👻 Soulless Protagonist

A character stripped of their soul — or born without one — navigates a world that assumes interiority, raising provocative questions about what makes someone truly human.

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

Legacy of Blood 87%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

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 🎭 Identity Crisis 👤 Body Snatchers

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 🎭 Identity Crisis 👤 Body Snatchers

Becoming His Monster

by Amelia Hutchins • 2019

Reborn as a monster, a witch hunts for vengeance while caged by the immortal she loved.

4.29

8k+

🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance 🔥 Vengeance Quest 💀 Toxic Immortal Lover 🔗 Captive Romance 🌍 Apocalyptic Fantasy

Becoming His Monster 86%

Reborn as a monster, a witch hunts for vengeance while caged by the immortal she loved.

by Amelia Hutchins 2019

4.29

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance 🔥 Vengeance Quest 💀 Toxic Immortal Lover 🔗 Captive Romance 🌍 Apocalyptic Fantasy

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

🖤 Gothic Horror 🕯️ Ritualistic Horror 😢 Grief-Driven Villain 👧 Orphan Protagonists 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

House of Thorns 86%

A caretaker's ritual traps four orphans in a death loop inside a thorn-choked mansion.

by Lee Mountford 2025

4.00

788 ratings

🖤 Gothic Horror 🕯️ Ritualistic Horror 😢 Grief-Driven Villain 👧 Orphan Protagonists 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

Cold as Hell

by Rhett C. Bruno • 2022

A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.

3.99

2k+

🤠 Weird West 🔍 Occult Detective 🕊️ Redemption Quest 🎭 Cursed Artifact 🖤 Gothic Western

Cold as Hell 86%

A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.

by Rhett C. Bruno 2022

3.99

2k+ ratings

🤠 Weird West 🔍 Occult Detective 🕊️ Redemption Quest 🎭 Cursed Artifact 🖤 Gothic Western

The Boy Who Couldn't Die

by William Sleator • 2005

A teen buys invulnerability from a bokor and discovers his dreams are real murders.

3.66

2k+

🧿 Voodoo Magic ⏳ Cursed Immortality 👹 Reluctant Monster 🕯️ Dark Ritual 🩸 Body Horror

The Boy Who Couldn't Die 86%

A teen buys invulnerability from a bokor and discovers his dreams are real murders.

by William Sleator 2005

3.66

2k+ ratings

🧿 Voodoo Magic ⏳ Cursed Immortality 👹 Reluctant Monster 🕯️ Dark Ritual 🩸 Body Horror

Senseless

by Ronald Malfi • 2025

A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.

3.83

3k+

🕵️ Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Horror 📖 Cursed Object 💔 Grieving Detective 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family

Senseless 86%

A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.

by Ronald Malfi 2025

3.83

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Horror 📖 Cursed Object 💔 Grieving Detective 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family

My Necromancer Class

by Aero Revian • 2022

A necromancer and his skeleton army grind dungeons for power in a world that punishes the weak.

4.38

296

🎮 Litrpg 🏚️ Dungeon Crawling 🦴 Undead Minions 💀 Necromancer Protagonist ⚔️ Combat Heavy

My Necromancer Class 86%

A necromancer and his skeleton army grind dungeons for power in a world that punishes the weak.

by Aero Revian 2022

4.38

296 ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🏚️ Dungeon Crawling 🦴 Undead Minions 💀 Necromancer Protagonist ⚔️ Combat Heavy

Precipice

by Travis Bagwell • 2017

A game AI brands a bullied teen its villain; he raises an undead empire and finds purpose.

4.42

11k+

🎮 Litrpg 🦹 Villain Protagonist 💀 Necromancy 🤖 Ai Manipulation 👥 Found Family

Precipice 86%

A game AI brands a bullied teen its villain; he raises an undead empire and finds purpose.

by Travis Bagwell 2017

4.42

11k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🦹 Villain Protagonist 💀 Necromancy 🤖 Ai Manipulation 👥 Found Family

Catharsis

by Travis Bagwell • 2016

The VR game's AI reads a bullied teen's rage and offers him a kingdom of the undead.

