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The Graceview Patient
by Caitlin Starling • 2025
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
3.45
3k+
The Graceview Patient Summary
The Graceview Patient 91%
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
by Caitlin Starling 2025
3.45
3k+ ratings
Bellevue
by Robin Cook • 2024
Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.
3.36
5k+
Bellevue Summary
Bellevue 91%
Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.
by Robin Cook 2024
3.36
5k+ ratings
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King • 2013
A hospice worker protects a girl whose psychic beacon has lured a tribe of soul-eating nomads.
4.13
304k+
Doctor Sleep Summary
Doctor Sleep 88%
A hospice worker protects a girl whose psychic beacon has lured a tribe of soul-eating nomads.
by Stephen King 2013
4.13
304k+ 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
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
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
by Philip Fracassi • 2025
At a retirement home, residents keep dying. The staff blames age. One retired teacher blames murder.
4.00
8k+
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre Summary
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre 88%
At a retirement home, residents keep dying. The staff blames age. One retired teacher blames murder.
by Philip Fracassi 2025
4.00
8k+ ratings
Asylum
by Madeleine Roux • 2013
His dorm is a former asylum, and something in the basement is still accepting patients.
3.64
65k+
Asylum Summary
Asylum 87%
His dorm is a former asylum, and something in the basement is still accepting patients.
by Madeleine Roux 2013
3.64
65k+ 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 87%
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
by David Wong 2012
4.26
35k+ 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 87%
His secret prisoners are senseless, psychic, and screaming. His teenage daughter can hear them now.
by T.J. Payne 2019
4.09
40k+ 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
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 87%
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
Full Brutal
by Kristopher Triana • 2018
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
3.93
4k+
Full Brutal Summary
Full Brutal 87%
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
by Kristopher Triana 2018
3.93
4k+ ratings
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+
The Pilo Family Circus Summary
The Pilo Family Circus 87%
A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.
by Will Elliott 2009
3.81
4k+ 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 87%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ ratings
The Cut
by C.J. Dotson • 2025
She fled abuse to a hotel where the water breeds monsters and the owner wants her baby.
2.98
937
The Cut Summary
The Cut 87%
She fled abuse to a hotel where the water breeds monsters and the owner wants her baby.
by C.J. Dotson 2025
2.98
937 ratings
Satan's Affair
by H.D. Carlton • 2021
A traveling haunted house hides a woman who executes predators. Her only friends may not exist.
3.71
156k+
Satan's Affair Summary
Satan's Affair 87%
A traveling haunted house hides a woman who executes predators. Her only friends may not exist.
by H.D. Carlton 2021
3.71
156k+ ratings
The Last Days of Jack Sparks
by Jason Arnopp • 2016
An arrogant journalist mocks an exorcism. That night, a ghost appears on his YouTube channel.
3.83
14k+
The Last Days of Jack Sparks Summary
The Last Days of Jack Sparks 87%
An arrogant journalist mocks an exorcism. That night, a ghost appears on his YouTube channel.
by Jason Arnopp 2016
3.83
14k+ 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 87%
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
by Linwood Barclay 2025
3.91
10k+ ratings
Horrorstör
by Grady Hendrix • 2014
Trapped overnight in a knockoff IKEA, employees find the prison beneath still wants inmates.
3.65
129k+
Horrorstör Summary
Horrorstör 87%
Trapped overnight in a knockoff IKEA, employees find the prison beneath still wants inmates.
by Grady Hendrix 2014
3.65
129k+ ratings
House of Thorns
by Lee Mountford • 2025
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
4.00
788
House of Thorns Summary
House of Thorns 87%
A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.
by Lee Mountford 2025
4.00
788 ratings
The Silent Companions
by Laura Purcell • 2017
A pregnant widow inherits a crumbling estate where wooden figures with painted eyes appear to move.
3.87
46k+
The Silent Companions Summary
The Silent Companions 87%
A pregnant widow inherits a crumbling estate where wooden figures with painted eyes appear to move.
by Laura Purcell 2017
3.87
46k+ ratings
The Dead House
by Dawn Kurtagich • 2015
One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.
