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Books of Blood
by Clive Barker • 1984
A con man who fakes séances is turned into a living page for the vengeful dead.
4.19
30k+
Books of Blood Summary
Books of Blood 89%
A con man who fakes séances is turned into a living page for the vengeful dead.
by Clive Barker 1984
4.19
30k+ ratings
Reliquary
by Douglas Preston • 1997
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
4.04
51k+
Reliquary Summary
Reliquary 89%
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
by Douglas Preston 1997
4.04
51k+ ratings
The Hive
by Ronald Malfi • 2026
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
3.72
538
The Hive Summary
The Hive 89%
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
by Ronald Malfi 2026
3.72
538 ratings
Cell
by Stephen King • 2006
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
3.65
238k+
Cell Summary
Cell 89%
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
by Stephen King 2006
3.65
238k+ ratings
Daphne
by Josh Malerman • 2022
Think of her, you die. A basketball star with severe anxiety can't control her thoughts.
3.37
6k+
Daphne Summary
Daphne 89%
Think of her, you die. A basketball star with severe anxiety can't control her thoughts.
by Josh Malerman 2022
3.37
6k+ ratings
Rest Stop
by Nat Cassidy • 2024
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
3.62
9k+
Rest Stop Summary
Rest Stop 89%
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
by Nat Cassidy 2024
3.62
9k+ ratings
Nightmare Fuel
by Nina Nesseth • 2022
What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.
3.82
1k+
Nightmare Fuel Summary
Nightmare Fuel 88%
What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.
by Nina Nesseth 2022
3.82
1k+ ratings
Floating Dragon
by Peter Straub • 2003
Toxic gas and ancient evil poison a Connecticut town. Four psychic survivors share a desperate song.
3.82
13k+
Floating Dragon Summary
Floating Dragon 88%
Toxic gas and ancient evil poison a Connecticut town. Four psychic survivors share a desperate song.
by Peter Straub 2003
3.82
13k+ ratings
This Book Is Full of Spiders
by David Wong • 2012
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
4.26
35k+
This Book Is Full of Spiders Summary
This Book Is Full of Spiders 88%
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
by David Wong 2012
4.26
35k+ ratings
Last Days
by Adam L.G. Nevill • 2012
A filmmaker documents a dead cult and discovers its horrors are real, ancient, and hunting him.
3.71
16k+
Last Days Summary
Last Days 88%
A filmmaker documents a dead cult and discovers its horrors are real, ancient, and hunting him.
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2012
3.71
16k+ ratings
The Beast You Are
by Paul Tremblay • 2023
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
3.33
3k+
The Beast You Are Summary
The Beast You Are 88%
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
by Paul Tremblay 2023
3.33
3k+ ratings
Come Knocking
by Mike Bockoven • 2025
An immersive theater show about hell becomes a massacre when online trolls infiltrate the audience.
3.76
975
Come Knocking Summary
Come Knocking 88%
An immersive theater show about hell becomes a massacre when online trolls infiltrate the audience.
by Mike Bockoven 2025
3.76
975 ratings
The Honeys
by Ryan La Sala • 2022
When his twin attacks him and dies, Mars infiltrates the camp clique that claimed her.
3.79
21k+
The Honeys Summary
The Honeys 88%
When his twin attacks him and dies, Mars infiltrates the camp clique that claimed her.
by Ryan La Sala 2022
3.79
21k+ ratings
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King • 1985
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
3.97
139k+
Skeleton Crew Summary
Skeleton Crew 88%
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
by Stephen King 1985
3.97
139k+ ratings
The Starving Saints
by Caitlin Starling • 2025
A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.
3.58
23k+
The Starving Saints Summary
The Starving Saints 88%
A starving castle. Four saints with impossible bounty. The feast consumes its faithful from within.
by Caitlin Starling 2025
3.58
23k+ ratings
Morsel
by Carter Keane • 2026
A work trip strands Lou among Appalachian cultists who keep a starving god in the basement.
3.58
2k+
Morsel Summary
Morsel 88%
A work trip strands Lou among Appalachian cultists who keep a starving god in the basement.
by Carter Keane 2026
3.58
2k+ ratings
Intercepts
by T.J. Payne • 2019
His secret prisoners are senseless, psychic, and screaming. His teenage daughter can hear them now.
