Books like Imiginary Friend
12 books with a reading profile close to Imiginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky. Escapist; a moderate read.
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Set against the late nineteenth-century decline of the American bison, the narrative follows an Indigenous protagonist tasked with tracking a predatory figure who targets commercial hide hunters.
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2
You Like It Darker
by Stephen King
horror, narrative
This collection has twelve stories by Stephen King, in which ordinary people encounter the strange or the supernatural.
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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
by Shane Hawk
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C.
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Hearts in Atlantis
by Stephen King
horror, narrative
This collection consists of five interconnected narratives centered on the American generation that grew up during the Vietnam War.
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6
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark
horror, narrative
Irina is a professional photographer in Newcastle who specializes in scouting attractive, often awkward men in public spaces to model for her provocative, voyeuristic portfolios.
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The Woman in Black
by Susan Hill
horror, narrative
Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor, travels to a remote coastal village to settle the estate of Alice Drablow, a deceased widow who lived in isolation at Eel Marsh House.
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8
Let the Right One In
horror, narrative
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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9
Mexican Gothic
horror, narrative
In 1950s Mexico, socialite Noemí Taboada travels to High Place, a decaying English mansion in the mountains, after receiving a frantic letter from her recently married cousin, Catalina.
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10
The Cabin at the End of the World
horror, narrative
Seven-year-old Wen and her fathers, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote New Hampshire cabin when four strangers armed with specialized tools surround the house.
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A Head Full of Ghosts
horror, narrative
The Barrett family struggles as fourteen-year-old Marjorie exhibits symptoms of schizophrenia, which their father, motivated by financial desperation and religious fervor, eventually interprets as demonic possession.
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Harbour
horror, narrative
During a winter outing to an isolated Swedish lighthouse, six-year-old Maja vanishes from a snow-covered stretch of ice without leaving a single footprint.
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