4.37

17k+

🎮 Litrpg 🌐 Vr Game World 💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🔥 Revenge Arc 🖤 Corruption Arc

Catharsis 86%

The VR game's AI reads a bullied teen's rage and offers him a kingdom of the undead.

by Travis Bagwell 2016

4.37

17k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🌐 Vr Game World 💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🔥 Revenge Arc 🖤 Corruption Arc

Geist

by Philippa Ballantine • 2010

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

3.64

4k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Geist 86%

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

by Philippa Ballantine 2010

3.64

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over

by Anne de Marcken • 2024

An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.

3.61

20k+

🖤 Undead Grief 🚪 Liminal Spaces 🐦 Metaphor Made Literal 🌊 Contemplative Horror 🌕 Surreal Apocalypse

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over Summary

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over 86%

An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.

by Anne de Marcken 2024

3.61

20k+ ratings

🖤 Undead Grief 🚪 Liminal Spaces 🐦 Metaphor Made Literal 🌊 Contemplative Horror 🌕 Surreal Apocalypse

The Infernal City

by Greg Keyes • 2009

A floating city devours souls. Its newest kitchen recruit: an alchemist who refuses to serve.

3.49

5k+

🎮 Video Game Tie-In 🏙️ Floating City 🖤 Soul Magic 📖 Dual Narrative ⚗️ Alchemy

The Infernal City 86%

A floating city devours souls. Its newest kitchen recruit: an alchemist who refuses to serve.

by Greg Keyes 2009

3.49

5k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Tie-In 🏙️ Floating City 🖤 Soul Magic 📖 Dual Narrative ⚗️ Alchemy

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+

🧟 Zombie Outbreak 🖤 Space Gothic 🌱 Sentient Plants 🔪 Survival Horror ❄️ Frozen World

Star Wars 86%

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

🧟 Zombie Outbreak 🖤 Space Gothic 🌱 Sentient Plants 🔪 Survival Horror ❄️ Frozen World

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+

🧠 Philosophical Horror 👻 Afterlife Horror 🔢 Mathematical Horror 💔 Love Across Eternity 🎭 Absurdist Afterlife

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

🧠 Philosophical Horror 👻 Afterlife Horror 🔢 Mathematical Horror 💔 Love Across Eternity 🎭 Absurdist Afterlife

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+

🚪 Liminal Space 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌌 Cosmic Horror 👧 Inhuman Child 🩸 Body Horror

I Am Behind You 86%

Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.

by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014

3.36

5k+ ratings

🚪 Liminal Space 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌌 Cosmic Horror 👧 Inhuman Child 🩸 Body Horror

Dexter in the Dark

by Jeff Lindsay • 2006

When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.

3.57

41k+

🩸 Serial Killer Antihero 🕯️ Cult Ritual Murders 🗿 Ancient God Worship 😈 Possession And Control 👨‍👧‍👦 Stepfather Found Family

Dexter in the Dark 86%

When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.

by Jeff Lindsay 2006

3.57

41k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Antihero 🕯️ Cult Ritual Murders 🗿 Ancient God Worship 😈 Possession And Control 👨‍👧‍👦 Stepfather Found Family

Innamorata

by Ava Reid • 2026

A silent woman trained in resurrection must help her cousin marry the prince she loves.

3.58

4k+

🖤 Gothic Romance ⚔️ Family Rivalry 👑 Political Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Silent Protagonist

Innamorata 86%

A silent woman trained in resurrection must help her cousin marry the prince she loves.

by Ava Reid 2026

3.58

4k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romance ⚔️ Family Rivalry 👑 Political Marriage 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Silent Protagonist

The Bane of the Black Sword

by Michael Moorcock • 1987

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

4.01

8k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero 💔 Doomed Love 🔄 Vengeance Quest

The Bane of the Black Sword 86%

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

by Michael Moorcock 1987

4.01

8k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero 💔 Doomed Love 🔄 Vengeance Quest

El golem

by Gustav Meyrink • 1915

In Prague's ghetto, an amnesiac gem cutter discovers the Golem haunting the alleys wears his face.

