🔮 Bargains And Curses

Fantasy tales where characters strike dangerous deals or bear supernatural afflictions, exploring the price of power and the ingenuity required to escape fate's fine print.

The Glittering Edge

by Alyssa Villaire • 2025

A quiet teen must trust an outcast witch to break the generational curse felling her mother.

4.05

4k+

🧙 Small Town Witch Feud 👻 Generational Curse 🔮 Magical Bargain

The Glittering Edge 89%

A quiet teen must trust an outcast witch to break the generational curse felling her mother.

by Alyssa Villaire 2025

4.05

4k+ ratings

🧙 Small Town Witch Feud 👻 Generational Curse 🔮 Magical Bargain

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery

Legacy of Blood 89%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery

Cuentos

by Jacob Grimm • 1812

Witches, wolves, and wishes: the original fairy tales, as strange and dark as folklore itself.

4.23

222k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🌲 Enchanted Forest

Cuentos 89%

Witches, wolves, and wishes: the original fairy tales, as strange and dark as folklore itself.

by Jacob Grimm 1812

4.23

222k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🌲 Enchanted Forest

To Those Willing to Drown

by Mark Matthews • 2025

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

4.08

108

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse

To Those Willing to Drown 88%

A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.

by Mark Matthews 2025

4.08

108 ratings

🏕️ Folk Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 🩸 Generational Curse

The Last Wish

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 1993

A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.

4.14

423k+

🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 📖 Subverted Fairy Tale 👑 Cursed Nobility

The Last Wish 88%

A witcher roams a dark land where every monster contract forces an impossible moral choice.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1993

4.14

423k+ ratings

🐺 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 📖 Subverted Fairy Tale 👑 Cursed Nobility

The Court that Bleeds Gold

by Zara Storm • 2024

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

3.87

3k+

🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🧝 Fae Bargains ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

The Court that Bleeds Gold 88%

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

by Zara Storm 2024

3.87

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🧝 Fae Bargains ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

Once Upon a Broken Heart

by Stephanie Garber • 2021

Her beloved weds another, so she bargains with the Prince of Hearts, whose kiss means death.

4.06

695k+

✨ Fairytale Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargain 🖤 Deadly Romance

Once Upon a Broken Heart 88%

Her beloved weds another, so she bargains with the Prince of Hearts, whose kiss means death.

by Stephanie Garber 2021

4.06

695k+ ratings

✨ Fairytale Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargain 🖤 Deadly Romance

The Kingdom of Back

by Marie Lu • 2020

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

3.70

24k+

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain

The Kingdom of Back 88%

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

by Marie Lu 2020

3.70

24k+ ratings

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain

The Lightning Tree

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

3.94

5k+

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets

The Lightning Tree 88%

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.94

5k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets

Vathek

by William Beckford • 1786

An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.

3.23

7k+

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain

Vathek 88%

An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.

by William Beckford 1786

3.23

7k+ ratings

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain

The Night Gardener

by Jonathan Auxier • 2014

Two orphans take work at a crumbling manor where a wish-granting tree extracts a terrible price.

4.05

22k+

👻 Middle Grade Horror 🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🪵 Cursed Wishes

The Night Gardener 88%

Two orphans take work at a crumbling manor where a wish-granting tree extracts a terrible price.

by Jonathan Auxier 2014

4.05

22k+ ratings

👻 Middle Grade Horror 🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🪵 Cursed Wishes

All's Well

by Mona Awad • 2021

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

3.74

37k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting

All's Well 88%

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

by Mona Awad 2021

3.74

37k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting

Weavingshaw

by Heba Al-Wasity • 2026

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

4.12

9k+

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains

Weavingshaw 88%

To save her brother, a refugee ghost-seer sells her darkest secret to a curse-bound confessor.

by Heba Al-Wasity 2026

4.12

9k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Gothic 👻 Ghost Medium 😈 Demonic Bargains

Well of Witches

by J.A. White • 2016

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

4.26

2k+

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

Well of Witches 88%

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

by J.A. White 2016

4.26

2k+ ratings

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

The West Wind

by Alexandria Warwick • 2023

A devout bladesmith rescues a cursed god, follows him into Under where debts are carved in blood.

