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Books like Dollanganger Children: 9 series to read next

Dollanganger Children is gothic, about family secrets, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dollanganger Children is 11 books, 1979–2020.

“Ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman continued the Dollanganger world after Andrews's death with further prequels and companion stories centered on the Foxworth family estate.”
from the catalogue description

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Jerusalem's Lot
The Shining
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
Little Tall Island / In the Path of the Eclipse
The Vampire Chronicles
The Mayfair Witches Saga
Casteel
House of Leaves
Robert Bloch's Psycho Universe

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires, set in small town.

“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 →

The ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

About psychic powers and addiction.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Shining →

Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series

seriesPeter Straub9 books1985

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation.

“Koko follows a group of Vietnam veterans hunting a former comrade turned serial killer decades after the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Koko →

Little Tall Island / In the Path of the EclipseSeries

seriesStephen King4 books1989

About survival.

“The first two novels share a real total solar eclipse as a pivotal, connecting event despite having otherwise unrelated plots and characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Home Delivery →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

About vampires and immortality.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

The Mayfair Witches SagaSeries

seriesAnne Rice3 books1990

Fantasy and dark fantasy, about witches.

Start with The Witching Hour →

CasteelSeries

seriesAndrew Neiderman & V. C. Andrews5 books1985

Literary & general, about family secrets, set in north america.

Start with Heaven →

House of LeavesSeries

seriesMark Z. Danielewski2 books2000

Challenging in tone.

“A bestseller, it has been translated into a number of languages, and is followed by a companion piece, The Whalestoe Letters.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with House of Leaves →

Robert Bloch's Psycho UniverseSeries

seriesRobert Bloch, Chet Williamson & Killian H. Gore5 books1959

Psychological horror.

Start with Room is Perfect →

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 Dollanganger Children?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Dollanganger Children on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dollanganger Children?: Flowers in the Attic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dollanganger Children.
How big is Dollanganger Children?: Dollanganger Children is 11 books, 1979–2020.

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