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Books like Dr. Lowell: 9 series to read next

Dr. Lowell is horror, set in early 20th century and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dr. Lowell is 2 books, 1933–1934.

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Carnacki
The Diviners
Rosemary Reilly
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
Southern Reach Trilogy
Penguin Classics Lovecraft
John Silence
Penelope Tredwell Mysteries
Niceville

CarnackiUniverse

universe102 books1909

Ghost stories, set in british isles.

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

Start with Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder →

The DivinersSeries

seriesLibba Bray4 books2012

Historical fantasy, about psychic powers.

“The plot follows seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill as she helps her uncle Will—curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult—uncover the killer behind a mysterious series of murders.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Diviners →

Rosemary ReillySeries

seriesIra Levin2 books1967

Tense in tone, about demons and parenthood.

“Rosemary's Baby follows a young wife in a Gothic Manhattan apartment building who grows increasingly convinced that her elderly neighbors, and even her own husband, are part of a conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Rosemary's Baby →

Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series

seriesPeter Straub9 books1985

Set in late 20th century.

“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 →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Science fiction, set in contemporary.

“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 →

Penguin Classics LovecraftSeries

seriesH. P. Lovecraft3 books1999

Cosmic horror.

“The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories is Penguin Classics' first omnibus edition of works by seminal 20th-century American author H. P. Lovecraft.”
from the catalogue description of The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories

Start with The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories →

John SilenceSeries

seriesAlgernon Blackwood & Jonathan Bacon12 books1908

Horror, eerie in tone, set in early 20th century.

Start with Ancient Sorceries →

Penelope Tredwell MysteriesSeries

seriesChristopher Edge3 books2012

Historical mystery, set in british isles.

Start with Twelve Minutes to Midnight →

NicevilleSeries

seriesCarsten Stroud3 books2012

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in contemporary and small town.

“A security camera captures the moment of his instant, inexplicable vanishing.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Niceville →

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 Dr. Lowell?: Carnacki — the closest match to Dr. Lowell on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dr. Lowell?: Burn, Witch, Burn!. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dr. Lowell.
How big is Dr. Lowell?: Dr. Lowell is 2 books, 1933–1934.
Is Dr. Lowell finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1933–1934.

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