7 best-selling horror books like Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites by Katy Soar

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Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

By: Katy Soar

4.08

Format: 238 pages, Paperback

In the wood the grey stone rose from the grass, and she cried out and ran back in panicked terror. …

If you liked the horror plot in Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites by Katy Soar , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Collected Ghost Stories

By: M.R. James

4.14

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

M. R. James is widely regarded as the father of the modern ghost story, and his tales have influenc… read more

Similar categories in M.R. James's Collected Ghost Stories book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • classics
  • ghosts
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • paranormal
"The door was opening again. The seer does not like to dwell upon what he saw entering the room: he says it might be described as a frog - the size of a man - but it had scanty white hair about its he…"

-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories

"Those that spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular notice of accumulations of books when they come across them. They will not pa…"

-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories

"But it was in the life-saving competition that Stanley Judkins's conduct was most blameable and had the most far-reaching effects. The practice, as you know, was to throw a selected lower boy, of sui…"

-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories

Cover of Armadale by John Sutherland, Wilkie Collins

2. Armadale

By: John Sutherland , Wilkie Collins

3.94

Format: 721 pages, Paperback

When the elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed, he has little idea of… read more

Similar categories in John Sutherland's Armadale book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • classics
  • fiction
"A judge, replied the Empress, is easy to be had, but to get an impartial judge, is a thing so difficult."

-John Sutherland, Armadale

"The books - the generous friends who met me without suspicion - the merciful masters who never used me ill!"

-John Sutherland, Armadale

"...that much gold, and great store of riches makes them mad, insomuch as they endeavour to destroy each other..."

-John Sutherland, Armadale

"Allan found his place for the second time, and fell headlong into the bottomless abyss of the English Law. “Page 280,"

-John Sutherland, Armadale

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3. All the Fiends of Hell

By: Adam L.G. Nevill

4.01

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe. Annihilation on a biblical scale. Seeing the mor… read more

Similar categories in Adam L.G. Nevill's All the Fiends of Hell book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • fiction
  • horror
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4. Into the Uncanny

By: Danny Robins

4.27

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

'A contemporary Van Helsing...' Sunday Times'King of true-life scary tales' Observer'A wonderfully … read more

Similar categories in Danny Robins's Into the Uncanny book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • horror
  • paranormal
  • ghosts
"the older I'd got, the more ghost had become an abstract concept, something impossibly fictional on a par with Hobbits, Jedi or getting a GP appointment"

-Danny Robins, Into the Uncanny

"Science itself can be quite negative because you essentially can never really prove a theory is correct, you can only prove it's wrong, so scientists are by definition sceptical because they spend a …"

-Danny Robins, Into the Uncanny

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5. Smallbone Deceased

By: Michael Gilbert

4.05

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderHorniman, Birley and Craine is a highly re… read more

Similar categories in Michael Gilbert's Smallbone Deceased book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • classics
  • fiction
"It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapte…"

-Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased

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6. The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

3.86

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explore… read more

Similar categories in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English' book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • classics
  • fiction
"Heart shall be bolder, harder be purpose, more proud the spirit as our power lessens! Mind shall not falter nor mood waver, though doom shall come and dark conquer."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'

"Thus ages pass, and men after men. Mourning voices of women weeping. So the world passes; day follows day, and the dust gathers, his tomb crumbles, as time gnaws it, and his kith and kindred out of k…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'

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7. Queen Macbeth

By: Val McDermid

3.77

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags t… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Queen Macbeth book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • fiction
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8. Starve Acre

By: Andrew Michael Hurley

3.71

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died sudden… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Michael Hurley's Starve Acre book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
"What you go searching for and what you find aren't always the same."

-Andrew Michael Hurley, Starve Acre

"The will of Richard's father had been to ensure that his son was in no doubt that a church was merely a meeting place for the mentally ill, and that all who gathered there--priest and parishioners--w…"

-Andrew Michael Hurley, Starve Acre

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9. Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

By: Katy Soar

4.08

Format: 238 pages, Paperback

In the wood the grey stone rose from the grass, and she cried out and ran back in panicked terror. … read more

Similar categories in Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • classics
  • ghosts
  • anthologies
  • occult
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • horror
  • paranormal
  • mythology
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10. The Perfect Golden Circle

By: Benjamin Myers

3.92

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

From a British literary sensation, the story of two rural outcasts and the crop circles they create… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Myers's The Perfect Golden Circle book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • fiction
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11. The Butcher of the Forest

