20 best-selling horror books like The Devil's Playground by Craig Russell

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The Devil's Playground

By: Craig Russell

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A riveting 1920s Hollywood thriller about the making of the most terrifying silent film ever made, …

If you liked the horror plot in The Devil's Playground by Craig Russell , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano

1. Dead Eleven

By: Jimmy Juliano

3.72

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

On a creepy island where everyone has a strange obsession with the year 1994, a newcomer arrives, h… read more

Similar categories in Jimmy Juliano's Dead Eleven book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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2. The Paleontologist

By: Luke Dumas

3.53

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

A haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is f… read more

Similar categories in Luke Dumas's The Paleontologist book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
"He had understood that, like the site of a nuclear tragedy, the place was uninhabitable for him now."

-Luke Dumas, The Paleontologist

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3. Diavola

By: Jennifer Marie Thorne

3.95

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Marie Thorne's Diavola book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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4. The September House

By: Carissa Orlando

3.92

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this c… read more

Similar categories in Carissa Orlando's The September House book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
"the stars shone in the sky, reminding me there were calm constants everywhere"

-Carissa Orlando, The September House

"Hal was familiar with anger. He preferred it. It was like a warm blanket to him. Something soft, and smelling of home"

-Carissa Orlando, The September House

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5. The Haunting of Velkwood

By: Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Bram Stoker Award­–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood… read more

Similar categories in Gwendolyn Kiste's The Haunting of Velkwood book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"Because I'd prefer to live in a world with you in it."

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"I understood something that Brett wouldn't admit - that we were talking about family. And family is the ultimate trap, it's something you carry with you for life; the people you come from and the mar…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"There were things that seemed so impossible when we were young, things I gave up on long ago even though they aren't impossible anymore. There's the world we lived in then and the world we live in no…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"It's always startling to see her... the way looks like a fever dream, like something not quite real. That valence of dark hair over her eyes, those lips always painted bright red as a pomegranate see…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

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6. 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 Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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7. Mister Magic

By: Kiersten White

3.59

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and di… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Mister Magic book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
"Magic never forgets the taste of your friendship."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"This version of him isn't perfect. None of them are. New isn't the same as perfect. Growing up isn't inherently loss, it's just change."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"I think you've told me thank you more in the last day than anyone else has in years. It's like--when there's a stack of dishes, if my husband actually does them , I tell him thank you. But when I do …"

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

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8. 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 Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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9. A Haunting on the Hill

By: Elizabeth Hand

3.35

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

From three-time Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Hand come… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Hand's A Haunting on the Hill book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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10. Where the Dead Wait

By: Ally Wilkes

3.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An eerie, atmospheric Polar Gothic following a Victorian explorer in search of his lost shipmate an… read more

Similar categories in Ally Wilkes's Where the Dead Wait book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • historical fiction
"Why would I want to die last?"

-Ally Wilkes, Where the Dead Wait

"You make a god of the things you fear or love. What could be more natural than that?"

-Ally Wilkes, Where the Dead Wait

Cover of Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

11. Silver Nitrate

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.61

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic come… read more

Similar categories in Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Silver Nitrate book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • historical fiction
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12. The Gathering

By: C.J. Tudor

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secret… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Tudor's The Gathering book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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13. Knock Knock, Open Wide

By: Neil Sharpson

3.99

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Knock Knock, Open Wide weaves horror and Celtic myth into a terrifying, heartbreaking supernatural … read more

Similar categories in Neil Sharpson's Knock Knock, Open Wide book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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14. Becoming the Boogeyman

By: Richard Chizmar

4.13

Format: 411 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman—a tale… read more

Similar categories in Richard Chizmar's Becoming the Boogeyman book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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15. Horror Movie

By: Paul Tremblay

3.45

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden

16. The House of Last Resort

By: Christopher Golden

3.20

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

The next high concept horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden. Across Italy,… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Golden's The House of Last Resort book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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17. What Kind of Mother

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Bran… read more

Similar categories in Clay McLeod Chapman's What Kind of Mother book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Burn the Negative by Josh Winning

18. Burn the Negative

By: Josh Winning

3.38

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

In this incendiary mash-up of horror and suspense, a notorious slasher film is remade…and the curse… read more

Similar categories in Josh Winning's Burn the Negative book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Devil's Playground by Craig Russell

19. The Devil's Playground

By: Craig Russell

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A riveting 1920s Hollywood thriller about the making of the most terrifying silent film ever made, … read more

Similar categories in Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • film
  • historical
  • suspense
  • noir
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • historical fiction
Cover of Edenville by Sam Rebelein

20. Edenville

By: Sam Rebelein

3.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An unsettling, immersive, and wildly entertaining debut novel from an exciting new voice in horror … read more

Similar categories in Sam Rebelein's Edenville book and Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie

21. 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 Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground

  • film
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller

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3.86

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