14 Best horror books like The Girl Who Would Be Death by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Cover of The Girl Who Would Be Death by Caitlín R. Kiernan

The Girl Who Would Be Death

By: Caitlín R. Kiernan

3.13

Format: 100 pages, Comic

The Girl Who Would be Death # 1 - 4 Date: December 1998 to March 1999

If you liked the horror plot in The Girl Who Would Be Death by Caitlín R. Kiernan , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold by Michael Zulli, Alisa Kwitney, Kent Williams, Scott Hampton, Rebecca Guay

1. Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold

By: Michael Zulli , Alisa Kwitney , Kent Williams , Scott Hampton , Rebecca Guay

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In the plague-riddled years of the early twenty-first century, the inhabitants of a small village l… read more

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  • dc comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • horror
  • fantasy
"Aver paura della morte fa parte dell'umana natura. Solo nella stretta di una grande sofferenza, la malattia o la vecchiaia fanno accettare l'inevitabile a molti di noi. I pochi che l'abbracciano quan…"

-Michael Zulli, Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold

Cover of The Thessaliad by Shawn McManus, Bill Willingham

2. The Thessaliad

By: Shawn McManus , Bill Willingham

3.54

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of The Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman, Bill Sienkiewicz, Milo Manara, P. Craig Russell, Dave McKean, Glenn Fabry, Miguelanxo Prado, Frank Quitely, None, Todd Klein

3. The Sandman: Endless Nights

By: Neil Gaiman , Bill Sienkiewicz , Milo Manara , P. Craig Russell , Dave McKean , Glenn Fabry , Miguelanxo Prado , Frank Quitely , None , Todd Klein

4.33

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

'The Sandman' is a series of award-winning graphic novels. It blends modern myth and dark fantasy, … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • horror
  • fantasy
"You hurt. It's okay. I hurt too. Hold my hand."

-Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: Endless Nights

"He is holding a book. Inside the book is the Universe."

-Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: Endless Nights

"To be Despair. It is a portrait. Only close your eyes and feel."

-Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: Endless Nights

"I have heard the languages of apocalypse, and now I shall embrace the silence."

-Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: Endless Nights

Cover of The Dead Boy Detectives by Ed Brubaker, Bryan Talbot, Steve Leialoha

4. The Dead Boy Detectives

By: Ed Brubaker , Bryan Talbot , Steve Leialoha

3.63

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Collected for the first time, this tale stars Edwin and Charles from THE SANDMAN: SEASON OF MISTS. … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of Vertigo: Winter's Edge (Graphic Novel) by Steve Gerber, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Paul Pope, Matt Wagner, John Bolton, Steve Parkhouse, Sean Phillips, Peter Milligan, None, Philip Bond, Paul Jenkins, Steve Leialoha, John Ney Rieber, Teddy Kristiansen, John K. Snyder III, None, None

5. Vertigo: Winter's Edge (Graphic Novel)

By: Steve Gerber , Neil Gaiman , Grant Morrison , Paul Pope , Matt Wagner , John Bolton , Steve Parkhouse , Sean Phillips , Peter Milligan , None , Philip Bond , Paul Jenkins , Steve Leialoha , John Ney Rieber , Teddy Kristiansen , John K. Snyder III , None , None

3.64

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A sampler of sorts of various Vertigo comics like Sandman, Hellblazer, House of Secrets and the Min… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
Cover of God Save the Queen by Mike Carey, John Bolton

6. God Save the Queen

By: Mike Carey , John Bolton

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN is a new hardcover that reunites acclaimed writer Mike Carey (CROSSING MIDNIGHT,… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
Cover of Death: The Time of Your Life by Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham, Mark Pennington, Claire Danes

7. Death: The Time of Your Life

By: Neil Gaiman , Chris Bachalo , Mark Buckingham , Mark Pennington , Claire Danes

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

Death incarnate, as defined by master storyteller Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN), is a genuinely likeabl… read more

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  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of Palestine by None, Joe Sacco

8. Palestine

By: None , Joe Sacco

4.16

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Prior to Safe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995--Joe Sacco's breakthrough novel of … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of From Hell by Alan             Moore, Eddie Campbell, Pete Mullins

9. From Hell

By: Alan Moore , Eddie Campbell , Pete Mullins

4.19

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

"I shall tell you where we are. We're in the most extreme and utter region of the human mind. A dim… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • horror
"It would seem we are to suffer an apocalypse of cockatoos - William Gull"

-Alan Moore, From Hell

"I am not man so much as syndrome; as a voice that bellows in the human heart. I am rain. I cannot be contained"

-Alan Moore, From Hell

"Perhaps this is the purpose of all art, all writing, on the murders, fiction and non-fiction: Simply to participate."

