18 books like Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead

What to read after Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

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Dead sea Brian Keene · 2007 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate With zombies taking over the cities, a group of humans escapes the carnage by taking a small Coast Guard ship out to sea, but there's no getting away—even in the wide ocean. Shares Zombies, Horror

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The Walking Dead : The Fall of the Governor Robert Kirkman · 2013 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Survivalism, Zombies with this book.

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Mountain Man Keith C Blackmore · 2012 · 399p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Boomstick.Samurai bat.Motorcycle leather.And the will to live amongst the unliving.Augustus Berry lives a day-to-day existence comprised of waking up, getting drunk, and preparing for the inevitable day when "they" will come up the side of his mountain and penetrate his fortress. Living on the outskirts of a city and scavenging for whatever supplies remain since the demise of civilization, Gus… Shares Zombies, Horror

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Plague of the undead Joe McKinney · 2014 · ★ 3.7 · 420p · ≈ 14h · Moderate A handful of survivors - for thirty years, they have avoided the outbreak of walking death that has consumed America's heartland. They have secured a small compound near the ruins of Tulsa, Oklahoma, isolated from the world, immune to the horror, blissfully unaware of what lies outside the region know as the Dead Lands. Until now ... Shares Zombies

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The Walking Dead Robert Kirkman · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Zombies with this book.

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Death has come up into our windows Stant Litore · 2011 · 97p · ≈ 3h · Light Yerusalem City is dying, and the king's fear of invasion renders him blind to the starvation and plague ravaging his people. Only Yirmiyahu the prophet can see the truth only he can hear God weeping behind her veil in the temple. He knows the locked city gates will keep no one out they will only keep the dead in. Fearful that God has abandoned her city, Yirmiyahu wrestles with the hunger of the… Shares Zombies

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Zombiestan Mainak Dhar · 2012 · 219p · ≈ 7h · Moderate It began with stories of undead Taliban rampaging through Afghan villages, and faster than anyone could have anticipated, the darkness spreads through the world. In a world laid waste by this new terror, four unlikely companions have been thrown together: a 17-year-old boy dealing with the loss of his family, a US Navy Seal trying to get back home, an aging, lonely writer with nobody to live for,… Shares Zombies

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Green Eyes Lucius Shepard · 1984 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Zombies with this book.

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Flu Wayne Simmons · 2010 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "A deadly strain of flu mutates, causing the deaths of millions throughout Ireland and beyond. But the infected don't stay dead for long, rising up to become flesh-eating monsters. Geri McConnell is a survivor. Through the graffiti-stained streets of Belfast she runs, determined to stay one step ahead of the ever-increasing hordes of living dead. In neighboring Finaghy, God-fearing Karen looks to… Shares Zombies

I Am Legend Richard Matheson Winner of the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award for best vampire novel of the century: the genre-defining classic of horror sci-fi that inspired three films.   The population of the entire world has been obliterated by a pandemic of vampire bacteria. Yet somehow, Robert Neville survived. He must now struggle to make sense of what happened and learn to protect himself against… Shares Horror

The Dead Take the A Train

The Dead Take the A Train Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw · 2022 · ★ 3.8 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Bestselling authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey have teamed up to deliver a dark new story with magic, monsters, and mayhem, perfect for fans of unhinged eldritch horror.Julie is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-year-old whose only retirement plan is dying early. She’s been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene, and she’ll work the most gruesome gigs, exorcize the nastiest demons,… Shares Horror

Craven Manor Darcy Coates Daniel is desperate for a fresh start. So when a mysterious figure slides a note under his door offering the position of groundskeeper at an ancient estate, he leaps at the chance, even though it seems too good to be true. Alarm bells start ringing when he arrives at Craven Manor. The abandoned mansion is straight out of those old gothic mysteries: the front door hangs open, and leaves and… Shares Horror

The Devil Knows Her Name

The Devil Knows Her Name C.N. Vair Shares Horror with this book.

What Feasts at Night

What Feasts at Night T. Kingfisher An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie BestsellerA Barnes & Noble Best Horror Book of 2024A Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award NomineeEnter a cold, silent forest and find out what feasts at night in this new gothic tale from bestselling and award-winning author T. Kingfisher, set in the world of What Moves the Dead.*A very special hardcover edition, featuring a foil stamp on the… Shares Horror

This Cursed House

This Cursed House Del Sandeen · 2024 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Horror with this book.

How to Survive Camping: The Man With No Shadow

How to Survive Camping: The Man With No Shadow Bonnie Quinn · 2025 Shares Horror with this book.

Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 6

Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 6 Randy Chandler · 2021 Shares Horror with this book.

Nightmare Magazine, Issue 167 (August 2026)

Nightmare Magazine, Issue 167 (August 2026) Wendy N. Wagner Shares Horror with this book.

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