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Books like Fright Watch: 9 series to read next

Fright Watch is horror, about coming of age, set in contemporary and small town, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Fright Watch is 3 books, 2020–2022.

“Something strange is happening on Goodie Lane . . .”
from the catalogue description of The Stitchers

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Coraline
The Darkdeep
Lewis Barnavelt
Bod Owens
Johnny Dixon and the Professor
Jerusalem's Lot
The Indian in the Cupboard
Small Spaces
Lockwood & Co.

CoralineSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell2 books2002

Portal fantasy and gothic, set in parallel universe.

“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Coraline →

The DarkdeepSeries

seriesAlly Condie & Brendan Reichs3 books2018

Fantasy, about friendship, set in contemporary and small town.

“Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Darkdeep →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

Johnny Dixon and the ProfessorSeries

seriesJohn Bellairs & Brad Strickland13 books1983

Gothic.

“In each book, 12-year-old Johnny and his group of friends face and overcome evil forces usually bent on ending the world.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Curse of the Blue Figurine →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Dark 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 in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy.

“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

Small SpacesSeries

seriesKatherine Arden4 books2018

Ghost stories, about survival.

Start with Small Spaces →

Lockwood & Co.Series

seriesJonathan Stroud6 books2013

Ghost stories, about monster hunting, set in british isles and big city.

Start with The Screaming Staircase →

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 Fright Watch?: Coraline — the closest match to Fright Watch on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fright Watch?: The Stitchers. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fright Watch.
How big is Fright Watch?: Fright Watch is 3 books, 2020–2022.

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