Books like Song of Kali
12 books with a reading profile close to Song of Kali by Dan Simmons. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
horror, narrative
In the secluded Dutch settlement of Tarrytown, a superstitious schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane vies for the hand of the wealthy Katrina Van Tassel.
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Dracula Illustrated
by Bram Stoker
horror, narrative
The narrative follows the legal solicitor Jonathan Harker as he travels to the Carpathian Mountains to assist Count Dracula with a London real estate transaction.
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The Terror
by Dan Simmons
horror, narrative
The story follows the 1845 Franklin Expedition, where HMS Erebus and HMS Terror become trapped in the thick pack ice of the Arctic’s Victoria Strait.
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4
Three Ghost Stories
horror, narrative
This 2008 collection gathers three distinct supernatural tales centered on spectral visitations and the psychological tension of the Victorian era.
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5
The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense
horror, narrative
Rick Grimes and his group of survivors attempt to secure a permanent life within the walls of an abandoned prison, but their isolation ends when a helicopter crash leads them to the town of Woodbury.
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6
The Castle of Otranto
horror, narrative
Manfred, the Prince of Otranto, attempts to secure his family line after his son Conrad is crushed to death by a massive, supernatural helmet on his wedding day.
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7
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
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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8
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu
horror, narrative
In 1846, the Donner Party wilderness trek toward California falters as a series of unexplained disappearances and grisly deaths plague the wagon trail.
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Nightmares and Dreamscapes
by Stephen King
horror, narrative
This collection brings together twenty-four stories by Stephen King, ranging from horror to fantasy to near-comedy.
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Revival
by Stephen King
horror, narrative
Jamie Morton lives a life intertwined with music and tragedy, anchored by his lifelong connection to Charles Jacobs, a charismatic minister turned carnival healer.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Bo Hampton
horror, narrative
Washington Irving's tale is set in the Dutch farming country of the Hudson Valley.
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