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Books like Harrow Academy: 9 series to read next

Harrow Academy is horror, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Harrow Academy is 4 books, 1999–2005.

“Once you cross its threshold, Harrow will never let you go.”
from the catalogue description of Nightmare House

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The Shining
Jerusalem's Lot
Coraline
David Ash
Asylum (Madeleine Roux)
Violet White
The Grin of the Dark
The Mayfair Witches Saga
Anna Korlov

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 →

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 →

CoralineSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell2 books2002

Fantasy and portal fantasy, 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 →

David AshSeries

seriesJames Herbert3 books1988

Set in british isles.

“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 →

Asylum (Madeleine Roux)Series

seriesMadeleine Roux8 books2013

Horror, tense in tone, about madness, set in contemporary and north america.

“For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime.”
from the catalogue description of Asylum
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Start with Asylum →

Violet WhiteSeries

seriesApril Genevieve Tucholke2 books2013

About forbidden love.

“A follow up that concludes the narrative, Between the Spark and the Burn, was released in 2014.”
from the catalogue description of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Start with Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea →

The Grin of the DarkSeries

seriesRamsey Campbell2 books2007

Psychological horror and weird fiction, mysterious in tone, about art and artists.

“Once upon a time Tubby Thackeray's silent comedies were hailed as the equal of Chaplin's and Keaton's, but now his name has been deleted from the history of the cinema.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Grin of the Dark →

The Mayfair Witches SagaSeries

seriesAnne Rice3 books1990

Fantasy and dark fantasy, about witches.

Start with The Witching Hour →

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 →

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 Harrow Academy?: The Shining — the closest match to Harrow Academy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Harrow Academy?: Nightmare House. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Harrow Academy.
How big is Harrow Academy?: Harrow Academy is 4 books, 1999–2005.

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