Books like 'The Century's Best Horror Fiction: Volume Two, 1951-2000'
Readers who enjoyed The Century's Best Horror Fiction: Volume Two, 1951-2000 by John Pelan, Bob Leman, Charles Beaumont, Fredric Brown, Ray Russell, Carl Jacobi, Robert Arthur, Charles Birkin, Russell Kirk, Eric Frank Russell, Robert Sheckley, Everil Worrell, Robert Aickman, Richard Wilson, Clifford D. Simak, Robert Bloch, Jean Ray, Arthur Porges, Norman Spinrad, Anna Hunger, David A. Riley, Dorothy K. Haynes, Gary Brandner, Eddy C. Bertin, Karl Edward Wagner, David Drake, Dennis Etchison, Barry N. Malzberg, Michael Lawson Bishop, Ramsey Campbell, Michael Shea, Stephen King, Fritz Leiber, David J. Schow, Michael Reaves, Tim Powers, Ian Watson, Joe R. Lansdale, Joel Lane, Elizabeth Massie, Thomas Ligotti, Poppy Z. Brite, Lucy Taylor, Jack Ketchum, Terry Lamsley, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Stephen Laws, Brian Hodge, Glen Hirshberg, Tim Lebbon & Steffan B. Aletti also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Changes by Jim Butcher
46 ratingsLong ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's lover-until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her torn between her own humanity and the bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. Susan then disappeared to South America, where she could fight both her savage gift and those who cursed her with it... -
![Skin Game by Jim Butcher]()
Skin Game by Jim Butcher
41 ratingsHarry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day…Because as Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it’s something awful.He doesn’t know the half of it…Mab has just traded Harry’s skills to pay off one of her debts... -
![The Magnus Archives: Season 4 by NOT A BOOK]()
The Magnus Archives: Season 4 by NOT A BOOK
15 ratingsThe Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal... -
![Cold Days by Jim Butcher]()
Cold Days by Jim Butcher
46 ratingsYou can't keep a good wizard down - even when he wants to stay that way.For years, Harry Dresden has been Chicago's only professional wizard, but a bargain made in desperation with the Queen of Air and Darkness has forced him into a new job: professional killer... -
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![The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie]()
The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
25 ratingsConspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion.Peace is just another kind of battlefield...Savine dan Glokta, once Adua’s most powerful investor, finds her judgement, fortune and reputation in tatters. But she still has all her ambitions, and no scruple will be permitted to stand in her way... -
![The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud]()
The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud
26 ratingsFive months after the events in THE CREEPING SHADOW, we join Lockwood, Lucy, George, Holly, and their associate Quill Kipps on a perilous night mission: they have broken into the booby-trapped Fittes Mausoleum, where the body of the legendary psychic heroine Marissa Fittes lies. Or does it? This is just one of the many questions to be answered in Book 5 of the Lockwood & Co. series... -
![The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone]()
The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
42 ratingsMany adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the page—for fear of a monster at the end of the book. “Oh, I am so embarrassed,” he says on the last page . . -
![Call of the Crocodile by F. Gardner]()
Call of the Crocodile by F. Gardner
14 ratingsA dark fantasy horror novel, set during Halloween. After a boy is eaten alive by a crocodile, his family begins a descent into madness and terror in this odyssey of modern horror.Part of a series of interconnected horror novels that can be read in any order. Each book serves as a stand alone story, yet builds a greater picture behind a sinister mystery in Chicago... -
![The Magnus Archives: Season 2 by NOT A BOOK]()
The Magnus Archives: Season 2 by NOT A BOOK
14 ratingsThe Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal... -
![The Magnus Archives: Season 3 by Jonathan Sims]()
The Magnus Archives: Season 3 by Jonathan Sims
14 ratingsThe Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal... -
![The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie]()
The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie
25 ratings“Chaos. Fury. Destruction.The Great Change is upon us . . .Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds... -
![Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey]()
Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey
29 ratingsThe Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again... -
![Und auf einmal diese Stille: Die Oral History des 11. September (suhrkamp taschenbuch) by Garrett M. Graff]()
Und auf einmal diese Stille: Die Oral History des 11. September (suhrkamp taschenbuch) by Garrett M. Graff
26 ratingsThe first comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001—a panoramic narrative woven from the voices of Americans on the front lines of an unprecedented national trauma... -
![Holy Bible: NIV Childrens Bible by Anonymous]()
Holy Bible: NIV Childrens Bible by Anonymous
37 ratingsColor illustrations of major Bible stories to interest children ages 6-10 % Color presentation page Church and family record pages 32 color illustrations 4 pages of illustrated Bible time lines Table of weights and measures 8 pages of color maps Dictionary 1,248 pp...Categorized as:
anthologies audiobook children christian classics high-school historical-fiction horror -
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![Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman]()
Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
42 ratings(An alternate cover edition exists here)Now in a paperback boxed set, the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” (Wall Street Journal) and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” (The New Yorker)... -
![The Mortal Instruments Boxed Set: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass by Cassandra Clare]()
The Mortal Instruments Boxed Set: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
35 ratingsIn City of Bones, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world. And she's introduced with a vengeance, when Clary's mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque monster sent by the evil and powerful Shadowhunter, Valentine. How could a mere human survive such an attack... -
