🏚️ Haunted Families

Entire bloodlines marked by supernatural disturbance, where hauntings pass from generation to generation like a dark inheritance no one can refuse.

A Box Full of Darkness

by Simone St. James • 2026

Twenty years after her brother vanished, a reluctant medium is summoned home by his ghost.

3.75

18k+

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 👻 Medium Protagonist 👥 Siblings Reuniting 💔 Generational Trauma

A Box Full of Darkness 91%

Twenty years after her brother vanished, a reluctant medium is summoned home by his ghost.

by Simone St. James 2026

3.75

18k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 👻 Medium Protagonist 👥 Siblings Reuniting 💔 Generational Trauma

Glass Girls

by Danie Shokoohi • 2025

Pregnant and in hiding, a former medium must free her brother's ghost from their decaying home.

3.88

822

🩸 Generational Curse 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 👻 Reluctant Medium 🤝 Sisters In Survival 🔪 Blood Magic

Glass Girls 91%

Pregnant and in hiding, a former medium must free her brother's ghost from their decaying home.

by Danie Shokoohi 2025

3.88

822 ratings

🩸 Generational Curse 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 👻 Reluctant Medium 🤝 Sisters In Survival 🔪 Blood Magic

How to Sell a Haunted House

by Grady Hendrix • 2023

Her dead parents' house is stuffed with puppets. And her mother's favorite, Pupkin, has woken up.

3.63

172k+

🏚️ Haunted House 🎭 Evil Dolls And Puppets 👥 Sibling Rivalry 🔒 Family Secrets 🖤 Darkly Comic Horror

How to Sell a Haunted House 91%

Her dead parents' house is stuffed with puppets. And her mother's favorite, Pupkin, has woken up.

by Grady Hendrix 2023

3.63

172k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House 🎭 Evil Dolls And Puppets 👥 Sibling Rivalry 🔒 Family Secrets 🖤 Darkly Comic Horror

Bad Dreams in the Night

by Adam Ellis • 2024

A person's nightmares pull them into a decaying house, where a family curse frays sanity.

4.19

8k+

🏚️ Haunted House Horror 🔮 Family Curse 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🏠 Decaying Mansion

Bad Dreams in the Night 90%

A person's nightmares pull them into a decaying house, where a family curse frays sanity.

by Adam Ellis 2024

4.19

8k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House Horror 🔮 Family Curse 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🏠 Decaying Mansion

Haunted

by James Herbert • 1988

A paranormal investigator takes a case at a crumbling manor. The dead have been expecting him.

3.78

9k+

🏚️ Haunted Manor 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔍 Paranormal Investigator 🖤 Unresolved Grief 🕯️ Slow Burn Horror

Haunted 90%

A paranormal investigator takes a case at a crumbling manor. The dead have been expecting him.

by James Herbert 1988

3.78

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted Manor 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔍 Paranormal Investigator 🖤 Unresolved Grief 🕯️ Slow Burn Horror

Candles Burning

by Tabitha King • 2006

Her father's murder leaves a girl with an inheritance she cannot escape: she hears the dead.

3.22

2k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Generational Trauma 👻 Haunted Family 👁️ Psychic Child 🔪 Parent Murdered

Candles Burning 90%

Her father's murder leaves a girl with an inheritance she cannot escape: she hears the dead.

by Tabitha King 2006

3.22

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Generational Trauma 👻 Haunted Family 👁️ Psychic Child 🔪 Parent Murdered

The September House

by Carissa Orlando • 2023

Margaret's Victorian dream home bleeds from the walls every September. She isn't leaving.

3.86

101k+

🏚️ Haunted House 🖤 Gothic Horror 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict 👻 Ghostly Children 🏠 Domestic Horror

The September House 90%

Margaret's Victorian dream home bleeds from the walls every September. She isn't leaving.

by Carissa Orlando 2023

3.86

101k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House 🖤 Gothic Horror 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict 👻 Ghostly Children 🏠 Domestic Horror

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+

🔮 Cursed Object 🔗 Generational Curse 👻 Grief And Haunting 🎸 Record Store ❤️ Found Family

Schrader's Chord 90%

His inheritance: a record store and four cursed records. Playing them together wakes the dead.

by Scott Leeds 2023

4.02

3k+ ratings

🔮 Cursed Object 🔗 Generational Curse 👻 Grief And Haunting 🎸 Record Store ❤️ Found Family

The Truth Is a Lie

by CherAnn Wright • 2025

When her daughter talks to a dead twin's ghost, a woman's buried childhood secret claws free.

