Series
Books like The Better Off Dead Anthologies: 9 series to read next
The Better Off Dead Anthologies is horror, set in contemporary and our world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Better Off Dead Anthologies is 10 books, 2019–2025.
- Jerusalem's Lot
- The Better Off Dead Series
- Books of Blood
- Shock
- Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)
- Necroscope
- The Hecatomb
- Horowitz Horror
- The Indian Lake Trilogy
- Jerusalem's LotSeries
seriesStephen King3 books1975
About vampires.
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seriesR. E. Sargent & Steven Pajak10 books2019
Horror, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
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- Books of BloodSeries
seriesClive Barker10 books1984
Horror, dark in tone, set in our world and contemporary.
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- ShockSeries
seriesRichard Matheson4 books1961
Science fiction.
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seriesJennifer Dimarco, uncredited & Brianne DiMarco7 books2019
Horror, dark and eerie in tone, about madness, set in contemporary and our world.
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- NecroscopeSeries
seriesBrian Lumley26 books1982
About vampires.
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- The HecatombSeries
seriesJ. Edward Neill5 books2013
Horror, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
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- Horowitz HorrorSeries
seriesAnthony Horowitz3 books1999
Horror, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
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- The Indian Lake TrilogySeries
seriesStephen Graham Jones3 books2021
Horror, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.
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Read next in The Better Off Dead Anthologies
- Start hereIf I Die Before I Wake: Tales of Karma and Fear2019
- If I Die Before I Wake: Tales of Supernatural Horror2020
- If I Die Before I Wake: Tales of Deadly Women and Retribution2020
- If I Die Before I Wake: Tales of Nightmare Creatures2021
- If I Die Before I Wake: Tales of the Otherworldly and Undead2021
- If I Die Before I Wake: Tales of the Dark Deep2021
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 The Better Off Dead Anthologies?
- Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to The Better Off Dead Anthologies on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Better Off Dead Anthologies?
- If I Die Before I Wake: Tales of Karma and Fear. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Better Off Dead Anthologies.
- How big is The Better Off Dead Anthologies?
- The Better Off Dead Anthologies is 10 books, 2019–2025.