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Horror Book Summaries

Uzumaki

by Junji Ito • 1998

Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1

Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1

by Junji Ito 1998 208 pages

by Diana Urban • 2024

by Diana Urban 2024 354 pages

by Clive Barker • 1984

by Clive Barker 1984 507 pages

The Obscene Bird of Night

by José Donoso • 1970

The Obscene Bird of Night

by José Donoso 1970 438 pages

by Anthony Burgess • 1962

by Anthony Burgess 1962 240 pages

by Peter Straub • 1979

by Peter Straub 1979 567 pages

I Am Legend and Other Stories

by Richard Matheson • 1954

I Am Legend and Other Stories

by Richard Matheson 1954 317 pages

by Douglas Preston • 2024

by Douglas Preston 2024 370 pages

by Ryan La Sala • 2022

by Ryan La Sala 2022 344 pages

The Drawing of the Three

by Stephen King • 1987

The Drawing of the Three

by Stephen King 1987 463 pages

by Elizabeth Kostova • 2005

by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages

Welcome to Dead House

by R.L. Stine • 1992

Welcome to Dead House

by R.L. Stine 1992 160 pages

by Josh Malerman • 2014

by Josh Malerman 2014 272 pages

by Sarah Pinborough • 2022

by Sarah Pinborough 2022 336 pages

by Justin Cronin • 2012

by Justin Cronin 2012 592 pages

by Lucinda Berry • 2016

by Lucinda Berry 2016 260 pages

by Mónica Ojeda • 2022

by Mónica Ojeda 2022 264 pages

by Ransom Riggs • 2015

by Ransom Riggs 2015 465 pages

by Rory Power • 2019

by Rory Power 2019 357 pages

by Sara Gran • 2003

by Sara Gran 2003 194 pages

by Christopher Pike • 2010

by Christopher Pike 2010 789 pages

by Anne Rice • 1990

by Anne Rice 1990 1216 pages

by Stephen Chbosky • 2019

by Stephen Chbosky 2019 705 pages

by Sayaka Murata • 2019

by Sayaka Murata 2019 256 pages

by Josh Malerman • 2020

by Josh Malerman 2020 301 pages

by Lisa Unger • 2024

by Lisa Unger 2024 382 pages

by Krystal Sutherland • 2024

by Krystal Sutherland 2024 400 pages

by H.G. Wells • 1897

by H.G. Wells 1897 192 pages

by Steph Nelson • 2024

by Steph Nelson 2024 248 pages

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis

by Anne Rice • 2016

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis

by Anne Rice 2016 480 pages

by R.L. Stine • 1992

by R.L. Stine 1992 160 pages

by Leigh Bardugo • 2023

by Leigh Bardugo 2023 481 pages

The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories

by Franz Kafka • 1915

The Great Short Works of Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories

The Great Short Works of Franz Kafka

by Franz Kafka 1915 352 pages

by T. Kingfisher • 2020

by T. Kingfisher 2020 341 pages

by Stephen King • 1981

by Stephen King 1981 400 pages

by Victor LaValle • 2023

by Victor LaValle 2023 275 pages

by Sarah Pinborough • 2025

by Sarah Pinborough 2025 291 pages

by Graham McNamee • 2003

by Graham McNamee 2003 210 pages

by Kiersten White • 2024

by Kiersten White 2024 464 pages

by Clémence Michallon • 2023

by Clémence Michallon 2023 303 pages

by Adam L.G. Nevill • 2011

by Adam L.G. Nevill 2011 418 pages

by T.J. Payne • 2019

by T.J. Payne 2019 327 pages

by Carissa Orlando • 2023

by Carissa Orlando 2023 344 pages

Stalking Jack the Ripper

by Kerri Maniscalco • 2016

Stalking Jack the Ripper

by Kerri Maniscalco 2016 337 pages

by Kelly McWilliams • 2022

by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages

by Richard Matheson • 1971

by Richard Matheson 1971 301 pages

by Guillermo del Toro • 2015

by Guillermo del Toro 2015 336 pages

by Justin Cronin • 2016

by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

by Holly Black • 2013

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

by Holly Black 2013 419 pages

The Library at Mount Char

by Scott Hawkins • 2015

The Library at Mount Char

by Scott Hawkins 2015 390 pages

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