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12 books with a reading profile close to Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1: Dog and Chainsaw by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Escapist; a moderate read.

  1. 1 Bury Your Gays

    Bury Your Gays

    by Chuck Tingle

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    In Chuck Tingle's "Bury Your Gays," a group of gay characters are determined to avoid dying for the sake of queer representation, even if their attempts involve increasingly absurd and over-the-top scenarios.

  2. 2 Gyo

    Gyo

    by Junji Ito

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    The narrative follows Tadashi and Kaori, a young couple whose vacation in Okinawa is interrupted when fish equipped with sharp, robotic metal legs begin scurrying out of the ocean to invade the land.

  3. 3 Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas (Comics)

    Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas (Comics)

    by Garth Ennis

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    Jesse Custer, a disillusioned Texas preacher, becomes the accidental host to Genesis, a supernatural entity born from the illegal union of an angel and a demon.

  4. 4 Chasing the Boogeyman

    Chasing the Boogeyman

    by Richard Chizmar

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    In the summer of 1988, a predator began abducting and murdering teenage girls in the small town of Edgewood, Maryland.

  5. 5 Sour Candy

    Sour Candy

    by Kealan Patrick Burke

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    In Kealan Patrick Burke's "Sour Candy," a young boy named Paul is given a mysterious piece of sour candy by a stranger, which grants him the ability to have his deepest, darkest wishes come true.

  6. 6 The Patient

    The Patient

    by Jasper DeWitt

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    The narrative follows Dr.

  7. 7 Shiver: Selected Stories

    Shiver: Selected Stories

    by Junji Ito

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    Shiver: Selected Stories compiles nine self-contained horror tales curated by Junji Ito, featuring his own commentary on the creative process behind each work.

  8. 8 Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    by Stephen King

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    In the snowy woods of Derry, Maine, four lifelong friends—Beaver, Henry, Pete, and Jonesy—gather for their annual hunting trip.

  9. 9 American Vampire, Vol. 1

    American Vampire, Vol. 1

    by Scott Snyder

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    Skinner Sweet is a sociopathic outlaw in the 1880s who becomes the first of a new species: the American vampire.

  10. 10 The Pram

    The Pram

    by Joe Hill

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    Willy and Marianne move to a secluded farmhouse in Maine seeking a fresh start after a devastating late-term miscarriage.

  11. 11 Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing

    Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing

    by Alan Moore

    horror, entertainment

    When writer Alan Moore took over the title in 1983, he restructured the protagonist’s origin through a biological revelation.

  12. 12 Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1

    Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1

    by James Tynion IV

    Also escapist · horror, entertainment

    In the quiet town of Archer’s Peak, children are vanishing into the woods, leaving behind only gruesome remains and one traumatized survivor named James.

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