Series
Books like Lovecraft Country: 9 series to read next
Lovecraft Country is horror and cosmic horror, about family secrets, set in north america, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Lovecraft Country is 2 books, 2016–2023.
“Matt Ruff's Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Turner, a Black Korean War veteran and science-fiction fan, and his extended family as they navigate both cosmic horror and the everyday terror of Jim Crow-era America in the 1950s.”
from the catalogue description
- The Shining
- Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
- Robert Bloch's Psycho Universe
- The Only Good Indians
- The Mayfair Witches Saga
- Exorcist
- Little Tall Island / In the Path of the Eclipse
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Jerusalem's Lot
- The ShiningSeries
seriesStephen King5 books1977
About psychic powers and addiction, set in contemporary.
matcheddarknorth americatensehorror
- Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series
seriesPeter Straub9 books1985
Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in late 20th century.
matcheddarknorth americahorror
seriesRobert Bloch, Chet Williamson & Killian H. Gore5 books1959
Psychological horror, about madness.
matcheddarknorth americatensehorror
- The Only Good IndiansSeries
seriesStephen Graham Jones2 books2020
Set in contemporary.
matchedrace and racismnorth americadarkhorror
- The Mayfair Witches SagaSeries
seriesAnne Rice3 books1990
Gothic, eerie in tone, about witches, set in contemporary.
matchedfamily secretsdarknorth americahorrordark fantasy
- ExorcistSeries
seriesWilliam Peter Blatty & Steven Piziks6 books1971
About demons, set in contemporary.
matcheddarknorth americahorror
seriesStephen King4 books1989
Psychological thriller, about survival, set in contemporary.
matcheddarknorth americatensehorror
- The Handmaid's TaleSeries
seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985
Dystopia and science fiction, about totalitarianism, set in near future.
matchednorth americadarktense
- Jerusalem's LotSeries
seriesStephen King3 books1975
About vampires, set in contemporary and small town.
matcheddarknorth americatensehorror
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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 Lovecraft Country?
- The Shining — the closest match to Lovecraft Country on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Lovecraft Country?
- Lovecraft Country. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Lovecraft Country.
- How big is Lovecraft Country?
- Lovecraft Country is 2 books, 2016–2023.