Books like The Fog

The Fog by James Herbert reads as grim, visceral. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Rats

James Herbert · 1974

Both explore primal fear

76% genome match

The Langoliers

Stephen King · 1991

Same horror feel

49% genome match

The Door to December

Dean Koontz · 1985

Both explore government conspiracy

62% genome match

The strain

Guillermo del Toro · 2009

Same horror feel

62% genome match

Stinger

Robert R. McCammon · 1988

Same horror feel

59% genome match

Books of Blood Volume One

Clive Barker · 1985

Same horror feel

55% genome match

The Tell-Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe · 1958

Both explore madness

54% genome match

Little heaven

Nick Cutter · 2017

Same horror feel

57% genome match

House

Ted Dekker · 2006

Same horror feel

56% genome match

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle · 2023

Same horror feel

56% genome match

FantasticLand

Mike Bockoven · 2016

Same horror feel

55% genome match

We sold our souls

Grady Hendrix · 2018

Same horror feel

55% genome match