![The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman, Teddy Kristiansen]()
The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman, Teddy Kristiansen
31 ratingsThe Penultimate volume to the phenomenal Sandman series: distraught by the kidnapping and presumed death of her son, and believing Morpheus to be responsible, Lyta Hall calls the ancient wrath of the Furies down upon him. A former superheroine blames Morpheus for the death of her child and summons an ancient curse of vengeance against the Lord of Dream...Categorized as:
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![Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman, Todd Klein]()
Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman, Todd Klein
36 ratingsTen thousand years ago, Morpheus condemned a woman who loved him to Hell. Now the other members of his immortal family, The Endless, have convinced the Dream King that this was an injustice. To make it right, Morpheus must return to Hell to rescue his banished love -- and Hell's ruler, the fallen angel Lucifer, has already sworn to destroy him.Collects THE SANDMAN #21-28... -
![A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin]()
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
32 ratingsGeorge R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has become, in many ways, the gold standard for modern epic fantasy... -
![Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 2 by Duane Johnson]()
Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 2 by Duane Johnson
18 ratingsThe reigning king of adult fantasy manga now in deluxe 7x10 hardcover editions! Born in tragedy, raised in abuse and neglect, young Guts is hardened into a warrior of fearsome prowess and fearless will, drawing the attention of the charismatic Griffith, commander of the elite mercenary legion, the Band of the Hawk. This crossroad will take Guts to fame and glory . . -
![Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub]()
Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub
33 ratingsDream's youngest sister, the loopy Delirium, convinces him to go on a quest for their missing brother, Destruction. But Dream may learn that the cost of finding his prodigal sibling is more than he can bear... -
![A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin]()
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
33 ratingsFor the first time, all five novels in the epic fantasy series that inspired HBO's "Game of Thrones "are together in one boxed set. An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R. R. Martin--dubbed "the American Tolkien" by "Time" magazine--international acclaim and millions of loyal readers... -
![The Sandman: King of Dreams by Alisa Kwitney, Neil Gaiman]()
The Sandman: King of Dreams by Alisa Kwitney, Neil Gaiman
24 ratingsThe first and only comic book to receive the World Fantasy Award, The Sandman continues to break new ground in the comic book medium and beyond. Author Alisa Kwitney explores its beginnings and chronicles the comic's emergence as a unique and undeniable force in the literary world... -
![The Absolute Sandman, Volume One by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg]()
The Absolute Sandman, Volume One by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg
24 ratingsOne of the most popular and critically acclaimed comic book titles of all time, New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's masterpiece The Sandman set new standards for mature, lyrical fantasy and graphic narrative. Now, Vertigo and DC Comics are proud to present the first of four definitive Absolute Editions collecting this groundbreaking series in its entirety... -
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![Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by 墨香铜臭, Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù]()
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by 墨香铜臭, Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
24 ratingsAs the Grandmaster who founded Demonic Cultivation, Wei WuXian roamed the world in his wanton ways, hated by millions for the chaos he created. In the end, he was backstabbed by his dearest shidi and killed by powerful clans that combined to overpower him...Categorized as:
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![Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge]()
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge
31 ratingsTanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family!In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family... -
![The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne Collins]()
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne Collins
42 ratingsThe extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellers The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, along with the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay, are available for the first time ever in a beautiful boxset edition. Stunning, gripping, and powerful... -
![The Absolute Sandman, Volume Three by Neil Gaiman, Jill Thompson]()
The Absolute Sandman, Volume Three by Neil Gaiman, Jill Thompson
18 ratingsOne of the most popular and critically acclaimed comic book titles of all time, New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's masterpiece The Sandman set new standards for mature, lyrical fantasy and graphic narrative. Now, Vertigo and DC Comics are proud to present the third of four definitive Absolute Editions collecting this groundbreaking series in its entirety... -
![Saga, Book Two by Brian K. Vaughan]()
Saga, Book Two by Brian K. Vaughan
19 ratingsAt long last, it's finally time for the second hardcover collection of SAGA, the New York Times bestselling series praised by everyone from Alan Moore to Lin-Manuel Miranda! Created by the multiple Eisner Award-winning team of artist FIONA STAPLES (Mystery Society, North 40, Archie Comics) and writer BRIAN K... -
![Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13 by Gege Akutami]()
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13 by Gege Akutami
19 ratingsYuji Itadori is resolved to save the world from cursed demons, but he soon learns that the best way to do it is to slowly lose his humanity and become one himself!In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna were lost and scattered about...
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