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Books like Melmoth: 9 series to read next

Melmoth is horror and gothic, about deal with the devil, set in europe, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Melmoth is 9 books, 1820–2018.

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Rappaccini
The Vampire Chronicles
The Romancist and Novelist's Library
The Mayfair Witches Saga
The Turn of the Screw
Jerusalem's Lot
Weird Women
The Stress of Her Regard Universe
Ghosts and Shadows

RappacciniSeries

seriesAnthony Boucher & Nathaniel Hawthorne2 books1844

About genetic engineering and forbidden love.

“The traditional story of a poisonous maiden has been traced back to India, and Hawthorne's version has been adopted in contemporary works.”
from the catalogue description of Rappaccini's Daughter

Start with Rappaccini's Daughter →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

About vampires, set in our world and contemporary.

“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 Romancist and Novelist's LibrarySeries

seriesMatthew Gregory Lewis, uncredited, William Hazlitt, Ann Radcliffe, Clara Reeve, Eliza Parsons, Friedrich von Schiller, Horace Walpole, Johann Karl August Musäus, Lorenz Flammenberg, Mrs. Sheridan & Percy Bysshe Shelley16 books1764

Gothic, set in europe.

Start with The Romancist and Novelist's Library: The Best Works of the Best Authors; Volume II →

The Mayfair Witches SagaSeries

seriesAnne Rice3 books1990

About witches and family secrets, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with The Witching Hour →

The Turn of the ScrewSeries

seriesHenry James, Michael Hastings & Rebecca Lenkiewicz3 books1898

Set in british isles.

“A stage adaptation of James's original text also exists.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Turn of the Screw →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires, set in contemporary and 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 →

Weird WomenSeries

seriesLeslie S. Klinger & Lisa Morton2 books2020

Ghost stories and weird fiction.

Start with Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923 →

The Stress of Her Regard UniverseSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1989

Historical fantasy and dark fantasy, about vampires.

“Tim Powers's The Stress of Her Regard reimagines the lives of Byron, Shelley, and Keats through a secret history in which they are stalked and inspired by a nephilim, a shape-shifting vampiric being that acts as a deadly muse.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stress of Her Regard →

Ghosts and ShadowsSeries

seriesDarcy Coates2 books2015

Ghost stories, about family secrets, set in british isles.

“Marrying Mr. Argenton will restore her family's fortunes and save them from scandal, but condemns Sophie to a life in Northwood, a vast and unnaturally dark mansion situated hours from civilization.”
from the catalogue description of House of Shadows

Start with House of Shadows →

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 Melmoth?: Rappaccini — the closest match to Melmoth on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Melmoth?: Melmoth the Wanderer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Melmoth.
How big is Melmoth?: Melmoth is 9 books, 1820–2018.
Is Melmoth finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1820–2018.

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