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Books like Darkness, Mist and Shadow: 9 series to read next

Darkness, Mist and Shadow is horror and ghost stories, set in british isles, eerie and dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Darkness, Mist and Shadow is 5 books, 2010–2013.

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Carnacki
Horowitz Horror
Books of Blood
Exorcist
100 Stories / Barnes & Noble
The Centuries
A Cold Season
Castle of Horror Anthology
The Hecatomb

CarnackiUniverse

universe102 books1909

Set in early 20th century.

“The card arrives without preamble: dinner at 472 Cheyne Walk, and afterward the tale.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder →

Horowitz HorrorSeries

seriesAnthony Horowitz3 books1999

Set in contemporary.

“Anthony John Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Horowitz Horror →

Books of BloodSeries

seriesClive Barker10 books1984

Set in contemporary.

“Known primarily for writing stage plays beforehand, Barker gained a wider audience and fanbase through this anthology series, leading to a successful career as a novelist.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Books of Blood, Volume I →

ExorcistSeries

seriesWilliam Peter Blatty & Steven Piziks6 books1971

About demons, set in north america and contemporary.

“Other Exorcist books are tie-in and franchise material rather than further novels by Blatty himself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Exorcist →

100 Stories / Barnes & NobleSeries

seriesMartin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz, Al Sarrantonio, Isaac Asimov & Joseph D. Olander17 books1981

Horror, set in our world.

“Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries—selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov—are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood.”
from the catalogue description of 100 Malicious Little Mysteries

Start with 100 Malicious Little Mysteries →

The CenturiesSeries

seriesuncredited, Dennis Wheatley, Hugh Walpole & Violet Hunt8 books1934

Set in early 20th century.

Start with A Century of Creepy Stories →

A Cold SeasonSeries

seriesAlison Littlewood2 books2011

Fantasy, set in contemporary and small town.

Start with A Cold Season →

Castle of Horror AnthologySeries

seriesJason Henderson, In Churl Yo & P. J. Hoover9 books2019

Set in contemporary.

Start with Castle of Horror Anthology Volume One →

The HecatombSeries

seriesJ. Edward Neill5 books2013

Set in contemporary.

Start with Old Man of Tessera →

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 Darkness, Mist and Shadow?: Carnacki — the closest match to Darkness, Mist and Shadow on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Darkness, Mist and Shadow?: Darkness, Mist and Shadow is 5 books, 2010–2013.
Is Darkness, Mist and Shadow finished?: Yes — 5 books, 2010–2013.

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