28 must-read horror books like Antioch by Jessica Leonard

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Antioch

By: Jessica Leonard

3.27

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Antioch used to be a quiet small town where nothing bad ever happened. Now six women have been sava…

If you liked the horror plot in Antioch by Jessica Leonard , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of Everything's Eventual by Stephen        King

1. Everything's Eventual

By: Stephen King

3.97

Format: 605 pages, Paperback

In this eerie, enchanting compilation, Stephen King takes readers down a road less travelled (for g… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's Everything's Eventual book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"Time belongs to the Tower."

-Stephen King, Everything's Eventual

"A broken spoon may become a fork."

-Stephen King, Everything's Eventual

"Black as night and as beautiful as forever."

-Stephen King, Everything's Eventual

"I decided it didn't matter a fuck in a rabbit hutch."

-Stephen King, Everything's Eventual

Cover of The Elementals by Michael McDowell

2. The Elementals

By: Michael McDowell

4.01

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

On a split of land cut off by the Gulf, three Victorian summer houses stand against the encroaching… read more

Similar categories in Michael McDowell's The Elementals book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
  • horror
"Savage mothers eat their children!"

-Michael McDowell, The Elementals

"There's no point in advertising a circus when everybody hates the clown."

-Michael McDowell, The Elementals

Cover of Graduation Day (The Testing, #3) by Joelle Charbonneau

3. Graduation Day (The Testing, #3)

By: Joelle Charbonneau

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In a scarred and brutal future, The United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. … read more

Similar categories in Joelle Charbonneau's Graduation Day (The Testing, #3) book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
"The time to lead is now."

-Joelle Charbonneau, Graduation Day (The Testing, #3)

"My father chose his side. Now I'm choosing mine."

-Joelle Charbonneau, Graduation Day (The Testing, #3)

Cover of The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3) by Stephen Graham Jones

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

By: Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

Format: 455 pages, Hardcover

The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror literature It’s been f… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3) book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"I used to be all about the final girl standing on top of a pile of the dead at the end of the movie, her face dripping blood, her chest heaving, her eyes fierce. Now I’m all about holding the door of…"

-Stephen Graham Jones, The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

Cover of Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9) by Seanan McGuire

5. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.09

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Dinosaurs and portals, and a girl who can find both in the latest book in the Hugo and Nebula Award… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9) book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
"Because all the ways we're not normal are the way our normal homes want us to be."

-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

"We're your penance, silly, the whole chaotic bunch of us, and as part of your penance, I say you're not done suffering us yet."

-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

"If you want a life without terrible surprises, you should always look at the worst possible answer until you understand it all the way down to the bottom. Once you can do that, you'll know what's com…"

-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

"None of us is normal, and we'll either figure out how to pretend we are, or we'll find our doors home, and then we won't have to worry about it anymore, because all the ways we are not normal are the…"

-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

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6. Dead Eleven

By: Jimmy Juliano

3.72

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

On a creepy island where everyone has a strange obsession with the year 1994, a newcomer arrives, h… read more

Similar categories in Jimmy Juliano's Dead Eleven book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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7. Nestlings

By: Nat Cassidy

3.86

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Nat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings, which harnesses the c… read more

Similar categories in Nat Cassidy's Nestlings book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"Grief is the space between two states of being: who you were and who you are. It’s an excruciatingly long, unlit hallway. A staircase you have to crawl down, one interminable flight at a time."

-Nat Cassidy, Nestlings

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8. Gone to See the River Man

By: Kristopher Triana

3.67

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

Super fans. Groupies. Stalkers. These people will give anything for the idols they worship, be t… read more

Similar categories in Kristopher Triana's Gone to See the River Man book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"That didn't matter, though. Her thoughts toward her were entirely justified. They'd always been there, but were suppressed by a guilt she'd now began to think she never should have felt in the first …"

-Kristopher Triana, Gone to See the River Man

Cover of The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste

9. 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 Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • 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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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

Similar categories in Jenny Kiefer's This Wretched Valley book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Where the Dead Wait by Ally Wilkes

11. Where the Dead Wait

By: Ally Wilkes

3.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An eerie, atmospheric Polar Gothic following a Victorian explorer in search of his lost shipmate an… read more

Similar categories in Ally Wilkes's Where the Dead Wait book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"Why would I want to die last?"

-Ally Wilkes, Where the Dead Wait

"You make a god of the things you fear or love. What could be more natural than that?"

-Ally Wilkes, Where the Dead Wait

Cover of A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock

12. A Botanical Daughter

By: Noah Medlock

3.72

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Mexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty… read more

Similar categories in Noah Medlock's A Botanical Daughter book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
  • horror
"Grief can be a kind of exhaustion, after all."

-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter

"Gregor now knew in his soul that greatness came at a price, and true greatness is paid for by the hour."

-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter

"He had tried sculpting in other materials - in clay, marble, wood, and bronze - but corpses were the only medium that really sang under his fingers."