4.22

235

🩸 Generational Trauma 🌑 Cursed Bloodline 👥 Surviving Twin Guilt 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👻 Haunted Family Home

The Truth Is a Lie 90%

When her daughter talks to a dead twin's ghost, a woman's buried childhood secret claws free.

by CherAnn Wright 2025

4.22

235 ratings

🩸 Generational Trauma 🌑 Cursed Bloodline 👥 Surviving Twin Guilt 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👻 Haunted Family Home

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 👻 Bargain With Ghosts 🩸 Family Curse

Finch House 90%

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 👻 Bargain With Ghosts 🩸 Family Curse

The Curse of Hester Gardens

by Tamika Thompson • 2026

In a cursed housing project, a mother fights to save her remaining sons from the ghosts.

4.17

521

🏚️ Social Horror 🩸 Cursed Family 🕯️ Generational Trauma 👩‍👦 Mothers Protecting Sons 👁️ Possession Narrative

The Curse of Hester Gardens 90%

In a cursed housing project, a mother fights to save her remaining sons from the ghosts.

by Tamika Thompson 2026

4.17

521 ratings

🏚️ Social Horror 🩸 Cursed Family 🕯️ Generational Trauma 👩‍👦 Mothers Protecting Sons 👁️ Possession Narrative

The House on Sunflower Lane

by Gwenna McAllis • 2026

A mother moves into a farmhouse where every family before hers has lost a daughter.

4.29

295

🌀 Generational Curse 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👧 Child Sees Ghosts 🏠 House As Predator 🕯️ Folk Magic Cleansing

The House on Sunflower Lane 90%

A mother moves into a farmhouse where every family before hers has lost a daughter.

by Gwenna McAllis 2026

4.29

295 ratings

🌀 Generational Curse 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👧 Child Sees Ghosts 🏠 House As Predator 🕯️ Folk Magic Cleansing

The Invited

by Jennifer McMahon • 2019

A house built from a witch's curse. A girl digging for treasure. A bog that never forgets.

3.80

45k+

🖤 Rural Gothic 👻 Haunted House 🔍 Missing Mother 🏠 Found Family 🩸 Generational Trauma

The Invited 90%

A house built from a witch's curse. A girl digging for treasure. A bog that never forgets.

by Jennifer McMahon 2019

3.80

45k+ ratings

🖤 Rural Gothic 👻 Haunted House 🔍 Missing Mother 🏠 Found Family 🩸 Generational Trauma

Delicious Monsters

by Liselle Sambury • 2023

A teen medium inherits a mansion that devours pain, where forgotten girls' ghosts demand justice.

4.03

8k+

🏚️ Haunted House 👻 Ghost Possession 🧬 Generational Trauma 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Secrets ⏳ Dual Timelines

Delicious Monsters 90%

A teen medium inherits a mansion that devours pain, where forgotten girls' ghosts demand justice.

by Liselle Sambury 2023

4.03

8k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House 👻 Ghost Possession 🧬 Generational Trauma 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Secrets ⏳ Dual Timelines

Horrid

by Katrina Leno • 2020

A girl moves into the family's crumbling manor, where a dead sister watches from the mirrors.

3.54

16k+

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🧠 Psychological Horror 👻 Secret Sister 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 🕯️ Slow-Burn Dread

Horrid 90%

A girl moves into the family's crumbling manor, where a dead sister watches from the mirrors.

by Katrina Leno 2020

3.54

16k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🧠 Psychological Horror 👻 Secret Sister 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 🕯️ Slow-Burn Dread

These Familiar Walls

by C.J. Dotson • 2026

After her parents' murder, Amber moves home. The house remembers everything she tried to forget.

3.61

482

🏚️ Haunted House 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🩸 Generational Trauma 🔒 Family Secrets

These Familiar Walls 90%

After her parents' murder, Amber moves home. The house remembers everything she tried to forget.

by C.J. Dotson 2026

3.61

482 ratings

🏚️ Haunted House 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🩸 Generational Trauma 🔒 Family Secrets

This Cursed House

by Del Sandeen • 2024

1962: A Black woman finds family, ghosts, and a deadly curse in a crumbling New Orleans mansion.

