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After the First Death Summary

After the First Death

by Robert Cormier 1979 240 pages

The Troop Summary

by Nick Cutter 2014 358 pages

Science Fiction

Don't Let the Forest In Summary

Don't Let the Forest In

by C.G. Drews 2024 336 pages

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Summary

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

by Holly Black 2013 419 pages

Soul Hunter Summary

by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2010 416 pages

Science Fiction

Life Ceremony Summary

by Sayaka Murata 2019 256 pages

The Cuck Summary

by Aron Beauregard 2022 76 pages

Horror Thriller

Writing the Paranormal Novel Summary

Writing the Paranormal Novel

Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.

by Steven Harper 2011 274 pages

The Drawing of the Three Summary

The Drawing of the Three

by Stephen King 1987 463 pages

Science Fiction

Moon of the Turning Leaves Summary

Moon of the Turning Leaves

by Waubgeshig Rice 2023 307 pages

Almost Surely Dead Summary

Almost Surely Dead

by Amina Akhtar 2024 298 pages

Mystery Thriller

Communion Summary

by Whitley Strieber 1987 320 pages

Private Rites Summary

by Julia Armfield 2024 291 pages

The September House Summary

The September House

by Carissa Orlando 2023 352 pages

The Phantom of the Opera Summary

The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages

The Sandman Summary

by Neil Gaiman 1992 544 pages

In the Dream House Summary

In the Dream House

by Carmen Maria Machado 2019 251 pages

The Man Made of Smoke Summary

The Man Made of Smoke

by Alex North 2025 310 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Witching Hour Summary

The Witching Hour

by Anne Rice 1990 1216 pages

On Writing Horror Summary

On Writing Horror

A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association

by Horror Writers Association 1997 272 pages

The Last One at the Wedding Summary

The Last One at the Wedding

by Jason Rekulak 2024 338 pages

Mystery Thriller

I Am Legend and Other Stories Summary

I Am Legend and Other Stories

by Richard Matheson 1954 317 pages

Science Fiction

Trollhunters Summary

by Guillermo del Toro 2015 336 pages

The Blacktongue Thief Summary

The Blacktongue Thief

by Christopher Buehlman 2021 416 pages

The Boy Who Couldn't Die Summary

The Boy Who Couldn't Die

by William Sleator 2004 161 pages

Obsidian Butterfly Summary

Obsidian Butterfly

by Laurell K. Hamilton 2000 596 pages

Carmilla Summary

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 108 pages

Ring Shout Summary

by P. Djèlí Clark 2020 185 pages

Historical Fiction

The Cellar Summary

by Natasha Preston 2014 368 pages

The Eyes of Darkness Summary

The Eyes of Darkness

by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages

by Keri Lake 70 pages

Nightmare Fuel Summary

The Science of Horror Films

by Nina Nesseth 2022 304 pages

The Tell-Tale Heart Summary

The Tell-Tale Heart

by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 31 pages

The Writing Retreat Summary

The Writing Retreat

by Julia Bartz 2023 313 pages

Mystery Thriller

Guilty Pleasures Summary

Guilty Pleasures

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 355 pages

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories Summary

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories

by Oscar Wilde 1891 320 pages

The Lamb Summary

by Lucy Rose 2025 336 pages

by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages

Science Fiction

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories Summary

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories

by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 254 pages

by Stephen King 2023 449 pages

The City of Mirrors Summary

The City of Mirrors

by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages

Science Fiction

The Waste Lands Summary

The Waste Lands

by Stephen King 1991 422 pages

Science Fiction

by Madeleine Roux 2013 317 pages

The Laughing Corpse Summary

The Laughing Corpse

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1994 304 pages

Mrs. March Summary

by Virginia Feito 2021 304 pages

Historical Fiction

Two Sides to Every Murder Summary

Two Sides to Every Murder

by Danielle Valentine 2024 282 pages

Firestarter Summary

by Stephen King 1980 564 pages

Science Fiction

Dolores Claiborne Summary

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King 1992 388 pages

Hell's Paradise Summary

Hell's Paradise

Jigokuraku, Vol. 1

by Yūji Kaku 2018 208 pages

UnWholly Summary

by Neal Shusterman 2012 416 pages

Science Fiction

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