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Books like Gwendy's Button Box: 9 series to read next

Gwendy's Button Box is horror, about magical artifacts, set in north america and contemporary, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Gwendy's Button Box is 3 books, 2017–2022.

“Each book jumps forward in Gwendy's life rather than continuing immediately from the last.”
from the catalogue description

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Castle Rock
Coraline
Jerusalem's Lot
Fright Watch
Johnny Dixon and the Professor
Lewis Barnavelt
Sabbath (Philip Fracassi)
The Supernaturals
Talisman

Castle RockSeries

seriesStephen King & Richard Chizmar16 books1978

Horror, set in contemporary and north america.

“Castle Rock is the fictional Maine town that links a cluster of otherwise separate Stephen King novels and novellas, including The Dead Zone, Cujo, The Dark Half, Needful Things, and Elevation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Nona →

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 →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in our world.

“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 →

Fright WatchSeries

seriesLorien Lawrence3 books2020

Horror, eerie in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and north america.

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

Start with The Stitchers →

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 →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

“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 →

Sabbath (Philip Fracassi)Series

seriesPhilip Fracassi1 book2021

Ghost stories, dark in tone.

“Young Jim Honeycutt and his friends have decided that they're going to find it today.”
from the catalogue description of Commodore

Start with Commodore →

The SupernaturalsSeries

seriesDavid L. Golemon2 books2011

Ghost stories.

“Seven years ago, Professor Gabriel Kennedy's investigation into paranormal activity at Summer Place ended in tragedy, and destroyed his career.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Supernaturals →

TalismanSeries

seriesStephen King, Peter Straub & Robin Furth4 books1984

Portal fantasy.

“Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman follows twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer as he crosses between our world and the Territories, a parallel realm, on a cross-country quest to save his dying mother.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Talisman →

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 Gwendy's Button Box?: Castle Rock — the closest match to Gwendy's Button Box on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Gwendy's Button Box?: Gwendy's Button Box. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Gwendy's Button Box.
How big is Gwendy's Button Box?: Gwendy's Button Box is 3 books, 2017–2022.

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