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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 90%
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
Amid the Sinking Dark
by Abe Moss • 2021
Fleeing a custody battle, a mother shelters in a rain-cursed town where the sea devours children.
4.36
565
Amid the Sinking Dark Summary
Amid the Sinking Dark 90%
Fleeing a custody battle, a mother shelters in a rain-cursed town where the sea devours children.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.36
565 ratings
Rolling in the Deep
by Mira Grant • 2015
A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.
3.94
12k+
Rolling in the Deep Summary
Rolling in the Deep 90%
A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.
by Mira Grant 2015
3.94
12k+ 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 90%
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
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 90%
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
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 90%
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
The Haar
by David Sodergren • 2022
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
4.02
36k+
The Haar Summary
The Haar 90%
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
by David Sodergren 2022
4.02
36k+ ratings
H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth
by Gou Tanabe • 2022
When an antiquarian visits a decaying seaport, the locals' stares turn to pursuit after dark.
4.45
2k+
H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth Summary
H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth 89%
When an antiquarian visits a decaying seaport, the locals' stares turn to pursuit after dark.
by Gou Tanabe 2022
4.45
2k+ 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 89%
Her seaside town unravels as spirals warp bodies, break minds, and seal every road out.
by Junji Ito 1998
4.44
43k+ ratings
Gills
by Abe Moss • 2020
A sister's search for a missing teenager ends on an island where mermaids hunt.
3.84
639
Gills Summary
Gills 89%
A sister's search for a missing teenager ends on an island where mermaids hunt.
by Abe Moss 2020
3.84
639 ratings
The Deep
by Nick Cutter • 2015
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
3.41
43k+
The Deep Summary
The Deep 89%
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
by Nick Cutter 2015
3.41
43k+ 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 89%
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
by Kelley Armstrong 2023
3.44
13k+ 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 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
The Last One
by Will Dean • 2023
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
3.55
41k+
The Last One Summary
The Last One 89%
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
by Will Dean 2023
3.55
41k+ ratings
The Scar
by China Miéville • 2002
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
4.19
35k+
The Scar Summary
The Scar 89%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ ratings
Widow's Point
by Richard Chizmar • 2025
A ghost-hunting crew locks into Widow's Point lighthouse, where the dead have never stopped waiting.
3.76
5k+
Widow's Point Summary
Widow's Point 89%
A ghost-hunting crew locks into Widow's Point lighthouse, where the dead have never stopped waiting.
by Richard Chizmar 2025
3.76
5k+ ratings
Baignade interdite
by R.L. Stine • 1994
Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.
3.55
10k+
Baignade interdite Summary
Baignade interdite 89%
Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.
by R.L. Stine 1994
3.55
10k+ ratings
Something I Keep Upstairs
by J.D. Barker • 2025
Inheriting a haunted island, seven friends discover its ancient hunger claims anyone under sixteen.
3.85
3k+
Something I Keep Upstairs Summary
Something I Keep Upstairs 89%
Inheriting a haunted island, seven friends discover its ancient hunger claims anyone under sixteen.
by J.D. Barker 2025
3.85
3k+ ratings
Our Wives Under the Sea
by Julia Armfield • 2022
Her wife made it back from the ocean floor, but something else surfaced with her.
3.68
134k+
Our Wives Under the Sea Summary
Our Wives Under the Sea 89%
Her wife made it back from the ocean floor, but something else surfaced with her.
by Julia Armfield 2022
3.68
134k+ ratings
The Temptation of Charlotte North
by Camilla Bruce • 2026
A willful girl on a remote island embraces a dark spirit, trading obedience for power.
3.56
209
The Temptation of Charlotte North Summary
The Temptation of Charlotte North 88%
A willful girl on a remote island embraces a dark spirit, trading obedience for power.
by Camilla Bruce 2026
3.56
209 ratings
Cold Skin
by Albert Sánchez Piñol • 2007
On an Antarctic island, sea creatures rise nightly, and the lighthouse keeper hides a dark secret.
3.66
10k+
Cold Skin Summary
Cold Skin 88%
On an Antarctic island, sea creatures rise nightly, and the lighthouse keeper hides a dark secret.
by Albert Sánchez Piñol 2007
3.66
10k+ 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
Into the Drowning Deep
by Mira Grant • 2017
A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.
3.93
47k+
Into the Drowning Deep Summary
Into the Drowning Deep 88%
A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.
by Mira Grant 2017
3.93
47k+ ratings
The William Hope Hodgson Megapack
by William Hope Hodgson • 2014
Before Lovecraft, one writer filled the sea with cosmic terrors and the dark with ritual wards.
4.18
72
The William Hope Hodgson Megapack Summary
The William Hope Hodgson Megapack 88%
Before Lovecraft, one writer filled the sea with cosmic terrors and the dark with ritual wards.
by William Hope Hodgson 2014
4.18
72 ratings
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+
The Restless Ones Summary
The Restless Ones 88%
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
by Abe Moss 2024
3.97
2k+ ratings
Bone China
by Laura Purcell • 2019
A lady's maid hides in a cliffside house where china keeps secrets and fairies are feared.