3.82

9k+

🎭 Expressionist Horror 🕎 Jewish Folklore 🌫️ Unreliable Reality 🪞 DoppelgäNger 🌙 Fever Dream

El golem 86%

In Prague's ghetto, an amnesiac gem cutter discovers the Golem haunting the alleys wears his face.

by Gustav Meyrink 1915

3.82

9k+ ratings

🎭 Expressionist Horror 🕎 Jewish Folklore 🌫️ Unreliable Reality 🪞 DoppelgäNger 🌙 Fever Dream

Gloria

by Bentley Little • 2021

Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.

3.59

523

🖤 Supernatural Grief 🌐 Alternate Realities 👤 Malevolent Mother ⚰️ Unholy Resurrection 🛐 Cult Worship

Gloria 85%

Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.

by Bentley Little 2021

3.59

523 ratings

🖤 Supernatural Grief 🌐 Alternate Realities 👤 Malevolent Mother ⚰️ Unholy Resurrection 🛐 Cult Worship

William

by Mason Coile • 2024

An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.

3.48

18k+

🖥️ AI Horror ⚡ Creator Vs Creation 🏠 Trapped In A House 🧠 Fabricated Memories 👻 Possession Horror

William 85%

An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.

by Mason Coile 2024

3.48

18k+ ratings

🖥️ AI Horror ⚡ Creator Vs Creation 🏠 Trapped In A House 🧠 Fabricated Memories 👻 Possession Horror

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+

🕳️ Gothic Underground 🦴 Body Horror 🌑 Feral Child 🎭 Disfigured Protagonist 👻 Ambiguous Ghost

When Darkness Loves Us 85%

Trapped in caverns beneath her farm, a teenage bride raises a son born to the dark.

by Elizabeth Engstrom 1985

4.01

2k+ ratings

🕳️ Gothic Underground 🦴 Body Horror 🌑 Feral Child 🎭 Disfigured Protagonist 👻 Ambiguous Ghost

Nona the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir • 2022

An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.

4.33

57k+

🚀 Science Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Protagonist 🖤 Found Family 👥 Body Sharing 🥀 Tender Horror

Nona the Ninth 85%

An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.

by Tamsyn Muir 2022

4.33

57k+ ratings

🚀 Science Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Protagonist 🖤 Found Family 👥 Body Sharing 🥀 Tender Horror

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+

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🌵 Desert Gothic 👻 Medium Protagonist ☠️ Death Omens 👨‍🍳 Everyman Hero

Odd Thomas 85%

A fry cook who can see the dead uncovers a plot to massacre his desert town.

by Dean Koontz 2003

4.00

277k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🌵 Desert Gothic 👻 Medium Protagonist ☠️ Death Omens 👨‍🍳 Everyman Hero

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 85%

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

Gallant

by V.E. Schwab • 2022

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

3.70

150k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Gallant 85%

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

by V.E. Schwab 2022

3.70

150k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Girls of Dark Divine

by E.V. Woods • 2025

Dark magic traps her dance troupe. A boy of shadow claims he can break the curse.

3.57

688

🔮 Cursed Performers 🎭 Gothic Theater 🖤 Shadow Love Interest 🔥 Costly Rebellion 💜 Found Family

Girls of Dark Divine 85%

Dark magic traps her dance troupe. A boy of shadow claims he can break the curse.

by E.V. Woods 2025

3.57

688 ratings

🔮 Cursed Performers 🎭 Gothic Theater 🖤 Shadow Love Interest 🔥 Costly Rebellion 💜 Found Family

The Book of Elsewhere

by Keanu Reeves • 2024

He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.

