18 books like The Accursed

What to read after The Accursed — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Henry VIII A. E. Moorat · 2011 · ★ 3.5 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Five hundred years ago Henry VIII had a fearsome temper and bloodthirsty reputation to match; more beast than human, some might say ... Is it possible he was really a werewolf?!? Discover the man behind the myth-- and behind the fur-- in this inventive retelling of Henry's reign. Shares: Demonology, History

Children of the Corn Stephen King · 1978 · ★ 3.9 · 16p · ≈ 32m · Moderate Burt and Vicky are traveling through Nebraska on their way to California on a vacation meant to save their failing marriage. After being involved in an accident in which they run over a young boy who ran into the road, they take the body to Gaitlin, a small isolated community nearby. The story centers on their encounters with the strange citizens of Gaitlin and the entity they call “He Who Walks… Shares: Demonology, Paranormal

Otherworld Nights Kelley Armstrong · 2014 · ★ 4.7 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Rare and never-before published short stories featuring fan favorites from the New York Times bestselling series It's been more than ten years since Kelley Armstrong began the Otherworld series and drew legions of fans to a realm roamed by witches, werewolves, necromancers, vampires, and half-demons. Many of the novels have become bestselling favorites, but not all of the Otherworld adventures… Shares: Amerikanisches Englisch, Paranormal

The Room In The Dragon Volant Sheridan Le Fanu · 2002 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The Room in the Dragon Volant is somewhat unusual for le Fanu, since it’s not really a supernatural tale. It does however have plenty of gothic elements and some genuine horror, and it’s an ingenious and entertaining tale. Shares: Paranormal

Cameos Marie Corelli · 1895 · ★ 3.4 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Challenging The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Paranormal

Otherworld Chills Kelley Armstrong · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate In the final installment of the Otherworld anthology series, Armstrong brings the clever wit, dark twists and intense suspense her readers have come to expect. Shares: Demonology, Paranormal

The good, the bad, and the undead Kim Harrison · 2005 · ★ 4.3 · 453p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Hollows TimelineOf Vampires -- Living and Not So LivingPixies and Fairies. Yes, There is a DifferenceMusic as My InspirationIt's a tough life for witch Rachel Morgan, sexy, independent bounty hunter, prowling the darkest shadows of downtown Cincinnati for criminal creatures of the night.She can handle the leather-clad vamps and even tangle with a cunning demon or two. But a serial killer who… Shares: Demonology, Paranormal

Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare · 2010 · ★ 4.3 · 489p · ≈ 16h · Moderate When Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother in Victorian England, something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld. Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark sisters, who are members of a secret organization called the Pandemonium club, Tessa soon learns that she has the power to transform into another person. The Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the club, will stop at nothing… Shares: Demonology, Paranormal, History

The Hollow Nora Roberts · 2008 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate For Fox, Caleb, Gage and the other residents of Hawkins Hollow, the number seven portends doom—ever since, as boys, they freed a demon trapped for centuries when their blood spilled upon The Pagan Stone...Their innocent bonding ritual led to seven days of madness, every seven years. And now, as the dreaded seventh month looms before them, the men can feel the storm brewing. Already they are… Shares: Blessing and cursing, Paranormal

Thinner Stephen King · 1984 · ★ 3.8 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Thinner is a horror novel by American author Stephen King, published in 1984 by NAL under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story centers on lawyer Billy Halleck, who kills a crossing Romani woman in a road accident and escapes legal punishment because of his connections. However, the woman's father places a curse on Halleck, which causes him to lose weight uncontrollably. Shares: Blessing and cursing, Paranormal

The Third Gate Lincoln Child · 2012 · ★ 3.8 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Under the direction of famed explorer Porter Stone, an archaeological team is secretly attempting to locate the tomb of King Narmer, an ancient pharaoh unlike any other. And Stone is anticipating a further discovery, the first of its kind in history: Narmer's famed crown, supposedly possessed of mythical powers, is thought to be buried with him. The dig is located in the Sudd, a nearly impassable… Shares: Blessing and cursing, History

Dreams of Gods & Monsters Laini Taylor · 2011 · ★ 4.2 · 632p · ≈ 21h · Moderate From the streets of Rome to the caves of the Kirin and beyond, humans, chimaera, and seraphim will fight, strive, love, and die in an epic theater that transcends good and evil, right and wrong, friend and enemy. Shares: Demonology, Paranormal

The Mystery Women Jayne Ann Krentz · 2013 · ★ 3.0 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Targeted by a disabled former spy for the Crown who wrongly believes she is blackmailing his sister, Beatrice Lockwood offers her assistance in tracking down the real culprit and eventually falls for the spy only to find herself hunted by a mad scientist who would resurrect a dead lover. Shares: Amerikanisches Englisch, Paranormal, History

The Shining Stephen King · 1977 · ★ 4.3 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first hardback bestseller; its success firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. The setting and characters are influenced by King's personal experiences, including both his visit to The Stanley Hotel in 1974 and his struggle with alcoholism. The book was followed… Shares: Demonology, Paranormal

Ghost story Peter Straub · 1979 · ★ 3.9 · 507p · ≈ 16h · Moderate In a seedy motel in Florida, a young man holds captive a little girl in a soiled pink dress. He is anxious, tormented, introspective. She is calm, passive, strangely detached. She says her name is Angie Maule. Shares: Paranormal

The elixir of life (Auriol) William Harrison Ainsworth · 1844 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Auriol: or, The Elixir of Life is a novel by British historical novelist William Harrison Ainsworth. It was first published in 1844 in serial form, under the title Revelations of London. Auriol, written 1844, is slightly unusual in the Ainsworth repertoire as the action is entirely couched as a fantasy, so that the supernatural element (which occurs also, for instance, in his Guy Fawkes and his… Shares: Paranormal

With the immortals Francis Marion Crawford · 1888 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Paranormal

Days of Blood and Starlight Laini Taylor · 2012 · ★ 3.9 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Karou must come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, mysteries and secrets, new characters and old favorites, Days of Blood and Starlight brings the richness, color and intensity of the first book to a brand new canvas. Shares: Demonology, Paranormal

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