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A gritty, high-stakes thriller that plunges a troubled teen into a deadly game of cat and mouse. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Ask the dark.
- suspenseful
- dark
- anxious
- menacing
- 01
I Hunt Killers
Barry Lyga
A chilling psychological thriller that asks if a monster's son is destined to become a monster himself.
- 02
Seize the Night
Dean Koontz · 2001
A shadow-drenched thriller where the boundaries of medical science blur into terrifying vulnerability.
- 03
The Other Side of Dark
Joan Lowery Nixon · 1987
A tense, disorienting psychological thriller about waking up to a stolen adolescence and a killer waiting in the shadows.
- 04
The Voice of the Night
Dean Ray Koontz · 1985
A chilling exploration of a teenage friendship that spirals into a terrifying game of life and death.
- 05
The night she disappeared
April Henry
A tense, guilt-laced mystery that races against the clock to uncover a missing teen's fate.
- 06
Fall into Darkness
Christopher Pike
A twisty, paranoid plunge into the dark heart of a toxic teenage friendship and the extreme lengths of revenge.
- 07
Girl in the White Van
April Henry
A claustrophobic, pulse-pounding thriller about survival and the desperate bonds forged in captivity.
- 08
Wolf Rider
Avi · 1988
A tense, psychological race against time where the most terrifying element is the absolute isolation of not being believed.
- 09
Someone at the door
Richie Tankersley Cusick · 1994
A claustrophobic, snowbound nightmare where every shadow hides a threat and paranoia reigns supreme.
- 10
When Jeff comes home
Catherine Atkins · 1999
A raw, unflinching exploration of the quiet, agonizing work of surviving the aftermath of unimaginable trauma.
- 11
There's someone inside your house
Stephanie Perkins
A dread-soaked high school slasher where escalating terror forces dark secrets into the light.
- 12
Eighth grade bites
Heather Brewer
A delightfully angsty blend of supernatural suspense and the everyday horrors of middle school.
