17 must-read short stories books like Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror by Brian Lumley

Cover of Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror by Brian Lumley

Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

By: Brian Lumley

3.71

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-three authors. One exclusive anthology. Blood Bound Books celebrates its third year of pub…

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Cover of Fluency (Confluence, #1) by Jennifer Foehner Wells

1. Fluency (Confluence, #1)

By: Jennifer Foehner Wells

3.83

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

NASA discovered the alien ship lurking in the asteroid belt in the 1960s. They kept the Target unde… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Foehner Wells's Fluency (Confluence, #1) book and Brian Lumley's Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

  • fiction
"I’m not getting much penetration here!"

-Jennifer Foehner Wells, Fluency (Confluence, #1)

"It’s all just ones and zeroes no matter where you go in the universe."

-Jennifer Foehner Wells, Fluency (Confluence, #1)

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2. The Ballad of Black Tom

By: Victor LaValle

3.85

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles… read more

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  • fiction
  • horror
"I wish I’d been more like my father,"

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"I'll take Cthulhu over you devils any day."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"A good hustler isn't curious. A good hustler only wants his pay."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"Because to watch would be to understand the play isn't being staged for us."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

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3. The Hunger

By: Alma Katsu

0.00

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

The Hunger is a tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most fascinating historical mome… read more

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  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism by Pat Cadigan, Steve Rasnic Tem, Fritz Leiber, Chet Williamson, Tanith Lee, Gahan Wilson, Dan Simmons, Joe Haldeman, Harlan Ellison, 
Sharon N. Farber
, Gardner Dozois, Ellen Datlow, Jack Dann, Leonid Andreyev, Edward Bryant, Garry Kilworth, None, Harvey Jacobs, Scott Baker

4. Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism

By: Pat Cadigan , Steve Rasnic Tem , Fritz Leiber , Chet Williamson , Tanith Lee , Gahan Wilson , Dan Simmons , Joe Haldeman , Harlan Ellison , Sharon N. Farber , Gardner Dozois , Ellen Datlow , Jack Dann , Leonid Andreyev , Edward Bryant , Garry Kilworth , None , Harvey Jacobs , Scott Baker

3.71

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

Of all the most popular of horror subjects, vampires are the most seductive. These 17 stories portr… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
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5. Wishful Drinking

By: Carrie Fisher

3.82

Format: 163 pages, Hardcover

In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitabl… read more

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"I just have basically too much personality for one person, and not quite enough for two"

-Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking

"And not that it matters, but my mother is not a lesbian! She's just a really, really bad heterosexual."

-Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking

"You know how they say that religion is the opiate of the masses? Well, I took masses of opiates religiously."

-Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking

"No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away."

-Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking

6. The Library of the Dead

By: Gary A. Braunbeck , Yvonne Navarro , Lucy A. Snyder , Kealan Patrick Burke , Christopher Golden , Tim Lebbon , None , Brian Keene , Mary SanGiovanni , Weston Ochse , Norman Partridge , GAK , Michael McBride , J.F. Gonzalez , Rena Mason , Chris Marrs , Michael Bailey , None , Gene O'Neill , Erinn L. Kemper

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The Library of the Dead is an anthology of literary fiction inspired by Chapel of the Chimes, a cre… read more

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7. NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

By: Drew Hayes

3.81

Format: 320 pages,

What happens when the haggling is done and the shops are closed? When the quest has been given, the… read more

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8. Night Shift

By: Stephen King , John D. MacDonald

4.04

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

A collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by th… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's Night Shift book and Brian Lumley's Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
"You want to remember that while you're judging the book, the book is also judging you."

-Stephen King, Night Shift

"She wasn't like a jukebox; you never had to put in a dime and she never came unplugged."

-Stephen King, Night Shift

"If seven hundred monkeys typed for seven hundred years, one of them would turn out the works of Shakespeare,"

-Stephen King, Night Shift

"There are spiritually noxious places, buildings where the milk of the cosmos has become sour and rancid. This church is such a place; I would swear to it."

-Stephen King, Night Shift

9. That Bear Ate My Pants!

By: Tony James Slater

4.24

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

There comes a time in every man's life when he says to himself, "Holy Sh*t! I'm about to be eaten b… read more

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10. Ghost Road Blues (Pine Deep, #1)

By: Jonathan Maberry

4.16

Format: 200 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best First NovelFrom a new master of horror comes an apocalypti… read more

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11. The Pram

By: Joe Hill

3.77

Format: 58 pages, Kindle Edition

A husband’s obsessive desire for a child leads to an unexpected manifestation of his yearning in a … read more

Similar categories in Joe Hill's The Pram book and Brian Lumley's Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
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12. Big Bad

By: Chandler Baker

3.77

Format: 59 pages, Kindle Edition

For a family trying to make an isolated farmhouse into a home, fear and rage are getting harder to … read more

Similar categories in Chandler Baker's Big Bad book and Brian Lumley's Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Longmire Defense (Walt Longmire, #19) by Craig Johnson

13. The Longmire Defense (Walt Longmire, #19)

By: Craig Johnson

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Walt Longmire faces one of his most challenging crime scenes as he tries to reckon with the revelat… read more

Similar categories in Craig Johnson's The Longmire Defense (Walt Longmire, #19) book and Brian Lumley's Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

  • fiction
Cover of It Waits in the Woods by Josh Malerman

14. It Waits in the Woods

By: Josh Malerman

3.72

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

Some chilling campfire tales ring too true to ignore. For one young woman, an urban legend calls he… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Travel by Bullet (The Dispatcher, #3) by John Scalzi

15. Travel by Bullet (The Dispatcher, #3)

By: John Scalzi

4.02

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

The Audible and New York Times best-selling "Dispatcher" series returns with a brand-new mystery, p… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Travel by Bullet (The Dispatcher, #3) book and Brian Lumley's Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Falling Down (The Boy in the Iron Box, #1) by Guillermo del Toro

16. Falling Down (The Boy in the Iron Box, #1)

By: Guillermo del Toro

3.56

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

A group of mercenaries on an unsanctioned mission survives a plane crash in whiteout conditions in … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
"It can all end in a moment. Take for yourself now what tomorrow might not give you."

