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Books like GhostWriters: 9 series to read next

GhostWriters is horror and ghost stories, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

GhostWriters is 7 books, 2017–2021.

“Expose a truth so monstrous, people will kill to keep it buried.”
from the catalogue description of City of Ghosts

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GhostWriters Universe
Jerusalem's Lot
The Vampire Chronicles
The Shining
Southern Reach Trilogy
Anna Korlov
Meredith Gentry
The Jeremiah Hunt Chronicles
Shades of London

GhostWriters UniverseSeries

seriesJ. H. Moncrieff9 books2017

Set in contemporary.

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Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires and grief and loss, set in 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 →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Gothic, about vampires and immortality.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

The ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

About addiction.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Shining →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Science fiction and weird fiction, about madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Annihilation →

Anna KorlovSeries

seriesKendare Blake2 books2011

About forbidden love.

“Anna Dressed in Blood and its sequel Girl of Nightmares follow Cas as his professional detachment gives way to a bond that complicates everything he thought he knew about his calling.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Anna Dressed in Blood →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about fae and political intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

The Jeremiah Hunt ChroniclesSeries

seriesJoseph Nassise3 books2011

Set in big city.

“Desperate to reclaim what he has lost, Hunt finally turns to the supernatural for justice.”
from the catalogue description of Eyes to See

Start with Eyes to See →

Shades of LondonSeries

seriesMaureen Johnson4 books2011

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in british isles.

Start with The Boy in the Smoke →

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 GhostWriters?: GhostWriters Universe — the closest match to GhostWriters on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with GhostWriters?: City of Ghosts. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for GhostWriters.
How big is GhostWriters?: GhostWriters is 7 books, 2017–2021.

Books like GhostWriters: 9 series to read next

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