Books like In the Tall Grass
12 books with a reading profile close to In the Tall Grass by Stephen King. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
-
1
Ankle Snatcher
Also practical and clear-cut · horror, entertainment
Marcus grows up believing his father is a murderer who killed his mother, but his father insists a supernatural monster dragged her under the bed.
-
2
Horrorstör
Also practical and clear-cut · horror, entertainment
Set in the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio, the story follows Amy, a retail employee struggling with debt.
-
3
The Troop
by Nick Cutter
Also practical and clear-cut · horror, entertainment
On Falstaff Island, Scoutmaster Tim Higgs leads five adolescent boys—Max, Newton, Ephraim, Shelley, and Kent—on a routine wilderness survival excursion.
-
4
Creepshow
by Stephen King
Also practical and outward-looking · horror, entertainment
Creepshow is a comic book collection of five horror stories written by Stephen King and illustrated by Bernie Wrightson, adapted from the 1982 film.
-
5
Charlie the Choo-Choo
Also practical and outward-looking · horror, entertainment
Engineer Bob works for the Mid-World Railway Company and operates a 402 Big Boy steam locomotive named Charlie.
-
6
Meddling Kids
Also practical and outward-looking · horror, entertainment
In 1977, the Blyton Summer Detective Club unmasked a costume-wearing criminal at Sleepy Lake, but the experience left the four pre-teens and their dog mentally scarred.
-
7
The Ruins
by Scott Smith
Also practical and clear-cut · horror, entertainment
In the sweltering heat of the Yucatan Peninsula, four American tourists—Jeff, Amy, Eric, and Stacy—join a Greek traveler and a German man named Mathias to locate a missing brother at a remote archaeological dig site.
-
8
American Vampire, Vol. 1
by Scott Snyder
Also practical and clear-cut · horror, entertainment
Skinner Sweet is a sociopathic outlaw in the 1880s who becomes the first of a new species: the American vampire.
-
9
Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1
Also practical and clear-cut · 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.
-
10
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
Police officer Rick Grimes wakes from a coma in a deserted Kentucky hospital to find a world collapsed under an infestation of reanimated, flesh-eating corpses.
-
11
The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This volume compiles the most cynical and sharp-tongued observations from Tyrion Lannister, the stunted nobleman from the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
-
12
Murder Road
Also practical and clear-cut · horror, entertainment
In 1995, newlyweds July and April are driving to a remote honeymoon cabin when they encounter a bleeding woman on a deserted Michigan road.
Get picks matched to your own reading on papr.
Get papr
