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Playground
by Aron Beauregard • 2022
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
3.43
20k+
Playground Summary
Playground 88%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ 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
Woom
by Duncan Ralston • 2016
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
3.23
38k+
Woom Summary
Woom 88%
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
by Duncan Ralston 2016
3.23
38k+ ratings
The Fabric of Our Souls
by K.M. Moronova • 2023
She's suicidal. He's addicted to pain. Their rehab pact: keep each other alive, or burn together.
4.09
55k+
The Fabric of Our Souls Summary
The Fabric of Our Souls 88%
She's suicidal. He's addicted to pain. Their rehab pact: keep each other alive, or burn together.
by K.M. Moronova 2023
4.09
55k+ ratings
Echoes of Eternity
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden • 2022
The palace burns, daemons close on the last gate, and the exhausted defenders prepare for the end.
4.54
3k+
Echoes of Eternity Summary
Echoes of Eternity 88%
The palace burns, daemons close on the last gate, and the exhausted defenders prepare for the end.
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2022
4.54
3k+ ratings
The First Wall
by Gav Thorpe • 2020
A bitter rival besieges the Emperor's port while a forbidden faith opens the walls to daemons.
3.76
3k+
The First Wall Summary
The First Wall 88%
A bitter rival besieges the Emperor's port while a forbidden faith opens the walls to daemons.
by Gav Thorpe 2020
3.76
3k+ 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
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
by Thomas Ligotti • 2011
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
4.01
10k+
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race Summary
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race 88%
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
by Thomas Ligotti 2011
4.01
10k+ ratings
No One Rides For Free
by Judith Sonnet • 2022
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
2.71
16k+
No One Rides For Free Summary
No One Rides For Free 87%
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
by Judith Sonnet 2022
2.71
16k+ 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 87%
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
Cows
by Matthew Stokoe • 1998
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
2.68
15k+
Cows Summary
Cows 87%
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
by Matthew Stokoe 1998
2.68
15k+ ratings
Painter's Obsession
by Luna K. Wicked • 2025
Byron wakes chained underground. His captor faked his death, and suffering is the art.
4.32
2k+
Painter's Obsession Summary
Painter's Obsession 87%
Byron wakes chained underground. His captor faked his death, and suffering is the art.
by Luna K. Wicked 2025
4.32
2k+ ratings
The Bug Collector
by Wrath James White • 2024
He collects diseases like others collect stamps, but one infection has come back for revenge.
3.59
3k+
The Bug Collector Summary
The Bug Collector 87%
He collects diseases like others collect stamps, but one infection has come back for revenge.
by Wrath James White 2024
3.59
3k+ ratings
Storm of Iron
by Graham McNeill • 2002
The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.
4.13
2k+
Storm of Iron Summary
Storm of Iron 87%
The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.
by Graham McNeill 2002
4.13
2k+ ratings
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison • 1967
A sentient supercomputer torments the last five humans for eternity, refusing to let them die.
3.70
16k+
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 87%
A sentient supercomputer torments the last five humans for eternity, refusing to let them die.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.70
16k+ ratings
Yellow
by Aron Beauregard • 2021
When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.
3.77
2k+
Yellow Summary
Yellow 87%
When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.
by Aron Beauregard 2021
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Destroyer
by Michael-Scott Earle • 2016
He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.
4.00
4k+
The Destroyer Summary
The Destroyer 87%
He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.
by Michael-Scott Earle 2016
4.00
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 87%
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014
3.36
5k+ ratings
Senseless
by Ronald Malfi • 2025
A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.
3.83
3k+
Senseless Summary
Senseless 87%
A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.
by Ronald Malfi 2025
3.83
3k+ ratings
The Cuck
by Aron Beauregard • 2022
Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.
3.38
2k+
The Cuck Summary
The Cuck 87%
Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.38
2k+ ratings
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison • 1967
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
3.89
57k+
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 87%
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.89
57k+ 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 87%
All children die at once, then return needing blood that only their parents can give.
by Craig DiLouie 2014
3.98
12k+ ratings
Lost Gods
by Brom • 2016
Killed by his grandmother, Chet Moran must battle through purgatory to save his pregnant girlfriend.
4.23
12k+
Lost Gods Summary
Lost Gods 87%
Killed by his grandmother, Chet Moran must battle through purgatory to save his pregnant girlfriend.
by Brom 2016
4.23
12k+ ratings
Losing Hope
by Colleen Hoover • 2013
After his twin's suicide, a guilt-ridden boy meets his missing childhood friend's mirror image.
4.09
276k+
Losing Hope Summary
Losing Hope 87%
After his twin's suicide, a guilt-ridden boy meets his missing childhood friend's mirror image.
by Colleen Hoover 2013
4.09
276k+ ratings
Godblight
by Guy Haley • 2021
His daemon brother returns with a plague to kill a demigod, and the Emperor gives only silence.
4.25
2k+
Godblight Summary
Godblight 87%
His daemon brother returns with a plague to kill a demigod, and the Emperor gives only silence.
by Guy Haley 2021
4.25
2k+ ratings
Zola
by D.E. McCluskey • 2021
Her husband sold their son to the men at the bar. She has a bread knife.
3.32
3k+
Zola Summary
Zola 87%
Her husband sold their son to the men at the bar. She has a bread knife.
by D.E. McCluskey 2021
3.32
3k+ ratings
Keeping Her Under
by Miranda Grant
An anesthesiologist induces his patient's coma to possess her. Her awakening is his reckoning.
