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Books like American Chillers: 9 series to read next

American Chillers is horror, set in contemporary and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

American Chillers is 23 books, 2000–2008.

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Jerusalem's Lot
Goosebumps
Spooksville
Castle Rock
Desperation/Regulators
Southern Reach Trilogy
John Decker Universe
Skeleton Man
Bone Chillers

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires and grief and loss.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

GoosebumpsUniverse

universe234 books1992

Horror, set in contemporary and our world.

“Each book is its own self-contained nightmare, narrated by an ordinary boy or girl whose ordinary street has quietly turned against them — and every one snaps shut on a twist that pulls the rug out one last time before the lights come up.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Revenge of the Living Dummy →

SpooksvilleSeries

seriesChristopher Pike24 books1995

Horror, set in contemporary and north america.

“Although intended for a younger audience than his adult and young adult literature, they contain some violence and may be considered unsuitable for younger children.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Secret Path →

Castle RockSeries

seriesStephen King & Richard Chizmar16 books1978

Horror, set in north america and contemporary.

“Castle Rock is the fictional Maine town that links a cluster of otherwise separate Stephen King novels and novellas, including The Dead Zone, Cujo, The Dark Half, Needful Things, and Elevation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Nona →

Desperation/RegulatorsSeries

seriesStephen King2 books1996

Dark in tone, about madness.

“Stephen King published Desperation and The Regulators simultaneously in 1996, the first under his own name and the second under his Richard Bachman pseudonym.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Desperation →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Weird fiction, about madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Annihilation →

John Decker UniverseSeries

seriesAnthony M. Strong19 books2015

Horror, set in contemporary.

Reading order →

Skeleton ManSeries

seriesJoseph Bruchac2 books2001

Horror, tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.

“Ever since the morning Molly woke up to find that her parents hadvanished, her life has become filled with terrible questions.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Skeleton Man →

Bone ChillersSeries

seriesBetsy Haynes, David Bergantino, Daniel Ehrenhaft, Gene Hult, Dahlia Kosinski, Elizabeth Winfrey, Michael Burgan, Ryan Chipman & Sherry Shahan23 books1994

Horror, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Beware the Shopping Mall →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after American Chillers?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to American Chillers on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with American Chillers?: Michigan Mega Monsters. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for American Chillers.
How big is American Chillers?: American Chillers is 23 books, 2000–2008.

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