Books like Heart-Shaped Box
12 books with a reading profile close to Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill. Escapist; an easy read.
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The Dark Half
by Stephen King
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Thad Beaumont is a successful novelist who maintains a secret career writing violent crime fiction under the pseudonym George Stark.
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Life Expectancy
by Dean Koontz
Also escapist · thriller, horror
On the night of Jimmy Tock’s birth, his dying grandfather delivers five specific dates that will define Jimmy's future.
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Come Closer
by Sara Gran
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Amanda is a young New York architect who feels a strange presence has taken over her.
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Imaginary Friend
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Seven-year-old Christopher vanishes into the woods of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania, only to emerge six days later with no memory of his absence but a newfound ability to hear the voice of a "nice man." Under the guidance of…
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Incidents Around the House
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Narrated by eight-year-old Bela, this horror novel centers on a malevolent entity she calls Other Mommy.
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Strange Weather: Four Short Novels
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · thriller, horror
This collection holds four novellas that each use a different kind of unease.
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Rose Madder
by Stephen King
Also escapist · thriller, horror
After fourteen years of domestic abuse, Rose McClendon flees her sadistic police-officer husband, Norman, with only a handful of cash.
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Mister Magic
Also escapist · thriller, horror
In "Mister Magic," Eliza struggles with being the only non-magical person in a family of powerful witches.
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Whispers
by Dean Koontz
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Hilary Thomas, a successful linear artist, survives a violent assault in her Los Angeles home by a man she believes to be Bruno Frye, a respected vineyard owner.
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Also escapist · thriller, horror
Mackenzie is one of fourteen contestants lured to a derelict, isolated amusement park for a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek.
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