If you liked
Books like Interview with the Vampire
Loved Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from horror, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.
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1
The Shining
A family caretakes an empty winter hotel that wants the father for itself; King's masterclass in dread.
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2
It
A group of friends face a shape-shifting evil in their home town, then again as adults; a doorstop of fear and friendship.
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3
The Haunting of Hill House
Four people spend a summer in a house that may be alive; the gold standard for the literary ghost story.
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Dracula
Letters and diaries trace a creeping invasion by an ancient predator; the novel that fixed the vampire in our imagination.
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'Salem’s Lot
Author Ben Mears returns to ‘Salem's Lot to write a book about a house that has haunted him since childhood only to find his isolated hometown infested with vampires. While the vampires claim more vic
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6
Carrie
A bullied teenager discovers a terrible power; the lean, ferocious debut that launched a career.
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The Stand
One man escapes from a biological weapon facility after an accident, carrying with him the deadly virus known as Captain Tripps, a rapidly mutating flu that - in the ensuing weeks - wipes out most of
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The Exorcist
The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty. The book details the demonic possession of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil, the daughter of a famous actress, and the two pri
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Pet Sematary
A burial ground that brings things back, and a grief that won't take no; King at his bleakest.
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10
Christine
A love triangle involving 17-year-old misfit Arnie Cunningham, his new girlfriend and a haunted 1958 Plymouth Fury. Dubbed Christine by her previous owner, Arnie's first car is jealous, possessive and