🎭 Disguised Monsters

Creatures that wear human faces or benign forms, tapping into the primal fear that the familiar and trusted may harbor something predatory beneath the surface.

The Devils

by Joe Abercrombie • 2025

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

4.20

78k+

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity

The Devils 88%

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

by Joe Abercrombie 2025

4.20

78k+ ratings

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity

Our Dark Duet

by Victoria Schwab • 2017

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

4.12

62k+

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family

Our Dark Duet 87%

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

by Victoria Schwab 2017

4.12

62k+ ratings

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family

Super Gene

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim • 2017

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

4.18

358

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting

Super Gene 87%

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim 2017

4.18

358 ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting

Trollhunters

by Guillermo del Toro • 2015

His uncle vanished in 1969. Now fifteen, Jim finds him ageless, guarding a hidden troll city.

3.69

3k+

🐉 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Family Warrior Legacy 🕳️ Underground City

Trollhunters 87%

His uncle vanished in 1969. Now fifteen, Jim finds him ageless, guarding a hidden troll city.

by Guillermo del Toro 2015

3.69

3k+ ratings

🐉 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Family Warrior Legacy 🕳️ Underground City

Monster Hunter International

by Larry Correia • 2009

An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.

4.07

30k+

🔫 Guns And Monsters 📚 Pulp Urban Fantasy 🔮 Chosen One Subverted

Monster Hunter International 87%

An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.

by Larry Correia 2009

4.07

30k+ ratings

🔫 Guns And Monsters 📚 Pulp Urban Fantasy 🔮 Chosen One Subverted

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

by John Wiswell • 2024

A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.

3.86

24k+

👹 Monster Romance 🫀 Body Horror 💕 Sapphic Love Story

Someone You Can Build a Nest In 87%

A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.

by John Wiswell 2024

3.86

24k+ ratings

👹 Monster Romance 🫀 Body Horror 💕 Sapphic Love Story

Walking Practice

by Dolki Min • 2022

To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.

3.55

7k+

🩸 Body Horror 📖 Literary Horror 🦎 Shapeshifter Horror

Walking Practice 87%

To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.

by Dolki Min 2022

3.55

7k+ ratings

🩸 Body Horror 📖 Literary Horror 🦎 Shapeshifter Horror

Impromptu Match

by Lily Mayne • 2024

A sad office drone's misery is catnip to the owner of an underground monster wrestling club.

4.10

7k+

🐺 Monster Romance 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

Impromptu Match 87%

A sad office drone's misery is catnip to the owner of an underground monster wrestling club.

by Lily Mayne 2024

4.10

7k+ ratings

🐺 Monster Romance 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

Relic

by Douglas Preston • 1995

Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.

4.05

116k+

🦎 Creature Feature 🧬 Science Horror 📋 Institutional Cover-Up

Relic 87%

Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.

by Douglas Preston 1995

4.05

116k+ ratings

🦎 Creature Feature 🧬 Science Horror 📋 Institutional Cover-Up

The Haar

by David Sodergren • 2022

Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.

4.02

36k+

🏚️ Folk Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🦑 Eldritch Horror

The Haar 86%

Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.

by David Sodergren 2022

4.02

36k+ ratings

🏚️ Folk Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🦑 Eldritch Horror

Sour Candy

by Kealan Patrick Burke • 2015

He never wanted children. A boy gave him sour candy; now the world calls him Dad.

3.59

26k+

🪐 Cosmic Horror 🏠 Domestic Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror

Sour Candy 86%

He never wanted children. A boy gave him sour candy; now the world calls him Dad.

by Kealan Patrick Burke 2015

3.59

26k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Horror 🏠 Domestic Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror

Night of the Living Dummy

by R.L. Stine • 1993

Kris's dummy speaks on its own, destroys her reputation, and threatens to hurt everyone she loves.

