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Across the Haunted Stars
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
4.46
251
Across the Haunted Stars Summary
Across the Haunted Stars 88%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 88%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 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 88%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
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+
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands 88%
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
by Stephen King 1991
4.25
250k+ ratings
American Supernatural Tales
by S.T. Joshi • 2007
A journey through two centuries of American supernatural fiction: Gothic shadows to cosmic dread.
4.01
1k+
American Supernatural Tales Summary
American Supernatural Tales 87%
A journey through two centuries of American supernatural fiction: Gothic shadows to cosmic dread.
by S.T. Joshi 2007
4.01
1k+ 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
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 87%
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
by Karl Ove Knausgård 2020
3.96
19k+ ratings
Annihilation
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2014
A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.
3.80
310k+
Annihilation Summary
Annihilation 87%
A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2014
3.80
310k+ 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 Library at Mount Char
by Scott Hawkins • 2015
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
4.06
82k+
The Library at Mount Char Summary
The Library at Mount Char 87%
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
by Scott Hawkins 2015
4.06
82k+ ratings
The Island of Knowledge
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2014
More answers only widen the shoreline of the unknowable. A physicist maps the ultimate limits.
3.93
915
The Island of Knowledge Summary
The Island of Knowledge 87%
More answers only widen the shoreline of the unknowable. A physicist maps the ultimate limits.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2014
3.93
915 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
The Great God Pan
by Arthur Machen • 1890
A forbidden brain experiment yields a child who grows into a woman of inhuman, ruinous beauty.
3.67
17k+
The Great God Pan Summary
The Great God Pan 87%
A forbidden brain experiment yields a child who grows into a woman of inhuman, ruinous beauty.
by Arthur Machen 1890
3.67
17k+ ratings
Into the Dread Void
by Abe Moss • 2021
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
4.10
1k+
Into the Dread Void Summary
Into the Dread Void 87%
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.10
1k+ 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 87%
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
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
Lucky Day
by Chuck Tingle • 2025
On the day probability collapsed, fish rained from the sky. The cosmic wound never healed.
3.80
13k+
Lucky Day Summary
Lucky Day 87%
On the day probability collapsed, fish rained from the sky. The cosmic wound never healed.
by Chuck Tingle 2025
3.80
13k+ ratings
Insomnia
by Stephen King • 1994
Sleep gone, an old widower sees the strings of fate. His neighbor is being pulled.
3.84
169k+
Insomnia Summary
Insomnia 87%
Sleep gone, an old widower sees the strings of fate. His neighbor is being pulled.
by Stephen King 1994
3.84
169k+ ratings
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King • 1982
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
3.91
669k+
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger 87%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ 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 87%
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 Hollow Places
by T. Kingfisher • 2020
A broken museum wall reveals a foggy dimension where the willows devour anyone who thinks of them.
3.78
57k+
The Hollow Places Summary
The Hollow Places 87%
A broken museum wall reveals a foggy dimension where the willows devour anyone who thinks of them.
by T. Kingfisher 2020
3.78
57k+ 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 87%
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
The Beast You Are
by Paul Tremblay • 2023
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
3.33
3k+
The Beast You Are Summary
The Beast You Are 87%
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
by Paul Tremblay 2023
3.33
3k+ ratings
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 87%
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
by Joseph Fink 2015
3.82
44k+ ratings
All Tomorrows
by Nemo Ramjet • 2006
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
4.16
11k+
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows 87%
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
The Midnight Knock
by John Fram • 2025
Stranded at a desert motel, guests relive the same night until they solve a murder.
3.34
2k+
The Midnight Knock Summary
The Midnight Knock 87%
Stranded at a desert motel, guests relive the same night until they solve a murder.
by John Fram 2025
3.34
2k+ ratings
Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani • 2008
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
3.86
1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia 87%
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ 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
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
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
4.02
509
The Tower Summary
The Tower 87%
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
by Colin Wilson 1987
4.02
509 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 87%
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
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
Shroud
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2025
Crashed on a moon of endless night, survivors discover its creatures share a single alien mind.
4.15
14k+
Shroud Summary
Shroud 87%
Crashed on a moon of endless night, survivors discover its creatures share a single alien mind.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2025
4.15
14k+ ratings
The Dancing Universe
by Marcelo Gleiser • 1997
Creation myths were not wrong turns. They were the first cosmology, and physics is their heir.
4.22
550
The Dancing Universe Summary
The Dancing Universe 87%
Creation myths were not wrong turns. They were the first cosmology, and physics is their heir.
by Marcelo Gleiser 1997
4.22
550 ratings
Beneath the Rising
by Premee Mohamed • 2020
Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.
3.44
1k+
Beneath the Rising Summary
Beneath the Rising 87%
Her reactor awakens ancient cosmic entities. Only her best friend believes the world is ending.
by Premee Mohamed 2020
3.44
1k+ ratings
Horus Rising
by Dan Abnett • 2006
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
4.26
41k+
Horus Rising Summary
Horus Rising 87%
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
by Dan Abnett 2006
4.26
41k+ ratings
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+
Nona the Ninth Summary
Nona the Ninth 87%
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
by Tamsyn Muir 2022
4.33
57k+ 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
The Wind Through the Keyhole
by Stephen King • 2012
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
4.13
95k+
The Wind Through the Keyhole Summary
The Wind Through the Keyhole 87%
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
by Stephen King 2012
4.13
95k+ 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 87%
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
Aliss
by Patrick Senécal • 2000
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
4.33
11k+
Aliss Summary
Aliss 87%
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
by Patrick Senécal 2000
4.33
11k+ ratings
The Cradle of Ice
by James Rollins • 2023
A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.
4.06
5k+
The Cradle of Ice Summary
The Cradle of Ice 87%
A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.
by James Rollins 2023
4.06
5k+ ratings
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2023
Life is a near-miracle, and our minds are the universe's only way to mean.
3.91
189
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe Summary
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe 86%
Life is a near-miracle, and our minds are the universe's only way to mean.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2023
3.91
189 ratings
The Haunted Mesa
by Louis L'Amour • 1987
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
3.81
7k+
The Haunted Mesa Summary
The Haunted Mesa 86%
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
by Louis L'Amour 1987
3.81
7k+ ratings
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King • 2003
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
4.20
204k+
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla 86%
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
by Stephen King 2003
4.20
204k+ ratings
Silverskin
by Caitee Cooper • 2023
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
4.26
97
Silverskin Summary
Silverskin 86%
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
by Caitee Cooper 2023
4.26
97 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 86%
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024
3.57
13k+ 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 86%
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
Nightmare Fuel
by Nina Nesseth • 2022
What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.
3.82
1k+
Nightmare Fuel Summary
Nightmare Fuel 86%
What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.
by Nina Nesseth 2022
3.82
1k+ 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 86%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ ratings
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