15 Top short stories books like The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors by Doug Murano

Cover of The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors by Doug Murano

The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

By: Doug Murano

3.79

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award The horror is closer than you think. From Bram Stoker Award-…

If you liked the short stories plot in The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors by Doug Murano , here is a list of 15 books like this:

1. Greener Pastures

By: Michael Wehunt , Michael Bukowski

3.98

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

*Shirley Jackson Award Finalist, Single-Author Collection* *Shortlisted for the Crawford Award* *Ru… read more

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2. We Can Never Leave This Place

By: Eric LaRocca

3.52

Format: 106 pages, Kindle Edition

"When you're given a gift, something else gets taken away." A precocious young girl with an unus… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's We Can Never Leave This Place book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • short stories
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"We can never leave this place," my mother told her. "It would hurt too much."

-Eric LaRocca, We Can Never Leave This Place

"We can never leaves this places," my mother told her. "It would hurt to much."

-Eric LaRocca, We Can Never Leave This Place

"How could you do this to me?' the creature asked. And the blind man said, 'I wanted to be the only one to hurry you."

-Eric LaRocca, We Can Never Leave This Place

"I watched as blood swirled down my naked body in dark ribbons—tiny threads that had forever come undone from me and were sent to freedom."

-Eric LaRocca, We Can Never Leave This Place

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3. Freaky Briefs: 75 Short Absurdities

By: Jeff Strand

4.20

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

From the madman who brought you Gleefully Macabre Tales, Dead Clown Barbecue, Everything Has Teeth,… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Strand's Freaky Briefs: 75 Short Absurdities book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
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4. Under Your Bed: 13 Tales to Terrify

By: Blair Daniels

4.17

Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition

My husband insists on keeping this one painting of a woman. I listened to a true crime podcast… … read more

Similar categories in Blair Daniels's Under Your Bed: 13 Tales to Terrify book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
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5. The Beast You Are: Stories

By: Paul Tremblay

3.34

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A haunting collection of short fiction from the bestselling author of  The Pallbearers Club ,  A He… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's The Beast You Are: Stories book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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6. The Wind Began to Howl (Isaiah Coleridge, #3.5)

By: Laird Barron

4.31

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Laird Barron's acclaimed crime saga makes a triumphant return in The Wind Began to Howl, an all-new… read more

Similar categories in Laird Barron's The Wind Began to Howl (Isaiah Coleridge, #3.5) book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • fiction
  • horror
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7. Found: An Anthology of Found Footage Horror Stories

By: Andrew Cull

3.95

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Between April and August 2021 eighteen horror writers disappeared. Gathered together for the first … read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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8. When Things Get Dark

By: Ellen Datlow

3.90

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary editor, Ellen Datlow, collects today’s best horror writers in tribute to the genius of Sh… read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
"Soul searching pairs seductively with large quantities of liquor."

-Ellen Datlow, When Things Get Dark

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9. Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous

By: Ellen Datlow

3.67

Format: 479 pages, Hardcover

A bone-chilling anthology from legendary horror editor, Ellen Datlow, Screams from the Dark contain… read more

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  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
Cover of Find Us and Other Stories: A Collection of Short Horror Stories (You Die Alone if You’re Lucky) by Elford Alley

10. Find Us and Other Stories: A Collection of Short Horror Stories (You Die Alone if You’re Lucky)

By: Elford Alley

4.10

Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition

Cosmic horrors visit a town ravaged by a changing climate. A team of scientists discover the price … read more

Similar categories in Elford Alley's Find Us and Other Stories: A Collection of Short Horror Stories (You Die Alone if You’re Lucky) book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
Cover of The Horror Collection: Nightmare Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy

11. The Horror Collection: Nightmare Edition

By: Kevin J. Kennedy

4.19

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Book twelve in The Horror Collection sits at over ninety-thousand words — by far the heftiest book … read more

Similar categories in Kevin J. Kennedy's The Horror Collection: Nightmare Edition book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • horror
Cover of Tavern of Terror Vol. 1: Short Horror Stories Anthology by Anne Lao

12. Tavern of Terror Vol. 1: Short Horror Stories Anthology

By: Anne Lao

4.04

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Hannigan’s, where every drink is served with a double shot of terror…A small-town carpen… read more

Similar categories in Anne Lao's Tavern of Terror Vol. 1: Short Horror Stories Anthology book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
Cover of The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors by Doug Murano

13. The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

By: Doug Murano

3.79

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award The horror is closer than you think. From Bram Stoker Award-… read more

Similar categories in Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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14. Those We Left Behind, and Other Sacrifices

By: Brandon Applegate

4.10

Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition

A bedtime story has unspeakable consequences. A walk in the woods introduces a father to his daught… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Applegate's Those We Left Behind, and Other Sacrifices book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
Cover of The Horror Collection: Lost Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy

15. The Horror Collection: Lost Edition

By: Kevin J. Kennedy

4.13

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Book 14 in The Horror Collection series brings you the best in new horror from, Russell James, Mark… read more

Similar categories in Kevin J. Kennedy's The Horror Collection: Lost Edition book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
Cover of Ash and Bone: Tales of Terror by Elford Alley

16. Ash and Bone: Tales of Terror

By: Elford Alley

4.17

Format: 137 pages, Kindle Edition

“I enjoyed it thoroughly … the style here screamed fresh, new, original.”--Well Read Beard Follo… read more

Similar categories in Elford Alley's Ash and Bone: Tales of Terror book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
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17. If Hell is What You Want

By: H.G. Gravy

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

If Hell is What You Want - H.G Gravy's first collection of stories- pushes on mental pressure point… read more

Similar categories in H.G. Gravy's If Hell is What You Want book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • horror
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18. Paint It Black And Other Stories

By: Sarah Jane Huntington

4.35

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

“This is a cracking collection of scares.” —Simon Paul Wilson, author of GhostCityGirl What lives … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Jane Huntington's Paint It Black And Other Stories book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
Cover of Sizing Up Your Shadow: Eerie, Haunting, and Horrific Tales (Stories for Late at Night) by Matt Richardsen

19. Sizing Up Your Shadow: Eerie, Haunting, and Horrific Tales (Stories for Late at Night)

By: Matt Richardsen

4.17

Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition

“Throws the reader into the deep end… eerie, haunting, and at times, incredibly moving.”—Elford All… read more

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Cover of Feed Me: And Other Horror Stories (The Cryptic Collection) by Brock Mauve

20. Feed Me: And Other Horror Stories (The Cryptic Collection)

By: Brock Mauve

3.74

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

Feed me—call it a warning, call it a promise, it’s a phrase best heeded when encountered during the… read more

Similar categories in Brock Mauve's Feed Me: And Other Horror Stories (The Cryptic Collection) book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • horror
Cover of Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) by Nathan Ballingrud

21. Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)

By: Nathan Ballingrud

4.18

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into th… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Ballingrud's Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) book and Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror

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Eric LaRocca

3.52

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Jeff Strand

4.20

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Blair Daniels

4.17

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Kevin Bachar

4.19

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Kevin Bachar

4.19

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