11 Best fantasy books like Festival by Christopher Golden

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Festival

By: Christopher Golden

3.37

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling horror writers Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon create a music festival…

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1. Boys in the Valley

By: Philip Fracassi

4.18

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

St. Vincent's Orphanage for Boys. Turn of the century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania. Her… read more

Similar categories in Philip Fracassi's Boys in the Valley book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
" there is light all around me. There is light inside me. "

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

"The sky is the color of stone, flat and hard in appearance, but brittle, as if it would crack like an eggshell - revealing black seams of the universe beyond - if struck hard enough. ."

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

"We didn't hit it off like many others in similar situations....Instead, he and I sort of gravitated around each other, either friends nor foes, like the moons of a planet we had no interest in observ…"

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

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2. The Salt Grows Heavy

By: Cassandra Khaw

3.59

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Khaw's The Salt Grows Heavy book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
"And you shall know her by the trail of dead"

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

"There is nothing wrong with being a monster."

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

"A thousand mythologies contributed to my conception."

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

"The truth liberates; it cannot cripple or maul, cannot injure, not unless one declares themselves its apostate."

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

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3. The Spite House

By: Johnny Compton

3.53

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. Having left his wife,… read more

Similar categories in Johnny Compton's The Spite House book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • ghosts
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
Cover of The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill

4. The Vessel

By: Adam L.G. Nevill

3.73

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

'A watcher may remark that after sleeping for so long, the building appears to have been roused.' … read more

Similar categories in Adam L.G. Nevill's The Vessel book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • novella
  • adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
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5. A Child Alone With Strangers

By: Philip Fracassi

4.28

Format: 575 pages, Hardcover

When the young Henry Thorne is kidnapped and held prisoner in a remote farmhouse surrounded by mile… read more

Similar categories in Philip Fracassi's A Child Alone With Strangers book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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6. Gothic

By: Philip Fracassi

3.83

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

On his 59th birthday, Tyson Parks—a famous, but struggling, horror writer—receives an antique desk … read more

Similar categories in Philip Fracassi's Gothic book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • supernatural
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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7. Black Tide

By: K.C. Jones

3.59

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

A story with a cinematic feel, Black Tide is Cujo meets A Quiet Place. It was just another day a… read more

Similar categories in K.C. Jones's Black Tide book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"We're alive. And we have hope. I say, no matter what, we're heading in the right direction."

-K.C. Jones, Black Tide

"Stories explained the unknowable before the advent of science. What happens when science is left shrugging its shoulders?"

-K.C. Jones, Black Tide

"I'm a liar, but I'm telling you the truth about this: I want to stay on the road. I want to go as far as these wheels and gears can take me."

-K.C. Jones, Black Tide

"My dad always used to say it's important that people never stop appreciating sunsets. As long as we can still be stopped in our tracks and remember what a big deal it is that we're even here, there's…"

-K.C. Jones, Black Tide

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8. The Day of the Door

By: Laurel Hightower

4.13

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Once there were four Lasco siblings banded together against a world that failed to protect them. Bu… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Hightower's The Day of the Door book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • horror
  • adult
  • fiction
  • ghosts
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9. 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 Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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10. The Handyman Method

By: Nick Cutter

3.27

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

A chilling domestic story of terror for fans of Black Mirror and The Amityville Horror. When a y… read more

Similar categories in Nick Cutter's The Handyman Method book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • supernatural
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"When prey dies in fear, hunters will say the meat tastes bitter."

-Nick Cutter, The Handyman Method

"What of happiness, then? May we speak of the taste of joyful meat?"

-Nick Cutter, The Handyman Method

"Old memories were like land mines: dormant, forgotten, but forever deadly."

-Nick Cutter, The Handyman Method

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11. Lucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer: A Krampus Story

By: M. Rickert

3.39

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Ro, a struggling writer, knows all too well the pain and solitude that holiday festivities can awak… read more

Similar categories in M. Rickert's Lucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer: A Krampus Story book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult fiction
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
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12. 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 Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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13. Wild Spaces

By: S.L. Coney

3.51

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Robert R. McCammon’s Boy’s Life meets H. P. Lovecraft in Wild Spaces, a foreboding, sensual coming-… read more

Similar categories in S.L. Coney's Wild Spaces book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
"As funny as he thinks a fish would look, he wonders how the sea felt when her inhabitants started walking away. He wonders if maybe that’s why she keeps eating away at the land, trying to take back w…"

-S.L. Coney, Wild Spaces

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14. White Horse

By: Erika T. Wurth

3.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut from Erika T. Wurth about an Indigenous woman who must face … read more