3.85

35k+

🧒 Children'S Horror 🧸 Evil Doll 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry

Night of the Living Dummy 86%

Kris's dummy speaks on its own, destroys her reputation, and threatens to hurt everyone she loves.

by R.L. Stine 1993

3.85

35k+ ratings

🧒 Children'S Horror 🧸 Evil Doll 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry

Cul-de-sac Carnage

by James A. Hunter • 2025

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

4.45

2k+

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy

Cul-de-sac Carnage 86%

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

by James A. Hunter 2025

4.45

2k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy

The Witches

by Roald Dahl • 1997

Behind a ballroom screen, a boy hears witches plotting to turn every child into mice.

4.18

434k+

🐁 Animal Transformation 😈 Darkly Humorous 🐭 Mouse Protagonist

The Witches 86%

Behind a ballroom screen, a boy hears witches plotting to turn every child into mice.

by Roald Dahl 1997

4.18

434k+ ratings

🐁 Animal Transformation 😈 Darkly Humorous 🐭 Mouse Protagonist

Symbiont

by Mira Grant • 2014

A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.

3.71

8k+

🩸 Body Horror 🧬 Biopunk ⚠️ Scientific Hubris

Symbiont 86%

A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.

by Mira Grant 2014

3.71

8k+ ratings

🩸 Body Horror 🧬 Biopunk ⚠️ Scientific Hubris

Proven Guilty

by Jim Butcher • 2006

Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.

4.39

130k+

🧙‍♂️ Wizard Detective 🕵️ Urban Fantasy Noir 👹 Fear-Eating Monsters

Proven Guilty 86%

Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.

by Jim Butcher 2006

4.39

130k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Wizard Detective 🕵️ Urban Fantasy Noir 👹 Fear-Eating Monsters

The Bad Weather Friend

by Dean Koontz • 2024

A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.

3.88

40k+

🛡️ Supernatural Protector 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 😈 Darkly Humorous

The Bad Weather Friend 86%

A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.

by Dean Koontz 2024

3.88

40k+ ratings

🛡️ Supernatural Protector 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 😈 Darkly Humorous

The Knight and the Butcherbird

by Alix E. Harrow • 2025

Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.

3.99

13k+

🩸 Body Horror Fantasy 💔 Monstrous Lover 🏹 Lost Wife Quest

The Knight and the Butcherbird 86%

Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.

by Alix E. Harrow 2025

3.99

13k+ ratings

🩸 Body Horror Fantasy 💔 Monstrous Lover 🏹 Lost Wife Quest

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

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+

🎭 Comic Horror 🕷️ Parasite Horror 🏚️ Quarantine Horror

This Book Is Full of Spiders 86%

A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.

by David Wong 2012

4.26

35k+ ratings

🎭 Comic Horror 🕷️ Parasite Horror 🏚️ Quarantine Horror

The Princess In A 'Prince" Disguise

by Kiss Leilani • 2025

A hidden princess is thrown before a feral beast-king who scents the woman beneath her disguise.

3.99

3k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👤 Girl Disguised As Boy 💫 Fated Mates

The Princess In A 'Prince" Disguise Summary

The Princess In A 'Prince" Disguise 86%

A hidden princess is thrown before a feral beast-king who scents the woman beneath her disguise.

by Kiss Leilani 2025

3.99

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👤 Girl Disguised As Boy 💫 Fated Mates

The Pilo Family Circus

by Will Elliott • 2009

A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.

3.81

4k+

🤡 Evil Clowns 🎪 Circus Horror 👤 Split Identity

The Pilo Family Circus 86%

A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.

by Will Elliott 2009

3.81

4k+ ratings

🤡 Evil Clowns 🎪 Circus Horror 👤 Split Identity

Frozen Hell

by John W. Campbell Jr. • 2019

At the bottom of the world, researchers thaw a creature that mimics the men it kills.

