📜 Occult Investigation

Mysteries where detectives pursue cases into the realm of the supernatural — séances, cursed artifacts, and hidden orders — blending procedural logic with esoteric dread.

Play Nice

by Rachel Harrison

Clio inherits her mother's house, and the demon in her closet has been expecting her.

3.87

63k+

👻 Haunted House 🔑 Family Secrets 👭 Dysfunctional Sisters 🎭 Gaslighting 😈 Dark Humor

Play Nice

Clio inherits her mother's house, and the demon in her closet has been expecting her.

by Rachel Harrison 2025

3.87

63k+ ratings

👻 Haunted House 🔑 Family Secrets 👭 Dysfunctional Sisters 🎭 Gaslighting 😈 Dark Humor

The Glittering Edge

by Alyssa Villaire

Her mother is cursed. Alonso can break it. He's the witch Penny was taught to hate.

4.05

4k+

🧙 Witch Coven Politics 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Blood Magic Bargains 🌾 Gothic Midwest

The Glittering Edge

Her mother is cursed. Alonso can break it. He's the witch Penny was taught to hate.

by Alyssa Villaire 2025

4.05

4k+ ratings

🧙 Witch Coven Politics 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Blood Magic Bargains 🌾 Gothic Midwest

Night Film

by Marisha Pessl • 2013

A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.

3.78

96k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🌀 Postmodern Mystery 📰 Investigative Journalism 🎬 Cursed Film 👻 Dead Girl Mystery

Night Film

A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.

by Marisha Pessl 2013

3.78

96k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🌀 Postmodern Mystery 📰 Investigative Journalism 🎬 Cursed Film 👻 Dead Girl Mystery

Dead Beat

by Jim Butcher • 2005

Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.

4.41

135k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 💀 Dark Necromancy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Protagonist 🧟 Zombie Mayhem

Dead Beat

Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.

by Jim Butcher 2005

4.41

135k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 💀 Dark Necromancy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Protagonist 🧟 Zombie Mayhem

City of Blades

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2016

A war-traumatized general investigates a vanished agent in a city where the dead gods still hunger.

4.21

20k+

🪖 Military Fantasy 🎖️ Retired Soldier Returns 👻 Haunted By War ⚱️ Dead Gods' Relics 🔪 Ritual Murder Mystery

City of Blades

A war-traumatized general investigates a vanished agent in a city where the dead gods still hunger.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2016

4.21

20k+ ratings

🪖 Military Fantasy 🎖️ Retired Soldier Returns 👻 Haunted By War ⚱️ Dead Gods' Relics 🔪 Ritual Murder Mystery

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