-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter

"Simon, what do you understand to be the nature of a soul?" he said suddenly. Simon was staring darkly into the endless distance. He didn't refocus his gaze to reply. "That part of us which cannot be …"

-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter

Cover of The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill

13. 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 Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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

Similar categories in Josh Malerman's It Waits in the Woods book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2) by Matt Ruff

15. The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

By: Matt Ruff

3.94

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

“Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.”— … read more

Similar categories in Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2) book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Day of the Door by Laurel Hightower

16. 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 Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst

17. 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

Similar categories in Sarah Beth Durst's The Lake House book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1) by Jeremy Bates

18. Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1)

By: Jeremy Bates

3.70

Format: 549 pages, Kindle Edition

SUICIDE FOREST IS REAL - ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast fo… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Bates's Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1) book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"You in the jungle, baby,"

-Jeremy Bates, Suicide Forest (World's Scariest Places #1)

Cover of The Only Safe Place Left is the Dark by Warren  Wagner

19. The Only Safe Place Left is the Dark

By: Warren Wagner

4.08

Format: 92 pages, Paperback

In The Only Safe Place Left is the Dark , an HIV positive gay man must leave the relative safety of… read more

Similar categories in Warren Wagner's The Only Safe Place Left is the Dark book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

20. 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 Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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21. Slashtag

By: Jon Cohn

4.35

Format: 418 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Slashtag, the most immersive horror reality competition series in history! Tag along as … read more

Similar categories in Jon Cohn's Slashtag book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona

22. Midnight on Beacon Street

By: Emily Ruth Verona

2.88

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A suspenseful and entertaining debut thriller—and love letter to vintage horror movies—in which a t… read more

Similar categories in Emily Ruth Verona's Midnight on Beacon Street book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs

23. Stray Dogs

By: Tony Fleecs

4.21

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

It's scary being the new dog. In this suspenseful new series, readers meet Sophie, a dog who can… read more

Similar categories in Tony Fleecs's Stray Dogs book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Once Yellow House by Gemma Amor

24. The Once Yellow House

By: Gemma Amor

3.93

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

The 'Yellow Massacre' of November 19th 2020, in which three hundred and forty-seven members of a se… read more

Similar categories in Gemma Amor's The Once Yellow House book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Lumberjanes, Vol. 10: Parents' Day by Kat Leyh

25. Lumberjanes, Vol. 10: Parents' Day

By: Kat Leyh

4.14

Format: 111 pages, Paperback

It's PARENTS' DAY at the Lumberjanes camp! Everyone at camp is super excited about the best day … read more

Similar categories in Kat Leyh's Lumberjanes, Vol. 10: Parents' Day book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
Cover of Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning

26. Heads Will Roll

By: Josh Winning

3.69

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Willow’s worst nightmare was being cancelled. But the woods of Camp Castaway might destroy more tha… read more

Similar categories in Josh Winning's Heads Will Roll book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Stories of Horror by Lincoln Michel

27. Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Stories of Horror

By: Lincoln Michel

3.38

Format: 289 pages, Paperback

A collection of horror-inspired flash fiction, featuring over 40 new stories from literary, horror,… read more

Similar categories in Lincoln Michel's Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Stories of Horror book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine

28. Frost Bite

By: Angela Sylvaine

4.31

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Remember the '90s? Well...the town of Demise, North Dakota doesn't, and they're living in the year … read more

Similar categories in Angela Sylvaine's Frost Bite book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Antioch by Jessica   Leonard

29. Antioch

By: Jessica Leonard

3.27

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Antioch used to be a quiet small town where nothing bad ever happened. Now six women have been sava… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Leonard's Antioch book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Color of Blood by Mona Kabbani

30. The Color of Blood

By: Mona Kabbani

4.28

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

LOVE, LUST, ART, AND BLOOD. Void's greatest fear is being seen as a monster, not an artist. He r… read more

Similar categories in Mona Kabbani's The Color of Blood book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Fairest Flesh by K.P. Kulski

31. Fairest Flesh

By: K.P. Kulski

3.81

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

In 16th century Hungary, Countess Erszébet Báthory commits acts of legendary bloodshed, but she is … read more

Similar categories in K.P. Kulski's Fairest Flesh book and Jessica Leonard's Antioch

  • fiction
  • horror
"Girls have poisoned themselves in the pursuit of beauty, drowned in the need for perfection. Just to obtain some worth, because even a little worth is everything. It happened and it will happen again…"

-K.P. Kulski, Fairest Flesh

"He thinks questions are power but it only reveals that he is lacking, seeking and lost, poking aimlessly like a key in the dark, prodding for the relief of a lock to release. They pursue and in the e…"

-K.P. Kulski, Fairest Flesh

"Lift the breasts high, but not so high that they tower over the men. They do not like it if a woman is taller than them. So shrink. Be young. Never ever grow old. Don't live, don't breed without perm…"

-K.P. Kulski, Fairest Flesh

31 best-selling fiction books like Antioch by Jessica Leonard

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Everything's Eventual

Stephen King

3.97

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The Elementals

Michael McDowell

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Graduation Day (The Testing, #3)

Joelle Charbonneau

3.82

Transform Your Habits

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

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

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The House That Horror Built

Christina Henry

3.22

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Horror Movie

Paul Tremblay

3.45

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We Used to Live Here

Marcus Kliewer

3.84

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Bury Your Gays

Chuck Tingle

4.29

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