3.30

10k+

🔫 Military Fantasy 🧠 Cerebral Fantasy ⚔️ Immortal Warrior 💀 Immortality Curse 🪞 DoppelgäNger

The Book of Elsewhere 85%

He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.

by Keanu Reeves 2024

3.30

10k+ ratings

🔫 Military Fantasy 🧠 Cerebral Fantasy ⚔️ Immortal Warrior 💀 Immortality Curse 🪞 DoppelgäNger

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+

🧬 Biological Vampires ☀️ Daylight Vampire 🧠 Amnesiac Protagonist 🖤 Found Family 💉 Coercive Symbiosis

Fledgling 85%

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

🧬 Biological Vampires ☀️ Daylight Vampire 🧠 Amnesiac Protagonist 🖤 Found Family 💉 Coercive Symbiosis

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 85%

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

The Vegetarian

by Han Kang • 2007

A Seoul wife quits meat. Her family fights for her body. She has begun to leave it.

3.65

403k+

🩸 Body Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror ✊ Bodily Autonomy 🎨 Artistic Obsession 🥗 Food Refusal

The Vegetarian 85%

A Seoul wife quits meat. Her family fights for her body. She has begun to leave it.

by Han Kang 2007

3.65

403k+ ratings

🩸 Body Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror ✊ Bodily Autonomy 🎨 Artistic Obsession 🥗 Food Refusal

Creep

by Emma van Straaten • 2025

His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.

3.47

6k+

🖤 Psychological Horror 📖 Literary Thriller 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Erotic Obsession 😬 Darkly Comic

Creep 85%

His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.

by Emma van Straaten 2025

3.47

6k+ ratings

🖤 Psychological Horror 📖 Literary Thriller 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Erotic Obsession 😬 Darkly Comic

Emperor of Thorns

by Mark Lawrence • 2013

A tyrant king must seize the throne and confront the undead horror unleashed by his past.

4.22

58k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔄 Redemption Arc 🧟 Undead Threat 👑 Political Intrigue

Emperor of Thorns 85%

A tyrant king must seize the throne and confront the undead horror unleashed by his past.

by Mark Lawrence 2013

4.22

58k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔄 Redemption Arc 🧟 Undead Threat 👑 Political Intrigue

Lost Gods

by Brom • 2016

His demon grandmother slit his throat; now he braves the underworld to save his pregnant girlfriend.

4.23

12k+

⬇️🔥 Descent To The Underworld 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Bloodline Curse 👹👵 Demonic Matriarch 😢👨‍👧 Tragic Fatherhood

Lost Gods 85%

His demon grandmother slit his throat; now he braves the underworld to save his pregnant girlfriend.

by Brom 2016

4.23

12k+ ratings

⬇️🔥 Descent To The Underworld 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Bloodline Curse 👹👵 Demonic Matriarch 😢👨‍👧 Tragic Fatherhood

Berserk, Vol. 2

by Kentaro Miura • 1991

Demons hunt a branded swordsman every night. He hunts the man who marked him.

4.42

25k+

🌑 Dark Fantasy 🗡️ Seinen Manga ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👹 Demon Hunting

Berserk, Vol. 2 85%

Demons hunt a branded swordsman every night. He hunts the man who marked him.

by Kentaro Miura 1991

4.42

25k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fantasy 🗡️ Seinen Manga ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👹 Demon Hunting

Beyond Black

by Hilary Mantel • 2005

Her spirit guide is her childhood abuser. She tours England's motorways with her assistant.

3.43

10k+

🖤 Literary Horror 🔮 Psychic Mediums 🏘️ Gothic Suburbia 💔 Haunted By Trauma 😈 Darkly Comic

Beyond Black 85%

Her spirit guide is her childhood abuser. She tours England's motorways with her assistant.

by Hilary Mantel 2005

3.43

10k+ ratings

🖤 Literary Horror 🔮 Psychic Mediums 🏘️ Gothic Suburbia 💔 Haunted By Trauma 😈 Darkly Comic

Come Closer

by Sara Gran • 2003

Her apartment taps. A stranger fills her dreams. An architect is being stolen from the inside.

