Chapter Summaries

Detailed Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis of Horror Novels

There Is No Antimemetics Division

• 18 Chapters
4.2 (208 ratings) • 272 pages

A detailed containment protocol for U-0055, an entity described as a 'self-keeping secret' or 'antimeme,' is outlined. Housed in a highly secure vault at the UO Primary Archive Facility at Black River...

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The Croning

• 10 Chapters
3.4 (26 ratings)

The chapter opens with a retelling of the Miller's daughter and the Dwarf, setting the stage for a darker, more complex narrative. The Spy, the brother of the Queen and son of the Miller, embarks on a...

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A Short Stay in Hell

• 7 Chapters
4.1 (274 ratings)

The prologue introduces the protagonist, Soren Johansson, who finds himself in a vast, seemingly endless library after his death. This library is his Hell, a place where he must find a book containing...

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Cradle Lake

• 39 Chapters

Alan Hammerstun returns to his uncle's house in rural North Carolina, a place he barely remembers from his childhood visits. The journey from New York City is tense, marked by Heather's silence and Al...

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