-Guillermo del Toro, Falling Down (The Boy in the Iron Box, #1)

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17. The Wehrwolf

By: Alma Katsu

3.88

Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition

Alma Katsu, the visionary author of The Fervor, The Hunger, and The Deep, brings readers a terrifyi… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
"Besides you must admit: the wolf inside you is calling. The wolf wants to be set free."- Hans Sauer"

-Alma Katsu, The Wehrwolf

"Obviously, if the Devil could make your life easier than God could, than God just chose not to. Maybe the Devil was the good one."

-Alma Katsu, The Wehrwolf

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18. 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 Brian Lumley's Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

  • fiction
  • horror
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19. The Rise

By: Ian Rankin

3.65

Format: 86 pages, Kindle Edition

In this short thriller from bestselling author Ian Rankin, murder comes to London’s most exclusive … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Battleship Leviathan (Battleship: Leviathan, #1) by Craig Martelle

20. Battleship Leviathan (Battleship: Leviathan, #1)

By: Craig Martelle

4.23

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

A derelict warship, ancient but still alive. A small team of humans fighting for all humanity. B… read more

Similar categories in Craig Martelle's Battleship Leviathan (Battleship: Leviathan, #1) book and Brian Lumley's Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

  • fiction
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21. Ricochet Joe

By: Dean Koontz

3.66

Format: 95 pages, Kindle Edition

Can an ordinary guy make extraordinary choices in a battle between humanity and unearthly evil?Joe… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
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22. The Depths

By: Nick Thacker

3.56

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

ASIN moved from less recent edition here A hidden research station beneath 5 miles of ocean... … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Aftertaste by Brett O'Reilly

23. Aftertaste

By: Brett O'Reilly

4.10

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

“One of the best short story collections I’ve ever read in my life.”—AstraDaemon’s LairPraised by r… read more

Similar categories in Brett O'Reilly's Aftertaste book and Brian Lumley's Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

  • horror
Cover of Siege (The Boy in the Iron Box, #5) by Guillermo del Toro

24. Siege (The Boy in the Iron Box, #5)

By: Guillermo del Toro

4.07

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

The mercenaries set an explosive scheme in motion to blow this bad dream to smithereens. But in par… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4) by Guillermo del Toro

25. Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4)

By: Guillermo del Toro

4.02

Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition

What has been awakened is unbound. The Boy is getting his first taste of freedom. As their comrades… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Hunted (The Boy in the Iron Box, #3) by Guillermo del Toro

26. The Hunted (The Boy in the Iron Box, #3)

By: Guillermo del Toro

4.08

Format: 20 pages, Kindle Edition

Their radio is sabotaged. The wolves are gathering outside. And for the increasingly desperate merc… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Pit and the Box (The Boy in the Iron Box, #2) by Guillermo del Toro

27. The Pit and the Box (The Boy in the Iron Box, #2)

By: Guillermo del Toro

4.03

Format: 27 pages, Kindle Edition

On an isolated mountain, a stone labyrinth provides rough shelter for a band of mercenaries. At its… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Encounter (The Boy in the Iron Box, #6) by Guillermo del Toro

28. Encounter (The Boy in the Iron Box, #6)

By: Guillermo del Toro

4.06

Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition

Dawn breaks, but the nightmare only intensifies in the shocking finale of The Boy in the Iron Box. … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror by Brian Lumley

29. Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror

By: Brian Lumley

3.71

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-three authors. One exclusive anthology. Blood Bound Books celebrates its third year of pub… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
Cover of The Night Shift : The Horrifying Short Ghost Story (Tales From The Inferno) by Jay Darkmoore

30. The Night Shift : The Horrifying Short Ghost Story (Tales From The Inferno)

By: Jay Darkmoore

3.80

Format: 109 pages, Kindle Edition

“I got to read a story about pure evil doing what it does best…” Amazon“Well, this was f***ing ment… read more

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  • horror
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31. Ushers: A Short Story

By: Joe Hill

4.31

Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition

A young man who has improbably escaped death twice reveals his secret in a spine-tingling short sto… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror

24 must-read fiction books like Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror by Brian Lumley

Transform Your Habits

Fluency (Confluence, #1)

Jennifer Foehner Wells

3.83

Transform Your Habits

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

3.85

Transform Your Habits

The Hunger

Alma Katsu

0.00

Transform Your Habits

Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism

Pat Cadigan , Steve Rasnic Tem , Fritz Leiber , Chet Williamson , Tanith Lee , Gahan Wilson , Dan Simmons , Joe Haldeman , Harlan Ellison , Sharon N. Farber , Gardner Dozois , Ellen Datlow , Jack Dann , Leonid Andreyev , Edward Bryant , Garry Kilworth , None , Harvey Jacobs , Scott Baker

3.71

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13 must-read fiction books like Night Shift by Stephen King, John D. MacDonald

Transform Your Habits

Blaze

Stephen King , Richard Bachman

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Rage

Stephen King , Richard Bachman

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Roadwork

Stephen King , Richard Bachman

3.60

Transform Your Habits

The Bachman Books

Stephen King , Richard Bachman

4.14

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