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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

Those Across the River Summary
Those Across the River
by Christopher Buehlman 2011 357 pages
3.71
16.7K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Gunslinger Summary
Immersive
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.91
644.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Shadow Slave Summary
Shadow Slave
Book1
by Guiltythree 2022 591 pages
4.58
1.8K ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Action
The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages
3.81
41.0K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Horror
Hemlock & Silver Summary
Hemlock & Silver
by T. Kingfisher 2025 368 pages
4.31
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Retellings
Horror
The Stand Summary
Immersive
The Stand
by Stephen King 1978 1152 pages
4.35
806.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Possession of Alba Díaz Summary
The Possession of Alba Díaz
by Isabel Cañas 2025 384 pages
4.10
1.1K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Congo Summary
Congo
by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages
3.63
175.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
House of Hollow Summary
House of Hollow
by Krystal Sutherland 2021 292 pages
4.02
93.5K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
Night Lords Summary
Night Lords
The Omnibus
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014 944 pages
4.65
1.8K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Firestarter Summary
Firestarter
by Stephen King 1980 564 pages
3.92
240.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
Private Rites Summary
Private Rites
by Julia Armfield 2024 291 pages
3.68
8.6K ratings
Horror
Queer
LGBT
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
Best Offer Wins Summary
Immersive
Best Offer Wins
by Marisa Kashino 2025 288 pages
4.03
2.3K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Thinner Summary
Thinner
by Richard Bachman 1984 320 pages
3.78
228.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Ring Shout Summary
Ring Shout
by P. Djèlí Clark 2020 185 pages
3.97
42.7K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #1) Summary
The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #1)
by Scott Cawthon 2016 192 pages
4.05
6.3K ratings
Horror
Graphic Novels
Comics
Slewfoot Summary
Slewfoot
A Tale of Bewitchery
by Brom 2021 305 pages
4.23
76.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Prom Queen Summary
The Prom Queen
by R.L. Stine 1992 167 pages
3.71
5.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
Immaculate Conception Summary
Immaculate Conception
by Ling Ling Huang 2025 304 pages
4.04
1.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
The Last Word Summary
The Last Word
by Taylor Adams 2023 337 pages
3.69
74.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Yellow Wall-Paper Summary
The Yellow Wall-Paper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1892 54 pages
4.07
10.0K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Horror
Ninth House Summary
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo 2019 461 pages
4.01
379.5K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Academia
Mystery
Under the Surface Summary
Under the Surface
by Diana Urban 2024 354 pages
3.84
3.4K ratings
Thriller
Young Adult
Mystery
A Clockwork Orange Summary
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess 1962 192 pages
4.00
748.0K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Welcome to Dead House Summary
Welcome to Dead House
by R.L. Stine 1992 160 pages
3.85
42.2K ratings
Horror
Childrens
Middle Grade
Play Nice Summary
Play Nice
by Rachel Harrison 2025 336 pages
4.08
7.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Gothic
Library of Souls Summary
Library of Souls
by Ransom Riggs 2015 458 pages
4.14
160.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Summary
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 139 pages
3.83
633.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
The Great God Pan Summary
The Great God Pan
by Arthur Machen 1890 82 pages
3.68
15.5K ratings
Horror
Classics
Fantasy
Last Days Summary
Last Days
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2012 531 pages
3.73
13.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Cults
Watchers Summary
Watchers
by Dean Koontz 1987 624 pages
4.19
169.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
I Am Legend and Other Stories Summary
I Am Legend and Other Stories
by Richard Matheson 1954 317 pages
4.00
134.6K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Vampires
Remember Me Summary
Remember Me
by Christopher Pike 2010 789 pages
4.13
9.5K ratings
Young Adult
Paranormal
Fantasy
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman 2014 262 pages
4.05
203.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters 2025 288 pages
4.01
3.4K ratings
Short Stories
Queer
LGBT
The Historian Summary
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages
3.80
272.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Heart-Shaped Box Summary
Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill 2007 376 pages
3.84
147.1K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
The Lost World Summary
The Lost World
by Michael Crichton 1995 448 pages
3.87
169.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
The Drawing of the Three Summary
The Drawing of the Three
by Stephen King 1987 463 pages
4.24
279.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
UnWholly Summary
UnWholly
by Neal Shusterman 2012 416 pages
4.24
64.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Insomnia Summary
Insomnia
by Sarah Pinborough 2022 336 pages
3.70
31.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Invocations Summary
The Invocations
by Krystal Sutherland 2024 400 pages
4.08
10.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
The Honeys Summary
The Honeys
by Ryan La Sala 2022 344 pages
3.80
18.8K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
The New Couple in 5B Summary
The New Couple in 5B
by Lisa Unger 2024 384 pages
3.61
54.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Ghost Story Summary
Ghost Story
by Peter Straub 1979 567 pages
3.92
81.3K ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Mystery
Danse Macabre Summary
Danse Macabre
by Stephen King 1981 400 pages
3.67
31.6K ratings
Horror
Writing
Essays
Life Ceremony Summary
Life Ceremony
by Sayaka Murata 2019 256 pages
3.75
24.1K ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Japan
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories
The Great Short Works of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka 1915 352 pages
4.09
20.4K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
Empire of the Vampire Summary
Empire of the Vampire
by Jay Kristoff 2021 739 pages
4.33
70.8K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Horror
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