8 must-read horror books like An Illustrated History of Ghosts by Adam Allsuch Boardman

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An Illustrated History of Ghosts

By: Adam Allsuch Boardman

3.90

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From haunted ranches to epic maritime legends of the 19th century, devour stories of our world’s ol…

If you liked the horror plot in An Illustrated History of Ghosts by Adam Allsuch Boardman , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. Fragments of Horror

By: Junji Ito

4.28

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga. An old wooden mansion… read more

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2. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • graphic novels
  • folklore
  • picture books
  • horror
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3. When I Arrived at the Castle

By: Emily Carroll

3.69

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

"A castle, a killer, and prey all bound and blurred by lust and blood." Like many before her tha… read more

Similar categories in Emily Carroll's When I Arrived at the Castle book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • horror
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4. The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters

By: J.W. Ocker

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet the monsters in our midst, from bigfoot to Mothman and beyond! Welcome to the United States… read more

Similar categories in J.W. Ocker's The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • history
  • folklore
  • nonfiction
  • horror
  • paranormal
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5. The Lost Sons of Omaha: Two Young Men in an American Tragedy

By: Joe Sexton

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An account of two linked and tragic deaths stemming from the 2020 George Floyd protests that explor… read more

Similar categories in Joe Sexton's The Lost Sons of Omaha: Two Young Men in an American Tragedy book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • nonfiction
  • history
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6. Ephemera

By: Briana Loewinsohn

4.00

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A debut graphic novel that poignantly blends memoir, magic realism, and graphic medicine. Ephem… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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7. Summer Spirit

By: Elizabeth Holleville

3.29

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

A new YA graphic novel from French illustrator Elizabeth Holleville, Summer Spirit puts a fresh spi… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Holleville's Summer Spirit book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • paranormal
  • ghosts
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8. My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel

By: Chiara Lagani

3.35

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Elena Ferrante’s New York Times bestselling masterpiece, My Brilliant Friend , book one of her Neap… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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9. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

By: Patrick Horvath

4.21

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Live, laugh, shed blood. Dexter meets Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Town in this twisted debut graphi… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Horvath's Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • horror
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10. youthjuice

By: E.K. Sathue

3.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

American Psycho meets The Devil Wears Prada: outrageous body horror for the goop generation A 29… read more

Similar categories in E.K. Sathue's youthjuice book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • horror
Cover of Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben by Josh Trujillo

11. Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben

By: Josh Trujillo

4.03

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel biography of Baron von Steuben, the soldier, immigrant, and flamboyant homosexual w… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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12. Brat

By: Gabriel Smith

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From a provocative new literary talent, a hilarious and haunted novel featuring an unlikable protag… read more

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  • horror
"I chose this one. This is the one I care about."

-Gabriel Smith, Brat

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13. Hojas de dedalera

By: Victoria Álvarez

4.36

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

NO es una reedición de la novela de 2011. Es una reescritura completa. Abandonada por su madre,… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Álvarez's Hojas de dedalera book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • paranormal
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14. The Z Word

By: Lindsay King-Miller

3.48

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt… read more

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  • paranormal
  • horror
Cover of Weird Medieval Guys: A Bestiary of Curious Creatures from the Dark Ages by Olivia Swarthout

15. Weird Medieval Guys: A Bestiary of Curious Creatures from the Dark Ages

By: Olivia Swarthout

3.85

Format: 203 pages, ebook

Live, laugh love and die in the Middle Ages with Weird Medieval Guys!Explore what your medieval lif… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Swarthout's Weird Medieval Guys: A Bestiary of Curious Creatures from the Dark Ages book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • nonfiction
  • history
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16. An Illustrated History of Ghosts

By: Adam Allsuch Boardman

3.90

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From haunted ranches to epic maritime legends of the 19th century, devour stories of our world’s ol… read more

Similar categories in Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • history
  • ghosts
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • folklore
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
Cover of Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment by Grady Hillhouse

17. Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

By: Grady Hillhouse

4.26

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide to the infrastructure around us… read more

Similar categories in Grady Hillhouse's Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • nonfiction
Cover of Secrets of the Witch: An initiation into our history and our wisdom (Supernatural Sourcebook, #1) by Julie Légère

18. Secrets of the Witch: An initiation into our history and our wisdom (Supernatural Sourcebook, #1)

By: Julie Légère

4.08

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Explore the mystical history of witches throughout time and all over the world. Discover the symbol… read more

Similar categories in Julie Légère's Secrets of the Witch: An initiation into our history and our wisdom (Supernatural Sourcebook, #1) book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
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19. Final Cut

By: Charles Burns

3.88

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The beloved and award-winning author of BLACK HOLE's haunting and visually arresting story of an ar… read more

Similar categories in Charles Burns's Final Cut book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. by Caitlin Cass

20. Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S.

By: Caitlin Cass

3.90

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

New Yorker contributing cartoonist Caitlin Cass traces the fight for suffrage in the U.S. from the … read more

Similar categories in Caitlin Cass's Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. book and Adam Allsuch Boardman's An Illustrated History of Ghosts

  • graphic novels
  • history
  • nonfiction

7 Best history books like An Illustrated History of Ghosts by Adam Allsuch Boardman

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The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters

J.W. Ocker

3.89

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Joe Sexton

3.89

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Josh Trujillo

4.03

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3.85

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Michael A. Hiltzik

4.13

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Donald A. Norman

4.11

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What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)

Randall Munroe

4.37

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Kelly Weinersmith

4.06

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