3.60

6k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔗 Generational Curse 👁️ Seeing Ghosts 🎭 Colorism And Passing 🌳 Hidden Family Lineage

This Cursed House 90%

1962: A Black woman finds family, ghosts, and a deadly curse in a crumbling New Orleans mansion.

by Del Sandeen 2024

3.60

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔗 Generational Curse 👁️ Seeing Ghosts 🎭 Colorism And Passing 🌳 Hidden Family Lineage

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+

🖼️ Haunted Paintings 🏢 Sentient Building 🌀 Descent Into Madness 👻 Ghost Child 🔄 Generational Curse

Apartment 16 90%

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

🖼️ Haunted Paintings 🏢 Sentient Building 🌀 Descent Into Madness 👻 Ghost Child 🔄 Generational Curse

Heart-Shaped Box

by Joe Hill • 2007

A rock star buys a haunted suit online; the ghost blames him for a woman's death.

3.84

155k+

📦 Haunted Object 🧠 Psychological Haunting 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🔗 Generational Trauma

Heart-Shaped Box 90%

A rock star buys a haunted suit online; the ghost blames him for a woman's death.

by Joe Hill 2007

3.84

155k+ ratings

📦 Haunted Object 🧠 Psychological Haunting 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🔗 Generational Trauma

Dearest

by Jacquie Walters • 2024

Alone with her newborn, her sleep paralysis has returned. Something in the nursery is answering.

3.50

15k+

🖤 Postpartum Horror 🔗 Generational Curse 👶 Haunted Motherhood 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Domestic

Dearest 90%

Alone with her newborn, her sleep paralysis has returned. Something in the nursery is answering.

by Jacquie Walters 2024

3.50

15k+ ratings

🖤 Postpartum Horror 🔗 Generational Curse 👶 Haunted Motherhood 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Domestic

The Children

by Melissa Albert • 2026

Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.

3.54

7k+

🖤 Gothic Family Curse 📖 Meta Horror Fiction 👥 Sibling Trauma Bond 🎭 Cursed Artists 🏚️ Magical House

The Children 90%

Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.

by Melissa Albert 2026

3.54

7k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Family Curse 📖 Meta Horror Fiction 👥 Sibling Trauma Bond 🎭 Cursed Artists 🏚️ Magical House

Diavola

by Jennifer Marie Thorne • 2024

A crumbling Italian villa, a locked tower, and a ghost that will not let Anna leave.

3.80

43k+

🏚️ Haunted House 🌴 Vacation Horror ⏳ Time Slips 🧠 Psychological Haunting 👻 Vengeful Ghost

Diavola 90%

A crumbling Italian villa, a locked tower, and a ghost that will not let Anna leave.

by Jennifer Marie Thorne 2024

3.80

43k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House 🌴 Vacation Horror ⏳ Time Slips 🧠 Psychological Haunting 👻 Vengeful Ghost

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+

🏚️ Haunted House 👻 Ghost Pov 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Hidden Killer 🌫️ Atmospheric Horror

The Haunting of Leigh Harker 90%

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

🏚️ Haunted House 👻 Ghost Pov 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Hidden Killer 🌫️ Atmospheric Horror

The Witching Hour

by Anne Rice • 1990

A surgeon is the last witch her family's dark spirit needs to be reborn.

4.10

125k+

🧹 Generational Witches 📜 Secret Society 🔮 Psychic Abilities 👹 Demonic Rebirth 🏚️ Haunted Mansion

The Witching Hour 89%

A surgeon is the last witch her family's dark spirit needs to be reborn.

by Anne Rice 1990

4.10

125k+ ratings

🧹 Generational Witches 📜 Secret Society 🔮 Psychic Abilities 👹 Demonic Rebirth 🏚️ Haunted Mansion

It Will Just Be Us

by Jo Kaplan • 2020

A faceless boy in her ancestral swamp manor presages the monster her unborn nephew will be.

