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Books like They Got Out: 9 series to read next

They Got Out is horror and science fiction, about survival, set in our world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

They Got Out is 5 books, 2021–2025.

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Jerusalem's Lot
The Andromeda Strain
Rats
Shock
The Triffids
World War Z
Peeps
Infected
The Devouring

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 →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

About plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

RatsSeries

seriesJames Herbert4 books1974

Set in british isles and big city.

“The Rats, James Herbert's 1974 debut novel, imagines a plague of giant mutant rats overrunning London, told through a rotating cast of victims and survivors in the tradition of British disaster horror.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Rats →

ShockSeries

seriesRichard Matheson4 books1961

About madness.

Start with Shock! →

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about war.

Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →

PeepsSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld2 books2005

About plague and pandemic, set in north america and big city.

“The apocalyptic threat to the world that begins in Peeps continues in The Last Days, which features some of the same characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peeps →

InfectedSeries

seriesScott Sigler3 books2008

Alien invasion, about plague and pandemic, set in north america.

“Seeds of unknown origin contaminate some humans who turn into paranoiac psychopaths.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Infected →

The DevouringSeries

seriesSimon Holt3 books2008

Start with The Devouring →

Why these

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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 They Got Out?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to They Got Out on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with They Got Out?: They Got Out: A Sci-Fi and Horror Collection. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for They Got Out.
How big is They Got Out?: They Got Out is 5 books, 2021–2025.

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