28 Best horror books like Dog Days O' Summer by James Newman

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Dog Days O' Summer

By: James Newman

4.38

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

I had just turned fourteen years old the night my best friends and I decided to kill Mr. Martinsen.…

If you liked the horror plot in Dog Days O' Summer by James Newman , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of Of Foster Homes and Flies by Chad Lutzke

1. Of Foster Homes and Flies

By: Chad Lutzke

3.97

Format: 172 pages,

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Similar categories in Chad Lutzke's Of Foster Homes and Flies book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • horror
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2. Children of the Dark

By: Jonathan Janz

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Will Burgess is used to hard knocks. Abandoned by his father, son of a drug-addicted mother, and ch… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • coming of age
  • horror

3. The Shadow Year

By: Jeffrey Ford

3.44

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

In New York's Long Island, in the unpredictable decade of the 1960s, a young boy laments the approa… read more

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4. December Park

By: Ronald Malfi

3.57

Format: 307 pages,

In the quiet suburb of Harting Farms, the weekly crime blotter usually consists of graffiti or the … read more

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5. 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 James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • coming of age
  • 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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6. You Like It Darker

By: Stephen King

4.32

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new coll… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's You Like It Darker book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
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7. 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 James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
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8. The Watchers (The Watchers, #1)

By: A.M. Shine

3.93

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Shine's The Watchers (The Watchers, #1) book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
"Every grudge, if it is to stand the test of time, relies on the certainty of a selective memory."

-A.M. Shine, The Watchers (The Watchers, #1)

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9. Monstrilio

By: Gerardo Sámano Córdova

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A literary horror debut about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man,… read more

Similar categories in Gerardo Sámano Córdova's Monstrilio book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
"The world was scary. Worse, I was scary in it."

-Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Monstrilio

"I wanted him to snap, to finally and absolutely lose it. To break. He was withering. To wither is not the same as to break; to break is to have pieces to put back together, and to wither is to dry up…"

-Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Monstrilio

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10. Autumn Bleeds Into Winter

By: Jeff Strand

4.23

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

1979. Somebody has been abducting children in Fairbanks, Alaska. One of the victims was fourteen-ye… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Strand's Autumn Bleeds Into Winter book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • horror
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11. The Pallbearers Club

By: Paul Tremblay

3.10

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cleverly voiced psychological thriller about an unforgettable—and unsettling—friendship, with blo… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's The Pallbearers Club book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
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12. Such Sharp Teeth

By: Rachel Harrison

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A young woman in need of a transformation finds herself in touch with the animal inside in this gri… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Harrison's Such Sharp Teeth book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • horror
  • fiction
  • werewolves
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13. Nothing But Blackened Teeth

By: Cassandra Khaw

2.66

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in … read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
"Every religion is a one-way relationship."

-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth

"The dead miss the sun. It's dark down there."

-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth

"Media’s all about the gospel of the lone wolf, but the truth is we’re all just sheep."

-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth

"apologies didn’t exonerate the sinner, only compelled graciousness from its recipient."

-Cassandra Khaw, Nothing But Blackened Teeth

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14. Silence for the Dead

By: Simone St. James

3.83

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

“Portis House emerged from the fog as we approached, showing itself slowly as a long, low shadow...… read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's Silence for the Dead book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
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15. 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

Similar categories in Josh Malerman's It Waits in the Woods book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
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16. Survivor Song

By: Paul Tremblay

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In a matter of weeks, Massachusetts has been overrun by an insidious rabies-like virus that is spre… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's Survivor Song book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
"By then Ramola had begun to see herself as asexual but would not admit this to her mum. She said she was impressed by Mum's vocabulary choice, and added she enjoyed the idea of sex like she enjoyed t…"

-Paul Tremblay, Survivor Song

Cover of Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay

17. Growing Things and Other Stories

By: Paul Tremblay

3.50

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A chilling anthology featuring nineteen pieces of short fiction from the multiple award-winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's Growing Things and Other Stories book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
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18. 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 James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Some Choose Darkness (Rory Moore/Lane Phillips, #1) by Charlie Donlea

19. Some Choose Darkness (Rory Moore/Lane Phillips, #1)

By: Charlie Donlea

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A taut, gripping novel about the deadly secrets hiding in plain sight... The truth is easy to mi… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Donlea's Some Choose Darkness (Rory Moore/Lane Phillips, #1) book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
Cover of The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul Tremblay

20. 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 James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
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21. Theme Music

By: T. Marie Vandelly

3.76

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

An utterly propulsive and unpredictable psychological thriller from stunning new talent T. Marie Va… read more

Similar categories in T. Marie Vandelly's Theme Music book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard  Chizmar

22. Becoming the Boogeyman

By: Richard Chizmar

4.13

Format: 411 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman—a tale… read more

Similar categories in Richard Chizmar's Becoming the Boogeyman book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
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23. Chasing the Boogeyman

By: Richard Chizmar

3.95

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Gwendy’s Button Box brings his signature prose to this s… read more

Similar categories in Richard Chizmar's Chasing the Boogeyman book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

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

24. 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 James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Below by Laurel Hightower

25. 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 James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Visitor by Sergio   Gomez

26. The Visitor

By: Sergio Gomez

3.34

Format: 72 pages, Kindle Edition

On Christmas, during one of the worst snowstorms Indiana has ever seen, five strangers are forced t… read more

Similar categories in Sergio Gomez's The Visitor book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
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27. 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 James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

28. Incidents Around the House

By: Josh Malerman

3.82

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

A chilling horror novel about a haunting told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled f… read more

Similar categories in Josh Malerman's Incidents Around the House book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

29. I Was a Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.68

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story wi… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's I Was a Teenage Slasher book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Teleportasm (Killer VHS Series, #3) by Joshua Millican

30. Teleportasm (Killer VHS Series, #3)

By: Joshua Millican

4.16

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Four friends unearth a unique VHS tape that, when viewed, causes short-distance teleportation with … read more

Similar categories in Joshua Millican's Teleportasm (Killer VHS Series, #3) book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Dog Days O' Summer by James Newman

31. Dog Days O' Summer

By: James Newman

4.38

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

I had just turned fourteen years old the night my best friends and I decided to kill Mr. Martinsen.… read more

Similar categories in James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer book and James Newman's Dog Days O' Summer

  • coming of age
  • horror
  • fiction
  • werewolves

28 best-selling fiction books like Dog Days O' Summer by James Newman

Transform Your Habits

Of Foster Homes and Flies

Chad Lutzke

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

You Like It Darker

Stephen King

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Pram

Joe Hill

3.77

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21 best-selling fiction books like Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

Transform Your Habits

Gwendy's Button Box (The Button Box, #1)

Stephen King , Richard Chizmar

3.92

Transform Your Habits

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

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Episode Thirteen

Craig DiLouie

3.53

Transform Your Habits

You Like It Darker

Stephen King

4.32

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