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12 books with a reading profile close to Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 Rose Madder

    Rose Madder

    by Stephen King

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror

    After fourteen years of domestic abuse, Rose McClendon flees her sadistic police-officer husband, Norman, with only a handful of cash.

  2. 2 Hide

    Hide

    by Kiersten White

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror

    Mackenzie is one of fourteen contestants lured to a derelict, isolated amusement park for a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek.

  3. 3 Heart-Shaped Box

    Heart-Shaped Box

    by Joe Hill

    Also escapist · thriller, horror

    Jude Coyne is a retired heavy metal star who spends his wealth on a collection of genuine macabre artifacts.

  4. 4 Life Expectancy

    Life Expectancy

    by Dean Koontz

    Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, horror

    On the night of Jimmy Tock’s birth, his dying grandfather delivers five specific dates that will define Jimmy's future.

  5. 5 The Children on the Hill

    The Children on the Hill

    by Jennifer McMahon

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror

    In 1978 Vermont, Dr.

  6. 6 Come Closer

    Come Closer

    by Sara Gran

    Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror

    Amanda is a young New York architect who feels a strange presence has taken over her.

  7. 7 Hunted

    Hunted

    by Darcy Coates

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror

    When 22-year-old Eileen vanished during a solo hike in the remote Ashlough Forest, the police eventually halted their search.

  8. 8 The Dark Half

    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.

  9. 9 Whispers

    Whispers

    by Dean Koontz

    Also clear-cut and 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.

  10. 10 House

    House

    by Frank E. Peretti

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror

    When two couples seek refuge from professional vehicle trouble in a remote Alabama inn, they become trapped by a masked killer known as Barsamian.

  11. 11 Mister Magic

    Mister Magic

    by Kiersten White

    Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror

    In "Mister Magic," Eliza struggles with being the only non-magical person in a family of powerful witches.

  12. 12 The Amityville Horror

    The Amityville Horror

    by Jay Anson

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror

    In December 1975, George and Kathleen Lutz moved their family into a large Dutch Colonial house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York.

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