3.57

6k+

🧚 Fae Bargain ⛓️ Cursed Immortal 💫 God And Mortal Romance

The West Wind 88%

A devout bladesmith rescues a cursed god, follows him into Under where debts are carved in blood.

by Alexandria Warwick 2023

3.57

6k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Bargain ⛓️ Cursed Immortal 💫 God And Mortal Romance

Kill the Beast

by Serena Valentino • 2024

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

3.94

4k+

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies

Kill the Beast 88%

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

by Serena Valentino 2024

3.94

4k+ ratings

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies

Empire of Demons

by Sara C. Roethle • 2021

She owes a demon emperor cursed crowns; her hope lies with a witch shipwrecked among monsters.

4.60

721

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Tortured Witch 💍 Cursed Magical Artifact

Empire of Demons 88%

She owes a demon emperor cursed crowns; her hope lies with a witch shipwrecked among monsters.

by Sara C. Roethle 2021

4.60

721 ratings

🖤 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Tortured Witch 💍 Cursed Magical Artifact

Howl’s Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones • 1986

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

4.28

455k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family

Howl’s Moving Castle 88%

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

by Diana Wynne Jones 1986

4.28

455k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family

Angel Down

by Daniel Kraus • 2025

A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.

4.06

16k+

🖤 Literary Horror 🪖 World War I 😇 Wish Gone Wrong

Angel Down 88%

A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.

by Daniel Kraus 2025

4.06

16k+ ratings

🖤 Literary Horror 🪖 World War I 😇 Wish Gone Wrong

Sleeping Beauty

by Charles Perrault • 2014

Cursed at birth, a princess sleeps a hundred years inside a castle swallowed by thorns.

3.69

203

🐸 French Folklore 👑 Cursed Princess 💤 Enchanted Sleep

Sleeping Beauty 88%

Cursed at birth, a princess sleeps a hundred years inside a castle swallowed by thorns.

by Charles Perrault 2014

3.69

203 ratings

🐸 French Folklore 👑 Cursed Princess 💤 Enchanted Sleep

Where the Dark Stands Still

by A.B. Poranek • 2024

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

4.03

33k+

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon

Where the Dark Stands Still 88%

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

by A.B. Poranek 2024

4.03

33k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

by J.K. Rowling • 2008

The wizarding world's fairy tales: five stories of kindness, greed, cleverness, and cheating Death.

4.03

514k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Collection 📖 Moral Fables 💀 Death As Character

The Tales of Beedle the Bard 88%

The wizarding world's fairy tales: five stories of kindness, greed, cleverness, and cheating Death.

by J.K. Rowling 2008

4.03

514k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Collection 📖 Moral Fables 💀 Death As Character

Fablehaven

by Brandon Mull • 2006

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

4.14

179k+

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies

Fablehaven 88%

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

by Brandon Mull 2006

4.14

179k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies

Cuentos desde Interior

by Melissa Albert • 2021

Dark fairy tales where blood opens doors, Death collects brides, and every wish leaves a scar.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 💪 Feminist Fairy Tales 💀 Bargains With Death

Cuentos desde Interior 88%

Dark fairy tales where blood opens doors, Death collects brides, and every wish leaves a scar.

by Melissa Albert 2021

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 💪 Feminist Fairy Tales 💀 Bargains With Death

Cold Days

by Jim Butcher • 2012

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

4.47

107k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family

Cold Days 88%

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

by Jim Butcher 2012

4.47

107k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family

The Narrow Road Between Desires

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2023

When a fae trickster helps an abused boy vanish his father, the bargain binds them both.

