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library.forgemesh.io Horror Shelf
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library.forgemesh.io Horror Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).
Returns a ranked list of up to 20 public-domain horror books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval
Price / call$0.003
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Curated shelf: Horror — 20 public-domain books including The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Metamorphosis, Dracula. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.
Output
A ranked list of up to 20 (or requested limit) public-domain horror book entries, each including title metadata and drill-down routes that allow agents to retrieve the full text of individual books.
Example use cases
Horror reading list for a book club
“Pull me a ranked list of classic public-domain horror novels — I want at least 20 titles like Dracula or Jekyll and Hyde that we could use for our book club without any copyright issues.”
Sourcing texts for a horror anthology app
“I'm building a horror reading app and need a catalog of freely available horror books. Can you fetch the full list of public-domain horror titles from that library shelf, up to 50 books?”
Recommending horror classics to a user
“My friend wants to get into classic horror literature but doesn't want to pay for books. Can you browse the public-domain horror shelf and give me the top titles so I can recommend something to them?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/horrorWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when an agent needs to discover or list public-domain horror fiction titles quickly without any licensing overhead or API key setup. Prefer it over general web search when you need structured, ranked results with drill-down routes for full-text access, especially for classic titles like Dracula, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or Metamorphosis.
Side effects
- limit parameter exceeds max of 50 — likely clamped or returns error
- payment not processed (x402 protocol failure) — no results returned
- service unavailable — HTTP 5xx with no book list
- invalid limit type (non-integer) — request rejected with schema validation error
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max books to return (default 20, max 50) |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"books": [
{
"year": null,
"title": "The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde",
"author": "Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894",
"book_id": 42,
"subjects": [],
"download_count": 19761
}
],
"count": 5,
"shelf": "Horror",
"coverage": {
"target": 860,
"indexed": 860
},
"drill_down": [
"/book-metadata",
"/book-chapter",
"/book-quotes",
"/literature-search"
]
}
}Tags
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