14 Top fiction books like Bruises on a Butterfly by Chad Lutzke

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Bruises on a Butterfly

By: Chad Lutzke

4.27

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

A young boy runs away from his abusive home to live in the fort he'd built with friends, smack dab …

If you liked the fiction plot in Bruises on a Butterfly by Chad Lutzke , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale, Andres Guinaldo

1. Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In

By: Joe R. Lansdale , Andres Guinaldo

4.00

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

When a group of friends decided to spend a day at the world's largest Drive-In theater horror fest,… read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz

2. Children of the Dark

By: Jonathan Janz

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Will Burgess is used to hard knocks. Abandoned by his father, son of a drug-addicted mother, and ch… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • coming of age
  • horror
Cover of Our Fathers' Burden by William F.  Gray

3. Our Fathers' Burden

By: William F. Gray

4.07

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Tragedy strikes Harry’s family leaving him with nothing but sorrow, grief, and a mysterious box who… read more

Similar categories in William F. Gray's Our Fathers' Burden book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Bruises on a Butterfly by Chad Lutzke

4. Bruises on a Butterfly

By: Chad Lutzke

4.27

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

A young boy runs away from his abusive home to live in the fort he'd built with friends, smack dab … read more

Similar categories in Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • dark fantasy
  • coming of age
  • novella
  • dark
  • fiction
  • horror
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5. Seven Rabbits

By: Timothy King

4.23

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

In the town of Tall Oak, high school football reigns supreme. Led by star Quarterback Justin Jackso… read more

Similar categories in Timothy King's Seven Rabbits book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • horror
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6. Rotten Tommy

By: David Sodergren

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

“Keep the door locked night and day…”It’s been forty years since Becky Sharp’s mother vanished with… read more

Similar categories in David Sodergren's Rotten Tommy book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • fiction
  • horror
"The enormous hand closed over his penis and testicles, squashing them in a vice-like grip. The man rose to his full stature and dragged John's limp body towards the staircase by his cock & balls. The…"

-David Sodergren, Rotten Tommy

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7. Creep Out

By: Jeff Strand

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Ezra went home for his father’s funeral. He left with an unwanted ventriloquist dummy named Virgil… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Strand's Creep Out book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • horror
Cover of Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi

8. Small Town Horror

By: Ronald Malfi

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Five childhood friends are forced to confront their own dark past as well as the curse placed upon … read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's Small Town Horror book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • fiction
  • horror
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9. Cursed

By: Leigh Kenny

3.97

Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition

Have you ever agreed to something without understanding the consequences? What would you do if a cu… read more

Similar categories in Leigh Kenny's Cursed book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
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10. 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 Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • fiction
  • dark
  • horror
Cover of These Things Linger by Dan  Franklin

11. These Things Linger

By: Dan Franklin

4.03

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

When Alex Wilson's estranged uncle unexpectedly dies, Alex realizes he would do just about anything… read more

Similar categories in Dan Franklin's These Things Linger book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Lovely, Dark & Deep by Megan Stockton

12. Lovely, Dark & Deep

By: Megan Stockton

4.06

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Every year, Six Mile Island has a seasonal shutdown for serious weather. This year, the forecast is… read more

Similar categories in Megan Stockton's Lovely, Dark & Deep book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • novella
  • fiction
  • dark
  • horror
Cover of Children of the Dark 2: The Night Flyers by Jonathan Janz

13. Children of the Dark 2: The Night Flyers

By: Jonathan Janz

4.36

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Last summer, sixteen-year-old Will Burgess lost many of the people he loved most. Now he’s imprison… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Janz's Children of the Dark 2: The Night Flyers book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of On a Clear Day, You Can See Block Island by Gage Greenwood

14. On a Clear Day, You Can See Block Island

By: Gage Greenwood

4.07

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

They left the island, but the island never left them. Four years after the Keating family endure… read more

Similar categories in Gage Greenwood's On a Clear Day, You Can See Block Island book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Out Behind the Barn by John  Boden

15. Out Behind the Barn

By: John Boden

3.96

Format: 125 pages, Paperback

The boys crept to the window and watched as Miss Maggie carried the long bundle into the barn, the … read more

Similar categories in John Boden's Out Behind the Barn book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • coming of age
  • novella
  • fiction
  • dark
  • horror
"Do cats like mustard?"

-John Boden, Out Behind the Barn

"Dirt is the closest thing to a womb a person can hope for."

-John Boden, Out Behind the Barn

Cover of Dead End Tunnel by Nick  Roberts

16. 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 Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • coming of age
  • horror
Cover of Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

17. 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 Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Hollow Girls by Jessica Drake-Thomas

18. Hollow Girls

By: Jessica Drake-Thomas

4.08

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty four years ago, Olive and Stacia went into the woods. Only Olive returned, with no memory of… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Drake-Thomas's Hollow Girls book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • horror
Cover of Faith of Dawn by Kristin Dearborn

19. Faith of Dawn

By: Kristin Dearborn

3.89

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Private Investigator Amanda Lane thought she’d gotten her life together after losing her leg in Afg… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Dearborn's Faith of Dawn book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • horror
Cover of Down into the Sea by Dan  Franklin

20. Down into the Sea

By: Dan Franklin

4.38

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

Fourteen-year-old Eric Ross is struggling. His father is in prison for murder. His mother has slipp… read more

Similar categories in Dan Franklin's Down into the Sea book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • horror
Cover of Heavy Oceans by Tyler    Jones

21. Heavy Oceans

By: Tyler Jones

4.01

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

From Tyler Jones, author of MIDAS and BURN THE PLANS, one of Esquire’s Best Horror Books of 2022, c… read more

Similar categories in Tyler Jones's Heavy Oceans book and Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror

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Joe R. Lansdale , Andres Guinaldo

4.00

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Jonathan Janz

3.75

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4.07

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William F. Gray

4.07

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L.M. Kaplin

3.96

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Angel N. Van Atta

4.33

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John Durgin

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