Books like The Regulators

The Regulators by Stephen King reads as terrifying, unsettling. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Exorcist

William Peter Blatty · 1971

Both explore evil

63% genome match

Works (Carrie / Night Shift / 'Salem's Lot / Shining)

Stephen King · 1981

Both explore evil

64% genome match

Hell House

Richard Matheson · 1971

Same horror feel

58% genome match

'48

James Herbert · 1996

Both explore violence

62% genome match

Near the Bone

Christina Henry · 2021

Both explore psychological trauma

62% genome match

Icebound

Dean Koontz · 1976

Same thriller feel

61% genome match

House

Ted Dekker · 2006

Same horror feel

59% genome match

The strain

Guillermo del Toro · 2009

Same horror feel

59% genome match

The Long Walk

Richard Bachman · 1999

Both explore violence

54% genome match

Slice of Cherry

Dia Reeves · 2010

Both explore violence

59% genome match

Nightmare House

Douglas Clegg · 2002

Same horror feel

59% genome match

Seed

Ania Ahlborn · 2011

Both explore evil

57% genome match