Books like Heart-Shaped Box

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill reads as dark, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Shining

Stephen King · 1977

Both explore the supernatural

73% genome match

Ghost Story

Peter Straub · 1979

Both explore guilt & the supernatural

72% genome match

NOS4A2

Joe Hill · 2013

Both explore the supernatural

83% genome match

Nightmare House

Douglas Clegg · 2002

Both explore guilt

65% genome match

Bad Moon Rising

Jonathan Maberry · 2016

Same horror feel

67% genome match

The Tell-Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe · 1958

Both explore guilt

59% genome match

Slewfoot

Brom · 2021

Same horror feel

61% genome match

I Am Legend

Richard Matheson · 1954

Same horror feel

58% genome match

Books of Blood

Clive Barker · 1984

Same horror feel

58% genome match

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Ray Bradbury · 1962

Same horror feel

55% genome match

Haunted

James Herbert · 1988

Both explore ghosts & the supernatural

73% genome match

Come With Me

Ronald Malfi · 2021

Same horror feel

60% genome match