3.73

2k+

🧬 Body Horror 🌌 Cosmic Horror ❄️ Arctic Isolation

Frozen Hell 86%

At the bottom of the world, researchers thaw a creature that mimics the men it kills.

by John W. Campbell Jr. 2019

3.73

2k+ ratings

🧬 Body Horror 🌌 Cosmic Horror ❄️ Arctic Isolation

The Sentinel Mage

by Emily Gee • 2011

His blood can end the ancient curse. His protectors are shapeshifters. His kingdom burns witches.

3.78

2k+

🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🦊 Shapeshifter Guardian

The Sentinel Mage 86%

His blood can end the ancient curse. His protectors are shapeshifters. His kingdom burns witches.

by Emily Gee 2011

3.78

2k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🦊 Shapeshifter Guardian

The Outsider

by Stephen King • 2018

Forensic proof: a coach killed a boy. Video proof: he was miles away. Both are undeniable.

4.01

387k+

🔪 Supernatural Crime 👤 Shape-Shifter Horror ⚖️ Framed For Murder

The Outsider 86%

Forensic proof: a coach killed a boy. Video proof: he was miles away. Both are undeniable.

by Stephen King 2018

4.01

387k+ ratings

🔪 Supernatural Crime 👤 Shape-Shifter Horror ⚖️ Framed For Murder

Thornhedge

by T. Kingfisher • 2023

A fairy's centuries-long vigil: the princess in the tower must never wake.

3.92

65k+

🧚 Subverted Fairy Tale 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 🐸 Changeling Protagonist

Thornhedge 86%

A fairy's centuries-long vigil: the princess in the tower must never wake.

by T. Kingfisher 2023

3.92

65k+ ratings

🧚 Subverted Fairy Tale 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 🐸 Changeling Protagonist

Demon Magic and a Martini

by Annette Marie • 2019

Demon hunters descend on her magical guild. The friend she's protecting is their true prey.

4.32

14k+

🏰 Magical Guild 🤝 Found Family 👤 Human Among Mages

Demon Magic and a Martini 86%

Demon hunters descend on her magical guild. The friend she's protecting is their true prey.

by Annette Marie 2019

4.32

14k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Guild 🤝 Found Family 👤 Human Among Mages

The Anomaly

by Michael Rutger • 2018

A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.

3.77

13k+

🦴 Archaeological Horror ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🩸 Survival Horror

The Anomaly 86%

A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.

by Michael Rutger 2018

3.77

13k+ ratings

🦴 Archaeological Horror ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🩸 Survival Horror

Savage Saints

by K.C. Cross • 2022

Her satyr protector's touch erases her magic debt. A power the queen will kill for.

4.37

542

🖤 Monster Romance 🏠 Found Family 💫 Fated Mates

Savage Saints 86%

Her satyr protector's touch erases her magic debt. A power the queen will kill for.

by K.C. Cross 2022

4.37

542 ratings

🖤 Monster Romance 🏠 Found Family 💫 Fated Mates

Ghost

by Kat Blackthorne • 2022

Four cursed monsters share a gothic town, a therapist's office, and a dark obsession: her.

4.05

11k+

🖤 Monster Romance 🖤 Polyamorous Monsters 🎭 Masked Stranger

Ghost 86%

Four cursed monsters share a gothic town, a therapist's office, and a dark obsession: her.

by Kat Blackthorne 2022

4.05

11k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance 🖤 Polyamorous Monsters 🎭 Masked Stranger

Monster Manual

by Wizards of the Coast • 2014

The bestiary your campaign needs: monster tactics, lore, and stats, ready to drop into any session.

4.56

6k+

📖 Monster Compendiums 🎲 Tabletop Rpgs 🧰 Game Master Tools

Monster Manual 86%

The bestiary your campaign needs: monster tactics, lore, and stats, ready to drop into any session.

by Wizards of the Coast 2014

4.56

6k+ ratings

📖 Monster Compendiums 🎲 Tabletop Rpgs 🧰 Game Master Tools

Midnight Howl

by Clare Hutton • 2011

Marisol's new friends in Wolf Valley, Montana, disappear at every full moon.

