Books Like The Regulators

Loved The Regulators by Stephen King? If its horror, thriller and contemporary fiction hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Hidden Pictures, Imaginary Friend and We Used to Live Here. 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 The Regulators: Horror · Thriller · Contemporary Fiction · Violent · Supernatural Horror

Hidden Pictures
Jason Rekulak

Suburbia · Horror · Supernatural Horror · Thriller · Kids in Danger

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Imaginary Friend
Stephen Chbosky

Horror · Supernatural Horror · Small Town · Thriller · Contemporary Fiction

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We Used to Live Here
Marcus Kliewer

Home Invasion · Horror · Supernatural Horror · Thriller · Contemporary Fiction

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The Invited
Jennifer McMahon

Horror · Supernatural Horror · Small Town · Contemporary Fiction · Ghosts & Hauntings

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The Birthday Party
Laurent Mauvignier

Home Invasion · Thriller · Kids in Danger · Contemporary Fiction · Small Town

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Cold Eternity
S.A. Barnes

Horror · Supernatural Horror · Ghosts & Hauntings · Thriller · Kids in Danger

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20th Century Ghosts
Joe Hill

Horror · Supernatural Horror · Ghosts & Hauntings · Haunting · Kids in Danger

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The Sun Down Motel
Simone St. James

Horror · Supernatural Horror · Thriller · Ghosts & Hauntings · Small Town

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Home Before Dark
Riley Sager

Horror · Ghosts & Hauntings · Thriller · Small Town · Contemporary Fiction

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Our Share of Night
Mariana Enriquez

Horror · Haunting · Kids in Danger · Supernatural Horror · Violent

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Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton

Kids in Danger · Thriller · Violent · Plot-Driven · Horror

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The Pandora Room
Christopher Golden

Horror · Supernatural Horror · Thriller · Plot-Driven · Ensemble Cast

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Dracula
Bram Stoker

Horror · Haunting · Supernatural Horror · Thriller · Ensemble Cast

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Odd Thomas
Dean Koontz

Thriller · Ghosts & Hauntings · Supernatural Horror · Horror · Small Town

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The Hollow Places
T. Kingfisher

Horror · Supernatural Horror · Haunting · Small Town · Fast-Paced

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Eiji Otsuka

Horror · Supernatural Horror · Ghosts & Hauntings · Violent · Ensemble Cast

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Come with Me
Ronald Malfi

Horror · Haunting · Thriller · Ghosts & Hauntings · Tense and Suspenseful

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The Winter Spirits
Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar

Horror · Supernatural Horror · Haunting · Ghosts & Hauntings · Dark

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Strange Sally Diamond
Liz Nugent

Neurodivergent Character · Thriller · Small Town · Contemporary Fiction · Tense and Suspenseful

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The Return of Ellie Black
Emiko Jean

Kids in Danger · Thriller · Small Town · Contemporary Fiction · Tense and Suspenseful

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