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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 Twelve Summary
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin 2012 592 pages
4.03
104.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Hell Bent Summary
Hell Bent
by Leigh Bardugo 2023 481 pages
4.11
163.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Academia
Horror
The Quiet Tenant Summary
The Quiet Tenant
by Clémence Michallon 2023 303 pages
3.82
124.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Thirst No. 1 Summary
Thirst No. 1
The Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice
by Christopher Pike 1998 594 pages
3.86
36.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Vampires
The Witching Hour Summary
The Witching Hour
by Anne Rice 1990 1216 pages
4.10
122.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Paranormal
Imaginary Friend Summary
Imaginary Friend
by Stephen Chbosky 2019 705 pages
3.55
58.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Uzumaki Summary
Uzumaki
Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1
by Junji Ito 1998 208 pages
4.43
36.8K ratings
Manga
Horror
Graphic Novels
The Invisible Man Summary
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells 1897 192 pages
3.63
208.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Lucy Undying Summary
Lucy Undying
by Kiersten White 2024 464 pages
3.72
4.2K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Vampires
Books of Blood Summary
Books of Blood
Volumes One to Three
by Clive Barker 1984 507 pages
4.19
29.4K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Summary
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
by Holly Black 2013 419 pages
3.83
76.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Vampires
The Book of Cold Cases Summary
The Book of Cold Cases
by Simone St. James 2022 344 pages
3.78
124.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Obscene Bird of Night Summary
The Obscene Bird of Night
by José Donoso 1970 438 pages
4.20
4.0K ratings
Horror
Magical Realism
Spanish Literature
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry 2016 260 pages
3.91
54.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Jawbone Summary
Jawbone
by Mónica Ojeda 2018 264 pages
3.69
11.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Queer
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis Summary
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
by Anne Rice 2016 480 pages
3.81
9.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
The City of Mirrors Summary
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages
4.21
59.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Say Cheese and Die! Summary
Say Cheese and Die!
by R.L. Stine 1992 160 pages
3.79
28.5K ratings
Horror
Childrens
Middle Grade
Mirror Girls Summary
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages
3.95
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Sandman Summary
The Sandman
Book Two
by Neil Gaiman 1992 544 pages
4.48
2.0K ratings
Fantasy
Comics
Graphic Novels
The September House Summary
The September House
by Carissa Orlando 2023 352 pages
3.89
71.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
After the First Death Summary
After the First Death
by Robert Cormier 1979 240 pages
3.66
3.9K ratings
Young Adult
Thriller
Mystery
Trollhunters Summary
Trollhunters
by Guillermo del Toro 2015 336 pages
3.69
3.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Vathek Summary
Vathek
by William Beckford 1786 180 pages
3.24
7.0K ratings
Gothic
Classics
Horror
Come Closer Summary
Come Closer
by Sara Gran 2003 194 pages
3.66
44.8K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Silent Hill Summary
Silent Hill
The Terror Engine
by Bernard Perron 2006 172 pages
3.63
234 ratings
Horror
Games
Gaming
Lone Women Summary
Lone Women
by Victor LaValle 2023 275 pages
3.71
33.4K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Dead Husband Cookbook Summary
The Dead Husband Cookbook
by Danielle Valentine 2025 352 pages
3.94
1.7K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Foe Summary
Foe
by Iain Reid 2018 261 pages
3.70
34.8K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Berserk, Vol. 2 Summary
Berserk, Vol. 2
by Kentaro Miura 1991 240 pages
4.43
21.9K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages
3.92
137.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Skeleton Crew Summary
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King 1985 612 pages
3.97
133.0K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power 2019 357 pages
3.45
96.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
The Ballad of Black Tom Summary
The Ballad of Black Tom
by Victor LaValle 2016 149 pages
3.84
32.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Novella
Malorie Summary
Malorie
by Josh Malerman 2020 301 pages
3.80
26.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
The Hollow Places Summary
The Hollow Places
by T. Kingfisher 2020 341 pages
3.79
46.8K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Slash or Pass Summary
Slash or Pass
by Tylor Paige 2023 426 pages
3.70
9.3K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
Burn Down, Rise Up Summary
Burn Down, Rise Up
by Vincent Tirado 2022 352 pages
3.73
2.4K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
Acceleration Summary
Acceleration
by Graham McNamee 2003 210 pages
3.74
5.0K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
The Writing Retreat Summary
The Writing Retreat
by Julia Bartz 2023 313 pages
3.42
70.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Hell House Summary
Hell House
by Richard Matheson 1971 301 pages
3.71
58.6K ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Classics
The Final Scene Summary
The Final Scene
by Steph Nelson 2024 248 pages
3.78
16.0K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho Summary
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
by Stephen Rebello 1990 204 pages
3.92
1.9K ratings
Film
History
Biography
Secrets in the Cellar Summary
Secrets in the Cellar
A True Story of the Austrian Incest Case that Shocked the World
by John Glatt 2009 256 pages
3.83
5.7K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Abuse
The Phantom of the Opera Summary
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages
3.96
264.5K ratings
Horror
Romance
Gothic
Kraken Summary
Kraken
by China Miéville 2010 509 pages
3.62
28.1K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction
We Live Here Now Summary
We Live Here Now
by Sarah Pinborough 2025 291 pages
3.73
9.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Empire of the Vampire Summary
Empire of the Vampire
by Jay Kristoff 2021 739 pages
4.33
70.8K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Horror
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
237.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Boy Who Couldn't Die Summary
The Boy Who Couldn't Die
by William Sleator 2004 161 pages
3.67
1.9K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Fantasy
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