4.18

2k+

🐺 Werewolf Secret 🏫 New Kid At School 🤫 Friends Keep Secrets

Midnight Howl 86%

Marisol's new friends in Wolf Valley, Montana, disappear at every full moon.

by Clare Hutton 2011

4.18

2k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Secret 🏫 New Kid At School 🤫 Friends Keep Secrets

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5

by Fuse • 2015

A holy army massacres his nation. A slime becomes a demon lord to resurrect his family.

4.57

2k+

🔄 Reincarnated As A Monster 🏰 Kingdom Building 🫂 Found Family

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5 Summary

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 5 86%

A holy army massacres his nation. A slime becomes a demon lord to resurrect his family.

by Fuse 2015

4.57

2k+ ratings

🔄 Reincarnated As A Monster 🏰 Kingdom Building 🫂 Found Family

The Atrocity Archives

by Charles Stross • 2004

Bob Howard's IT job implodes when he's drafted to fight cosmic horrors with applied mathematics.

3.89

27k+

🐙 Lovecraftian Horror 🕵️ Occult Espionage 😬 Reluctant Spy

The Atrocity Archives 86%

Bob Howard's IT job implodes when he's drafted to fight cosmic horrors with applied mathematics.

by Charles Stross 2004

3.89

27k+ ratings

🐙 Lovecraftian Horror 🕵️ Occult Espionage 😬 Reluctant Spy

Wolf Worm

by T. Kingfisher • 2026

An illustrator draws parasites at a remote Southern mansion where the shed conceals a living secret.

4.11

15k+

🩸 Gothic Body Horror 📜 Historical Horror 🖤 Found Family

Wolf Worm 86%

An illustrator draws parasites at a remote Southern mansion where the shed conceals a living secret.

by T. Kingfisher 2026

4.11

15k+ ratings

🩸 Gothic Body Horror 📜 Historical Horror 🖤 Found Family

By the Horns

by Ruby Dixon • 2025

She can hear the dead. She shared his bed. Now he's the Taurian assigned to her guild team.

4.08

6k+

🖤 Monster Romance 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🔮 Forbidden Magic

By the Horns 86%

She can hear the dead. She shared his bed. Now he's the Taurian assigned to her guild team.

by Ruby Dixon 2025

4.08

6k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Chosen by Villains

by Eva Chase • 2022

Three monsters rescue her from the dark. Their orders say deliver her. Their instincts say keep her.

3.86

3k+

🔥 Monster Romance 🖤 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Monsters

Chosen by Villains 86%

Three monsters rescue her from the dark. Their orders say deliver her. Their instincts say keep her.

by Eva Chase 2022

3.86

3k+ ratings

🔥 Monster Romance 🖤 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Monsters

Guilty Pleasures

by Laurell K. Hamilton • 1993

A necromancer hunts vampires until their master forces her to hunt their killer instead.

4.02

154k+

🕵️ Supernatural Investigator 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🩸 Vampire Politics

Guilty Pleasures 86%

A necromancer hunts vampires until their master forces her to hunt their killer instead.

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1993

4.02

154k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Investigator 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🩸 Vampire Politics

Dreamcatcher

by Stephen King • 2001

Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.

3.66

187k+

🩸 Body Horror 👽 Alien Possession 🧠 Telepathic Bond

Dreamcatcher 86%

Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.

by Stephen King 2001

3.66

187k+ ratings

🩸 Body Horror 👽 Alien Possession 🧠 Telepathic Bond

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House

by Geronimo Stilton • 2000

On a foggy night, a timid mouse editor shelters in a castle where shadows have claws.

4.19

10k+

🐭 Animal Fantasy 👻 Fake Haunting 😰 Timid Protagonist

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House Summary

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House 86%

On a foggy night, a timid mouse editor shelters in a castle where shadows have claws.

by Geronimo Stilton 2000

4.19

10k+ ratings

🐭 Animal Fantasy 👻 Fake Haunting 😰 Timid Protagonist

What the Hell Did I Just Read

by David Wong • 2017

Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.

