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Welcome to Night Vale
by Joseph Fink • 2015
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
3.82
44k+
Welcome to Night Vale Summary
Welcome to Night Vale 88%
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
by Joseph Fink 2015
3.82
44k+ ratings
The Morning Star
by Karl Ove Knausgård • 2020
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
3.96
19k+
The Morning Star Summary
The Morning Star 88%
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
by Karl Ove Knausgård 2020
3.96
19k+ ratings
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+
Sour Candy Summary
Sour Candy 88%
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
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
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada • 2010
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
3.30
12k+
The Factory Summary
The Factory 88%
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010
3.30
12k+ ratings
Gloria
by Bentley Little • 2021
Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.
3.59
523
Gloria Summary
Gloria 87%
Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.
by Bentley Little 2021
3.59
523 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
Hidden Pictures
by Jason Rekulak • 2022
A nanny fresh from rehab discovers the child's drawings are messages from a murdered woman.
4.14
623k+
Hidden Pictures Summary
Hidden Pictures 87%
A nanny fresh from rehab discovers the child's drawings are messages from a murdered woman.
by Jason Rekulak 2022
4.14
623k+ 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
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
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
Authority
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2014
The new director of a crumbling research agency finds the alien zone is already inside.
3.55
108k+
Authority Summary
Authority 87%
The new director of a crumbling research agency finds the alien zone is already inside.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2014
3.55
108k+ ratings
Beyond Black
by Hilary Mantel • 2005
Her spirit guide is her childhood abuser. She tours England's motorways with her assistant.
3.43
10k+
Beyond Black Summary
Beyond Black 87%
Her spirit guide is her childhood abuser. She tours England's motorways with her assistant.
by Hilary Mantel 2005
3.43
10k+ ratings
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
3.86
162k+
The Slow Regard of Silent Things Summary
The Slow Regard of Silent Things 87%
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
by Patrick Rothfuss 2014
3.86
162k+ ratings
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2024
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
3.57
13k+
Absolution Summary
Absolution 87%
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024
3.57
13k+ 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 87%
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
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz • 1993
A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.
3.78
24k+
Dragon Tears Summary
Dragon Tears 87%
A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.
by Dean Koontz 1993
3.78
24k+ ratings
Incidents Around the House
by Josh Malerman • 2024
The woman in the closet wants a little girl's heart. Refusing only makes it kill.
3.56
101k+
Incidents Around the House Summary
Incidents Around the House 87%
The woman in the closet wants a little girl's heart. Refusing only makes it kill.
by Josh Malerman 2024
3.56
101k+ ratings
Portrait of a Nuclear Family
by J.P. Behrens • 2022
She finds her son's dissection journals. Her perfect family will be preserved, body by body.
3.80
856
Portrait of a Nuclear Family Summary
Portrait of a Nuclear Family 87%
She finds her son's dissection journals. Her perfect family will be preserved, body by body.
by J.P. Behrens 2022
3.80
856 ratings
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
4.01
660k+
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 87%
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
by Neil Gaiman 2013
4.01
660k+ 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 87%
Her search for a lost silent film awakens a Slavic demon hungry for her autistic son.
by Gemma Files 2015
3.52
4k+ ratings
Penpal
by Dathan Auerbach • 2012
A classroom balloon release yields only blurry photos of a boy, each showing him being watched.
3.86
63k+
Penpal Summary
Penpal 87%
A classroom balloon release yields only blurry photos of a boy, each showing him being watched.
by Dathan Auerbach 2012
3.86
63k+ 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
The Haunting of Leigh Harker
by Darcy Coates • 2021
A woman's home becomes a trap, haunted by a silent figure; the locked door hides truth.
3.92
8k+
The Haunting of Leigh Harker Summary
The Haunting of Leigh Harker 87%
A woman's home becomes a trap, haunted by a silent figure; the locked door hides truth.
by Darcy Coates 2021
3.92
8k+ ratings
Whistle
by Linwood Barclay • 2025
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
3.91
10k+
Whistle Summary
Whistle 86%
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
by Linwood Barclay 2025
3.91
10k+ ratings
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+
Cul-de-sac Carnage Summary
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
And the Sea Called Her Name
by Joe Hart • 2015
The sea took her mother. Now his wife is vanishing, and the tide is pulling her under.
3.73
429
And the Sea Called Her Name Summary
And the Sea Called Her Name 86%
The sea took her mother. Now his wife is vanishing, and the tide is pulling her under.
by Joe Hart 2015
3.73
429 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 86%
Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1985
4.01
2k+ ratings
The Caretaker
by Marcus Kliewer • 2026
A broke housesitter follows a dead man's rules to keep out whatever knocks at night.
