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The Forest of Hands and Teeth Summary

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

by Carrie Ryan 2009 336 pages

The Laughing Corpse Summary

The Laughing Corpse

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1994 304 pages

The Metamorphosis Summary

The Metamorphosis

by Peter Kuper 2004 80 pages

Portrait of a Shadow Summary

Portrait of a Shadow

by Meriam Metoui 2024 251 pages

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries Summary

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries

by Colin Wilson 1984 320 pages

The Third Eye Summary

by Lois Duncan 1984 220 pages

The Best New True Crime Stories Summary

The Best New True Crime Stories

Small Towns: Small Towns

by Mitzi Szereto 2020 256 pages

Out of the Shadows

by Tim Lebbon 2013 352 pages

Science Fiction

Cold as Hell Summary

by Rhett C. Bruno 2022 454 pages

Bad Dreams in the Night Summary

Bad Dreams in the Night

by Adam Ellis 2024 256 pages

Evil Star Summary

by Anthony Horowitz 2006 320 pages

Burnt Offerings Summary

Burnt Offerings

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1998 392 pages

The Whispering Skull Summary

The Whispering Skull

by Jonathan Stroud 2014 435 pages

Reliquary Summary

by Douglas Preston 1997 464 pages

Thornhedge Summary

by T. Kingfisher 2023 116 pages

The Gathering Dark Summary

The Gathering Dark

An Anthology of Folk Horror

by Tori Bovalino 2022 272 pages

Bloody Bones Summary

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1996 336 pages

The Painted Bird Summary

The Painted Bird

by Jerzy Kosiński 1965 234 pages

Historical Fiction

The Screaming Staircase Summary

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud 2013 440 pages

Hollow City Summary

by Ransom Riggs 2014 412 pages

Ghost Hunting Summary

True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society

by Jason Hawes 2007 288 pages

Legacy of Blood Summary

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak 2001 355 pages

Abraham Lincoln Summary

Abraham Lincoln

by Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 336 pages

Historical Fiction

Acceleration Summary

by Graham McNamee 2003 210 pages

Gravity Summary

by Tess Gerritsen 1983 342 pages

Science Fiction

Dear Killer Summary

by Katherine Ewell 2014 362 pages

The Turn of the Screw Summary

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James 1898 121 pages

The Devil Rides Out Summary

The Devil Rides Out

by Dennis Wheatley 1934 320 pages

The Possession of Alba Díaz Summary

The Possession of Alba Díaz

by Isabel Cañas 2025 384 pages

Historical Fiction

Someone in the Attic Summary

Someone in the Attic

by Andrea Mara 2024 368 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Island of Dr. Moreau Summary

The Island of Dr. Moreau

by H.G. Wells 1896 160 pages

Science Fiction

American Supernatural Tales Summary

American Supernatural Tales

by S.T. Joshi 2007 478 pages

The Dragon Factory Summary

The Dragon Factory

by Jonathan Maberry 2010 486 pages

Science Fiction

The Pilo Family Circus Summary

The Pilo Family Circus

by Will Elliott 2006 300 pages

Ghostland Summary

An American History in Haunted Places

by Colin Dickey 2016 320 pages

The Haunted Mesa Summary

The Haunted Mesa

by Louis L'Amour 1987 426 pages

Sutton Asylum Summary

by Kinsley Kincaid 2023 179 pages

The Puzzle Master Summary

The Puzzle Master

by Danielle Trussoni 2023 362 pages

Mystery Thriller

Shadowland Summary

by Peter Straub 1980 468 pages

Collected Ghost Stories Summary

Collected Ghost Stories

by M.R. James 1931 568 pages

The New Girl Summary

by R.L. Stine 1989 168 pages

The Redemption of Michael Hollister Summary

The Redemption of Michael Hollister

by Shawn Inmon 2017 236 pages

Science Fiction

The Apocalypse Codex Summary

The Apocalypse Codex

by Charles Stross 2012 336 pages

Science Fiction

Suspicious Minds Summary

Suspicious Minds

by Gwenda Bond 2019 304 pages

Science Fiction

Flight 171 Summary

by Amy Christine Parker 2022 304 pages

The Ultimate Evil Summary

The Ultimate Evil

by Maury Terry 1987 538 pages

Slewfoot Summary

A Tale of Bewitchery

by Brom 2021 305 pages

Historical Fiction

Things We Lost in the Fire Summary

Things We Lost in the Fire

by Mariana Enríquez 2016 192 pages

Magical Realism

Catharsis Summary

by Travis Bagwell 2016 527 pages

Science Fiction

Nightbitch Summary

by Rachel Yoder 2021 256 pages

Magical Realism

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