20 must-read thriller books like The Boy in the Woods by Scott Thomas

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The Boy in the Woods

By: Scott Thomas

3.76

Format: 84 pages, ebook

Today was supposed to be Eddie Reicher's last day at summer camp. But when his parents can't come t…

If you liked the thriller plot in The Boy in the Woods by Scott Thomas , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Wylding Hall

By: Elizabeth Hand

3.80

Format: 176 pages, ebook

When the young members of a British acid-folk band are compelled by their manager to record their u… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Hand's Wylding Hall book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
"But mostly I'm just respectful of old ways. I believe things for a reason, and in the old days they did things for a reason. And if you don't understand why—well, you might end up opening a few doors…"

-Elizabeth Hand, Wylding Hall

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2. Sour Candy

By: Kealan Patrick Burke

3.65

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

At first glance, Phil Pendleton and his son Adam are just an ordinary father and son, no different … read more

Similar categories in Kealan Patrick Burke's Sour Candy book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
"Four months to the day he first encountered the boy at Walmart, the last of Phil Pendleton's teeth fell out."

-Kealan Patrick Burke, Sour Candy

3. Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps, #7)

By: R.L. Stine

3.80

Format: 25 pages,

When twins Lindy and Kris find a ventriloquist's dummy in a Dumpster, Lindy decides to "rescue" it,… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps, #7) book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

4. The Vanishing

By: Wendy Webb

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

Recently widowed and rendered penniless by her Ponzi-scheming husband, Julia Bishop is eager to sta… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Webb's The Vanishing book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

5. Blanky

By: Kealan Patrick Burke

3.48

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In the wake of his infant daughter's tragic death, Steve Brannigan is struggling to keep himself to… read more

Similar categories in Kealan Patrick Burke's Blanky book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

6. Off Season (Dead River, #1)

By: Jack Ketchum

3.98

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

When Off Season, a novel about horror and cannibalism in modern-day Maine, was first released in 19… read more

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7. Intercepts

By: T.J. Payne

4.13

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Joe works at a facility that performs human experimentation.His work just followed him home. The go… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Payne's Intercepts book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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8. Comfort Me with Apples

By: Catherynne M. Valente

3.59

Format: 103 pages, Hardcover

Sophia was made for him. Her perfect husband. She can feel it in her bones. He is perfect. Their ho… read more

Similar categories in Catherynne M. Valente's Comfort Me with Apples book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
"Why doesn’t He love me like He loves you?"

-Catherynne M. Valente, Comfort Me with Apples

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9. Crossroads

By: Laurel Hightower

3.91

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

How far would you go to bring back someone you love? When Chris's son dies in a tragic car cras… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Hightower's Crossroads book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
"Exhausted, but not tired enough to escape the torturous loop of pain that awaited her inactive brain..."

-Laurel Hightower, Crossroads

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10. We Spread

By: Iain Reid

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A new work of philosophical suspense. Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for deca… read more

Similar categories in Iain Reid's We Spread book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"The love I'd felt for him faded and detached. There was nothing to hold it in place. No more mystery. Nothing to learn. Wonder was replaced with awareness. By the end, it wasn't just familiarity. I h…"

-Iain Reid, We Spread

"We do not all blend together. We are not ruined, helpless, a burden. We are not the elderly. We are not old people. Now, still, we're unique. Distinct. Regardless of what we've produced or what happe…"

-Iain Reid, We Spread

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11. Yes, Daddy

By: Jonathan Parks-Ramage

3.59

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive, scorching modern gothic, Yes, Daddy follows an ambitious young man who is lured by an… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Parks-Ramage's Yes, Daddy book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
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12. Palmetto

By: Ania Ahlborn

3.72

Format: 101 pages, Paperback

Kim Devland nearly has it all. A great marriage. A baby on the way. All that's missing is a house--… read more

Similar categories in Ania Ahlborn's Palmetto book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
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13. 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 Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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14. Camp Slaughter (Slaughter Series, #1)

By: Sergio Gomez

3.45

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s a local legend. No one is sure if this “Camp Slaughter” place is real or not. But a group of c… read more

Similar categories in Sergio Gomez's Camp Slaughter (Slaughter Series, #1) book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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15. 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 Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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16. They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

By: Eric LaRocca

3.59

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes They Were… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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17. 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

Similar categories in Gemma Amor's Dear Laura book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
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18. We Used to Live Here

By: Marcus Kliewer

3.84

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original m… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Kliewer's We Used to Live Here book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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19. 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 Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
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20. With Teeth

By: Brian Keene

3.99

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

For a group of middle-aged friends, the trip into the forest was supposed to be simple. All they ha… read more

Similar categories in Brian Keene's With Teeth book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
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21. The Night Guest

By: Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.67

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Hildur Knutsdottir's The Night Guest is an eerie and ensnaring story set in contemporary Reykjavík … read more

Similar categories in Hildur Knútsdóttir's The Night Guest book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
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22. Dead End Tunnel

By: Nick Roberts

4.22

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Maverick Hall has spent years trying to forget the chilling events of his thirteenth birthday in th… read more

Similar categories in Nick Roberts's Dead End Tunnel book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • horror
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23. Goons and Grease Paint: A Short Story Prequel to The Cotton Candy Massacre

By: Christopher Robertson

4.20

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

Before The Cotton Candy Massacre... It was all fun and games till Munroe and Bailey thought they… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Robertson's Goons and Grease Paint: A Short Story Prequel to The Cotton Candy Massacre book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • short stories
  • horror
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24. 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 Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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25. 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 Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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26. At Home with the Horrors

By: Sammy Scott

4.26

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

Just when you thought it was safe to go home again… In this chilling collection of short fiction… read more

Similar categories in Sammy Scott's At Home with the Horrors book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
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27. 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 Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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28. Wait for Night

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.90

Format: 30 pages, ebook

Wait for Night by Stephen Graham Jones is horror story about a day laborer hired to help clean up a… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's Wait for Night book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
Cover of Summer Camp for Slasher Victims by Matthew   Mercer

29. Summer Camp for Slasher Victims

By: Matthew Mercer

3.67

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Camp Safe Woods, a summer camp dedicated to repairing the spirits of those who have face… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Mercer's Summer Camp for Slasher Victims book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • horror
Cover of The Boy in the Woods by Scott   Thomas

30. The Boy in the Woods

By: Scott Thomas

3.76

Format: 84 pages, ebook

Today was supposed to be Eddie Reicher's last day at summer camp. But when his parents can't come t… read more

Similar categories in Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
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31. Rest Stop

By: Nat Cassidy

4.69

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A young musician finds himself locked inside a gas station bathroom in the middle of the night by a… read more

Similar categories in Nat Cassidy's Rest Stop book and Scott Thomas's The Boy in the Woods

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult

24 Top fiction books like The Boy in the Woods by Scott Thomas

Transform Your Habits

Wylding Hall

Elizabeth Hand

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Sour Candy

Kealan Patrick Burke

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Intercepts

T.J. Payne

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Comfort Me with Apples

Catherynne M. Valente

3.59

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21 must-read fiction books like The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir

Transform Your Habits

The Stranger at the Wedding

A.E. Gauntlett

3.32

Transform Your Habits

The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Heads Will Roll

Josh Winning

3.69

Transform Your Habits

So Thirsty

Rachel Harrison

4.03

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