Books like Blaze
12 books with a reading profile close to Blaze by Richard Bachman. Escapist; an easy read.
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1
The Girl Next Door
by Jack Ketchum
Also escapist · thriller, horror
In a quiet 1950s suburb, teenager David Gangstad witnesses the systematic psychological and physical torture of his neighbor, Meg Loughlin.
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2
From the Corner of His Eye
by Dean Koontz
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Three babies are born in California on the same night, and the lives of the three families touch in unexpected ways.
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3
House of Hollow
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Ten years ago, the three Hollow sisters—Iris, Vivi, and Grey—disappeared from a London street only to return a month later with no memory of their absence.
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4
Rage
thriller, horror
Charlie Decker, a high school student with a history of violent outbursts, shoots two teachers and holds his algebra class hostage at gunpoint.
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5
The Terror
by Dan Simmons
Also escapist · thriller, horror
The story follows the 1845 Franklin Expedition, where HMS Erebus and HMS Terror become trapped in the thick pack ice of the Arctic’s Victoria Strait.
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6
The Dead Zone
by Stephen King
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Johnny Smith wakes from a five-year coma to discover he has lost his fiancée and his health.
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7
The Winter People
Also escapist · thriller, horror
In 1908, Sara Harrison Shea is found dead shortly after the tragic loss of her daughter.
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8
Misery
by Stephen King
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Paul Sheldon, a successful author of historical romance, crashes his car on a remote Colorado road during a blizzard.
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Misery
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Paul Sheldon, a successful novelist, survives a car crash during a blizzard only to be rescued by Annie Wilkes, a former nurse who claims to be his greatest fan.
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10
My Darling Girl
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Alison’s life is upended when her estranged mother, M splendour, moves into her basement to die of terminal cancer.
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11
Let the Right One In
thriller, horror
Set in the bleak suburbs of 1980s Stockholm, the story follows Oskar, a lonely, bullied twelve-year-old who spends his nights fantasizing about violent revenge against his classmates.
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12
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Hetty, Byatt, and Reese are students at Raxter School for Girls, a boarding academy quarantined on a remote island following an outbreak of the Tox.
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