5 must-read anthologies books like The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks by Tom Deady

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The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks

By: Tom Deady

4.09

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s 1980 and you have three crisp dollar bills in your pocket. You run to the drugstore, or maybe …

"I realized quickly, no matter how tightly I hugged my mother’s sweaters hanging in the coat closet in the hallway, breathing deep into the neck to catch her lavender scent, it wasn’t enough. She was not here. Objects can never truly capture the whole essence of the person."

-Tom Deady, The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks

"I realized quickly, no matter how tightly I hugged my mother’s sweaters hanging in the coat closet in the hallway, breathing deep into the neck to catch her lavender scent, it wasn’t enough. She was not here. Objects can never truly capture the whole essence of the person."

-Tom Deady, The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks

"I realized quickly, no matter how tightly I hugged my mother’s sweaters hanging in the coat closet in the hallway, breathing deep into the neck to catch her lavender scent, it wasn’t enough. She was not here. Objects can never truly capture the whole essence of the person."

-Tom Deady, The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks

"I realized quickly, no matter how tightly I hugged my mother’s sweaters hanging in the coat closet in the hallway, breathing deep into the neck to catch her lavender scent, it wasn’t enough. She was not here. Objects can never truly capture the whole essence of the person."

-Tom Deady, The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks

If you liked the anthologies plot in The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks by Tom Deady , here is a list of 5 books like this:

1. He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson

By: Stephen King , Thomas F. Monteleone , Gary A. Braunbeck , Nancy A. Collins , Richard Matheson , F. Paul Wilson , Ed Gorman , Joe Hill , Joe R. Lansdale , John Shirley , Whitley Strieber , William F. Nolan , John Maclay , Christopher Conlon , Mick Garris , Michael A. Arnzen , Barry Hoffman

4.08

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An anthology of original stories paying tribute to acclaimed short stories and novels of Richard Ma… read more

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2. Let Me In: 30 Tales of Terror

By: Blair Daniels

4.33

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

My friend has a camera that will show you your last photograph before you die.I hacked someone’s Ri… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
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3. Don't Look: 30 Tales of Terror

By: Blair Daniels

4.18

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

My wife and I have been playing hide and seek for three days straight.I babysat a parrot. It said s… read more

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  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
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4. You Can't Hide: 30 Tales of Terror

By: Blair Daniels

4.14

Format: 203 pages, Kindle Edition

I found a note I don't remember writing.It says 'Don't look under the bed.'"ATTENTION Please hide … read more

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  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
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5. Bunker Dogs

By: Gage Greenwood

4.20

Format: 265 pages, ebook

Don't just fear what you're hiding from, fear what you're hiding with. Cassie's night of babysi… read more

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  • horror
Cover of October Screams: A Halloween Anthology by Kenneth W. Cain

6. October Screams: A Halloween Anthology

By: Kenneth W. Cain

4.11

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

A Halloween anthology of ALL-NEW stories from some of the best horror writers today! Brian Keene … read more

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  • anthologies
  • halloween
  • short stories
  • horror
  • adult
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7. Cursed: 18 HORROR STORIES (Nights of Madness Book 3)

By: Kevin Bachar

4.36

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

A college student takes a job as a nightwatchman at his uncle’s junkyard and the ghosts that haunt … read more

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8. The Horror Collection: Topaz Edition

By: Lee Mountford

4.24

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Book 19 in The Horror Collection series brings you a multiplicity of horror stories, written by som… read more

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  • horror
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9. Attention, Shoppers (Short Novels of Terror)

By: Blair Daniels

4.13

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

ATTENTION, Please hide at the back of the store immediately.I'm at a Bluemart, on a diaper run wit… read more

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  • horror
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10. Tales from the Parkland

By: Ronald McGillvray

4.33

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

Tales From The Parkland - A collection of horror stories that will keep you up at night. Reminiscen… read more

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  • short stories
  • anthologies
  • horror
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11. I've Done This Before

By: Ryan Major

4.49

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Prepare for a journey through the terrifying corridors of déjà vu with I’ve Done This Before, the f… read more

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12. Are Your Parents Home?

By: Jon Athan

4.97

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

While her parents attend a work party, eighteen-year-old Ella Romero is left in charge of her two s… read more

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  • horror
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13. These Lonely Places: 23 Stories of Horror and the Supernatural (Whispers From the Abyss)

By: R.K. Kombrinck

4.22

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

“Stories that are guaranteed to entertain.”—Doubleshot ReviewsR.k. Kombrinck, co-host of Night of t… read more

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14. Liminal: 15 Horror Stories about Infinite Spaces (Anthologies of Terror)

By: Blair Daniels

3.86

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

WAITING A man finds himself lost in a doctor's waiting room, for all of eternity. A couple gets lo… read more

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15. Books of Horror Indie Brawl Anthology

