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Books like Ghosts and Shadows: 9 series to read next

Ghosts and Shadows is horror and gothic, about family secrets, set in british isles, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ghosts and Shadows is 2 books, 2015–2016.

“Marrying Mr. Argenton will restore her family's fortunes and save them from scandal, but condemns Sophie to a life in Northwood, a vast and unnaturally dark mansion situated hours from civilization.”
from the catalogue description of House of Shadows

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The Turn of the Screw
The Invisible Man
David Ash
Haunted Hearts Legacy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Woman in Black
Blood Opera
The Iremonger Trilogy
Jerusalem's Lot

The Turn of the ScrewSeries

seriesHenry James, Michael Hastings & Rebecca Lenkiewicz3 books1898

Gothic, set in 19th century and british isles.

“A stage adaptation of James's original text also exists.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Turn of the Screw →

The Invisible ManSeries

seriesH. G. Wells, Malvina G. Vogel & T. S. Gregory6 books1897

Science fiction.

“The Invisible Man is H. G. Wells's 1897 science fiction novel about Griffin, a scientist who works out how to make living tissue invisible and tests the process on himself, only to discover he has no way to reverse it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Invisible in London →

David AshSeries

seriesJames Herbert3 books1988

Set in contemporary.

“David Ash is a professional skeptic, a paranormal investigator who makes his living debunking hauntings until a case in an old English house convinces him something genuinely malicious is at work.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Haunted →

Haunted Hearts LegacySeries

seriesA. G. Howard3 books2016

Emotional in tone.

“A lady imprisoned by deafness, an architect imprisoned by his past, and a ghost imprisoned within the petals of a flower – intertwine in this love story that transcends life and death.”
from the catalogue description of The Architect of Song

Start with The Architect of Song →

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSeries

seriesRobert Louis Stevenson, Tim Major, Aage Salling, A. G. Eyre, Alan MacDonald, Anthony O'Neill, C. Kingsley Williams, Donald M. McFarlan, Edward D. Hoch, Erik Hvid, Horace J. Elias, Joan Cameron, John Escott, Kate McMullan, Kathleen Olmstead, Kim Newman, Lisa Morton, Louis K. Lowy, Marilyn Pettit, Michael Lawrence, Mitsu Yamamoto, Nick Lane, Pauline Francis, Philip Page, Raymond Harris, Robert Bridges, Rosemary Border, Simon Adorian, T. Ernesto Bethancourt & Tina Berning33 books1886

Set in 19th century and british isles.

Start with Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde →

The Woman in BlackSeries

seriesSusan Hill, Martyn Waites & Stephen Mallatratt3 books1983

About grief and loss, set in small town.

“A television film adaptation with a screenplay by Nigel Kneale, was produced in 1989.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Woman in Black →

Blood OperaSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1992

Dark fantasy and fantasy, about vampires, set in contemporary.

Start with Dark Dance →

The Iremonger TrilogySeries

seriesEdward Carey3 books2013

Fantasy, set in big city.

“Clod Iremonger, who lives with his family at Heap House surrounded by the garbage and discards of London, has the gift--or curse--of hearing the whispers of objects in the rubbish heaps surrounding his house.”
from the catalogue description of Heap House

Start with Heap House →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires, set in contemporary and 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 →

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 Ghosts and Shadows?: The Turn of the Screw — the closest match to Ghosts and Shadows on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ghosts and Shadows?: House of Shadows. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ghosts and Shadows.
How big is Ghosts and Shadows?: Ghosts and Shadows is 2 books, 2015–2016.

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