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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

Ghosts Summary
Ghosts
A Natural History: 500 Years of Searching for Proof
by Roger Clarke 2012 359 pages
3.54
1.3K ratings
History
Paranormal
Ghosts
The Tangleroot Palace Summary
The Tangleroot Palace
by Marjorie M. Liu 2021 239 pages
3.96
1.9K ratings
Fantasy
Short Stories
Horror
Something from the Nightside Summary
Something from the Nightside
by Simon R. Green 2003 230 pages
3.78
25.4K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Mystery
American Supernatural Tales Summary
American Supernatural Tales
by S.T. Joshi 2007 478 pages
4.01
1.2K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Anthologies
Tales From the Hinterland Summary
Tales From the Hinterland
by Melissa Albert 2021 240 pages
4.01
7.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Short Stories
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill 2019 336 pages
3.74
10.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Adult
172 Hours on the Moon Summary
172 Hours on the Moon
by Johan Harstad 2008 368 pages
3.53
14.5K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Portrait of a Shadow Summary
Portrait of a Shadow
by Meriam Metoui 2024 251 pages
3.30
257 ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
Hauntings Summary
Hauntings
True Stories of Unquiet Spirits
by Paul Roland 2008 208 pages
3.28
174 ratings
Paranormal
Ghosts
Horror
The Tale of the Vampire Bride Summary
The Tale of the Vampire Bride
by Rhiannon Frater 2009 334 pages
4.08
1.1K ratings
Vampires
Horror
Paranormal
Sweet Heart Summary
Sweet Heart
by Peter James 1991 335 pages
3.73
1.9K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Pilo Family Circus Summary
The Pilo Family Circus
by Will Elliott 2006 300 pages
3.82
3.8K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
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
The Final Scene Summary
The Final Scene
by Steph Nelson 2024 248 pages
3.78
16.0K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Delicious Monsters Summary
Delicious Monsters
by Liselle Sambury 2023 512 pages
4.04
7.4K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Fantasy
Hearthstone Cottage Summary
Hearthstone Cottage
by Frazer Lee 2019 240 pages
3.68
151 ratings
Horror
Scotland
Witches
We Are Watching Summary
We Are Watching
by Alison Gaylin 2025 325 pages
3.47
4.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Scarlet Gospels Summary
The Scarlet Gospels
by Clive Barker 2015 361 pages
3.50
10.8K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Paranormal
Run on Red Summary
Run on Red
by Noelle W. Ihli 2022 291 pages
3.73
79.1K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Someone in the Attic Summary
Someone in the Attic
by Andrea Mara 2024 368 pages
3.73
18.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood Summary
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood
by James Malcolm Rymer 1845 809 pages
3.40
1.5K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Classics
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000 710 pages
4.09
184.0K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
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