Books like Novels (Carrie / Salem's Lot / Shining)

Novels (Carrie / Salem's Lot / Shining) by Stephen King reads as terrifying, 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 isolation & addiction

63% genome match

Nightmare House

Douglas Clegg · 2002

Both explore supernatural evil & isolation

64% genome match

House

Ted Dekker · 2006

Same horror feel

62% genome match

Seed

Ania Ahlborn · 2011

Both explore isolation

61% genome match

The horror

W. R. Philbrick · 1995

Both explore isolation

62% genome match

Poe's Children

Peter Straub · 2009

Same horror feel

49% genome match

Near the Bone

Christina Henry · 2021

Both explore isolation

61% genome match

The strain

Guillermo del Toro · 2009

Both explore vampirism

60% genome match

Hell House

Richard Matheson · 1971

Same horror feel

52% genome match

My Favorite Horror Story

Mike Baker · 2000

Same horror feel

61% genome match

The Girl with All the Gifts

M.R. Carey · 2014

Same horror feel

57% genome match

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

Laird Koenig · 1973

Both explore isolation

59% genome match