Books like Swamp Thing, Vol. 5: Earth to Earth
12 books with a reading profile close to Swamp Thing, Vol. 5: Earth to Earth by Alan Moore. Escapist; a moderate read.
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Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · horror, narrative
In this fifth installment, Tyler and Kinsey Locke use the Timeshift Key to witness the origins of the supernatural conflict surrounding Keyhouse.
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Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke continue discovering enchanted keys within the Keyhouse estate, including the Hercules Key for physical strength and the Animal Key, which allows the user to transform into a beast.
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The Book Eaters
by Sunyi Dean
Also escapist · horror, narrative
In the Yorkshire moors, a secret society of bibliophages lives in crumbling manors, consuming printed pages to absorb their information and flavors.
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The Hacienda
by Isabel Cañas
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, the story follows Beatriz, a young woman who marries a wealthy widower to secure her family’s safety.
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5
Lost Boy
horror, narrative
Jamie is the first boy Peter ever brought to the island, serving as his loyal right hand for centuries.
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Fledgling
Also escapist · horror, narrative
The narrative follows Shori, an amnesiac young girl who discovers she is actually a fifty-three-year-old genetically modified vampire.
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Ring Shout
Also escapist · horror, narrative
In 1915 Georgia, Maryse Boudreaux hunts monsters known as Ku Kluxes—demonic entities with pale tentacles and multiple eyes that hide beneath the white hoods of the Klan.
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The Stand
by Stephen King
Also escapist · horror, narrative
A weaponized strain of influenza nicknamed Captain Trips escapes a military research facility, killing over ninety-nine percent of the global population within weeks.
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Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction
by Mike Mignola
Also escapist · horror, narrative
In 1944, a group of Nazi occultists led by Grigori Rasputin attempts a ritual to summon the Ogdru Jahad, the Seven Gods of Chaos, to turn the tide of World War II.
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11
Wizard and Glass
by Stephen King
Also escapist · horror, narrative
After escaping the sentient train Blaine the Mono, Roland Deschain and his tet-mates halt their trek toward the Dark Tower to camp near a thin spot between realities.
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The Thief of Always
by Clive Barker
horror, narrative
Ten-year-old Harvey Swick is paralyzed by the doldrums of a gray February until a creature named Rictus beckons him to Holiday House.
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