3.63

2k+

🌿 Southern Gothic 👻 Haunted House 🌾 Folk Horror 😈 Evil Child 🏠 Domestic Horror

It Will Just Be Us 89%

A faceless boy in her ancestral swamp manor presages the monster her unborn nephew will be.

by Jo Kaplan 2020

3.63

2k+ ratings

🌿 Southern Gothic 👻 Haunted House 🌾 Folk Horror 😈 Evil Child 🏠 Domestic Horror

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+

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🪄 Norse Folklore 🏚️ Haunted House ⏳ Generational Curse 👁️ Psychic Medium

The Drowning House 89%

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

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🪄 Norse Folklore 🏚️ Haunted House ⏳ Generational Curse 👁️ Psychic Medium

The Mirror

by Nora Roberts • 2024

Her inherited Maine manor has a mirror that replays seven brides' murders. The killer witch remains.

4.16

50k+

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🪞 Mirror Magic 💔 Family Curse 👻 Friendly Ghosts ☕ Cozy Paranormal

The Mirror 89%

Her inherited Maine manor has a mirror that replays seven brides' murders. The killer witch remains.

by Nora Roberts 2024

4.16

50k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🪞 Mirror Magic 💔 Family Curse 👻 Friendly Ghosts ☕ Cozy Paranormal

Beneath the Stairs

by Jennifer Fawcett • 2022

She returns to a haunted house after a friend's suicide attempt to face the basement they buried.

3.55

5k+

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔗 Generational Trauma 😰 Creeping Dread ⏳ Dual Timeline

Beneath the Stairs 89%

She returns to a haunted house after a friend's suicide attempt to face the basement they buried.

by Jennifer Fawcett 2022

3.55

5k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔗 Generational Trauma 😰 Creeping Dread ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Silver Eyes

by Scott Cawthon • 2016

A memorial draws old friends to an abandoned pizzeria where the animatronics have come alive.

4.04

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Horror 👥 Reunion Horror 👻 Ghostly Vengeance 🧸 Haunted Objects 🔑 Sinister Family Legacy

The Silver Eyes 89%

A memorial draws old friends to an abandoned pizzeria where the animatronics have come alive.

by Scott Cawthon 2016

4.04

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Horror 👥 Reunion Horror 👻 Ghostly Vengeance 🧸 Haunted Objects 🔑 Sinister Family Legacy

The Haunting of Room 904

by Erika T. Wurth • 2025

A clairvoyant investigator links a dybbuk box to the hotel curse that took her sister's life.

3.07

4k+

👻 Paranormal Investigation 🪶 Indigenous Horror 🩸 Ancestral Curse 🏨 Haunted Hotel 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy

The Haunting of Room 904 89%

A clairvoyant investigator links a dybbuk box to the hotel curse that took her sister's life.

by Erika T. Wurth 2025

3.07

4k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal Investigation 🪶 Indigenous Horror 🩸 Ancestral Curse 🏨 Haunted Hotel 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy

Mister Magic

by Kiersten White • 2023

She remembers nothing of the children's show she starred in. The desert reunion has not forgotten.

3.55

30k+

📺 Haunted Media 🧠 Repressed Memories 👫 Childhood Reunion 💛 Found Family 💔 Sibling Grief

Mister Magic 89%

She remembers nothing of the children's show she starred in. The desert reunion has not forgotten.

by Kiersten White 2023

3.55

30k+ ratings

📺 Haunted Media 🧠 Repressed Memories 👫 Childhood Reunion 💛 Found Family 💔 Sibling Grief

Play Nice

by Rachel Harrison • 2025

An influencer inherits a demon-haunted house and her mother's memoir, blurring trauma and terror.

3.87

63k+

🕯️ Modern Gothic 🏚️ Haunted House 💔 Dysfunctional Sisters 👻 Ambiguous Supernatural 🖤 Dark Humor

Play Nice 89%

An influencer inherits a demon-haunted house and her mother's memoir, blurring trauma and terror.

by Rachel Harrison 2025

3.87

63k+ ratings

🕯️ Modern Gothic 🏚️ Haunted House 💔 Dysfunctional Sisters 👻 Ambiguous Supernatural 🖤 Dark Humor

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+

🏚️ Haunted House Horror 👁️ Cosmic Horror 🏠 Sentient House 💔 Grief Horror 🏘️ Suburban Horror

The Place Where They Buried Your Heart Summary

The Place Where They Buried Your Heart 89%

Her dare sends her brother into the abandoned house. He vanishes, and the house is hungry.

