Books like The Fourth Closet
The Fourth Closet by Scott Cawthon reads as disturbing, tense. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The season of passage
Christopher Pike · 1992
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Five Nights at Freddy's
Scott Cawthon · 2017
Shares the human thread
69% genome match
Return to Fear Street - The Wrong Girl
Robert Lawrence Stine · 2018
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Survive the night
Danielle Vega · 2015
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Twisted Ones
Kira Breed-Wrisley · 2017
Both explore survival & friendship
76% genome match
Ghosts of Fear Street - How To Be a Vampire
Katy Hall · 1996
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Wild Robot Escapes
Peter Brown · 2016
Shares the human + comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Forgotten
Katherine Applegate · 1997
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
R. L. Stine · 2009
Both explore survival & friendship
58% genome match
The Lifeguard
Richie Tankersley Cusick · 1988
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Vampire's Assistant
Darren Shan · 2000
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
How I became a freak
Richard Brightfield · 1997
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
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