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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

Girl in a Rabbit Hole Summary
Girl in a Rabbit Hole
by R.J. Law 2021
3.56
958 ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Shadowland Summary
Shadowland
by Peter Straub 1980 468 pages
3.89
12.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Summary
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
by Edgar Allan Poe 1838 288 pages
3.50
14.0K ratings
Horror
Adventure
Gothic
The Bad Weather Friend Summary
The Bad Weather Friend
by Dean Koontz 2024 374 pages
3.88
36.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Dead Take the A Train Summary
The Dead Take the A Train
by Cassandra Khaw 2023 391 pages
3.62
6.3K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paperbacks from Hell Summary
Paperbacks from Hell
The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
by Grady Hendrix 2017 254 pages
4.27
11.3K ratings
Horror
History
Books About Books
My Best Friend's Exorcism Summary
My Best Friend's Exorcism
by Grady Hendrix 2016 337 pages
3.93
139.3K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Raven Summary
The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe 1845 64 pages
4.29
161.1K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Summary
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1
by Kentaro Miura 2019 689 pages
4.61
15.4K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
The Clinic Summary
The Clinic
by Cate Quinn 2024 448 pages
3.51
35.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Hannibal Summary
Hannibal
by Thomas Harris 1999 564 pages
3.82
114.9K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Crime
Neverwhere Summary
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman 1996 370 pages
4.16
557.7K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Sanctuary Summary
Sanctuary
by Caryn Lix 2018 480 pages
3.88
2.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Horror
Cursed Daughters Summary
Cursed Daughters
by Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 384 pages
4.08
2.4K ratings
Fantasy
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Unspeakable Things Summary
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey 2020 296 pages
3.80
82.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis
by Peter Kuper 2004 80 pages
3.79
4.7K ratings
Graphic Novels
Classics
Comics
In the Dream House Summary
In the Dream House
by Carmen Maria Machado 2019 251 pages
4.40
149.3K ratings
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Never Whistle at Night Summary
Never Whistle at Night
An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
by Shane Hawk 2023 416 pages
3.88
25.5K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
Scritch Scratch Summary
Scritch Scratch
by Lindsay Currie 2020 277 pages
3.91
4.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Horror
Mystery
Imaginaria Summary
Imaginaria
by Kristopher Rodas 2022 207 pages
4.27
1.6K ratings
Horror
God
Young Adult
The Unworthy Summary
The Unworthy
by Agustina Bazterrica 2025 192 pages
3.64
35.4K ratings
Horror
Dystopia
LGBT
Revenge of the Witch Summary
Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney 2004 344 pages
4.02
52.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Thornhedge Summary
Thornhedge
by T. Kingfisher 2023 116 pages
3.95
47.2K ratings
Fantasy
Novella
Retellings
Reliquary Summary
Reliquary
by Douglas Preston 1997 464 pages
4.04
49.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
Nightbitch Summary
Nightbitch
by Rachel Yoder 2021 256 pages
3.44
79.8K ratings
Horror
Magical Realism
Fantasy
The Killing Dance Summary
The Killing Dance
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1997 368 pages
4.13
74.5K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
Suspicious Minds Summary
Suspicious Minds
by Gwenda Bond 2019 304 pages
3.59
15.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Our Share of Night Summary
Our Share of Night
by Mariana Enriquez 2019 588 pages
4.26
56.3K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Dracul Summary
Dracul
by Dacre Stoker 2018 497 pages
4.15
17.5K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Vampires
The Whispering Skull Summary
The Whispering Skull
by Jonathan Stroud 2014 435 pages
4.33
41.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mystery
It's Behind You Summary
It's Behind You
by Kathryn Foxfield 2021 352 pages
3.64
3.8K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Scammer Summary
The Scammer
by Tiffany D. Jackson 2025 368 pages
4.08
3.5K ratings
Young Adult
Thriller
Mystery
Sutton Asylum Summary
Sutton Asylum
by Kinsley Kincaid 2023 179 pages
3.33
1.6K ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Horror
Hollow Hellion Summary
Hollow Hellion
by Jodie King 2024 404 pages
4.18
6.2K ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Horror
The Fall of the House of Usher Summary
The Fall of the House of Usher
by Edgar Allan Poe 2004 36 pages
3.85
85.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Gravity Summary
Gravity
by Tess Gerritsen 1983 342 pages
4.10
16.7K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
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
4.01
372 ratings
Writing
Reference
Paranormal
The Third Eye Summary
The Third Eye
by Lois Duncan 1984 220 pages
3.86
4.2K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Fantasy
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017 288 pages
4.24
8.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Post Apocalyptic
Horror
The Ghost Woods Summary
The Ghost Woods
by C.J. Cooke 2022 408 pages
3.94
7.3K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Fantasy
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 304 pages
4.19
9.8K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
You Will Be Mine Summary
You Will Be Mine
by Natasha Preston 2018 292 pages
3.73
28.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
The Eyes of the Dragon Summary
The Eyes of the Dragon
by Stephen King 1987 394 pages
3.95
141.7K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
Dating After the End of the World Summary
Dating After the End of the World
by Jeneva Rose 2025 293 pages
4.01
8.1K ratings
Romance
Horror
Zombies
The Woman in White Summary
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins 2003 672 pages
4.01
163.9K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Gothic
El circo de la familia Pilo Summary
El circo de la familia Pilo
by Will Elliott 2006 320 pages
3.82
3.9K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
On Writing Horror Summary
On Writing Horror
A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
by Mort Castle 1997 272 pages
3.87
1.1K ratings
Writing
Horror
Reference
Legacy of Blood Summary
Legacy of Blood
by Richard A. Knaak 2001 355 pages
3.75
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Video Games
Evil Star Summary
Evil Star
by Anthony Horowitz 2006 320 pages
3.97
19.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Guilty Pleasures Summary
Guilty Pleasures
by Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 355 pages
4.02
151.7K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Vampires
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