3.69
27k+
The Caretaker Summary
The Caretaker 86%
A broke housesitter follows a dead man's rules to keep out whatever knocks at night.
by Marcus Kliewer 2026
3.69
27k+ 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 86%
When lost children beg for help on Halloween, a neighborhood learns what hides in the dark.
by Christopher Golden 2023
3.52
13k+ ratings
Foe
by Iain Reid • 2018
A stranger at the door. A space mission. A duplicate husband. One farm couple's quiet life is over.
3.69
39k+
Foe Summary
Foe 86%
A stranger at the door. A space mission. A duplicate husband. One farm couple's quiet life is over.
by Iain Reid 2018
3.69
39k+ ratings
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler • 2005
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
3.79
40k+
Fledgling Summary
Fledgling 86%
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
by Octavia E. Butler 2005
3.79
40k+ ratings
The Drowning House
by Cherie Priest • 2024
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
3.39
2k+
The Drowning House Summary
The Drowning House 86%
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
by Cherie Priest 2024
3.39
2k+ ratings
The Toll
by Cherie Priest • 2019
A honeymooner loses his wife on a swamp bridge that the locals have appeased for generations.
3.41
4k+
The Toll Summary
The Toll 86%
A honeymooner loses his wife on a swamp bridge that the locals have appeased for generations.
by Cherie Priest 2019
3.41
4k+ 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 86%
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
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz • 2003
A fry cook who can see the dead uncovers a plot to massacre his desert town.
4.00
277k+
Odd Thomas Summary
Odd Thomas 86%
A fry cook who can see the dead uncovers a plot to massacre his desert town.
by Dean Koontz 2003
4.00
277k+ ratings
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz • 2025
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
3.48
9k+
Going Home in the Dark Summary
Going Home in the Dark 86%
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
by Dean Koontz 2025
3.48
9k+ ratings
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+
The Watchers Summary
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
The Reaping
by Bernard Taylor • 1980
An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.
3.57
915
The Reaping Summary
The Reaping 86%
An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.
by Bernard Taylor 1980
3.57
915 ratings
Los elementales
by Michael McDowell • 1981
A funeral reunites a family on the Alabama coast. The third house was meant to stay buried.
3.98
24k+
Los elementales Summary
Los elementales 86%
A funeral reunites a family on the Alabama coast. The third house was meant to stay buried.
by Michael McDowell 1981
3.98
24k+ 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 86%
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
From the Godless Abyss
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
4.54
224
From the Godless Abyss Summary
From the Godless Abyss 86%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
The Vile Thing We Created
by Robert P. Ottone • 2023
Their baby never cries. The walls are breathing. Something ancient has been waiting for this child.
3.56
760
The Vile Thing We Created Summary
The Vile Thing We Created 86%
Their baby never cries. The walls are breathing. Something ancient has been waiting for this child.
by Robert P. Ottone 2023
3.56
760 ratings
After Dark
by Haruki Murakami • 2004
A student wanders Tokyo's midnight streets while her sister lies trapped in an unexplained sleep.
3.74
191k+
After Dark Summary
After Dark 86%
A student wanders Tokyo's midnight streets while her sister lies trapped in an unexplained sleep.
by Haruki Murakami 2004
3.74
191k+ ratings
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
Rouge Summary
Rouge 86%
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023
3.53
51k+ ratings
Pine
by Francine Toon • 2020
A woman in white haunts the pines, and a grieving girl hopes the dead return.
3.37
17k+
Pine Summary
Pine 86%
A woman in white haunts the pines, and a grieving girl hopes the dead return.
by Francine Toon 2020
3.37
17k+ ratings
The Bog Wife
by Kay Chronister • 2024
When their father dies, five siblings must revive an ancient bargain with a sickening bog.
3.57
16k+
The Bog Wife Summary
The Bog Wife 86%
When their father dies, five siblings must revive an ancient bargain with a sickening bog.
by Kay Chronister 2024
3.57
16k+ ratings
In Bloom
by Paul Tremblay • 2023
Cape Cod's toxic bloom hides a creature that steals fathers. One journalist is getting too close.
3.04
14k+
In Bloom Summary
In Bloom 86%
Cape Cod's toxic bloom hides a creature that steals fathers. One journalist is getting too close.
by Paul Tremblay 2023
3.04
14k+ ratings
Sundial
by Catriona Ward • 2022
Her child is dangerous. She returns to a desert compound where her family's violence began.
3.78
26k+
Sundial Summary
Sundial 86%
Her child is dangerous. She returns to a desert compound where her family's violence began.
by Catriona Ward 2022
3.78
26k+ ratings
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart
by Christina Henry • 2025
Her dare sends her brother into the abandoned house. He vanishes, and the house is hungry.
3.85
5k+
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart Summary
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart 86%
Her dare sends her brother into the abandoned house. He vanishes, and the house is hungry.
by Christina Henry 2025
3.85
5k+ ratings
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