by Christina Henry 2025

3.85

5k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House Horror 👁️ Cosmic Horror 🏠 Sentient House 💔 Grief Horror 🏘️ Suburban Horror

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+

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🏰 British Gothic 🩸 Generational Curse 🔍 Skeptical Investigator 👻 Ghostly Children

The Ghosts Of Sleath 89%

In Sleath, ghosts are not random. They are a reckoning for centuries of buried abuse.

by James Herbert 1994

3.89

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🏰 British Gothic 🩸 Generational Curse 🔍 Skeptical Investigator 👻 Ghostly Children

House of Splinters

by Laura Purcell • 2025

A pregnant wife inherits a desolate manor where wooden figures creep, and an old curse stirs.

4.08

2k+

🏚️ Haunted House 🩸 Family Curse 👻 Possessed Child 🔥 Witch Trials 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

House of Splinters 89%

A pregnant wife inherits a desolate manor where wooden figures creep, and an old curse stirs.

by Laura Purcell 2025

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House 🩸 Family Curse 👻 Possessed Child 🔥 Witch Trials 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

Theme Music

by T. Marie Vandelly • 2019

A massacre's sole survivor buys the house where her family died; the truth still lives there.

3.74

17k+

🏚️ Haunted House Story 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets 🩸 Sole Survivor

Theme Music 89%

A massacre's sole survivor buys the house where her family died; the truth still lives there.

by T. Marie Vandelly 2019

3.74

17k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House Story 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets 🩸 Sole Survivor

A Good House for Children

by Kate Collins • 2023

An old cliff house collects children. A painter and her silent son move in.

3.59

4k+

👻 Haunted House Novel 🏚️ Sentient House ⏳ Dual Timelines 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 👧 Children's Ghosts

A Good House for Children 89%

An old cliff house collects children. A painter and her silent son move in.

by Kate Collins 2023

3.59

4k+ ratings

👻 Haunted House Novel 🏚️ Sentient House ⏳ Dual Timelines 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 👧 Children's Ghosts

Seed

by Ania Ahlborn • 2011

He survived possession as a boy. Decades later, the same demon is inside his six-year-old.

3.80

41k+

🖤 Demonic Possession 🔗 Generational Curse 👧 Possessed Child 🌿 Southern Gothic 💔 Tragic Horror

Seed 89%

He survived possession as a boy. Decades later, the same demon is inside his six-year-old.

by Ania Ahlborn 2011

3.80

41k+ ratings

🖤 Demonic Possession 🔗 Generational Curse 👧 Possessed Child 🌿 Southern Gothic 💔 Tragic Horror

The Book of Cold Cases

by Simone St. James • 2022

A true crime blogger interviews an heiress acquitted of murder. Her mansion has never been empty.

3.78

132k+

🎙️ True Crime Blogger 🏚️ Haunted Mansion ❄️ Cold Case Mystery 😶 Ambiguous Guilt 🗝️ Deadly Family Secrets

The Book of Cold Cases 89%

A true crime blogger interviews an heiress acquitted of murder. Her mansion has never been empty.

by Simone St. James 2022

3.78

132k+ ratings

🎙️ True Crime Blogger 🏚️ Haunted Mansion ❄️ Cold Case Mystery 😶 Ambiguous Guilt 🗝️ Deadly Family Secrets

Resurrection

by Nick Roberts • 2025

The evil a mother escaped was never truly banished: it was born inside her daughter.

4.38

2k+

⛪ Religious Horror 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 👧 Possessed Child 🔮 Family Curse 🖤 Bleak Horror

Resurrection 89%

The evil a mother escaped was never truly banished: it was born inside her daughter.

by Nick Roberts 2025

4.38

2k+ ratings

⛪ Religious Horror 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 👧 Possessed Child 🔮 Family Curse 🖤 Bleak Horror

You Invited It In

by Sarah Jules • 2024

A widower fakes a haunting to expose a fraud. A demon answers. His son is prey.

3.79

3k+

🖤 Demonic Possession 💔 Grief Horror ⚠️ Hoax Gone Wrong 👦 Child In Peril 🔥 Slow-Burn Dread

You Invited It In 89%

A widower fakes a haunting to expose a fraud. A demon answers. His son is prey.

by Sarah Jules 2024

3.79

3k+ ratings

🖤 Demonic Possession 💔 Grief Horror ⚠️ Hoax Gone Wrong 👦 Child In Peril 🔥 Slow-Burn Dread

Whistle

by Linwood Barclay • 2025

Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.

