19 must-read fiction books like The Butcher by Laura Kat Young

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The Butcher

By: Laura Kat Young

3.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A suspenseful small-town horror novel of oppression, heartbreak and buried anguish – Shirley Jackso…

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1. Suffer the Children

By: Craig DiLouie

3.96

Format: 343 pages, Paperback

From an acclaimed horror writer, a chilling tale of blood-hungry children who rise from the dead in… read more

Similar categories in Craig DiLouie's Suffer the Children book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. The Hunger

By: Alma Katsu

0.00

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

The Hunger is a tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most fascinating historical mome… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's The Hunger book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • historical fiction
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3. The Never List

By: Koethi Zan

3.69

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

The most relentless, deeply disturbing thriller writer since Jeffery Deaver and Gillian Flynn For y… read more

Similar categories in Koethi Zan's The Never List book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror

4. The Bird Eater

By: Ania Ahlborn

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Audio CD

Twenty years ago, the mysterious death of his aunt left Aaron Holbrook orphaned and alone. He aband… read more

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5. Brother

By: Ania Ahlborn

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling horror author of Within These Wallsand The Bird Eater comes a brand-new novel … read more

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6. Maeve Fly

By: C.J. Leede

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award! A Bram Stoker and Splatterpunk Award Nominee! … read more

Similar categories in C.J. Leede's Maeve Fly book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Inside my room, I turn on Billy Holiday. There are only two kinds of music in my world. Billy Holiday and Halloween songs."

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

"Men have always been permitted in fiction and in life to simply be what they are, no matter how dark or terrifying that might be. But with a woman, we expect an answer, a reason."

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

"I have tried the way of the misanthrope, the way of the deviant, the philosopher, the observer, the pretender. But there is one road I have not seriously considered walking down, have not permitted m…"

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

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7. Episode Thirteen

By: Craig DiLouie

3.53

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

From the macabre mind of Bram Stoker Award nominated author Craig DiLouie, Episode Thirteen is a he… read more

Similar categories in Craig DiLouie's Episode Thirteen book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. The House That Horror Built

By: Christina Henry

3.22

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifyi… read more

Similar categories in Christina Henry's The House That Horror Built book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. This Wretched Valley

By: Jenny Kiefer

3.33

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Four ambitious climbers hike into the Kentucky wilderness. Seven months later, three mangled bodies… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Kiefer's This Wretched Valley book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. A Botanical Daughter

By: Noah Medlock

3.72

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Mexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty… read more

Similar categories in Noah Medlock's A Botanical Daughter book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Grief can be a kind of exhaustion, after all."

-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter

"Gregor now knew in his soul that greatness came at a price, and true greatness is paid for by the hour."

-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter

"He had tried sculpting in other materials - in clay, marble, wood, and bronze - but corpses were the only medium that really sang under his fingers."

-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter

"Simon, what do you understand to be the nature of a soul?" he said suddenly. Simon was staring darkly into the endless distance. He didn't refocus his gaze to reply. "That part of us which cannot be …"

-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter

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11. Ghost Eaters

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One of Vulture's Best Horror Novels of 2022, this terrifying supernatural page-turner will make you… read more

Similar categories in Clay McLeod Chapman's Ghost Eaters book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Among the Living

By: Tim Lebbon

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestseller and author of Netflix’s The Silence comes a terrifying horror no… read more

Similar categories in Tim Lebbon's Among the Living book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Mary

By: Nat Cassidy

3.80

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invis… read more

Similar categories in Nat Cassidy's Mary book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Puzzle House

By: Duncan Ralston

3.58

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

Six strangers arrive at the home of preeminent puzzle master Alexei Vasiliev for the reading of his… read more

Similar categories in Duncan Ralston's Puzzle House book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Butcher

By: Laura Kat Young

3.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A suspenseful small-town horror novel of oppression, heartbreak and buried anguish – Shirley Jackso… read more

Similar categories in Laura Kat Young's The Butcher book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • historical
  • adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • horror
  • speculative fiction
  • audiobook
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16. All The Blood We Share

By: Camilla Bruce

3.52

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A sinister novel based on the real Bloody Benders, a family of serial killers in the old West bound… read more

Similar categories in Camilla Bruce's All The Blood We Share book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • historical fiction
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17. It Rides a Pale Horse

By: Andy Marino

3.39

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From a new star in horror fiction comes a terrifying novel of obsession, greed, and the shocking ac… read more

Similar categories in Andy Marino's It Rides a Pale Horse book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Eyes Are the Best Part

By: Monika Kim

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of mu… read more

Similar categories in Monika Kim's The Eyes Are the Best Part book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Tomorrow's Children

By: Daniel Polansky

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From Hugo Award nominated author comes a high-octane post-apocalyptic romp set in the ruins of Manh… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Polansky's Tomorrow's Children book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • speculative fiction
  • fiction
Cover of How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie

20. How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive

By: Craig DiLouie

3.43

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From Bram Stoker Award‑nominated author Craig DiLouie comes a darkly humorous horror novel that see… read more

Similar categories in Craig DiLouie's How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. What Survives

By: M. Amelia Eikli

4.46

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

After a devastating global pandemic, the world has gone quiet. She hasn’t seen another living soul … read more

Similar categories in M. Amelia Eikli's What Survives book and Laura Kat Young's The Butcher

  • dystopia
  • fiction

16 best-selling adult books like The Butcher by Laura Kat Young

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Suffer the Children

Craig DiLouie

3.96

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The Hunger

Alma Katsu

0.00

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Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

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Episode Thirteen

Craig DiLouie

3.53

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20 best-selling fiction books like Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede

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Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

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Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

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Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

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Chuck Tingle

3.94

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