3.16
530
Keeping Her Under Summary
Keeping Her Under 87%
An anesthesiologist induces his patient's coma to possess her. Her awakening is his reckoning.
by Miranda Grant
3.16
530 ratings
Happy Hour in Hell
by Tad Williams • 2013
An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.
3.68
4k+
Happy Hour in Hell Summary
Happy Hour in Hell 87%
An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.
by Tad Williams 2013
3.68
4k+ ratings
Winter Be My Shield
by Jo Spurrier • 2012
An escaped mage draws power from suffering while empires hunt her through a frozen wilderness.
3.86
1k+
Winter Be My Shield Summary
Winter Be My Shield 87%
An escaped mage draws power from suffering while empires hunt her through a frozen wilderness.
by Jo Spurrier 2012
3.86
1k+ 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
Schrader's Chord
by Scott Leeds • 2023
His inheritance: a record store and four cursed records. Playing them together wakes the dead.
4.02
3k+
Schrader's Chord Summary
Schrader's Chord 87%
His inheritance: a record store and four cursed records. Playing them together wakes the dead.
by Scott Leeds 2023
4.02
3k+ ratings
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1
by Kentaro Miura • 2019
A giant warrior defends his fortress from an empire while his closest friend plots to destroy him.
4.61
19k+
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Summary
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 87%
A giant warrior defends his fortress from an empire while his closest friend plots to destroy him.
by Kentaro Miura 2019
4.61
19k+ ratings
Sacrificial Sinners
by J. Rose • 2022
An asylum that experiments on its patients. Four broken men. One woman fighting to stay human.
4.22
8k+
Sacrificial Sinners Summary
Sacrificial Sinners 87%
An asylum that experiments on its patients. Four broken men. One woman fighting to stay human.
by J. Rose 2022
4.22
8k+ ratings
So Damn Sketchy
by Bonnie Kent • 2020
A girl loses her parents, then herself, in the arms of her brother's best friend.
3.93
218
So Damn Sketchy Summary
So Damn Sketchy 87%
A girl loses her parents, then herself, in the arms of her brother's best friend.
by Bonnie Kent 2020
3.93
218 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 87%
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
by Paul Tremblay 2023
3.33
3k+ ratings
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
by Eric LaRocca • 2025
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
3.20
5k+
At Dark, I Become Loathsome Summary
At Dark, I Become Loathsome 87%
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.20
5k+ ratings
Resurrection
by Nick Roberts • 2025
The evil a mother escaped was never truly banished: it was born inside her daughter.
4.38
2k+
Resurrection Summary
Resurrection 87%
The evil a mother escaped was never truly banished: it was born inside her daughter.
by Nick Roberts 2025
4.38
2k+ ratings
They All Died Screaming
by Kristopher Triana • 2020
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
3.58
3k+
They All Died Screaming Summary
They All Died Screaming 87%
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
by Kristopher Triana 2020
3.58
3k+ ratings
The Black Phone
by Joe Hill • 2005
Ghosts, killers, and an inflatable boy: fifteen literary horror stories about what will not let go.
3.89
50k+
The Black Phone Summary
The Black Phone 87%
Ghosts, killers, and an inflatable boy: fifteen literary horror stories about what will not let go.
by Joe Hill 2005
3.89
50k+ ratings
[The Music of Chance] [By
by Paul Auster • 1990
A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.
3.93
14k+
[The Music of Chance] [By Summary
[The Music of Chance] [By 87%
A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.
by Paul Auster 1990
3.93
14k+ 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 87%
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1985
4.01
2k+ ratings
Studies in Pessimism
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1890
Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.
3.88
2k+
Studies in Pessimism Summary
Studies in Pessimism 87%
Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1890
3.88
2k+ ratings
The Bane of the Black Sword
by Michael Moorcock • 1987
Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.
4.01
8k+
The Bane of the Black Sword Summary
The Bane of the Black Sword 87%
Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.
by Michael Moorcock 1987
4.01
8k+ ratings
Night Lords
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden • 2014
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
4.67
2k+
Night Lords Summary
Night Lords 87%
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014
4.67
2k+ ratings
Emperor of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence • 2013
A tyrant king must seize the throne and confront the undead horror unleashed by his past.
4.22
58k+
Emperor of Thorns Summary
Emperor of Thorns 87%
A tyrant king must seize the throne and confront the undead horror unleashed by his past.
by Mark Lawrence 2013
4.22
58k+ ratings
Apartment 16
by Adam L.G. Nevill • 2010
An American inherits a London flat where something behind a locked door has waited for decades.
3.20
7k+
Apartment 16 Summary
Apartment 16 87%
An American inherits a London flat where something behind a locked door has waited for decades.
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2010
3.20
7k+ ratings
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy • 1985
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
4.15
227k+
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 87%
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
by Cormac McCarthy 1985
4.15
227k+ ratings
North American Lake Monsters
by Nathan Ballingrud • 2013
Werewolves on a construction site, an angel in a broken home: the supernatural mirrors human grief.
3.95
7k+
North American Lake Monsters Summary
North American Lake Monsters 87%
Werewolves on a construction site, an angel in a broken home: the supernatural mirrors human grief.
by Nathan Ballingrud 2013
3.95
7k+ ratings
24690
by A.A. Dark • 2016
Framed for murder in a fortress of depravity, a slave fights to survive two masters' obsession.
3.95
18k+
24690 Summary
24690 87%
Framed for murder in a fortress of depravity, a slave fights to survive two masters' obsession.
by A.A. Dark 2016
3.95
18k+ 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 87%
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
by Caitee Cooper 2023
4.26
97 ratings
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