30 must-read horror books like All These Subtle Deceits by C.S. Humble

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All These Subtle Deceits

By: C.S. Humble

4.09

Format: 179 pages, Paperback

Lauren Saunders moved to Black Wells, Colorado to escape a toxic relationship that stole three year…

If you liked the horror plot in All These Subtle Deceits by C.S. Humble , here is a list of 30 books like this:

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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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
" 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. All the Fiends of Hell

By: Adam L.G. Nevill

4.01

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe. Annihilation on a biblical scale. Seeing the mor… read more

Similar categories in Adam L.G. Nevill's All the Fiends of Hell book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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3. Fever House (Fever House, #1)

By: Keith Rosson

4.03

Format: 417 pages, Hardcover

A small-time criminal. A has-been rock star. A shadowy government agency. And a severed hand whose … read more

Similar categories in Keith Rosson's Fever House (Fever House, #1) book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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4. The Haunting of Velkwood

By: Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Bram Stoker Award­–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood… read more

Similar categories in Gwendolyn Kiste's The Haunting of Velkwood book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"Because I'd prefer to live in a world with you in it."

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"I understood something that Brett wouldn't admit - that we were talking about family. And family is the ultimate trap, it's something you carry with you for life; the people you come from and the mar…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"There were things that seemed so impossible when we were young, things I gave up on long ago even though they aren't impossible anymore. There's the world we lived in then and the world we live in no…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"It's always startling to see her... the way looks like a fever dream, like something not quite real. That valence of dark hair over her eyes, those lips always painted bright red as a pomegranate see…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

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5. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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6. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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7. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • fiction
  • horror
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8. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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9. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • 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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10. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult fiction
  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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12. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"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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13. Mean Spirited

By: Nick Roberts

4.41

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

An alcoholic teacher and father’s world spirals out of control when a former student is killed and … read more

Similar categories in Nick Roberts's Mean Spirited book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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14. Scanlines

By: Todd Keisling

3.83

Format: 83 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1987, Congressman Benjamin Hardy III died by suicide on live television amidst accusations of po… read more

Similar categories in Todd Keisling's Scanlines book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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15. Linghun

By: Ai Jiang

3.96

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

WELCOME HOME. Follow Wenqi, Liam, and Mrs. in this modern gothic ghost story by Chinese-Canadian… read more

Similar categories in Ai Jiang's Linghun book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"In HOME, Liam was a dream. Here, he's a flawed but beautiful reality. Whispers of our future together lull us both into a dreamless sleep. It's the first time we find such emptiness comforting."

-Ai Jiang, Linghun

"Feelings, emotions, experiences, are all part of humanity's shared language, and in Linghun, that shared language is grief. Grief is a language that tears us apart, but it is also what brings us toge…"

-Ai Jiang, Linghun

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

16. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult fiction
  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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17. And Then I Woke Up

By: Malcolm Devlin

3.48

Format: 167 pages, Paperback

In the tradition of Mira Grant and Stephen Graham Jones, Malcolm Devlin’s And Then I Woke Up is a c… read more

Similar categories in Malcolm Devlin's And Then I Woke Up book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"We were monsters once, and although we are not anymore, we know we remain unforgiven."

-Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

". . . it’s those differences — even the smallest and most trivial — that scare us the most."

-Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

"Relationships aren't scientific, they're not mathematical. They're chaotic, abstract, irrational."

-Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

"Macey once told me that the worst way a story can end is by someone waking up and realising everything that happened was only a dream."

-Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

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18. Below

By: Laurel Hightower

3.70

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO HELP A STRANGER? While driving through the mountains of West Virginia du… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Hightower's Below book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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19. Waif

By: Samantha Kolesnik

3.55

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

Angela has everything she thought she ever wanted—a successful husband, a lavish house, and a botto… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Kolesnik's Waif book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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20. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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21. Stargazers

By: L.P. Hernandez

4.20

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Don’t read with the lights on…this is My Dark Library. A collection of novellas curated by Sadie… read more

Similar categories in L.P. Hernandez's Stargazers book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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22. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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23. Beautiful Atrocities

By: Ross Jeffery

4.07

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

"Even though most of the stories contained in this collection deal with cruelty in some form, one m… read more

Similar categories in Ross Jeffery's Beautiful Atrocities book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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24. House of Bone and Rain

By: Gabino Iglesias

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the latest from Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME… read more

Similar categories in Gabino Iglesias's House of Bone and Rain book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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25. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult fiction
  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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26. All These Subtle Deceits

By: C.S. Humble

4.09

Format: 179 pages, Paperback

Lauren Saunders moved to Black Wells, Colorado to escape a toxic relationship that stole three year… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult fiction
  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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27. Twilight at the Gates

By: Mark Allan Gunnells

3.74

Format: 171 pages, Paperback

Twilight at the Gates is a short story collection written in homage to programs that once featured … read more

Similar categories in Mark Allan Gunnells's Twilight at the Gates book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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28. The Doctor's Demons

By: Maria Abrams

3.02

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Child psychiatrist Hannah Cohen thought she could handle difficult cases. But medical school never … read more

Similar categories in Maria Abrams's The Doctor's Demons book and C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

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

29. 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • novella
  • 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 C.S. Humble's All These Subtle Deceits

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror

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Transform Your Habits

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

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All the Fiends of Hell

Adam L.G. Nevill

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Fever House (Fever House, #1)

Keith Rosson

4.03

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The Haunting of Velkwood

Gwendolyn Kiste

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Transform Your Habits

This Is Where We Talk Things Out

Caitlin Marceau

3.77

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Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology

Vince A. Liaguno

3.55

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Adam L.G. Nevill

3.73

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K.C. Jones

3.59

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