Books like…

Books Like Desperation

by Stephen King · about this book

Loved Desperation by Stephen King? If its horror, supernatural horror and demons hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Imaginary Friend, Between Two Fires and Tomb of Gods. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Desperation: Horror · Supernatural Horror · Demons · Desert · Violent

1. 

   Imaginary Friend

   Stephen Chbosky

   Supernatural Horror · Possession · Demons · Horror · Faith Crisis

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   Between Two Fires

   Christopher Buehlman

   Demons · Supernatural Horror · Horror · Faith Crisis · Kids in Danger

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   Tomb of Gods

   Brian Moreland

   Supernatural Horror · Isolated Location Horror · Desert · Horror · Intense

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   The Pandora Room

   Christopher Golden

   Horror · Desert · Isolated Location Horror · Supernatural Horror · Ensemble Cast

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5. 

   The Hollow Places

   T. Kingfisher

   Supernatural Horror · Isolated Location Horror · Horror · Small Town · Tense and Suspenseful

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   Hidden Pictures

   Jason Rekulak

   Supernatural Horror · Horror · Possession · Kids in Danger · Tense and Suspenseful

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7. 

   Cold Eternity

   S.A. Barnes

   Horror · Supernatural Horror · Isolated Location Horror · Kids in Danger · Tense and Suspenseful

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8. 

   The Incandescent

   Emily Tesh

   Demons · Kids in Danger · Tense and Suspenseful · Intense · Ensemble Cast

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9. 

   Jurassic Park

   Michael Crichton

   Kids in Danger · Survival Story · Intense · Ensemble Cast · Violent

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10. 

    NO EXIT

    Taylor Adams

    Isolated Location Horror · Survival Story · Kids in Danger · Violent · Intense

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11. 

    Play Nice

    Rachel Harrison

    Demons · Supernatural Horror · Horror · Possession · Dark

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12. 

    We Used to Live Here

    Marcus Kliewer

    Horror · Isolated Location Horror · Supernatural Horror · Intense · Tense and Suspenseful

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13. 

    Come Closer

    Sara Gran

    Demons · Supernatural Horror · Horror · Possession · Dark

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14. 

    The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Volume 10

    Eiji Otsuka

    Supernatural Horror · Horror · Possession · Ensemble Cast · Violent

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15. 

    The Haunting of Room 904

    Erika T. Wurth

    Supernatural Horror · Horror · Demons · Possession · Dark

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16. 

    Lord of the Flies

    William Golding

    Child Death Depicted · Intense · Ensemble Cast · Kids in Danger · Survival Story

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17. 

    The Summer I Died

    Ryan C. Thomas

    Horror · Isolated Location Horror · Survival Story · Small Town · Intense

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18. 

    Shroud

    Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Isolated Location Horror · Intense · Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Ensemble Cast

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19. 

    The House Across the Lake

    Riley Sager

    Possession · Isolated Location Horror · Small Town · Supernatural Horror · Tense and Suspenseful

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20. 

    Vampires of El Norte

    Isabel Cañas

    Supernatural Horror · Horror · Desert · Survival Story · Dark

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