Nightbooks

Alex, a boy who loves scary stories, is lured into a magical apartment by a witch named Natacha who forces him to write and read her a new scary story every night to avoid being killed. A meta-horror novel about the power of storytelling with genuine terror and heart.

Content Ratings

No Romance

There is no romantic content; Alex's relationship with fellow prisoner Yasmin is based on shared captivity and survival.

Intense Themes

Alex is trapped and forced to create stories to survive; he witnesses the evidence of Natacha's past murders; themes of captivity, the terror of being powerless, creativity under duress, and the courage to resist are emotionally intense and genuinely frightening.

High Violence

The witch Natacha has killed other children and keeps their ghosts as servants; she threatens Alex and Yasmin with death; the apartment contains genuinely frightening creatures; violence and threat are sustained and intense.