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Horror Book Summaries

Silent Hill

by Bernard Perron • 2006

by Bernard Perron 2006 172 pages

The Dead Husband Cookbook

by Danielle Valentine • 2025

The Dead Husband Cookbook

by Danielle Valentine 2025 352 pages

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

by Shirley Jackson • 1962

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

by Shirley Jackson 1962 152 pages

by Douglas Preston • 1995

by Douglas Preston 1995 480 pages

by William Beckford • 1786

by William Beckford 1786 180 pages

by Iain Reid • 2018

by Iain Reid 2018 261 pages

The Book of Cold Cases

by Simone St. James • 2022

The Book of Cold Cases

by Simone St. James 2022 344 pages

by Stephen King • 1991

by Stephen King 1991 422 pages

by Stephen King • 1985

by Stephen King 1985 672 pages

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

by Seth Grahame-Smith • 2009

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

by Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 320 pages

by Dean Koontz • 1993

by Dean Koontz 1993 432 pages

by Natasha Preston • 2024

by Natasha Preston 2024 352 pages

by Kristopher Rodas • 2022

by Kristopher Rodas 2022 207 pages

by Reza Negarestani • 2008

Complicity with Anonymous Materials

Complicity with Anonymous Materials

by Reza Negarestani 2008 268 pages

by Kentaro Miura • 1991

by Kentaro Miura 1991 240 pages

Monster Hunter International

by Larry Correia • 2009

Monster Hunter International

by Larry Correia 2009 557 pages

by China Miéville • 2010

by China Miéville 2010 509 pages

by Colin Wilson • 1967

The Supernatural Metaphysical Cult Thriller

The Supernatural Metaphysical Cult Thriller

by Colin Wilson 1967 240 pages

The Shadow Out of Time

by H.P. Lovecraft • 1936

The Shadow Out of Time

by H.P. Lovecraft 1936 140 pages

by Andrea Mara • 2024

by Andrea Mara 2024 368 pages

by Jerzy Kosiński • 1965

by Jerzy Kosiński 1965 234 pages

Things We Lost in the Fire

by Mariana Enriquez • 2016

Things We Lost in the Fire

by Mariana Enriquez 2016 192 pages

Secrets in the Cellar

by John Glatt • 2009

A True Story of the Austrian Incest Case that Shocked the World

Secrets in the Cellar

A True Story of the Austrian Incest Case that Shocked the World

by John Glatt 2009 256 pages

Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

by Stephen Rebello • 1990

Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

by Stephen Rebello 1990 204 pages

by Neil Gaiman • 1992

by Neil Gaiman 1992 544 pages

The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux • 1910

The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages

by Simone St. James • 2024

by Simone St. James 2024 341 pages

by Vincent Tirado • 2022

by Vincent Tirado 2022 352 pages

by Jeremy Bates • 2014

by Jeremy Bates 2014 549 pages

by Joe Hill • 2005

by Joe Hill 2005 316 pages

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

by Robert Louis Stevenson • 1886

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages

by Dean Koontz • 1981

by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages

by Beth Morgan • 2021

by Beth Morgan 2021 320 pages

by Kōji Suzuki • 1998

by Kōji Suzuki 1998 288 pages

by Stephen King • 2024

by Stephen King 2024 512 pages

by Jay Kristoff • 2025

by Jay Kristoff 2025 800 pages

by Virginia Feito • 2021

by Virginia Feito 2021 304 pages

by Emily Lloyd-Jones • 2019

by Emily Lloyd-Jones 2019 335 pages

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman • 1892

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1892 129 pages

by Simone St. James • 2020

by Simone St. James 2020 327 pages

by Tylor Paige • 2023

by Tylor Paige 2023 444 pages

A History of Wild Places

by Shea Ernshaw • 2021

A History of Wild Places

by Shea Ernshaw 2021 354 pages

by Julia Bartz • 2023

by Julia Bartz 2023 313 pages

by Gillian Flynn • 2014

by Gillian Flynn 2014 64 pages

The Boy Who Couldn't Die

by William Sleator • 2005

The Boy Who Couldn't Die

by William Sleator 2005 161 pages

The Walking Dead, Vol. 1

by Robert Kirkman • 2004

The Walking Dead, Vol. 1

Days Gone Bye

by Robert Kirkman 2004 144 pages

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

by Franz Kafka • 1996

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

by Franz Kafka 1996 88 pages

by Mona Awad • 2021

by Mona Awad 2021 384 pages

by Jodie King • 2024

by Jodie King 2024 404 pages

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

by Michelle Hodkin • 2011

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

by Michelle Hodkin 2011 456 pages

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