27 best-selling horror books like The Boy with the Spider Face by A.J. Franks

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The Boy with the Spider Face

By: A.J. Franks

3.83

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

A transformative science fiction and horror novella about acceptance, reflection, and revenge. …

If you liked the horror plot in The Boy with the Spider Face by A.J. Franks , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1) by Margaret Killjoy

1. The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

By: Margaret Killjoy

3.61

Format: 130 pages, Kindle Edition

Danielle Cain is a queer punk rock traveller, jaded from a decade on the road. Searching for clues … read more

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  • novella
  • horror
"Always afraid, never a coward"

-Margaret Killjoy, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

"On a whim, I went with him. I could always stab him if he tried anything, after all."

-Margaret Killjoy, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

"I believe in a messy, imperfect world where we just, collectively or individually, figure things out."

-Margaret Killjoy, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

"I've got a long history of scraping together little moments of peace in the midst of hardship, and cooking is a great way to do that."

-Margaret Killjoy, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

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2. 20th Century Ghosts

By: Christopher Golden , Joe Hill

3.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A collection of short stories. Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and kno… read more

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  • horror
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3. House of Sighs

By: Aaron Dries

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

A busload of captives on an express ride to terror! It's the summer of 1995, and the passengers of … read more

Similar categories in Aaron Dries's House of Sighs book and A.J. Franks's The Boy with the Spider Face

  • novella
  • horror
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4. Come Closer

By: Sara Gran

3.65

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

A recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment. A memo to her boss that's replaced by obscene i… read more

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  • novella
  • horror
"What we think is impossible happens all the time."

-Sara Gran, Come Closer

"In January I had a proposal due to my boss, Leon Fields, on a new project."

-Sara Gran, Come Closer

5. Odd Adventures with your Other Father

By: Norman Prentiss

4.32

Format: 650 pages,

*Kindle Scout winner, forthcoming from Kindle Press: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/31CC... Becau… read more

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6. The Exorcist

By: William Peter Blatty

4.20

Format: 385 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Georgetown, Washington D.C. Actress and divorced mother Chris MacNeil starts to experience 'difficu… read more

Similar categories in William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist book and A.J. Franks's The Boy with the Spider Face

  • horror
"Keep away. The sow is mine."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"The child was slender as fleeting hope."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"The child was slender as a fleeting hope."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"In forgetting, they were trying to remember"

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

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7. Maeve Fly

By: C.J. Leede

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award! A Bram Stoker and Splatterpunk Award Nominee! … read more

Similar categories in C.J. Leede's Maeve Fly book and A.J. Franks's The Boy with the Spider Face

  • horror
"Inside my room, I turn on Billy Holiday. There are only two kinds of music in my world. Billy Holiday and Halloween songs."

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

"Men have always been permitted in fiction and in life to simply be what they are, no matter how dark or terrifying that might be. But with a woman, we expect an answer, a reason."

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

"I have tried the way of the misanthrope, the way of the deviant, the philosopher, the observer, the pretender. But there is one road I have not seriously considered walking down, have not permitted m…"

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

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8. Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle

3.94

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

A searing and earnest horror debut about the demons the queer community faces in America, the price… read more

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  • horror
"Then again, does it really matter if you're just evil, as opposed to over-the-top cartoonishly evil?"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

"That acknowledgement could arrive after several decades, or it could happen tonight, but the time will come. Eventually, I'll have to fully contend with this simple fact: the love I was promised was …"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

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9. My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.54

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

You won’t find a more hardcore eighties-slasher-film fan than high school senior Jade Daniels. And … read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1) book and A.J. Franks's The Boy with the Spider Face

  • horror
"Some girls just don't know how to die."

-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

"Is it really winning if everybody dies?"

-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

"Horror's not a symptom, it's a love affair."

-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

"We all become history at some point or another, right?"

