18 books like Needful Things

What to read after Needful Things — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Danse Macabre Stephen King · 1980 · ★ 3.7 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate This is a non-fiction study of the horror genre including books, movies, television, etc. ([source][1]) ---------- Also contained in: - Works (Danse Macabre / Salem's Lot / Shining [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/nonfiction/danse_macabre.html Shares Horror, Thriller

Cujo Stephen King · 1981 · ★ 4.4 · 327p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Cujo (/ˈkjuːdʒoʊ/) is a 1981 psychological horror novel by American writer Stephen King about a rabid Saint Bernard. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982 and was made into a film in 1983. Shares Maine, American Horror tales, Horror, Thriller

Strange Weather

Strange Weather Joe Hill · 2017 · ★ 3.9 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "Snapshot" is the disturbing story of a Silicon Valley adolescent who finds himself threatened by "The Phoenician," a tattooed thug who possesses a Polaroid Instant Camera that erases memories, snap by snap. In "Loaded," a mall security guard in a coastal Florida town courageously stops a mass shooting and becomes a hero to the modern gun rights movement. But under the glare of the spotlights,… Shares Good and evil, American Horror tales

The Malefactor Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1906 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Tall and burly, with features and skin hardened by exposure to the sun and winds of many climates, he looked like a man ready to face all hardships, equal to any emergency. Already one seemed to see the clothes and habits of civilization falling away from him, the former to be replaced by the stern, unlovely outfit of the war correspondent who plays the game. They crowded round him in the club… Shares Good and evil, Thriller

The Cleft and Other Odd Tales

The Cleft and Other Odd Tales Gahan Wilson · 1998 · ★ 4.0 · 333p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Collection of stories and drawings by Gahan Wilson. Shares American Horror tales, New York Times reviewed, Horror

Under the Dome Stephen King · 2009 · ★ 3.9 · 991p · ≈ 33h · Moderate Under the Dome is a 2009 science fiction novel by the American author, Stephen King. Under the Dome is the 58th book published by Stephen King, and it is his 48th novel. The novel focuses on a small Maine town, and tells an intricate, multi-character, alternating perspective story of how the town's inhabitants contend with the calamity of being suddenly cut off from the outside world by an… Shares Maine, City and town life, Good and evil, Thriller

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Grady Hendrix Steel Magnolias meets Dracula in this New York Times best-selling horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town.“This funny and fresh take on a classic tale manages to comment on gender roles, racial disparities, and white privilege all while creeping me all the way out. So good.”—Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other… Shares Horror

Inside Cut: A C.T. Ferguson Crime Novel

Inside Cut: A C.T. Ferguson Crime Novel Tom Fowler College basketball star Calvin Murray always played to win.This time, losing could cost him his life. It's March. The most important time of the year in college hoops. John Hanson College is breezing through their conference en route to the NCAA tournament. But are they? Games they should win going away turn out to be close contests. Calvin's mother hires private investigator C.T.… Shares Thriller

Kiss Slay Replay

Kiss Slay Replay Rachel Harrison Shares Horror with this book.

The Perfect Lie

The Perfect Lie Cheryl Bradshaw "Difficult to put down." - Amazon Top 1000 Reviewer  When the bestselling true crime author is poisoned during a book signing, investigators believe they're searching for a killer.They're wrong.They're searching for a manuscript.As fellow author Joss Jax retraces Alexandra's final days, she uncovers a hidden memoir capable of destroying reputations, exposing decades-old betrayals, and… Shares Thriller

Hard Money

Hard Money Diane Capri The thrilling new unputdownable Michael Flint novel from Bestselling Author Diane Capri! Death stalks the Lyman family. No heir has lived to reach the age of thirty. Two years ago, the last heir vanished. After an underwater explosion, his body was never found. Accident, curse, or revenge? Spencer Lyman managed to break free from his criminal underworld and build a legitimate empire. But… Shares Thriller

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe Thomas Ligotti · 2015 · ★ 3.9 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Ligotti eschews cheap, gory thrills for his own brand of atmospheric horror, which shocks at the deepest, existential, levels. Ligotti's stories take on decaying cities and lurid dreamscapes in a style ranging from rich, ornamental prose to cold, clinical detachment. His raw and experimental work lays bare the unimportance of our world and the sickening madness of human consciousness. Like the… Shares Horror

Scuttler's Cove

Scuttler's Cove David Barnett Shares Horror with this book.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is Neil Gaiman’s first new novel for adults since his #1 New York Times bestseller Anansi Boys.This bewitching and harrowing tale of mystery and survival, and memory and magic, makes the impossible all too real... Shares Horror

Play Nice

Play Nice Rachel Harrison AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty.Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous secret: she grew up in a… Shares Horror

Lute

Lute Jennifer Thorne · 2023 Wicker Man meets Final Destination in Jennifer Thorne's atmospheric, unsettling folk horror novel about love, duty, and community.On the idyllic island of Lute, every seventh summer, seven people die. No more, no less.Lute and its inhabitants are blessed, year after year, with good weather, good health, and good fortune. They live a happy, superior life, untouched by the war that rages all around… Shares Horror

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Stephen King #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's beloved novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, originally published in his 1982 collection Different Seasons and adapted into the 1994 film classic The Shawshank Redemption, now available as a stand-alone edition.In the most satisfying tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape since The Count of Monte Cristo, new and established… Shares Horror

The Manitou Graham Masterton · 1975 · ★ 3.7 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate It only grows at night. Karen Tandy was a sweet and unassuming girl until she discovers the mysterious lump growing underneath her skin. As the doctors and specialists are puzzling over the growth, Karen's personality is beginning to drastically change. The doctors decide there is only one thing to do, cut out the lump. But then it moved. Now a chain reaction has begun and everyone who comes… Shares Horror

About the book { book.title } → · Compare with Danse Macabre ⚔