7 must-read horror books like Scarred For Life: Volume One: The 1970s by Stephen Brotherstone

Cover of Scarred For Life: Volume One: The 1970s by Stephen Brotherstone

Scarred For Life: Volume One: The 1970s

By: Stephen Brotherstone

4.58

Format: 740 pages, Paperback

Scarred For Life Volume One is an affectionate look at the darker side of pop culture in the 1970s.…

If you liked the horror plot in Scarred For Life: Volume One: The 1970s by Stephen Brotherstone , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal

1. My Name is Leon

By: Kit de Waal

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The Dukes of Hazzard is on TV and Curly Wurlys are i… read more

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"When people fuck with you, you gotta choice. You can fuck back or swallow down. Swallow down enough times and you start to choke. Or you can learn to accept. Let go. Breathe easy."

-Kit de Waal, My Name is Leon

Cover of The Survivor by James Herbert

2. The Survivor

By: James Herbert

3.68

Format: 206 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It had been one of the worst crashes in airline history, killing over 300 people, and leaving only … read more

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  • horror
Cover of Discovering Scarfolk by Richard Littler

3. Discovering Scarfolk

By: Richard Littler

4.09

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Scarfolk is a town in north-west England that did not progress beyond 1979. Instead, the entire dec… read more

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  • horror
Cover of Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score by Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark

4. Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score

By: Darwyn Cooke , Richard Stark

4.30

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A high-octane trip across America, The Score finds Parker assembling the best caper men he can find… read more

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5. Quatermass

By: Nigel Kneale

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

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  • horror
Cover of The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2) by Jane Gardam

6. The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)

By: Jane Gardam

4.10

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern litera… read more

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7. The Mugger (87th Precinct, #2)

By: Ed McBain

3.14

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

This mugger is special. He preys on women, waiting in the darkness...then comes from behind, attack… read more

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8. The Rats (Rats, #1)

By: James Herbert

2.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For millions of years man and rats had been natural enemies. But now for the first time - suddenly,… read more

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9. The Mothman Prophecies

By: John A. Keel

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life night… read more

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10. Cop Hater (87th Precinct, #1)

By: Ed McBain

4.36

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

When Detective Reardon is found dead, motive is a big question mark. But when his partner becomes v… read more

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11. Skinhead Escapes

By: Richard Allen

4.60

Format: 200 pages,

Joe Hawkins first made his shattering impact on readers in the best-selling novel, SKINHEAD. For Jo… read more

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12. Behold the Man

By: Michael Moorcock

4.00

Format: None pages,

Karl Glogauer is a disaffected modern professional casting about for meaning in a series of half-he… read more

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Cover of London Rules (Slough House, #5) by Mick Herron

13. London Rules (Slough House, #5)

By: Mick Herron

4.34

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

The fifth entry in CWA Gold dagger-winning Slough House series.London Rules might not be written do… read more

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"you're all crazy," Flyte said. "we prefer the term"Alternatively sane"."

-Mick Herron, London Rules (Slough House, #5)

"hate crime pollutes the soul, but only the souls of those who commit it"

-Mick Herron, London Rules (Slough House, #5)

"Conspiracy theory is bloomed at the rate of one hundred and forty characters a second."

-Mick Herron, London Rules (Slough House, #5)

"He eyed her critically. "You look like all your birthdays came at once." "I look happy to you?" "No, old. Am I the only one round here speaks English?"

-Mick Herron, London Rules (Slough House, #5)

Cover of The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage by Nick de Semlyen

14. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage

By: Nick de Semlyen

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • film
Cover of The Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher  Robertson

15. The Cotton Candy Massacre

By: Christopher Robertson

3.96

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 2023 GODLESS awards best novel (gold) and audiobook (silver). The book you are abo… read more

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  • horror
Cover of The Echo Man (Major Crimes, #1) by Sam  Holland

16. The Echo Man (Major Crimes, #1)

By: Sam Holland

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Sam Holland’s chilling debut draws inspiration from infamous serial killer cases, culminating in th… read more

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  • horror
Cover of A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65 by David Kynaston

17. A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65

By: David Kynaston

4.41

Format: 905 pages, Kindle Edition

The early sixties in Britain told as only David Kynaston ('the most entertaining historian alive' S… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Scarfolk Annual by Richard Littler

18. The Scarfolk Annual

By: Richard Littler

4.26

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

The Scarfolk Annual is the facsimile of a book discovered in a charity shop in the north west of En… read more

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  • horror
Cover of Scarred For Life: Volume One: The 1970s by Stephen Brotherstone

19. Scarred For Life: Volume One: The 1970s

By: Stephen Brotherstone

4.58

Format: 740 pages, Paperback

Scarred For Life Volume One is an affectionate look at the darker side of pop culture in the 1970s.… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • film
  • horror
Cover of The Great When (The Long London Quintet, #1) by Alan             Moore

20. The Great When (The Long London Quintet, #1)

By: Alan Moore

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author and legendary storyteller Alan Moore, the first book in … read more

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Cover of Coffinmaker's Blues: Collected Writings On Terror by Stephen Volk

21. Coffinmaker's Blues: Collected Writings On Terror

By: Stephen Volk

4.56

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

A Collection of Essays read more

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4.21

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