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Books like Steve and Ghost Universe: 9 series to read next

Steve and Ghost Universe is horror, set in north america and late 20th century, dark and eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Steve and Ghost Universe is 10 books, 1987–2002.

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Jerusalem's Lot
The Shining
Davey Owen
Supernatural Minnesota
The Mayfair Witches Saga
Seasons of Horror
The Vampire Chronicles
Deep Time
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Tense in tone, about 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 →

The ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

Tense in tone, about psychic powers.

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

Start with The Shining →

Davey OwenSeries

seriesRay Garton2 books1987

Horror, dark in tone, about vampires, set in north america and big city.

“Live Girls is Ray Garton's best-known novel, a horror title that earned a Bram Stoker Award nomination among the roughly 68 books he wrote across a long horror-fiction career.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Live Girls →

Supernatural MinnesotaSeries

seriesThomas M. Disch4 books1984

Horror, dark and eerie in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

Start with The Businessman: A Tale of Terror →

The Mayfair Witches SagaSeries

seriesAnne Rice3 books1990

Fantasy, about witches and family secrets.

Start with The Witching Hour →

Seasons of HorrorSeries

seriesDan Simmons7 books1990

Horror, eerie in tone, set in north america.

Start with Summer of Night →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

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
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Deep TimeSeries

seriesCaitlín R. Kiernan18 books2000

Horror and dark fantasy, dark and eerie in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

Reading order →

Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series

seriesPeter Straub9 books1985

Mystery & detective.

“Koko follows a group of Vietnam veterans hunting a former comrade turned serial killer decades after the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Koko →

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 Steve and Ghost Universe?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Steve and Ghost Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Steve and Ghost Universe?: Goldengrove Unleaving. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Steve and Ghost Universe.
How big is Steve and Ghost Universe?: Steve and Ghost Universe is 10 books, 1987–2002.

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