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Books like The Psychozone: 9 series to read next

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

The Psychozone is 10 books, 1997–2018.

“Stories that will take you into the realm of twisted imagination.”
from the catalogue description of Kidzilla & Other Tales

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Jerusalem's Lot
Bod Owens
John and Dave
Goosebumps
Nightmare Hour
Bone Chillers
Shock
Blood Lite
Arthur Blackwood's Scary Stories

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Dark and tense 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 →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Fantasy and dark fantasy, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

John and DaveSeries

seriesDavid Wong4 books2007

Cosmic horror.

“Jason Pargin, writing as David Wong, began the John Dies at the End series as a free horror-comedy webserial in 2001 before print publication turned it into a franchise.”
from the catalogue description

Start with John Dies at the End →

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 →

Nightmare HourSeries

seriesR. L. Stine1 book1999

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

Start with Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror →

Bone ChillersSeries

seriesBetsy Haynes, David Bergantino, Daniel Ehrenhaft, Gene Hult, Dahlia Kosinski, Elizabeth Winfrey, Michael Burgan, Ryan Chipman & Sherry Shahan23 books1994

Horror, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Beware the Shopping Mall →

ShockSeries

seriesRichard Matheson4 books1961

Dark and tense in tone, about madness.

Start with Shock! →

Blood LiteSeries

seriesKevin J. Anderson3 books2008

Horror and humor, funny in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Presents a collection of short horror fiction by such authors as Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Kelley Armstrong.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Blood Lite →

Arthur Blackwood's Scary StoriesSeries

seriesA. M. Luzzader4 books2021

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

Start with Arthur Blackwood's Scary Stories for Kids who Like Scary Stories: Book 1 →

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 Psychozone?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to The Psychozone on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Psychozone?: Kidzilla & Other Tales. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Psychozone.
How big is The Psychozone?: The Psychozone is 10 books, 1997–2018.

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