4.03

35k+

🪢 Fae Bargains 🦊 Trickster Mentor 🛡️ Escaping Abuse

The Narrow Road Between Desires 88%

When a fae trickster helps an abused boy vanish his father, the bargain binds them both.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2023

4.03

35k+ ratings

🪢 Fae Bargains 🦊 Trickster Mentor 🛡️ Escaping Abuse

Hidden Huntress

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2015

Bound by magic to a prince underground, a singer hunts the witch who cursed his people.

3.83

14k+

🗡️ Curse Breaking Quest 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ✨ Bound By Magic

Hidden Huntress 88%

Bound by magic to a prince underground, a singer hunts the witch who cursed his people.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2015

3.83

14k+ ratings

🗡️ Curse Breaking Quest 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ✨ Bound By Magic

Magic

by Isaac Asimov • 1995

A tiny demon's wishes always backfire in this final collection of comic fantasy tales and essays.

3.65

697

📖 Comic Fantasy 🧞 Wishes Gone Wrong 😈 Trickster Demon

Magic 88%

A tiny demon's wishes always backfire in this final collection of comic fantasy tales and essays.

by Isaac Asimov 1995

3.65

697 ratings

📖 Comic Fantasy 🧞 Wishes Gone Wrong 😈 Trickster Demon

A Dark Forgetting

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2022

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

3.73

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love

A Dark Forgetting 88%

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2022

3.73

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love

Wings of Sorrow

by Iain Rob Wright • 2015

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

3.99

414

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic

Wings of Sorrow 88%

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

by Iain Rob Wright 2015

3.99

414 ratings

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic

Cursed

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

4.08

21k+

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong

Cursed 87%

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

4.08

21k+ ratings

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong

Never, Never

by Serena Valentino • 2022

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined

Never, Never 87%

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

by Serena Valentino 2022

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined

The Gingerbread Queen

by Carrie Anne Noble • 2024

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

4.13

243

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family

The Gingerbread Queen 87%

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

by Carrie Anne Noble 2024

4.13

243 ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family

The Last Spell

by J.A. White • 2017

Racing the Spider Queen to an ancient grimoire, a young witch's spells devour her own memories.

4.40

1k+

🌙 Dark Middle Grade 📜 Artifact Quest 👫 Sibling Team

The Last Spell 87%

Racing the Spider Queen to an ancient grimoire, a young witch's spells devour her own memories.

by J.A. White 2017

4.40

1k+ ratings

🌙 Dark Middle Grade 📜 Artifact Quest 👫 Sibling Team

The Wind Through the Keyhole

by Stephen King • 2012

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

4.13

95k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt

The Wind Through the Keyhole 87%

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

by Stephen King 2012

4.13

95k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt

An Artificial Night

by Seanan McGuire • 2010

A changeling PI follows missing children into a fae nightmare where ancient games turn deadly.

4.18

21k+

🦋 Changeling Protagonist 🔍 Fae Detective 🌑 Dark Faerie Tale

An Artificial Night 87%

A changeling PI follows missing children into a fae nightmare where ancient games turn deadly.

by Seanan McGuire 2010

4.18

21k+ ratings

🦋 Changeling Protagonist 🔍 Fae Detective 🌑 Dark Faerie Tale

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab • 2020

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

4.16

1.5M+

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 87%

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

by V.E. Schwab 2020

4.16

1.5M+ ratings

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse

Six Scorched Roses

by Carissa Broadbent • 2023

Six rare roses buy a vampire's blood. A scientist's desperate cure becomes an impossible love.

4.23

172k+

🩸 Vampire Bargain 🔬 Scientist Heroine 🥀 Frail Heroine

Six Scorched Roses 87%

Six rare roses buy a vampire's blood. A scientist's desperate cure becomes an impossible love.

by Carissa Broadbent 2023

4.23

172k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Bargain 🔬 Scientist Heroine 🥀 Frail Heroine

Turns of Fate

by Anne Bishop • 2025

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

4.49

4k+

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains

Turns of Fate 87%

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

by Anne Bishop 2025

4.49

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains

The Book of Lost Things

by John Connolly • 2006

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

3.96

86k+

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age

The Book of Lost Things 87%

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

by John Connolly 2006

3.96

86k+ ratings

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age

Beneath the Rising

by Premee Mohamed • 2020

Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.