-Alan Moore, From Hell

"Where comes this dullness in your eyes? How has your century numbed you so? Shall man be given marvels only when he is beyond all wonder?"

-Alan Moore, From Hell

Cover of The Corinthian: Death in Venice by Darko Macan, Danijel Žeželj

10. The Corinthian: Death in Venice

By: Darko Macan , Danijel Žeželj

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A three-issue miniseries called The Corinthian: Death In Venice tells the story of how the first Co… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror

11. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams...But Were Afraid to Ask

By: Bill Willingham

3.50

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

A collection of short stories answering questions abouts dreams and The Dreaming. What Causes Night… read more

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12. WitchCraft

By: James Robinson , Michael Zulli , Peter Snejbjerg , Steve Yeowell , Teddy Kristiansen

3.17

Format: 55 pages,

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13. Thessaly: Witch for Hire

By: Shawn McManus , Bill Willingham

4.52

Format: None pages, Paperback

HELP WANTED As the world's oldest, most powerful witch,Thessaly has learned through millennia of ex… read more

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Cover of The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

14. The King in Yellow

By: Robert W. Chambers

3.55

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

One of the leading examples of Victorian-gothic horror, The King in Yellow is a collection of ten i… read more

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  • fantasy
  • horror
"Selby never knew why, but he suddenly began to buy flowers."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

"Strange in the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies But Stranger still is Lost Carcosa."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

"I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth..."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

"No, he is not vicious, nor is he in the least demented. His mind is a wonder chamber, from which he can extract treasures that you and I would give years of our life to acquire."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

15. The Sandman: The Dream Hunters

By: Neil Gaiman , Yoshitaka Amano

4.57

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Sandman fans should feel lucky that master fantasy writer Neil Gaiman discovered the mythical world… read more

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16. The Sandman Companion

By: Neil Gaiman , Hy Bender

4.00

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

The Sandman was a groundbreaking and award-winning series that told the dark and tragic tale of Mor… read more

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17. The Sandman: Overture

By: None , Neil Gaiman , J.H. Williams III , Todd Klein

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twenty-five years since 's legendary series is back in a deluxe hardcover edition! The Sandman: Ov… read more

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18. The Books of Magic

By: Neil Gaiman , Roger Zelazny , John Bolton , Charles Vess , Paul Johnson , Scott Hampton

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Paperback

A quartet of fallen mystics dubbed the "TrenchCoat Brigade" is introduced in this first collection … read more

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19. The Dead Boy Detectives

By: Jill Thompson

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Paperback

They'll do anything to solve the case. Rowland and Paine, the dead British teenagers who first appe… read more

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20. Death: At Death's Door

By: Neil Gaiman , Jill Thompson

4.01

Format: 532 pages, Paperback

It's the party from hell - literally - at Death's door. Everyone's favourite Goth girl, Death, prac… read more

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Cover of Chłopki. Opowieść o naszych babkach by Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak

21. Chłopki. Opowieść o naszych babkach

By: Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak

4.44

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Autorka Służących do wszystkiego wraca do tematu wiejskich kobiet, ale tym razem to opowieść zza dr… read more

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Cover of The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V.

22. The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

By: Ram V.

4.30

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality, which means the avatar of Death is out of a jo… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
"Perhaps it is enough to remember at story's end the miracle that it was simply to have lived."

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

"If life's an exercise in making memories...no one really goes away as long as they are remembered."

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

"It’s what happens when things die. They go away, but you don’t realize all the parts of you that they were holding up until after."