By: Heather Ann Larson

4.21

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Ding, Ding. Let's Get Ready To Brawl!Welcome to the Books of Horror Indie Brawl Anthology, where a … read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
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16. The Creepy Factor Vol. 1 (Horror Anthology)

By: Steve Hudgins

4.30

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

IT'S TIME TO GET CREEPY! "Hudgins is a Horror-Meister to reckon with!" VICTOR MILLER - Writer of Fr… read more

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17. The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks

By: Tom Deady

4.09

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s 1980 and you have three crisp dollar bills in your pocket. You run to the drugstore, or maybe … read more

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  • anthologies
  • halloween
  • short stories
  • horror
  • adult
"I realized quickly, no matter how tightly I hugged my mother’s sweaters hanging in the coat closet in the hallway, breathing deep into the neck to catch her lavender scent, it wasn’t enough. She was …"

-Tom Deady, The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks

"Mr. Barnett was the first grown-up to use the word exciting to describe everything that had happened. Of course, all us kids thought it was exciting and cool, but the only words I’d heard other grown…"

-Tom Deady, The Rack: Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks

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18. Snuggling the Grotesque

By: Jeff Strand

4.55

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

We apologize in advance for the fatal blow to your sanity, but Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jef… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
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19. The Creepy Factor Vol. 3 (Horror Stories)

By: Steve Hudgins

4.43

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

DO YOU LIKE SCARY STORIES?Each volume of this series is chock full of short, creepy, horror stories… read more

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20. Interview with the Devil

By: Michael Harbron

4.11

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

"Interview with the Devil' is a chilling masterpiece that captivates and terrifies in equal measure… read more

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  • horror
"Your God wanted to light the match; it was I who begged the question of how long it would take for the place to burn down."

-Michael Harbron, Interview with the Devil

Cover of Collected Christmas Horror Shorts IV (Collected Horror Shorts Book 6) by Kevin J. Kennedy

21. Collected Christmas Horror Shorts IV (Collected Horror Shorts Book 6)

By: Kevin J. Kennedy

4.47

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

HO HO HO. Santa Kev brings you the best in this year’s Christmas Horror stories. If you like your C… read more

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  • horror
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22. Creepers- Volume 25

By: Billy Wells

4.21

Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bo… read more

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23. The Creepy Factor Vol. 2 (20 Scary Stories)

By: Steve Hudgins

4.33

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

ARE YOU READY FOR THE CREEPY FACTOR?"Hudgins is a Horror-Meister to reckon with!" VICTOR MILLER - W… read more

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24. Ushers: A Short Story

By: Joe Hill

4.31

Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition

A young man who has improbably escaped death twice reveals his secret in a spine-tingling short sto… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
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25. Wanna be Scared?

By: Lee Mountford

4.34

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

Four stories to chill the blood... Master of horror Lee Mountford invites you to gather round and p… read more

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  • horror
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26. Flotsam and Jetsam

By: K.G. Lewis

4.64

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

“If you enjoy The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits you’ll love K.G. Lewis!”—Elijah Hall, editor o… read more

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Cover of Invite the Wolf (The Cursed Manuscripts #8) by Iain Rob Wright

27. Invite the Wolf (The Cursed Manuscripts #8)

By: Iain Rob Wright

4.39

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

From multiple-time Amazon #1 bestselling author of almost 50 books, Iain Rob Wright."Iain Rob Wrigh… read more

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  • horror
Cover of Behind You (Tales of Terror) by Blair Daniels

28. Behind You (Tales of Terror)

By: Blair Daniels

4.29

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Has anyone seen the 'Upside-Down Woman'?My local playground installed a Time-Out Doll. It's startin… read more

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29. Fear of Clowns A Horror Anthology: Coulrophobia Stories

By: Adam Cesare

4.00

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

ALL-NEW stories of coulrophobia(Fear of Clowns) from some of the most talented horror writers alive… read more

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  • horror
Cover of Keeper of Corpses: 27 Tales of Horror, Revenge, and the Supernatural (Tales from the Void) by Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar

30. Keeper of Corpses: 27 Tales of Horror, Revenge, and the Supernatural (Tales from the Void)

By: Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar

4.53

Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition

"Each tale left me jaw-dropped by the end. Cassandra expertly sets a stage before plunging the knif… read more

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Cover of Love is a Crematorium and Other Tales by Mercedes M. Yardley

31. Love is a Crematorium and Other Tales

By: Mercedes M. Yardley

4.58

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman builds her lover from carefully scavenged pieces and parts. A young girl is groomed for mad… read more

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  • horror

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Let Me In: 30 Tales of Terror

Blair Daniels

4.33

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Don't Look: 30 Tales of Terror

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4.18

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4.14

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Kevin Bachar

4.19

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Marta Abromaityte

3.90

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Chunks of Terror Vol. 1 (23 Tales of Terror)

Steve Hudgins

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Lee Mountford

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