
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond
by Max Brallier 2018 272 pages
4.44
3.7K ratings
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Childrens
Mr. Mercedes Summary
Mr. Mercedes
by Stephen King 2014 437 pages
4.03
354.4K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Girl with All the Gifts Summary
The Girl with All the Gifts
by M.R. Carey 2014 461 pages
3.95
238.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
Finders Keepers Summary
Finders Keepers
by Stephen King 2015 434 pages
4.07
175.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Eyes Are the Best Part Summary
The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim 2024 278 pages
3.83
29.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
The Last Hour of Gann Summary
The Last Hour of Gann
by R. Lee Smith 2013 706 pages
4.10
8.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Aliens
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.91
644.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Our Wives Under the Sea Summary
Our Wives Under the Sea
by Julia Armfield 2022 240 pages
3.74
105.8K ratings
Horror
Queer
LGBT
Dreamcatcher Summary
Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King 2001 688 pages
3.66
182.4K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
The Puppet Masters Summary
The Puppet Masters
by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 416 pages
3.89
33.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction Fantasy
Talking with Psychopaths and Savages Summary
Talking with Psychopaths and Savages
A Journey into the Evil Mind
by Christopher Berry-Dee 2017 288 pages
2.92
5.7K ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Crime
Library of Souls Summary
Library of Souls
by Ransom Riggs 2015 458 pages
4.14
160.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Gallant Summary
Gallant
by Victoria E. Schwab 2022 338 pages
3.71
134.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 Summary
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1
by Hajime Isayama 2010 193 pages
4.48
272.7K ratings
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
Horror
The Stand Summary
The Stand
by Stephen King 1978 1152 pages
4.35
806.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Last Time I Lied Summary
The Last Time I Lied
by Riley Sager 2018 402 pages
4.02
194.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson 2009 406 pages
4.10
25.4K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Young Adult
No Safety in Numbers Summary
No Safety in Numbers
by Dayna Lorentz 2012 263 pages
3.54
7.3K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry 2009 421 pages
4.00
30.7K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
The Perfect Child Summary
The Perfect Child
by Lucinda Berry 2019 371 pages
4.02
181.0K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Cell Summary
Cell
by Stephen King 2006 449 pages
3.66
231.7K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
Nettle & Bone Summary
Nettle & Bone
by T. Kingfisher 2022 243 pages
4.09
118.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Adult
Doctor Sleep Summary
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King 2013 531 pages
4.13
283.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison 1967 134 pages
3.90
46.4K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Short Stories
The Complete Stories and Poems Summary
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 821 pages
4.40
289.4K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
Grave Matter Summary
Grave Matter
by Karina Halle 2024
4.01
8.5K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Horror
The Prom Queen Summary
The Prom Queen
by R.L. Stine 1992 167 pages
3.71
5.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
What Lies in the Woods Summary
What Lies in the Woods
by Kate Alice Marshall 2023 336 pages
3.95
177.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King 2003 960 pages
4.20
195.4K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Welcome to Dead House Summary
Welcome to Dead House
by R.L. Stine 1992 160 pages
3.85
40.1K ratings
Horror
Childrens
Middle Grade
A Clockwork Orange Summary
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess 1962 192 pages
4.00
748.0K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Lucy Undying Summary
Lucy Undying
by Kiersten White 2024 464 pages
3.72
4.2K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Vampires
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