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

"And in the days that follow, the possibilities of what could've been begin to fall away. Leaving you with less, each time-- more precious, to be savored. Like a cigarette. The point of life, my frien…"

-Ram V., The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

Cover of Illuminations: Stories by Alan             Moore

23. Illuminations: Stories

By: Alan Moore

3.53

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work, Alan Moore presents a se… read more

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  • fantasy
  • horror
"When most of our contemporary superhero movies are showcases for their escalating special effects, then the question of which film has the greater cinematic or artistic value becomes a matter of comp…"

-Alan Moore, Illuminations: Stories

Cover of Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen

24. Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker

By: Kieron Gillen

4.01

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

The Wicked + The Divine writer Kieron Gillen teams up with artist supernova Stephanie Hans (WicDiv,… read more

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  • comics
  • fantasy
  • horror
"This isn't a conversation. This is the sort of monologue you run in your head with lovers you'll never speak to again. This is what happens when thoughts curdle."

-Kieron Gillen, Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker

Cover of The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe) by J.R.R. Tolkien

25. The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth o… read more

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  • fantasy
"Glory dwelt in that city of Gondolin of the Seven Names, and its ruin was the most dread of all the sacks of cities upon the face of Earth."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)

"There long he sojourned alone and roamed about the shore or fared over the rocks at the ebb, marvelling at the pools and the great weeds, the dripping caverns and the strange sea-fowl that he saw and…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)

"If I chose to send thee, Tour son of Hour, them believe not that thy one sword is not worth the sending. For the valour of the Edain the Elves shall ever remember as the ages lengthen, marveling that…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)

Cover of Dead Boy Detectives by Pornsak Pichetshote

26. Dead Boy Detectives

By: Pornsak Pichetshote

3.71

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The Sandman Universe grows as two of its most beloved characters return to the spotlight! Charles R… read more

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  • graphic novels
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  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of Nightmare Country, Vol. 2: The Glass House by James Tynion IV

27. Nightmare Country, Vol. 2: The Glass House

By: James Tynion IV

4.01

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The celebrated world of The Sandman expands with the direct sequel to The Sandman Nightmare Countr… read more

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  • dc comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of The Sandman Universe Special: Thessaly #1 by James Tynion IV

28. The Sandman Universe Special: Thessaly #1

By: James Tynion IV

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The immortal witch Thessaly is no stranger to dead ends. But she’s won the hearts of gods and being… read more

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  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of The Girl Who Would Be Death by Caitlín R. Kiernan

29. The Girl Who Would Be Death

By: Caitlín R. Kiernan

3.13

Format: 100 pages, Comic

The Girl Who Would be Death # 1 - 4 Date: December 1998 to March 1999 read more

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Cover of WitchCraft: La Terreur by James  Robinson

30. WitchCraft: La Terreur

By: James Robinson

3.52

Format: 73 pages, None

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Dreaming: The Dark Rose by Al Davidson

31. The Dreaming: The Dark Rose

By: Al Davidson

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Dreaming Issues #20 - #21 The shocking dreams of an outwardly prim young Victorian woman threa… read more

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18 Top fantasy books like The Girl Who Would Be Death by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Transform Your Habits

Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold

Michael Zulli , Alisa Kwitney , Kent Williams , Scott Hampton , Rebecca Guay

3.79

Transform Your Habits

The Thessaliad

Shawn McManus , Bill Willingham

3.54

Transform Your Habits

The Sandman: Endless Nights

Neil Gaiman , Bill Sienkiewicz , Milo Manara , P. Craig Russell , Dave McKean , Glenn Fabry , Miguelanxo Prado , Frank Quitely , None , Todd Klein

4.33

Transform Your Habits

The Dead Boy Detectives

Ed Brubaker , Bryan Talbot , Steve Leialoha

3.63

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8 Best fantasy books like The Dreaming: The Dark Rose by Al Davidson

Transform Your Habits

The Thessaliad

Shawn McManus , Bill Willingham

3.54

Transform Your Habits

The Strike at Shayol Ghul (Wheel of Time, #0.1)

Robert Jordan

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Bast: Eternity Game

Caitlín R. Kiernan , Mariah Huehner , Dave McKean , Joe Bennett , Clem Robins , None , None , None

4.50

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

Anonymous , N.K. Sandars

3.74

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