7 Top short story collection books like Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror by John F.D. Taff

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Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

By: John F.D. Taff

3.44

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

Dark Stars, edited by John F.D. Taff, is a tribute to horror’s longstanding short fiction legacy, f…

If you liked the short story collection plot in Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror by John F.D. Taff , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Ones That Got Away

By: Stephen Graham Jones , Laird Barron

3.71

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

These thirteen stories are our own lives, inside out. A boy's summer romance doesn't end in that go… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's The Ones That Got Away book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • short story collection
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. They Lurk

By: Ronald Malfi

3.79

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

COME CLOSER . . . Five terrifying collected horror novellas newly reissued from the "modern-day … read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's They Lurk book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • short story collection
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • audiobook
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3. The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

By: Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

Format: 455 pages, Hardcover

The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror literature It’s been f… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3) book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • adult
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I used to be all about the final girl standing on top of a pile of the dead at the end of the movie, her face dripping blood, her chest heaving, her eyes fierce. Now I’m all about holding the door of…"

-Stephen Graham Jones, The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

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4. Everything the Darkness Eats

By: Eric LaRocca

2.78

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

An insidious darkness threatens to devastate a rural New England village when occult forces are co… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's Everything the Darkness Eats book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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5. The Fervor

By: Alma Katsu

3.63

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

A psychological and supernatural twist on the horrors of the Japanese American internment camps in … read more

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  • adult
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"No computer books for me. I love real books I can hold and open with excitement, anticipation and, yes, reverence. There is nothing like the smell of a book, bookshops and libraries"

-Alma Katsu, The Fervor

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6. Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology

By: Vince A. Liaguno

3.55

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An anthology of original horror stories edited by Bram Stoker Award ® winners Vince A. Liaguno and … read more

Similar categories in Vince A. Liaguno's Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
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7. Out There Screaming

By: Jordan Peele

3.79

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, c… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Peele's Out There Screaming book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Jesus better keep his little bitch mouth shut"

-Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming

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8. A Sliver of Darkness

By: C.J. Tudor

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The debut short story collection from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man, featuring ten bone-chi… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Tudor's A Sliver of Darkness book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. Black Mouth

By: Ronald Malfi

3.96

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic ch… read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's Black Mouth book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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10. 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 John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • short story collection
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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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 John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
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12. Ghostwritten

By: Ronald Malfi

4.12

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

Four brand-new horror novellas from “a modern-day Algernon Blackwood” all about books, stories, man… read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's Ghostwritten book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • adult
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"myself asks am i here? i've lost myself i fear"

-Ronald Malfi, Ghostwritten

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13. 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 John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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14. This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances

By: Eric LaRocca

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new collection of four intense, claustrophobic and terrifying horror tales from the Bram St… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • short story collection
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The worst thing a person can do to you after they've hurt you is let you live."

-Eric LaRocca, This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances

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15. Daphne

By: Josh Malerman

3.40

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

It’s the last summer for Kit Lamb: The last summer before college. The last summer with her high sc… read more

Similar categories in Josh Malerman's Daphne book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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16. 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

Similar categories in Ellen Datlow's When Things Get Dark book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

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

-Ellen Datlow, When Things Get Dark

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17. Spin a Black Yarn

By: Josh Malerman

3.40

Format: 387 pages, Paperback

Five harrowing novellas of horror and speculative fiction from the singular mind of the New York Ti… read more

Similar categories in Josh Malerman's Spin a Black Yarn book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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18. 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

Similar categories in Ellen Datlow's Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • short story collection
  • adult
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
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19. Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil

By: Ananda Lima

3.52

Format: 181 pages, Hardcover

At a Halloween party in 1999, a writer slept with the devil. She sees him again and again throughou… read more

Similar categories in Ananda Lima's Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

By: John F.D. Taff

3.44

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

Dark Stars, edited by John F.D. Taff, is a tribute to horror’s longstanding short fiction legacy, f… read more

Similar categories in John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror book and John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • short story collection
  • adult
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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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 John F.D. Taff's Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror

21 best-selling fiction books like Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror by John F.D. Taff

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The Ones That Got Away

Stephen Graham Jones , Laird Barron

3.71

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They Lurk

Ronald Malfi

3.79

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The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

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Eric LaRocca

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21 Top fiction books like Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman

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Philip Fracassi

4.18

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The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

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Chuck Wendig

4.13

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Keith Rosson

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