The Shining cover
Horror The Shining

Stephen King

A family takes up winter residence in a remote hotel — and the building has its own plans for the father.

4.0
Dark & Gritty Family
It cover
Horror It

Stephen King

Seven children face a shapeshifting evil in small-town Maine — and must return to face it again as adults.

5.0
Dark & Gritty Friendship
Frankenstein cover
Horror Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

A young scientist creates a living being from dead flesh — and cannot face the consequences of what he's made.

4.5
Dark & Gritty Identity
The Haunting of Hill House cover
Horror The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

Four people spend a summer in a deeply unnerving house — a masterwork of psychological dread and ambiguity.

0.0
Mysterious & Atmospheric Identity
House of Leaves cover
Horror House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

A labyrinthine novel about a house that's larger on the inside than the outside — and the madness of trying to map it.

4.5
Mysterious & Atmospheric Identity
Rebecca cover
Horror Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

A shy young woman marries a wealthy widower and moves to his grand estate — but the shadow of his first wife never left.

4.0
Mysterious & Atmospheric Identity