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A straight-faced, blood-soaked reimagining of American history where the greatest political battles are fought with an axe in the dark. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.

  • macabre
  • cinematic
  • tongue-in-cheek
  • atmospheric
  1. 01

    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

    Seth Grahame-Smith

    A delightfully absurd collision of Regency etiquette and bone-crunching undead mayhem.

    Shares:
    • tongue-in-cheek
    • deadpan
    • satirical
    • gory
  2. 02

    Lincoln in the Bardo

    George Saunders

    A dizzying, darkly hilarious, and profoundly moving chorus of voices exploring the unbearable weight of grief and the beauty of letting go.

    Feels:
    • ethereal
    • chaotic
    • sorrowful
  3. 03

    Chasing Lincoln's killer

    James L. Swanson

    A breathless, true-crime historical thriller that plunges you into the desperate, shadowy swamps of a twelve-day national manhunt.

    Feels:
    • tense
    • shadowy
    • gripping
  4. 04

    Killing Lincoln

    Bill O'Reilly

    A cinematic, present-tense plunge into one of history's darkest moments that reads with the breathless urgency of a ticking-clock thriller.

    Shares:
    • cinematic
  5. 05

    Lincoln's Grave Robbers

    Steve Sheinkin

    A tense, stranger-than-fiction historical heist that reads like a thriller.

    Feels:
    • tense
    • shadowy
    • clandestine
  6. 06

    Manhunt

    James L. Swanson

    A ticking-clock historical thriller that plunges the reader into the desperate, hour-by-hour pursuit of America's most notorious fugitive.

    Feels:
    • suspenseful
    • relentless
    • high-stakes
  7. 07

    Empire of the Vampire

    Jay Kristoff

    A blood-drenched, foul-mouthed gothic epic where a broken hero recounts his doomed crusade against an eternal night.

    Feels:
    • blood-soaked
    • gothic
    • bleak
  8. 08

    Hunting Prince Dracula

    Kerri Maniscalco

    A delightfully macabre romp through a gothic Romanian castle, fueled by forensic science and crackling romantic tension.

    Shares:
    • macabre
  9. 09

    The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

    Grady Hendrix

    A blood-spattered collision of Southern hospitality and visceral horror that weaponizes the invisible labor of housewives.

    Shares:
    • macabre
    • satirical
  10. 10

    American Vampire (Big Break / Bad Blood)

    Scott Snyder, Stephen King and others

    A sun-drenched, blood-soaked reimagining of vampire lore that bites into the rotten core of the American Dream.

    Shares:
    • cinematic
  11. 11

    Changeless (The Parasol Protectorate)

    Gail Carriger

    A delightfully absurd romp through a steampunk Victorian Britain where good manners are the ultimate weapon against supernatural chaos.

    Shares:
    • satirical
  12. 12

    The Lesser Dead

    Christopher Buehlman

    A gritty, unapologetic plunge into the grimy, nocturnal underworld of 1970s New York, where even the monsters have something to fear.

    Shares:
    • macabre

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