Books like The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum reads as brutal, disturbing. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Novels (Black House / Talisman)

Stephen King · 2002

Same horror feel

57% genome match

Books of Blood Volume One

Clive Barker · 1985

Same horror feel

54% genome match

The Door to December

Dean Koontz · 1985

Both explore trauma

63% genome match

Full Tilt

Neal Shusterman · 2003

Both explore trauma

63% genome match

The Secret of Crickley Hall

James Herbert · 2006

Both explore trauma

63% genome match

Brainchild

John Saul · 1985

Same horror feel

63% genome match

Lord Loss

Darren Shan · 2005

Both explore trauma

60% genome match

The Long Walk

Richard Bachman · 1999

Same thriller feel

56% genome match

House

Ted Dekker · 2006

Same horror feel

60% genome match

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle · 2023

Both explore trauma

59% genome match

Tombs of Anak

Frank E. Peretti · 1987

Same thriller feel

60% genome match

The horror

W. R. Philbrick · 1995

Same horror feel

60% genome match