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Books like Thuggish Itch: 9 series to read next

Thuggish Itch 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.

Thuggish Itch is 10 books, 2018–2025.

“● An original anthology of fantasy and horror stories set in Las Vegas.”
from the catalogue description of Viva Las Vegas

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Jerusalem's Lot
Books of Blood
Shock
Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)
The Better Off Dead Series
Terror in the Shadows
Rosemary Reilly
A to Z of Horror
Goosebumps

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires and grief and loss, set in 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 →

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 →

ShockSeries

seriesRichard Matheson4 books1961

Horror and science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about madness, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Shock! →

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 →

The Better Off Dead SeriesSeries

seriesR. E. Sargent & Steven Pajak10 books2019

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

Reading order →

Terror in the ShadowsSeries

seriesKathryn St. John-Shin, uncredited, Emma Salam & Michelle Reeves12 books2018

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

Start with Terror in the Shadows Volume 1 →

Rosemary ReillySeries

seriesIra Levin2 books1967

About parenthood.

“Rosemary's Baby follows a young wife in a Gothic Manhattan apartment building who grows increasingly convinced that her elderly neighbors, and even her own husband, are part of a conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Rosemary's Baby →

A to Z of HorrorSeries

seriesuncredited & P. J. Blakey-Novis14 books2020

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

Start with A is for Aliens →

GoosebumpsUniverse

universe234 books1992

“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 →

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 Thuggish Itch?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Thuggish Itch on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Thuggish Itch?: Viva Las Vegas. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Thuggish Itch.
How big is Thuggish Itch?: Thuggish Itch is 10 books, 2018–2025.

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