By: Premee Mohamed

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A world-weary woman races against the clock to rescue the children of a wrathful tyrant from a dang… read more

Similar categories in Premee Mohamed's The Butcher of the Forest book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • fiction
  • horror
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12. Lost in the Garden

By: Adam S. Leslie

3.73

Format: 446 pages, Paperback

"Like an old wives’ tale, like a piece of wisdom passed down through generations which no one quest… read more

Similar categories in Adam S. Leslie's Lost in the Garden book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • fiction
  • horror
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13. Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings

By: Thomas Williams

3.75

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Viking Britain, a new epic history of our forgotten past. As Tolk… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Williams's Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

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14. Weird Walk: Wanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year

By: Weird Walk

4.50

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The first book by iconic zine creators and cultural phenomenon Weird Walk. This is a superbly desig… read more

Similar categories in Weird Walk's Weird Walk: Wanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • occult
  • folklore
  • mythology
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15. Murder Takes A Holiday

By: Cecily Gayford

3.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Join us for a summer holiday to die for ...For most of us, a summer holiday is an opportunity to es… read more

Similar categories in Cecily Gayford's Murder Takes A Holiday book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
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16. The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire

By: Tore Skeie

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English reframes the st… read more

Similar categories in Tore Skeie's The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

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17. Illyrian Spring

By: Ann Bridge

3.99

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

"She lay in bed, listening to the nightingales and the river under her window, and asking herself w… read more

Similar categories in Ann Bridge's Illyrian Spring book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • classics
  • fiction
"She should remember what Flaubert said - 'Le génie, c'est travailler tous les jours!"

-Ann Bridge, Illyrian Spring

"Better not think about Mrs Barum either; it was really such a strain going on being fair."

-Ann Bridge, Illyrian Spring

"It is surprising the amount of talk that two people will get through during a week of solid tête-à-tête. Now in modern life it is an extreme rarity, outside marriage, to get a week of uninterrupted c…"

-Ann Bridge, Illyrian Spring

"It all depended on what Walter decided. If - if he really did care about Rose Barum, she wouldn't stand in his way. It was so glaringly indecent to hold on to one's husband if he wanted someone else.…"

-Ann Bridge, Illyrian Spring

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18. Grounded: A Journey into the Landscapes of our Ancestors

By: James Canton

3.49

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Oak Papers comes a beautiful meditation on how to foster a profound and heal… read more

Similar categories in James Canton's Grounded: A Journey into the Landscapes of our Ancestors book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

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19. Weird Walk: Issue Four - Imbolc 2021

By: Alex Hornsby

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Magazine

Weird Walk Zine Issue Four 48 page A5 zine Printed on high quality recycled stock Abundant… read more

Similar categories in Alex Hornsby's Weird Walk: Issue Four - Imbolc 2021 book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • folklore
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20. The Magic of Mushrooms: Fungi in Folklore, Superstition and Traditional Medicine

By: Sandra Lawrence

3.92

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Explore the wonderful world of some of the most incredible natural forms on our planet — fungi. … read more

Similar categories in Sandra Lawrence's The Magic of Mushrooms: Fungi in Folklore, Superstition and Traditional Medicine book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • folklore
  • mythology
Cover of Hunt for the Shadow Wolf: The lost history of wolves in Britain and the myths and stories that surround them by Derek Gow

21. Hunt for the Shadow Wolf: The lost history of wolves in Britain and the myths and stories that surround them

By: Derek Gow

3.50

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

"[Derek Gow is] a wry, profane truth teller who is equal parts yeoman farmer, historical ecologist,… read more

Similar categories in Derek Gow's Hunt for the Shadow Wolf: The lost history of wolves in Britain and the myths and stories that surround them book and Katy Soar's Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites

  • mythology

13 Best fiction books like Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites by Katy Soar

Transform Your Habits

Collected Ghost Stories

M.R. James

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Armadale

John Sutherland , Wilkie Collins

3.94

Transform Your Habits

All the Fiends of Hell

Adam L.G. Nevill

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Smallbone Deceased

Michael Gilbert

4.05

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14 must-read fiction books like Armadale by John Sutherland, Wilkie Collins

Transform Your Habits

East Lynne

Mrs. Henry Wood , Elisabeth Jay

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Armadale

John Sutherland , Wilkie Collins

3.94

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Anthony Trollope

None

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Barnaby Rudge

Charles Dickens , Hablot Knight Browne , None , John Bowen

3.72

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