3.44

1k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 💔 Doomed Friendship

Beneath the Rising 87%

Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.

by Premee Mohamed 2020

3.44

1k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📜 Faustian Bargain 💔 Doomed Friendship

Ghosts of the Shadow Market

by Cassandra Clare • 2019

An immortal monk scours a shadow market for the lost child who could heal a bloodline.

4.26

42k+

🏪 Magical Black Market 🫂 Found Family 💫 Immortal Love

Ghosts of the Shadow Market 87%

An immortal monk scours a shadow market for the lost child who could heal a bloodline.

by Cassandra Clare 2019

4.26

42k+ ratings

🏪 Magical Black Market 🫂 Found Family 💫 Immortal Love

When Among Crows

by Veronica Roth • 2024

A guilt-ridden Knight and a cursed zmora hunt for Baba Jaga through Chicago's hidden monster world.

3.72

30k+

🕯️ Slavic Folklore 🌃 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Monster Hunter Redemption

When Among Crows 87%

A guilt-ridden Knight and a cursed zmora hunt for Baba Jaga through Chicago's hidden monster world.

by Veronica Roth 2024

3.72

30k+ ratings

🕯️ Slavic Folklore 🌃 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Monster Hunter Redemption

Get Rich or Get Lucky

by Max Nowaz • 2019

A broke renovator finds a spell book. One mispronounced incantation later, his rival is a crayfish.

4.25

20k+

🎭 Dark Comedy Fantasy 📖 Spell Book 🧙 Amateur Sorcerer

Get Rich or Get Lucky 87%

A broke renovator finds a spell book. One mispronounced incantation later, his rival is a crayfish.

by Max Nowaz 2019

4.25

20k+ ratings

🎭 Dark Comedy Fantasy 📖 Spell Book 🧙 Amateur Sorcerer

Changes

by Jim Butcher • 2010

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

4.51

124k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue

Changes 87%

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

by Jim Butcher 2010

4.51

124k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue

The Crimes of Alice

by Erin Bedford • 2018

A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.

4.10

210

🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale 🧚 Fae Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance

The Crimes of Alice 87%

A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.

by Erin Bedford 2018

4.10

210 ratings

🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale 🧚 Fae Romance 💋 Why Choose Romance

The Queen of the Damned

by Anne Rice • 1988

A vampire rock star wakes the ancient queen, who decides humanity needs a cleansing.

3.93

163k+

🧛 Vampire Gothic 🩸 Ancestral Curse 👁️ Psychic Visions

The Queen of the Damned 87%

A vampire rock star wakes the ancient queen, who decides humanity needs a cleansing.

by Anne Rice 1988

3.93

163k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Gothic 🩸 Ancestral Curse 👁️ Psychic Visions

The Changeling

by Victor LaValle • 2017

Thinking their baby a changeling, a book dealer's wife acts terribly; he must search mythic city.

3.76

28k+

🧚 Modern Fairy Tale 🧒 Changeling Lore 👩‍🍼 Postpartum Horror

The Changeling 87%

Thinking their baby a changeling, a book dealer's wife acts terribly; he must search mythic city.

by Victor LaValle 2017

3.76

28k+ ratings

🧚 Modern Fairy Tale 🧒 Changeling Lore 👩‍🍼 Postpartum Horror

Finch House

by Ciera Burch • 2023

Grandfather vanished inside the forbidden Victorian. Micah must enter a house that traps children.

3.70

386

🏚️ Haunted House 🏠 Sentient House 👧 Missing Children

Finch House 87%

Grandfather vanished inside the forbidden Victorian. Micah must enter a house that traps children.

by Ciera Burch 2023

3.70

386 ratings

🏚️ Haunted House 🏠 Sentient House 👧 Missing Children

Mother Knows Best

by Serena Valentino • 2018

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

3.97

18k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale

Mother Knows Best 87%

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

by Serena Valentino 2018

3.97

18k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale

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