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Books like Exorcist: 9 series to read next

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

Exorcist is 6 books, 1971–2018.

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

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Rosemary Reilly
The Shining
Robert Bloch's Psycho Universe
Desperation/Regulators
Jerusalem's Lot
John Cleaver
Hellraiser
Department 18
The Jake Helman Files

Rosemary ReillySeries

seriesIra Levin2 books1967

About parenthood, set in big city.

“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 →

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 →

Robert Bloch's Psycho UniverseSeries

seriesRobert Bloch, Chet Williamson & Killian H. Gore5 books1959

Horror and psychological horror, dark and tense in tone, about madness, set in north america.

Start with Room is Perfect →

Desperation/RegulatorsSeries

seriesStephen King2 books1996

About survival, set in small town.

“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 →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and our world.

“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 →

John CleaverSeries

seriesDan Wells8 books2009

Start with I Am Not a Serial Killer →

HellraiserSeries

seriesClive Barker, Mark Alan Miller, Paul Kane & Peter Atkins5 books1991

Dark fantasy.

“Clive Barker's The Hellbound Heart introduces the puzzle box that summons the Cenobites and the domestic horror story around it, later adapted into the Hellraiser film series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Hellbound Heart →

Department 18Series

seriesL. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims8 books2008

Horror and mystery & detective, dark and tense in tone, about demons and murder investigation, set in contemporary.

Start with Black Cathedral →

The Jake Helman FilesSeries

seriesGregory Lamberson6 books2008

Set in big city.

“Jake Helman, an elite member of the New York Special Homicide Task Force, faces what every cop dreads—an elusive serial killer.”
from the catalogue description of Personal Demons

Start with Personal Demons →

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 Exorcist?: Rosemary Reilly — the closest match to Exorcist on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Exorcist?: The Exorcist. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Exorcist.
How big is Exorcist?: Exorcist is 6 books, 1971–2018.

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