Books like Hex

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt reads as chilling, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Stephen King Goes to the Movies

Stephen King · 2009

Both explore fear

69% genome match

The Ring

Kōji Suzuki · 1998

Both explore technology & fear

69% genome match

Ring

Koji Suzuki · 1991

Both explore curse

69% genome match

Alfred Hitchcock presents stories that scared even me

Alfred Hitchcock · 1967

Both explore fear

69% genome match

The Lottery and Other Stories

Shirley Jackson · 1949

Both explore tradition

54% genome match

Midnight

Dean Koontz

Same horror feel

64% genome match

Full Tilt

Neal Shusterman · 2003

Both explore fear

65% genome match

The horror

W. R. Philbrick · 1995

Both explore fear

65% genome match

Psycho

Robert Bloch · 1959

Same horror feel

61% genome match

Fearful Symmetries

Ellen Datlow · 2014

Both explore fear

50% genome match

Red Moon

Benjamin Percy · 2013

Both explore fear

52% genome match

House

Ted Dekker · 2006

Both explore fear

62% genome match