4.09
40k+
Intercepts Summary
Intercepts 88%
His secret prisoners are senseless, psychic, and screaming. His teenage daughter can hear them now.
by T.J. Payne 2019
4.09
40k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 88%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
I Am Behind You
by John Ajvide Lindqvist • 2014
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
3.36
5k+
I Am Behind You Summary
I Am Behind You 88%
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014
3.36
5k+ ratings
On the Bitter Horizon
by Abe Moss • 2022
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
4.57
345
On the Bitter Horizon Summary
On the Bitter Horizon 88%
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.57
345 ratings
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
by Clay McLeod Chapman • 2025
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
3.27
15k+
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes Summary
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes 88%
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2025
3.27
15k+ ratings
Desperation
by Stephen King • 1996
Stranded in a ghost town, travelers discover their arresting officer is a vessel for ancient evil.
3.86
154k+
Desperation Summary
Desperation 88%
Stranded in a ghost town, travelers discover their arresting officer is a vessel for ancient evil.
by Stephen King 1996
3.86
154k+ ratings
Experimental Film
by Gemma Files • 2015
Her search for a lost silent film awakens a Slavic demon hungry for her autistic son.
3.52
4k+
Experimental Film Summary
Experimental Film 88%
Her search for a lost silent film awakens a Slavic demon hungry for her autistic son.
by Gemma Files 2015
3.52
4k+ ratings
Thinner
by Richard Bachman • 1984
After an unpunished fatal accident, a Romani's touch triggers a wasting that no doctor can halt.
3.78
229k+
Thinner Summary
Thinner 88%
After an unpunished fatal accident, a Romani's touch triggers a wasting that no doctor can halt.
by Richard Bachman 1984
3.78
229k+ ratings
Into the Dread Void
by Abe Moss • 2021
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
4.10
1k+
Into the Dread Void Summary
Into the Dread Void 88%
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Ghosts Of Sleath
by James Herbert • 1994
In Sleath, ghosts are not random. They are a reckoning for centuries of buried abuse.
3.89
5k+
The Ghosts Of Sleath Summary
The Ghosts Of Sleath 88%
In Sleath, ghosts are not random. They are a reckoning for centuries of buried abuse.
by James Herbert 1994
3.89
5k+ ratings
It Sleeps Below
by William F. Gray • 2026
Something ancient beneath a lake knows her name. It took her partner. Now it wants her.
3.82
157
It Sleeps Below Summary
It Sleeps Below 88%
Something ancient beneath a lake knows her name. It took her partner. Now it wants her.
by William F. Gray 2026
3.82
157 ratings
When Darkness Loves Us
by Elizabeth Engstrom • 1985
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
4.01
2k+
When Darkness Loves Us Summary
When Darkness Loves Us 88%
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1985
4.01
2k+ ratings
Lost in the Garden
by Adam S. Leslie • 2024
The dead walk a scorched English village. When her friend vanishes into Almanby, Heather follows.
3.51
4k+
Lost in the Garden Summary
Lost in the Garden 88%
The dead walk a scorched English village. When her friend vanishes into Almanby, Heather follows.
by Adam S. Leslie 2024
3.51
4k+ ratings
Nestlings
by Nat Cassidy • 2023
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
3.78
28k+
Nestlings Summary
Nestlings 88%
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
by Nat Cassidy 2023
3.78
28k+ ratings
Danse Macabre
by Stephen King • 1981
What scares a society tells you what ails it. King dissects three decades of American nightmare.
3.67
32k+
Danse Macabre Summary
Danse Macabre 88%
What scares a society tells you what ails it. King dissects three decades of American nightmare.
by Stephen King 1981
3.67
32k+ ratings
Symbiont
by Mira Grant • 2014
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
3.71
8k+
Symbiont Summary
Symbiont 88%
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
by Mira Grant 2014
3.71
8k+ ratings
The Lottery and Other Stories
by Shirley Jackson • 1949
An annual lottery where winning means death opens a collection where menace wears an ordinary face.
4.02
83k+
The Lottery and Other Stories Summary
The Lottery and Other Stories 88%
An annual lottery where winning means death opens a collection where menace wears an ordinary face.
by Shirley Jackson 1949
4.02
83k+ ratings
The Body
by Bethany C. Morrow • 2026
After a crash, her congregation's wedding vow becomes a curse that turns them into killers.
2.87
2k+
The Body Summary
The Body 88%
After a crash, her congregation's wedding vow becomes a curse that turns them into killers.
by Bethany C. Morrow 2026
2.87
2k+ ratings
All Hallows
by Christopher Golden • 2023
When lost children beg for help on Halloween, a neighborhood learns what hides in the dark.
