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Books like Ghosts, Spirits and Specters: 9 series to read next

Ghosts, Spirits and Specters is horror and ghost stories, set in our world and contemporary, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ghosts, Spirits and Specters is 2 books, 2019–2020.

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Sinister Supernatural Stories
Jerusalem's Lot
The Corpse
Okiku
Potters Field
Terror in the Shadows
Nightmare Hour
Anthology of the Damned
Scare Street Horror Short Stories

Sinister Supernatural StoriesSeries

seriesR. E. Sargent & Steven Pajak1 book2022

Horror and ghost stories, eerie and dark in tone, about undead, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Screaming in the Night →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Tense in tone, about vampires, set in small town and north america.

“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 CorpseSeries

seriesG. Wells Taylor4 books2010

Horror and ghost stories, eerie in tone, about undead, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Harbinger →

OkikuSeries

seriesRin Chupeco2 books2014

Set in east asia.

“Okiku has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the innocent ghosts of the murdered-dead and taking the lives of killers, until she meets Tark, who needs to be freed from demonic malevolence.”
from the catalogue description of The Girl from the Well

Start with The Girl from the Well →

Potters FieldSeries

seriesGreg Miller, Katie Hartlove, Robert Krog & Tyree Campbell3 books2011

Horror, eerie and dark in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“Potter's Field is a graveyard of unmarked graves - but why does the term have to be confined to a graveyard.”
from the catalogue description of Potter's Field 4: Tales from Unmarked Graves

Start with Potter's Field 4: Tales from Unmarked Graves →

Terror in the ShadowsSeries

seriesKathryn St. John-Shin, uncredited, Emma Salam & Michelle Reeves12 books2018

Horror, eerie and dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Terror in the Shadows Volume 1 →

Nightmare HourSeries

seriesR. L. Stine1 book1999

Horror, eerie in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror →

Anthology of the DamnedSeries

seriesChristopher D. Schmitz3 books2024

Horror, eerie and dark in tone, about undead, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Library of Madness →

Scare Street Horror Short StoriesSeries

seriesA. I. Nasser, Emma Salam & Ron Ripley4 books2016

Horror, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Ghost Stories →

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, Spirits and Specters?: Sinister Supernatural Stories — the closest match to Ghosts, Spirits and Specters on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ghosts, Spirits and Specters?: Ghosts, Spirits and Specters: Volume 1. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ghosts, Spirits and Specters.
How big is Ghosts, Spirits and Specters?: Ghosts, Spirits and Specters is 2 books, 2019–2020.

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