-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

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10. This Wretched Valley

By: Jenny Kiefer

3.33

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Four ambitious climbers hike into the Kentucky wilderness. Seven months later, three mangled bodies… read more

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  • horror
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11. Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1)

By: Adam Cesare

3.74

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Quinn Maybrook just wants to make it until graduation. She might not make it to morning. Quinn a… read more

Similar categories in Adam Cesare's Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1) book and A.J. Franks's The Boy with the Spider Face

  • horror
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12. 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 A.J. Franks's The Boy with the Spider Face

  • novella
  • 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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13. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 5

By: James Tynion IV

4.33

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Erica Slaughter strikes out on her own in the bestselling, award-winning series! After a year si… read more

Similar categories in James Tynion IV's Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 5 book and A.J. Franks's The Boy with the Spider Face

  • horror
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14. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 6

By: James Tynion IV

4.29

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

With the last person in her corner gone and a ruthless agent from the Order of St. George closing i… read more

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  • horror
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15. Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives

By: Adam Cesare

3.87

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Set a year after the first book, it looks at how the surviving characters are dealing with fame and… read more

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  • horror
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16. The Nightmare Man

By: J.H. Markert

3.87

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

T. Kingfisher meets Cassandra Khaw in a chilling horror novel that illustrates the fine line betwee… read more

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  • horror
"Scarecrow's scare, That's what they do."

-J.H. Markert, The Nightmare Man

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17. Ghost Eaters

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One of Vulture's Best Horror Novels of 2022, this terrifying supernatural page-turner will make you… read more

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  • horror
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18. And There He Kept Her

By: Joshua Moehling

3.73

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

"A dark and complex mystery that will consume you."—Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author … read more

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19. The Lake House

By: Sarah Beth Durst

3.40

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Claire’s grown up triple-checking locks. Counting her steps. Second-guessing every decision. It’s j… read more

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  • horror
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20. Guests

By: Kealan Patrick Burke

4.04

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

A child who can turn your reality into an unspeakable nightmare. A monster from childhood with wire… read more

Similar categories in Kealan Patrick Burke's Guests book and A.J. Franks's The Boy with the Spider Face

  • novella
  • horror
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21. You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.59

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?This heart-… read more

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  • horror
"I turn my Black ass right around and book it back to my cabin, where I close and lock the door."

-Kalynn Bayron, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

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22. Dear Laura

By: Gemma Amor

3.61

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

Every year, on her birthday, Laura gets a letter from a stranger. That stranger claims to know the … read more

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  • novella
  • horror
Cover of And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

23. 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 A.J. Franks's The Boy with the Spider Face

  • novella
  • 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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24. The Monster of Elendhaven

By: Jennifer Giesbrecht

3.55

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The city of Elendhaven sulks on the edge of the ocean. Wracked by plague, abandoned by the South, s… read more

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  • novella
  • horror
"Johann grinned. "Right. So what's the prognosis, sweetheart?"

-Jennifer Giesbrecht, The Monster of Elendhaven

"Monster was the best, his favorite word. The first half was a kiss, the second a hiss."

-Jennifer Giesbrecht, The Monster of Elendhaven

"Unwise to dream of death in a world where someone has the power to make those dreams come true."

-Jennifer Giesbrecht, The Monster of Elendhaven

"If Johann was going to be a Thing with a name, then from now on he would be a Thing with power, too."

-Jennifer Giesbrecht, The Monster of Elendhaven

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25. Dirty Heads

By: Aaron Dries

3.59

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

The story of a boy who dreamed of becoming a man… But dreamed up a monster instead. You’re on th… read more

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  • novella
  • horror
"There are no gods, only teeth."

-Aaron Dries, Dirty Heads

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26. Wasps in the Ice Cream

By: Tim McGregor

4.10

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when you fall for the girl everyone hates? Summer 1987: Mark Prewitt's only priorit… read more

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  • horror
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27. The Pale White

By: Chad Lutzke

4.09

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

After being held against their will in a house used for sex trafficking, three girls plan their esc… read more

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  • novella
  • horror
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28. Such Pretty Flowers

By: K.L. Cerra

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A woman investigating her brother’s apparent suicide finds herself falling for her prime suspect—hi… read more

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  • horror
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29. After Oz

By: Gordon McAlpine

3.68

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Gripping and emotionally riveting, this whimsical tale is an empowering and timely retelling of The… read more

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30. Monster and the Beast, Vol. 1 (Monster and the Beast, 1)

By: renji

3.96

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

Cavo is a hideous monster with a pure heart. Liam, on the other hand, might look like the perfect g… read more

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31. The Boy with the Spider Face

By: A.J. Franks

3.83

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

A transformative science fiction and horror novella about acceptance, reflection, and revenge. … read more

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  • novella
  • horror

11 Top novella books like The Boy with the Spider Face by A.J. Franks

Transform Your Habits

The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

Margaret Killjoy

3.61

Transform Your Habits

House of Sighs

Aaron Dries

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Come Closer

Sara Gran

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Nothing But Blackened Teeth

Cassandra Khaw

2.66

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20 best-selling fiction books like Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede

Transform Your Habits

Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

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

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle

3.94

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