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Books like Bone Chillers: 9 series to read next

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

Bone Chillers is 23 books, 1994–1998.

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Jerusalem's Lot
Goosebumps
Small Spaces
Spooksville
Southern Reach Trilogy
John Decker Universe
Castle Rock
Shock
Johnny Dixon and the Professor

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

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 →

Small SpacesSeries

seriesKatherine Arden4 books2018

Horror and ghost stories, eerie and tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Small Spaces →

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
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Start with The Secret Path →

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
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Start with Annihilation →

John Decker UniverseSeries

seriesAnthony M. Strong19 books2015

Horror, set in contemporary.

Reading order →

Castle RockSeries

seriesStephen King & Richard Chizmar16 books1978

Horror, set in contemporary and north america.

“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 →

ShockSeries

seriesRichard Matheson4 books1961

About madness.

Start with Shock! →

Johnny Dixon and the ProfessorSeries

seriesJohn Bellairs & Brad Strickland13 books1983

Gothic.

“In each book, 12-year-old Johnny and his group of friends face and overcome evil forces usually bent on ending the world.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Curse of the Blue Figurine →

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 Bone Chillers?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Bone Chillers on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Bone Chillers?: Beware the Shopping Mall. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Bone Chillers.
How big is Bone Chillers?: Bone Chillers is 23 books, 1994–1998.

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