3.91

10k+

🖤 Supernatural Horror 🚂 Cursed Toys 🏚️ Small Town Horror 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 🌀 Psychological Unraveling

Whistle 89%

Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.

by Linwood Barclay 2025

3.91

10k+ ratings

🖤 Supernatural Horror 🚂 Cursed Toys 🏚️ Small Town Horror 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 🌀 Psychological Unraveling

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+

🏠 Domestic Horror 🧒 Childhood Possession 🧸 Imaginary Friend Horror 😰 Creeping Dread 🖤 Bleak Ending

Incidents Around the House 89%

The woman in the closet wants a little girl's heart. Refusing only makes it kill.

by Josh Malerman 2024

3.56

101k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Horror 🧒 Childhood Possession 🧸 Imaginary Friend Horror 😰 Creeping Dread 🖤 Bleak Ending

Vanishing Daughters

by Cynthia Pelayo • 2025

Grief leads Briar home to a Chicago greystone where a family curse and a killer await.

3.34

2k+

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🧚‍♀️ Fairy Tale Horror 🩸 Generational Curse 🔪 Supernatural Serial Killer 👻 Urban Legend Retelling

Vanishing Daughters 89%

Grief leads Briar home to a Chicago greystone where a family curse and a killer await.

by Cynthia Pelayo 2025

3.34

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🧚‍♀️ Fairy Tale Horror 🩸 Generational Curse 🔪 Supernatural Serial Killer 👻 Urban Legend Retelling

A Cosmology of Monsters

by Shaun Hamill • 2019

The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.

3.73

11k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📖 Literary Horror 🖤 Monster As Lover 💔 Intergenerational Trauma 🏚️ Haunted Family Legacy

A Cosmology of Monsters 89%

The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.

by Shaun Hamill 2019

3.73

11k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📖 Literary Horror 🖤 Monster As Lover 💔 Intergenerational Trauma 🏚️ Haunted Family Legacy

Let Him In

by William Friend • 2022

Twin girls describe a sinister friend after their mother dies. Their father begins to believe.

3.25

9k+

🧠 Psychological Horror 🏚️ Gothic Family Drama 👻 Ambiguous Haunting 💔 Grieving Widower 👯 Twin Dynamics

Let Him In 89%

Twin girls describe a sinister friend after their mother dies. Their father begins to believe.

by William Friend 2022

3.25

9k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Horror 🏚️ Gothic Family Drama 👻 Ambiguous Haunting 💔 Grieving Widower 👯 Twin Dynamics

Bellevue

by Robin Cook • 2024

Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.

3.36

5k+

🏥 Medical Horror 👻 Haunted Hospital 🔗 Ancestral Guilt 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

Bellevue 89%

Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.

by Robin Cook 2024

3.36

5k+ ratings

🏥 Medical Horror 👻 Haunted Hospital 🔗 Ancestral Guilt 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

The Restless Ones

by Abe Moss • 2024

A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.

3.97

2k+

🏚️ Haunted House Horror 🎬 Documentary Horror 🖤 Toxic Sisterhood 👻 Vengeful Spirits 🌊 Gothic Seaside

The Restless Ones 89%

A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.

by Abe Moss 2024

3.97

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House Horror 🎬 Documentary Horror 🖤 Toxic Sisterhood 👻 Vengeful Spirits 🌊 Gothic Seaside

80s Ghosts

by V.S. Lawrence • 2024

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

3.73

2k+

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

80s Ghosts 89%

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

by V.S. Lawrence 2024

3.73

2k+ ratings

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

The Revelator

by Daryl Gregory • 2021

A moonshiner's return home becomes a battle to rescue her cousin from the family's subterranean god.

3.95

8k+

⛰️ Appalachian Gothic 🩸 Family Curse ⛪ Religious Horror 🕳️ Cave Entity 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Revelator 89%

A moonshiner's return home becomes a battle to rescue her cousin from the family's subterranean god.

by Daryl Gregory 2021

3.95

8k+ ratings

⛰️ Appalachian Gothic 🩸 Family Curse ⛪ Religious Horror 🕳️ Cave Entity 🔗 Generational Trauma

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