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Fever Dream

An urgent conversation between a hospitalized woman and a boy drives Samanta Schweblin's Fever Dream. The Argentine writ...

Atmospheric Psychological Novel Literary

8.42 Great

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Boy's Life

Robert McCammon's Boy's Life follows Cory Mackenson through childhood in a small Alabama town during the 1960s. A distur...

Supernatural Coming Of Age Small Town 1990S

8.28 Great

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The Wasp Factory

The Wasp Factory is Iain Banks's first published novel, released in 1984. Narrated by Frank Cauldhame, a socially isolat...

Psychological Dark Coming Of Age Novel

8.08 Great

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson’s *The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde* explores the duality of human nature through a chil...

Classic Psychological Novel Gothic

8.00 Great

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The Last House on Needless Street

The Last House on Needless Street is a 2021 psychological horror novel by British author Catriona Ward. The story employ...

Psychological Unreliable Narrator 2020S Catriona Ward

7.82 Good

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Summer of Night

"Summer of Night" is a 1991 horror novel by American author Dan Simmons that blends supernatural terror with a coming-of...

Supernatural Coming Of Age Small Town 1990S

7.73 Good

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The Throat

The Throat is a 1993 novel by American writer Peter Straub and the concluding volume of his Blue Rose trilogy, following...

Psychological Crime Novel Sequel

7.72 Good

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My Soul to Keep

'My Soul to Keep' is a supernatural thriller novel published in 1997 by American author Tananarive Due. The narrative ce...

Family 1990S Immortal Tananarive Due

7.64 Good

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Watchers

Watchers is a 1987 science fiction horror novel by Dean Koontz. The plot centers on two genetically engineered animals t...

Government Thriller 1980S Creature

7.54 Good

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The Face That Must Die

"The Face That Must Die" is a psychological horror novel written by Ramsey Campbell, first published in 1979. The story...

Psychological 1970S Serial Killer Ramsey Campbell

7.54 Good

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The Cipher

"The Cipher" is a debut body horror novel written by Kathe Koja, published in 1991. The narrative centers around a seemi...

1990S Cosmic Horror Transgressive Kathe Koja

7.54 Good

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Koko

"Koko" is a psychological horror novel written by Peter Straub and published in 1988. The narrative follows four Vietnam...

Psychological 1980S Serial Killer War Trauma

7.36 Good

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Lightning

Lightning is a 1988 novel by Dean Koontz that combines time travel mechanics with suspense thriller conventions. The nar...

Time Travel Supernatural Thriller Novel

7.36 Good

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Darkness, Take My Hand

"Darkness, Take My Hand" is a 1996 crime novel written by Dennis Lehane. It is the second installment in the Kenzie-Genn...

Psychological Thriller Novel Serial Killer

7.28 Good

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The Between

The Between is a 1995 debut horror novel by American author Tananarive Due. The plot centers on Hilton James, an African...

Supernatural Psychological 1990S Tananarive Due

6.90 Fair

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Whispers

Whispers is a 1980 horror and suspense novel by American writer Dean Koontz. Screenwriter Hilary Thomas is attacked in h...

Psychological Thriller 1980S Serial Killer

6.72 Fair

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The Bad Place

The Bad Place is a 1990 horror novel by American writer Dean Koontz, combining supernatural fiction with suspense and my...

Supernatural Mystery Psychological Novel

6.72 Fair

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Fear Nothing

Fear Nothing is a 1998 thriller by Dean Koontz and the first novel in the Moonlight Bay series. Its protagonist, Christo...

Thriller 1990S Conspiracy Dean Koontz

6.62 Fair

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Drawing Blood

Drawing Blood is a 1993 horror novel by American writer Poppy Z. Brite. It follows Trevor McGee, a comic-book artist and...

Psychological Gothic 1990S Transgressive

6.44 Fair

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The Kept Woman

The Kept Woman is a crime and psychological suspense novel by Karin Slaughter. The story follows an investigation involv...

Psychological Crime Thriller Novel

5.35 Mediocre