3.52
13k+
All Hallows Summary
All Hallows 88%
When lost children beg for help on Halloween, a neighborhood learns what hides in the dark.
by Christopher Golden 2023
3.52
13k+ ratings
Aliss
by Patrick Senécal • 2000
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
4.33
11k+
Aliss Summary
Aliss 88%
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
by Patrick Senécal 2000
4.33
11k+ ratings
Amid the Sinking Dark
by Abe Moss • 2021
Fleeing a custody battle, a mother shelters in a rain-cursed town where the sea devours children.
4.36
565
Amid the Sinking Dark Summary
Amid the Sinking Dark 88%
Fleeing a custody battle, a mother shelters in a rain-cursed town where the sea devours children.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.36
565 ratings
Silverskin
by Caitee Cooper • 2023
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
4.26
97
Silverskin Summary
Silverskin 88%
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
by Caitee Cooper 2023
4.26
97 ratings
SickER Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A man breaks free from a government cannibalism experiment and carries the appetite home.
3.81
924
SickER Bastards Summary
SickER Bastards 88%
A man breaks free from a government cannibalism experiment and carries the appetite home.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.81
924 ratings
The Third Parent
by Elias Witherow • 2017
When a plastic-faced man becomes a family's third parent, the children learn what his smile costs.
3.88
1k+
The Third Parent Summary
The Third Parent 88%
When a plastic-faced man becomes a family's third parent, the children learn what his smile costs.
by Elias Witherow 2017
3.88
1k+ ratings
Horror Movie
by Paul Tremblay • 2024
The mask from a cursed horror film never came off. Three decades later, they're filming again.
3.25
52k+
Horror Movie Summary
Horror Movie 88%
The mask from a cursed horror film never came off. Three decades later, they're filming again.
by Paul Tremblay 2024
3.25
52k+ ratings
Make Me Better
by Sarah Gailey • 2026
A grieving woman joins an island festival for healing. The rituals work; the cured never leave.
3.34
946
Make Me Better Summary
Make Me Better 88%
A grieving woman joins an island festival for healing. The rituals work; the cured never leave.
by Sarah Gailey 2026
3.34
946 ratings
Suffer the Children
by Craig DiLouie • 2014
All children die at once, then return needing blood that only their parents can give.
3.98
12k+
Suffer the Children Summary
Suffer the Children 88%
All children die at once, then return needing blood that only their parents can give.
by Craig DiLouie 2014
3.98
12k+ ratings
Slashtag
by Jon Cohn • 2023
Disgraced influencer joins a haunted hotel show to save her sister, but the horror isn't staged.
4.26
1k+
Slashtag Summary
Slashtag 88%
Disgraced influencer joins a haunted hotel show to save her sister, but the horror isn't staged.
by Jon Cohn 2023
4.26
1k+ ratings
13 Months Haunted
by Jimmy Juliano • 2025
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
3.63
3k+
13 Months Haunted Summary
13 Months Haunted 87%
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
by Jimmy Juliano 2025
3.63
3k+ ratings
Parasite
by Mira Grant • 2013
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
3.68
19k+
Parasite Summary
Parasite 87%
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
by Mira Grant 2013
3.68
19k+ ratings
The Sentinel
by Jeffrey Konvitz • 1974
A model's brownstone has dead tenants and a blind priest waiting for her to replace him.
3.83
8k+
The Sentinel Summary
The Sentinel 87%
A model's brownstone has dead tenants and a blind priest waiting for her to replace him.
by Jeffrey Konvitz 1974
3.83
8k+ ratings
The Ritual
by Adam L.G. Nevill • 2011
Four friends, lost in a Scandinavian forest, realize something older than the trees is hunting them.
3.56
35k+
The Ritual Summary
The Ritual 87%
Four friends, lost in a Scandinavian forest, realize something older than the trees is hunting them.
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2011
3.56
35k+ ratings
Hide
by Kiersten White • 2022
Fourteen strangers play hide-and-seek in a derelict amusement park. The park is the seeker.
3.31
44k+
Hide Summary
Hide 87%
Fourteen strangers play hide-and-seek in a derelict amusement park. The park is the seeker.
by Kiersten White 2022
3.31
44k+ ratings
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck • 2011
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
4.15
70k+
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell 87%
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
by Steven L. Peck 2011
4.15
70k+ ratings
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