3.67
8k+
The Dead House Summary
The Dead House 87%
One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.
by Dawn Kurtagich 2015
3.67
8k+ 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 87%
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
La historia del loco
by John Katzenbach • 2004
A schizophrenic man returns to an asylum to solve a nurse's murder and his own splintered memories.
4.01
15k+
La historia del loco Summary
La historia del loco 87%
A schizophrenic man returns to an asylum to solve a nurse's murder and his own splintered memories.
by John Katzenbach 2004
4.01
15k+ ratings
La Leçon du mal
by Yusuke Kishi • 2022
At a Japanese high school, the star teacher locks the doors. His lesson plan: a massacre.
3.59
1k+
La Leçon du mal Summary
La Leçon du mal 87%
At a Japanese high school, the star teacher locks the doors. His lesson plan: a massacre.
by Yusuke Kishi 2022
3.59
1k+ ratings
5150, rue des Ormes
by Patrick Senécal • 1994
A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.
4.08
7k+
5150, rue des Ormes Summary
5150, rue des Ormes 87%
A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.
by Patrick Senécal 1994
4.08
7k+ 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 87%
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
by Duncan Ralston 2016
3.23
38k+ ratings
When the Wolf Comes Home
by Nat Cassidy • 2025
A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.
4.06
37k+
When the Wolf Comes Home Summary
When the Wolf Comes Home 87%
A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.
by Nat Cassidy 2025
4.06
37k+ ratings
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
3.54
104k+
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona 87%
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022
3.54
104k+ 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
Ward D
by Freida McFadden • 2023
A med student trapped on a locked ward with the best friend who wants her dead.
3.96
646k+
Ward D Summary
Ward D 87%
A med student trapped on a locked ward with the best friend who wants her dead.
by Freida McFadden 2023
3.96
646k+ 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 87%
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 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
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
Hemlock Island
by Kelley Armstrong • 2023
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
3.44
13k+
Hemlock Island Summary
Hemlock Island 87%
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
by Kelley Armstrong 2023
3.44
13k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Joe Schreiber • 2010
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
3.46
9k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 87%
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
by Joe Schreiber 2010
3.46
9k+ ratings
William
by Mason Coile • 2024
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
3.48
18k+
William Summary
William 87%
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
by Mason Coile 2024
3.48
18k+ ratings
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+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 87%
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
by Michael Rutger 2018
3.77
13k+ ratings
Strange Houses
by Uketsu • 2021
A child's windowless room in a Tokyo floor plan reveals a century of ritual murder.
3.59
76k+
Strange Houses Summary
Strange Houses 87%
A child's windowless room in a Tokyo floor plan reveals a century of ritual murder.
by Uketsu 2021
3.59
76k+ ratings
Uzumaki
by Junji Ito • 1998
Her seaside town unravels as spirals warp bodies, break minds, and seal every road out.
4.44
43k+
Uzumaki Summary
Uzumaki 87%
Her seaside town unravels as spirals warp bodies, break minds, and seal every road out.
by Junji Ito 1998
4.44
43k+ 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 87%
A man breaks free from a government cannibalism experiment and carries the appetite home.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.81
924 ratings
Relic
by Douglas Preston • 1995
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
4.05
116k+
Relic Summary
Relic 87%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ 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
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 86%
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
by Jimmy Juliano 2025
3.63
3k+ 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 86%
A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.
by Dean Koontz 1993
3.78
24k+ ratings
Episode Thirteen
by Craig DiLouie • 2023
A ghost-hunting crew locks themselves in a mansion where researchers vanished. The house waits.
3.47
30k+
Episode Thirteen Summary
Episode Thirteen 86%
A ghost-hunting crew locks themselves in a mansion where researchers vanished. The house waits.
by Craig DiLouie 2023
3.47
30k+ 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 86%
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
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
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