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Books like The Hecatomb: 9 series to read next

The Hecatomb is horror, set in our world and contemporary, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Hecatomb is 5 books, 2013–2016.

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Jerusalem's Lot
Books of Blood
The Better Off Dead Series
Necroscope
Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)
Horowitz Horror
Shock
Sinister Supernatural Stories
Borderlands (Monteleone anthologies)

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires and grief and loss, 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 contemporary and our world.

“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
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Start with Books of Blood, Volume I →

The Better Off Dead SeriesSeries

seriesR. E. Sargent & Steven Pajak10 books2019

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

Reading order →

NecroscopeSeries

seriesBrian Lumley26 books1982

About vampires.

“Harry turns that gift against Thibor Ferenczy, a vampire buried since the Middle Ages, and against Ferenczy's agent Boris Dragosani, a Soviet spy who has learned to tear secrets from corpses in pursuit of world domination.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Necroscope →

Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)Series

seriesJennifer Dimarco, uncredited & Brianne DiMarco7 books2019

Horror, dark and eerie in tone, about madness, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Monstrosity →

Horowitz HorrorSeries

seriesAnthony Horowitz3 books1999

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

“Anthony John Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Horowitz Horror →

ShockSeries

seriesRichard Matheson4 books1961

Science fiction.

Start with Shock! →

Sinister Supernatural StoriesSeries

seriesR. E. Sargent & Steven Pajak1 book2022

Ghost stories.

Start with Screaming in the Night →

Borderlands (Monteleone anthologies)Series

seriesThomas F. Monteleone, Elizabeth E. Monteleone & Olivia F. Monteleone7 books1990

Horror and weird fiction, dark and eerie in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Borderlands →

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 Hecatomb?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to The Hecatomb on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Hecatomb?: Old Man of Tessera. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Hecatomb.
How big is The Hecatomb?: The Hecatomb is 5 books, 2013–2016.

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