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Books like The Monstrumologist: 9 series to read next

The Monstrumologist is horror, about monster hunting, set in 19th century, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Monstrumologist is 4 books, 2009–2013.

“Dr. Warthrop is a monstrumologist who studies and, when necessary, kills monsters.”
from the catalogue description

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Jerusalem's Lot
Anna Korlov
Reverend Jedidiah Mercer
The Shining
John Cleaver
Melmoth
Deep Time
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Steve and Ghost Universe

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Tense in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and 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 →

Anna KorlovSeries

seriesKendare Blake2 books2011

Ghost stories, about forbidden love, set in contemporary.

“Anna Dressed in Blood and its sequel Girl of Nightmares follow Cas as his professional detachment gives way to a bond that complicates everything he thought he knew about his calling.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Anna Dressed in Blood →

Reverend Jedidiah MercerSeries

seriesJoe R. Lansdale10 books1986

Westerns and zombie horror, tense in tone, set in small town.

“Soon the dead will rise and seek human flesh and the Reverend finds himself right in the middle of it.”
from the catalogue description of Dead in the West

Start with Dead in the West →

The ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

Tense in tone, about psychic powers and addiction, set in contemporary.

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

Start with The Shining →

John CleaverSeries

seriesDan Wells8 books2009

Tense in tone, set in contemporary.

Start with I Am Not a Serial Killer →

MelmothSeries

seriesCharles Maturin & Honoré de Balzac9 books1820

Gothic, about deal with the devil and immortality, set in europe.

Start with Melmoth the Wanderer →

Deep TimeSeries

seriesCaitlín R. Kiernan18 books2000

Dark fantasy, set in contemporary.

Reading order →

The Island of Dr. MoreauSeries

seriesMegan Shepherd, H. G. Wells, Brad Linaweaver, Brian W. Aldiss, Fred Olen Ray, Heather O'Neill, Jonathan Maberry, Robert Hoskins, Ron Goulart & Silvia Moreno-Garcia12 books1896

Science fiction.

“Taken together, the group traces one unsettling premise across more than a century of speculative fiction rather than forming a single ongoing story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Island of Dr. Moreau →

Steve and Ghost UniverseSeries

seriesPoppy Z. Brite & Caitlín R. Kiernan10 books1987

Set in late 20th century.

Start with Goldengrove Unleaving →

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 Monstrumologist?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to The Monstrumologist on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Monstrumologist?: The Monstrumologist. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Monstrumologist.
How big is The Monstrumologist?: The Monstrumologist is 4 books, 2009–2013.

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