4.18

18k+

🪐 Cosmic Horror 🤣 Horror Comedy 🌀 Unreliable Reality

What the Hell Did I Just Read 86%

Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.

by David Wong 2017

4.18

18k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Horror 🤣 Horror Comedy 🌀 Unreliable Reality

Our Last Echoes

by Kate Alice Marshall • 2021

An orphan hunts for her missing mother on an Alaskan island where the mist hides doppelgangers.

3.49

4k+

👥 Doppelganger Horror 🏝️ Gothic Island 👩‍👧 Missing Mother

Our Last Echoes 86%

An orphan hunts for her missing mother on an Alaskan island where the mist hides doppelgangers.

by Kate Alice Marshall 2021

3.49

4k+ ratings

👥 Doppelganger Horror 🏝️ Gothic Island 👩‍👧 Missing Mother

Batman

by John Jackson Miller • 2024

The Joker is dead, but a shape-shifting victim is being remade to resurrect his reign.

4.05

3k+

🖤 Gothic Superhero 🧪 Mad Scientist 🎭 Shape-Shifter

Batman 86%

The Joker is dead, but a shape-shifting victim is being remade to resurrect his reign.

by John Jackson Miller 2024

4.05

3k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Superhero 🧪 Mad Scientist 🎭 Shape-Shifter

The Watchers

by A.M. Shine • 2021

An artist trapped in a mirrored bunker must survive the nightly watch of changeling creatures.

3.87

37k+

🌲 Folk Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 👤 Changeling Lore

The Watchers 86%

An artist trapped in a mirrored bunker must survive the nightly watch of changeling creatures.

by A.M. Shine 2021

3.87

37k+ ratings

🌲 Folk Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 👤 Changeling Lore

The Miserable Mill

by Lemony Snicket • 2000

Their new guardian pays in coupons and the optometrist has hypnotized Klaus. The saw is running.

3.86

186k+

👥 Orphan Protagonists 🤝 Sibling Teamwork 🌀 Mind Control

The Miserable Mill 85%

Their new guardian pays in coupons and the optometrist has hypnotized Klaus. The saw is running.

by Lemony Snicket 2000

3.86

186k+ ratings

👥 Orphan Protagonists 🤝 Sibling Teamwork 🌀 Mind Control

The Traveler's Gate Chronicles

by Will Wight • 2015

Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.

4.32

899

🎭 Emotional Suppression 📚 Series Companion 👴 Mentor And Apprentice

The Traveler's Gate Chronicles 85%

Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.

by Will Wight 2015

4.32

899 ratings

🎭 Emotional Suppression 📚 Series Companion 👴 Mentor And Apprentice

The Lovely Dark

by Juliette Cross • 2024

An explorer and a merman. A healer and a deceiver. Two forbidden romances deep in shadow.

4.02

1k+

🧜 Interspecies Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌿 Healer Heroine

The Lovely Dark 85%

An explorer and a merman. A healer and a deceiver. Two forbidden romances deep in shadow.

by Juliette Cross 2024

4.02

1k+ ratings

🧜 Interspecies Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌿 Healer Heroine

Watchers

by Dean Koontz • 1987

A haunted veteran saves a golden retriever with unnatural intelligence as a monster hunts them both.

4.19

173k+

👹 Creature Horror 🧬 Genetic Engineering 🐕 Man And Dog Bond

Watchers 85%

A haunted veteran saves a golden retriever with unnatural intelligence as a monster hunts them both.

by Dean Koontz 1987

4.19

173k+ ratings

👹 Creature Horror 🧬 Genetic Engineering 🐕 Man And Dog Bond

City of Lies

by Lian Tanner • 2011

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

4.03

2k+

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions

City of Lies 85%

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

by Lian Tanner 2011

4.03

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions

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