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

Works (Carrie / Night Shift / 'Salem's Lot / Shining) by Stephen King reads as terrifying, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Shining

Stephen King · 1977

Both explore isolation

67% genome match

The Exorcist

William Peter Blatty · 1971

Both explore evil

66% genome match

The Summoning

Bentley Little · 1993

Both explore supernatural & small town

70% genome match

Some Will Not Sleep

Adam Nevill · 2016

Both explore isolation & supernatural

70% genome match

Slice of Cherry

Dia Reeves · 2010

Both explore small town & psychological

69% genome match

Winter Moon

Dean Koontz · 1993

Both explore supernatural

66% genome match

Hell House

Richard Matheson · 1971

Same horror feel

60% genome match

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe · 1945

Both explore isolation & supernatural

67% genome match

Mark of the Devil

William Kerr · 2009

Both explore supernatural

68% genome match

The Bad Seed

William March · 1954

Both explore evil & psychological

63% genome match

Haunted

James Herbert · 1988

Both explore trauma

64% genome match

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Gary Reed · 2006

Same horror feel

66% genome match