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Books like Spooksville: 9 series to read next

Spooksville is horror, set in contemporary and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Spooksville is 24 books, 1995–1999.

“Although intended for a younger audience than his adult and young adult literature, they contain some violence and may be considered unsuitable for younger children.”
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Jerusalem's Lot
Castle Rock
Goosebumps
Small Spaces
Coraline
Desperation/Regulators
The Indian Lake Trilogy
Johnny Dixon and the Professor
Skeleton Man

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Dark in tone, about grief and loss.

“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 →

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 →

GoosebumpsUniverse

universe234 books1992

Horror, set in contemporary and our world.

“Each book is its own self-contained nightmare, narrated by an ordinary boy or girl whose ordinary street has quietly turned against them — and every one snaps shut on a twist that pulls the rug out one last time before the lights come up.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Revenge of the Living Dummy →

Small SpacesSeries

seriesKatherine Arden4 books2018

Horror and ghost stories, tense and eerie in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Small Spaces →

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 →

Desperation/RegulatorsSeries

seriesStephen King2 books1996

Dark in tone, about madness.

“Stephen King published Desperation and The Regulators simultaneously in 1996, the first under his own name and the second under his Richard Bachman pseudonym.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Desperation →

The Indian Lake TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Graham Jones3 books2021

Dark in tone.

“Don't Fear the Reaper and The Angel of Indian Lake complete the trilogy's three-book arc, published through 2024.”
from the catalogue description

Start with My Heart Is a Chainsaw →

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 →

Skeleton ManSeries

seriesJoseph Bruchac2 books2001

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

“Ever since the morning Molly woke up to find that her parents hadvanished, her life has become filled with terrible questions.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Skeleton Man →

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 Spooksville?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Spooksville on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Spooksville?: The Secret Path. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Spooksville.
How big is Spooksville?: Spooksville is 24 books, 1995–1999.

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