Series

Books like Nocturnes: 9 series to read next

Nocturnes is set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Nocturnes is 5 books, 2004–2015.

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Jerusalem's Lot
Books of Blood
The Vampire Chronicles
Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)
Nightmare Hour
Rosemary Reilly
The Shining
100 Stories / Barnes & Noble
Best New Horror

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Tense in tone, set in small town and north america.

“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 →

Books of BloodSeries

seriesClive Barker10 books1984

Horror, dark in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“Known primarily for writing stage plays beforehand, Barker gained a wider audience and fanbase through this anthology series, leading to a successful career as a novelist.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Books of Blood, Volume I →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Gothic, about 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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)Series

seriesJennifer Dimarco, uncredited & Brianne DiMarco7 books2019

About madness.

Start with Monstrosity →

Nightmare HourSeries

seriesR. L. Stine1 book1999

Horror, eerie in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror →

Rosemary ReillySeries

seriesIra Levin2 books1967

Tense in tone, about parenthood, set in north america and big city.

“Rosemary's Baby follows a young wife in a Gothic Manhattan apartment building who grows increasingly convinced that her elderly neighbors, and even her own husband, are part of a conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Rosemary's Baby →

The ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

Tense in tone, about psychic powers and addiction, set in north america.

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

Start with The Shining →

100 Stories / Barnes & NobleSeries

seriesMartin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz, Al Sarrantonio, Isaac Asimov & Joseph D. Olander17 books1981

Horror, set in our world.

“Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries—selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov—are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood.”
from the catalogue description of 100 Malicious Little Mysteries

Start with 100 Malicious Little Mysteries →

Best New HorrorSeries

seriesStephen Jones, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley, Tim Lebbon, Albert E. Cowdrey, Avram Davidson, David Case, David Sutton, Douglas E. Winter, Grania Davis, Harlan Ellison, Lisa Tuttle, Paul J. McAuley, Simon Clark, Simon Strantzas, Stephen Volk, Steve Rasnic Tem & Thomas Tessier52 books1990

Horror, dark in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“In addition to the short stories, each edition includes a retrospective essay by the editors.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Best New Horror →

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 Nocturnes?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Nocturnes on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Nocturnes?: Nocturnes. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nocturnes.
How big is Nocturnes?: Nocturnes is 5 books, 2004–2015.

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