Books like The Dead Zone
12 books with a reading profile close to The Dead Zone by Stephen King. Escapist; an easy read.
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Duma Key
by Stephen King
Also escapist · thriller, horror
After a construction accident costs Edgar Freemantle his right arm and his psychological stability, he retreats to a remote Florida island named Duma Key to recuperate.
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2
Misery
by Stephen King
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Paul Sheldon, a successful author of historical romance, crashes his car on a remote Colorado road during a blizzard.
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Misery
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Paul Sheldon, a successful novelist, survives a car crash during a blizzard only to be rescued by Annie Wilkes, a former nurse who claims to be his greatest fan.
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Hell Followed With Us
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
Benji is a sixteen-year-old transgender boy fleeing the Angels, a fundamentalist cult that triggered a biological apocalypse to cleanse the earth.
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From the Corner of His Eye
by Dean Koontz
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Three babies are born in California on the same night, and the lives of the three families touch in unexpected ways.
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Mister Magic
Also escapist · thriller, horror
In "Mister Magic," Eliza struggles with being the only non-magical person in a family of powerful witches.
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Dear Child
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Lena Beck disappeared fourteen years ago, leaving her family in a state of permanent grief.
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Strange Weather: Four Short Novels
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · thriller, horror
This collection holds four novellas that each use a different kind of unease.
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Camp Damascus
by Chuck Tingle
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
Chuck Tingle's novel takes place in a Christian conversion therapy camp called Camp Damascus, whose pastor claims to cure queer people.
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The Fisherman
by John Langan
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
Widowers Abe and Dan attempt to manage their grief through marathon fishing trips in upstate New York.
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