Similar categories in Erika T. Wurth's White Horse book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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15. The Bedmakers

By: Chad Lutzke

4.08

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

After two elderly men tire of their homelessness in downtown Chicago 1979, they hop a train in sear… read more

Similar categories in Chad Lutzke's The Bedmakers book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • fiction
  • horror
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16. Bad Cree

By: Jessica Johns

3.92

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a p… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Johns's Bad Cree book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a…"

-Jessica Johns, Bad Cree

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17. 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

By: Sadie Hartmann

4.43

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The Ultimate List of Must-Read Horror! Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get re… read more

Similar categories in Sadie Hartmann's 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • horror
"I love a good story about everyone dying."

-Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered

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18. Slashtag

By: Jon Cohn

4.35

Format: 418 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Slashtag, the most immersive horror reality competition series in history! Tag along as … read more

Similar categories in Jon Cohn's Slashtag book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) by Brian  McAuley

19. Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2)

By: Brian McAuley

4.12

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote… read more

Similar categories in Brian McAuley's Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult fiction
  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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20. Shooting Star

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.78

Format: 43 pages, Paperback

John Shaw just wanted to go fishing and live off the land—now he is one of only a few survivors inv… read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Shooting Star book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
Cover of The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro

21. The Haunting of Alejandra

By: V. Castro

3.65

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her fam… read more

Similar categories in V. Castro's The Haunting of Alejandra book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"It occurred to Frances that perhaps everyone wore another set of clothing beneath their human skin, stitched together with all the things they hated about themselves and tried to hide."

-V. Castro, The Haunting of Alejandra

"There are many times in life we feel there are no choices. Sometimes that is true. But I feel perhaps the true answers to the choices we must make find our way to us. Sometimes it is right away and a…"

-V. Castro, The Haunting of Alejandra

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22. Anybody Home?

By: Michael J. Seidlinger

3.17

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

What came first, the home or the desire to invade? A seasoned invader with multiple home invasi… read more

Similar categories in Michael J. Seidlinger's Anybody Home? book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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23. Heads Will Roll

By: Josh Winning

3.69

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Willow’s worst nightmare was being cancelled. But the woods of Camp Castaway might destroy more tha… read more

Similar categories in Josh Winning's Heads Will Roll book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Festival by Christopher Golden

24. Festival

By: Christopher Golden

3.37

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling horror writers Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon create a music festival… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Golden's Festival book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • music
  • adult fiction
  • ghosts
  • novella
  • adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
Cover of Full Immersion by Gemma Amor

25. Full Immersion

By: Gemma Amor

3.77

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

A traumatised woman with amnesia finds her own dead body and sets out to uncover the truth of her d… read more

Similar categories in Gemma Amor's Full Immersion book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E. M. Roy

26. Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies

By: E. M. Roy

3.73

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

In the small town of Eston, Maine . . . weird things happen sometimes.Leo Bates knows what’s behind… read more

Similar categories in E. M. Roy's Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra

27. Such Pretty Flowers

By: K.L. Cerra

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A woman investigating her brother’s apparent suicide finds herself falling for her prime suspect—hi… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Cerra's Such Pretty Flowers book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Rootwork (Conjure #1) by Tracy  Cross

28. Rootwork (Conjure #1)

By: Tracy Cross

3.97

Format: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Set in a small parish in Louisiana in 1889, Rootwork follows sisters, Betty, Ann and Pee Wee. When … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Cross's Rootwork (Conjure #1) book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult fiction
  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo by Adam Cesare

29. Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo

By: Adam Cesare

3.82

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The thrills and chills are far from over in the third novel from Bram Stoker Award winner and maste… read more

Similar categories in Adam Cesare's Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Sadie Hartmann

30. Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology

By: Sadie Hartmann

4.22

Format: 411 pages, Paperback

Bram Stoker Awards® nominee for Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2022) 35 BRAND NEW TALES OF … read more

Similar categories in Sadie Hartmann's Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology book and Christopher Golden's Festival

  • adult fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult

29 best-selling fiction books like Festival by Christopher Golden

Transform Your Habits

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

3.59

Transform Your Habits

The Spite House

Johnny Compton

3.53

Transform Your Habits

The Vessel

Adam L.G. Nevill

3.73

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20 best-selling fiction books like Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) by Brian McAuley

Transform Your Habits

The Woodwitch

Stephen Gregory

4.81

Transform Your Habits

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Nestlings

Nat Cassidy

3.86

Transform Your Habits

The Haunting of Velkwood

Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

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