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Books like Freddy: 9 series to read next

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

Freddy is 3 books, 1987–1994.

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Robert Bloch's Psycho Universe
Jerusalem's Lot
The Indian Lake Trilogy
Necroscope
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
The Better Off Dead Series
The Howling
The God of the Razor
Laura Caxton

Robert Bloch's Psycho UniverseSeries

seriesRobert Bloch, Chet Williamson & Killian H. Gore5 books1959

Psychological horror, about madness.

Start with Room is Perfect →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Eerie in tone, 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 →

The Indian Lake TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Graham Jones3 books2021

Horror, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and small town.

“Don't Fear the Reaper and The Angel of Indian Lake complete the trilogy's three-book arc, published through 2024.”
from the catalogue description

Start with My Heart Is a Chainsaw →

NecroscopeSeries

seriesBrian Lumley26 books1982

About vampires and undead.

“Harry turns that gift against Thibor Ferenczy, a vampire buried since the Middle Ages, and against Ferenczy's agent Boris Dragosani, a Soviet spy who has learned to tear secrets from corpses in pursuit of world domination.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Necroscope →

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 →

The Better Off Dead SeriesSeries

seriesR. E. Sargent & Steven Pajak10 books2019

Reading order →

The HowlingSeries

seriesGary Brandner3 books1977

About werewolves.

“The Howling, Gary Brandner's 1977 novel, sets a woman recovering from trauma against a small California town that turns out to be sheltering a colony of werewolves.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Howling →

The God of the RazorSeries

seriesJoe R. Lansdale, Bill Sheehan, Bradley Denton & William Schafer8 books1987

Horror, dark in tone, set in north america.

Start with God of the Razor →

Laura CaxtonSeries

seriesDavid Wellington5 books2007

About vampires.

Start with 13 Bullets →

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 Freddy?: Robert Bloch's Psycho Universe — the closest match to Freddy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Freddy?: The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 1,2,3: The Continuing Story. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Freddy.
How big is Freddy?: Freddy is 3 books, 1987–1994.

Books like Freddy: 9 series to read next

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