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Horror Book Summaries

The Whispering Skull

by Jonathan Stroud • 2014

by Jonathan Stroud 2014 435 pages

by Natasha Preston • 2018

by Natasha Preston 2018 292 pages

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

by Stephen Graham Jones • 2021

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

by Stephen Graham Jones 2021 405 pages

by Caryn Lix • 2018

by Caryn Lix 2018 480 pages

The Spook's Apprentice

by Joseph Delaney • 2004

The Spook's Apprentice

by Joseph Delaney 2004 325 pages

by Erin A. Craig • 2024

by Erin A. Craig 2024 498 pages

by Natasha Preston • 2023

by Natasha Preston 2023 303 pages

by Carmen Maria Machado • 2019

by Carmen Maria Machado 2019 264 pages

Dating After the End of the World

by Jeneva Rose • 2025

Dating After the End of the World

by Jeneva Rose 2025 293 pages

by Wilkie Collins • 1859

by Wilkie Collins 1859 672 pages

The Women of Wild Hill

by Kirsten Miller • 2025

The Women of Wild Hill

by Kirsten Miller 2025 368 pages

by Nick Cutter • 2024

by Nick Cutter 2024 374 pages

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

by Richard A. Knaak 2001 355 pages

by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022

by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 313 pages

by Ransom Riggs • 2014

by Ransom Riggs 2014 412 pages

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón • 1999

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 1999 238 pages

by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017

by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017 288 pages

Writing the Paranormal Novel

by Steven Harper • 2011

Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.

Writing the Paranormal Novel

Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.

by Steven Harper 2011 272 pages

by Ellie Sanders • 2024

by Ellie Sanders 2024 356 pages

by Justina Ireland • 2018

by Justina Ireland 2018 455 pages

by Lois Duncan • 1984

by Lois Duncan 1984 220 pages

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe • 1849

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 304 pages

by C.J. Cooke • 2022

by C.J. Cooke 2022 408 pages

by Anthony Horowitz • 2006

by Anthony Horowitz 2006 8 pages

The Eyes of the Dragon

by Stephen King • 1993

The Eyes of the Dragon

by Stephen King 1993 427 pages

H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth

by Gou Tanabe • 2022

H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth

by Gou Tanabe 2022 450 pages

by Laurell K. Hamilton • 1993

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 355 pages

The Lottery and Other Stories

by Shirley Jackson • 1949

The Lottery and Other Stories

by Shirley Jackson 1949 302 pages

by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright • 2011

by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright 2011 353 pages

The Pilo Family Circus

by Will Elliott • 2009

The Pilo Family Circus

by Will Elliott 2009 300 pages

The Island of Doctor Moreau

by H.G. Wells • 1896

The Island of Doctor Moreau

by H.G. Wells 1896 143 pages

by Skyla Arndt • 2025

by Skyla Arndt 2025 288 pages

by Alison Gaylin • 2025

by Alison Gaylin 2025 325 pages

by Mort Castle • 1997

A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association

A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association

by Mort Castle 1997 272 pages

by Tori Bovalino • 2022

An Anthology of Folk Horror

An Anthology of Folk Horror

by Tori Bovalino 2022 272 pages

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

by Iain Reid • 2016

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

by Iain Reid 2016 241 pages

by Laurell K. Hamilton • 1998

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1998 392 pages

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2025

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2025 436 pages

by Natalie D. Richards • 2016

by Natalie D. Richards 2016 308 pages

by Clive Barker • 1986

by Clive Barker 1986 164 pages

by Laurell K. Hamilton • 1996

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1996 352 pages

The Library at Hellebore

by Cassandra Khaw • 2025

The Library at Hellebore

by Cassandra Khaw 2025 278 pages

by Laurell K. Hamilton • 2000

by Laurell K. Hamilton 2000 596 pages

by Ker Dukey • 2016

by Ker Dukey 2016 265 pages

by Louis L'Amour • 1987

by Louis L'Amour 1987 426 pages

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries

by Colin Wilson • 1984

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries

by Colin Wilson 1984 320 pages

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud • 2013

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud 2013 440 pages

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James • 1898

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James 1898 121 pages

by Nina Nesseth • 2022

The Science of Horror Films

The Science of Horror Films

by Nina Nesseth 2022 304 pages

by Kay Chronister • 2024

by Kay Chronister 2024 336 pages

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