3.65

52k+

🖤 Demonic Possession 🧠 Psychological Horror 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🌹 Seductive Evil 🪞 Loss Of Self

Come Closer 85%

Her apartment taps. A stranger fills her dreams. An architect is being stolen from the inside.

by Sara Gran 2003

3.65

52k+ ratings

🖤 Demonic Possession 🧠 Psychological Horror 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🌹 Seductive Evil 🪞 Loss Of Self

The Devil's Concubine

by Ángeles Goyanes • 2011

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

3.82

471

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer 🥀 Tragic Romance 🌙 Gothic Confession

The Devil's Concubine 85%

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

by Ángeles Goyanes 2011

3.82

471 ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer 🥀 Tragic Romance 🌙 Gothic Confession

Happy Hour in Hell

by Tad Williams • 2013

An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.

3.68

4k+

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

Happy Hour in Hell 85%

An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.

by Tad Williams 2013

3.68

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

Wayward Souls

by Devon Monk • 2020

Bound to Route 66 with her ghost husband, she hunts for a magic that could end their curse.

4.02

754

👻 Ghost Romance 🥀 Cursed Lovers 🛣️ Supernatural Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🏜️ Paranormal Americana

Wayward Souls 85%

Bound to Route 66 with her ghost husband, she hunts for a magic that could end their curse.

by Devon Monk 2020

4.02

754 ratings

👻 Ghost Romance 🥀 Cursed Lovers 🛣️ Supernatural Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🏜️ Paranormal Americana

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 85%

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

Prince of Fools

by Mark Lawrence • 2014

A coward prince is magically shackled to a vengeful Norseman, pulled north into Dead King's war.

4.05

35k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔗 Magically Bonded Pair 🗡️ Vengeance Quest 🤷 Reluctant Hero 💀 Undead Army

Prince of Fools 85%

A coward prince is magically shackled to a vengeful Norseman, pulled north into Dead King's war.

by Mark Lawrence 2014

4.05

35k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔗 Magically Bonded Pair 🗡️ Vengeance Quest 🤷 Reluctant Hero 💀 Undead Army

Anathema

by Nick Roberts • 2020

A family's suburban fresh start is hijacked by a demon neighbor who weaponizes their guilt.

3.97

5k+

👿 Demonic Possession 🏘️ Suburban Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 🏚️ Family Under Siege 👤 Evil Imaginary Friend

Anathema 85%

A family's suburban fresh start is hijacked by a demon neighbor who weaponizes their guilt.

by Nick Roberts 2020

3.97

5k+ ratings

👿 Demonic Possession 🏘️ Suburban Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 🏚️ Family Under Siege 👤 Evil Imaginary Friend

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 85%

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

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 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

Our Dark Duet 85%

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 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

Sick Bastards

by Matt Shaw • 2014

A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.

3.54

4k+

💀 Extreme Horror 🥩 Cannibalism Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🖤 Incestuous Family 🧪 Government Experiment

Sick Bastards 85%

A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.

by Matt Shaw 2014

3.54

4k+ ratings

💀 Extreme Horror 🥩 Cannibalism Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🖤 Incestuous Family 🧪 Government Experiment

The Waste Lands

by Stephen King • 1991

A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.

4.25

250k+

🌀 Multiverse Journey 💛 Found Family 🤖 Sentient Machine 🧩 Riddle Game 🐾 Animal Companion

The Waste Lands 85%

A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.

by Stephen King 1991

4.25

250k+ ratings

🌀 Multiverse Journey 💛 Found Family 🤖 Sentient Machine 🧩 Riddle Game 🐾 Animal Companion

The Laughing Corpse

by Laurell K. Hamilton • 1994

A necromancer refuses to trade a life for a zombie. Now a voodoo queen demands hers.

4.13

89k+

🪦 Voodoo Horror 🔫 Hardboiled Urban Fantasy 💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🩸 Vampire Human Bond 🧟 Zombie Raising

The Laughing Corpse 85%

A necromancer refuses to trade a life for a zombie. Now a voodoo queen demands hers.

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1994

4.13

89k+ ratings

🪦 Voodoo Horror 🔫 Hardboiled Urban Fantasy 💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🩸 Vampire Human Bond 🧟 Zombie Raising

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 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

Cul-de-sac Carnage 85%

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 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

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