Books like The old Willis place
The old Willis place by Mary Downing Hahn reads as eerie, melancholic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The Thief of Always
Clive Barker · 1992
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
Black Orchid
Neil Gaiman
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
Into the Grey
Celine Kiernan · 2011
Both explore ghosts & friendship
67% genome match
Skeleton Crew
Stephen King
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson · 1962
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
Catherine House
Elisabeth Thomas · 2020
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
Asylum
Madeleine Roux · 2013
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
David Wroblewski · 2008
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
20th Century Ghosts
Joe Hill
Both explore memory
60% genome match
Arkham Asylum
Grant Morrison · 1920
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
In the Night Room
Peter Straub · 2004
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab · 2020
Shares the unreliable thread
69% genome match
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