Books like Hell House

Hell House by Richard Matheson 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

83% genome match

NOS4A2

Joe Hill · 2013

Both explore the supernatural

76% genome match

Ghost Story

Peter Straub · 1979

Both explore the supernatural

64% genome match

The Exorcist

William Peter Blatty · 1971

Same horror feel

67% genome match

Books of Blood

Clive Barker · 1984

Both explore dread

67% genome match

The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural

Bill Pronzini · 1981

Both explore fear & dread

67% genome match

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia · 2020

Both explore dread

64% genome match

Haunted

James Herbert · 1988

Both explore fear & the supernatural

77% genome match

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson · 1959

Both explore dread

61% genome match

Lasher

Anne Rice

Same horror feel

60% genome match

The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe · 1704

Both explore fear & the supernatural

59% genome match

Hunter's Moon & Other American Gothic Tales

Kevin J. Anderson · 1992

Both explore dread

61% genome match