John Joseph Adams · 2008
- What it is
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Something is lurking · it gets under your skin
- Genre
- Horror Short stories Fantasy
- Feels
- Ominous Unsettling Haunting Gritty Dark
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Books similar to The Living Dead
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Pet Sematary
Stephen King · 1996
Something is lurking · properly scary
Naomi's Room
Jonathan Aycliffe · 1991
Something is lurking · it closes in on you
King Sorrow
Joe Hill · 2025
Something bad in the air · it'll scare you
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Between two fires
Christopher Buehlman · 2012
It leaves something behind
Shining
Stephen King · 1992
It leaves something behind · it leaves you short of breath
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