3.65
8k+
Bone China Summary
Bone China 88%
A lady's maid hides in a cliffside house where china keeps secrets and fairies are feared.
by Laura Purcell 2019
3.65
8k+ ratings
What Kind of Mother
by Clay McLeod Chapman • 2023
A palm reader returns home and discovers a missing boy whose absence has become something hungry.
3.05
6k+
What Kind of Mother Summary
What Kind of Mother 88%
A palm reader returns home and discovers a missing boy whose absence has become something hungry.
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2023
3.05
6k+ ratings
Gwen, in Green
by Hugh Zachary • 1974
A gentle wife on a ravaged island becomes the bloody instrument of the land's revenge.
3.33
460
Gwen, in Green Summary
Gwen, in Green 88%
A gentle wife on a ravaged island becomes the bloody instrument of the land's revenge.
by Hugh Zachary 1974
3.33
460 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
Blackwater I
by Michael McDowell • 1983
A flood strands a strange woman with an Alabama lumber family. She belongs to the river.
3.69
84k+
Blackwater I Summary
Blackwater I 88%
A flood strands a strange woman with an Alabama lumber family. She belongs to the river.
by Michael McDowell 1983
3.69
84k+ ratings
To Those Willing to Drown
by Mark Matthews • 2025
A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.
4.08
108
To Those Willing to Drown Summary
To Those Willing to Drown 88%
A missing camper sends a counselor to an ancient well that grants miracles for blood.
by Mark Matthews 2025
4.08
108 ratings
The Terror
by Dan Simmons • 2007
A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.
4.09
75k+
The Terror Summary
The Terror 88%
A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.
by Dan Simmons 2007
4.09
75k+ 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 88%
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
Grace
by A.M. Shine • 2026
Grace inherits a house on an Irish island whose children vanished decades ago. Now she hears them.
3.74
1k+
Grace Summary
Grace 88%
Grace inherits a house on an Irish island whose children vanished decades ago. Now she hears them.
by A.M. Shine 2026
3.74
1k+ ratings
The Troop
by Nick Cutter • 2014
A remote scout trip turns lethal when a starving man brings a parasite eating from within.
3.83
129k+
The Troop Summary
The Troop 88%
A remote scout trip turns lethal when a starving man brings a parasite eating from within.
by Nick Cutter 2014
3.83
129k+ 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 88%
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
by Linwood Barclay 2025
3.91
10k+ ratings
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+
Diavola Summary
Diavola 88%
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
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
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 88%
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
by David Wong 2012
4.26
35k+ ratings
A Spell to Wake the Dead
by Nicole Lesperance • 2025
Three friends cast a moonlit spell and find a mutilated corpse on a Cape Cod beach.
3.66
1k+
A Spell to Wake the Dead Summary
A Spell to Wake the Dead 88%
Three friends cast a moonlit spell and find a mutilated corpse on a Cape Cod beach.
by Nicole Lesperance 2025
3.66
1k+ ratings
The Island
by Adrian McKinty • 2022
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
3.76
43k+
The Island Summary
The Island 87%
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
by Adrian McKinty 2022
3.76
43k+ ratings
Dead in the Water
by John Marrs • 2026
After nearly drowning, a man is haunted by a dead boy. The returning memories are his own crimes.
3.86
37k+
Dead in the Water Summary
Dead in the Water 87%
After nearly drowning, a man is haunted by a dead boy. The returning memories are his own crimes.
by John Marrs 2026
3.86
37k+ 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 87%
A honeymooner loses his wife on a swamp bridge that the locals have appeased for generations.
by Cherie Priest 2019
3.41
4k+ ratings
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King • 1985
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
3.97
139k+
Skeleton Crew Summary
Skeleton Crew 87%
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
by Stephen King 1985
3.97
139k+ ratings
It Sleeps Below
by William F. Gray • 2026
Something ancient beneath a lake knows her name. It took her partner. Now it wants her.
3.82
157
It Sleeps Below Summary
It Sleeps Below 87%
Something ancient beneath a lake knows her name. It took her partner. Now it wants her.
by William F. Gray 2026
3.82
157 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
On the Bitter Horizon
by Abe Moss • 2022
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
4.57
345
On the Bitter Horizon Summary
On the Bitter Horizon 87%
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.57
345 ratings
Beyond the Phantom Glow
by Abe Moss • 2021
A psychic teen must destroy the cursed suitcase that returns the dead before her town vanishes.
4.45
389
Beyond the Phantom Glow Summary
Beyond the Phantom Glow 87%
A psychic teen must destroy the cursed suitcase that returns the dead before her town vanishes.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.45
389 ratings
The Last Word
by Taylor Adams • 2023
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
3.67
83k+
The Last Word Summary
The Last Word 87%
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
by Taylor Adams 2023
3.67
83k+ ratings
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