If you loved
Books like Holly
A dread-soaked, character-driven procedural that peels back the veneer of polite society to reveal the grotesque horrors hiding next door. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Holly.
- dread-soaked
- claustrophobic
- unsettling
- grounded
- 01
If It Bleeds
Stephen King
A gripping blend of everyday detective work, creeping dread, and character-driven suspense that explores the darkness lurking just behind the evening news.
- 02
Finders Keepers
Stephen King
A dread-soaked, ticking-clock thriller about the terrifying lengths to which a toxic fan will go to claim ownership over the art they love.
- 03
Imiginary Friend
Stephen Chbosky
A sprawling, dread-soaked epic where childhood innocence collides with surreal, apocalyptic terror in a claustrophobic small town.
- 04
The Only One Left
Riley Sager
A claustrophobic, twist-laden gothic thriller that traps you in a decaying mansion with a suspected murderer and refuses to let you leave.
- 05
All Good People Here
Ashley Flowers
A claustrophobic, true-crime-infused thriller that peels back the veneer of a picture-perfect small town to reveal the rot underneath.
- 06
Home Before Dark
Riley Sager
A chilling, dual-timeline descent into a notorious haunted house that constantly blurs the line between psychological thriller and ghost story.
- 07
Starling House
Alix E. Harrow
A dreamlike, eerie descent into a haunted legacy where a cynical outcast finally finds a home worth fighting for.
- 08
The Teacher
Freida McFadden
A deliciously dark, twist-a-minute thrill ride through the toxic secrets of a seemingly perfect high school.
- 09
Daisy Darker
Alice Feeney
A claustrophobic, storm-swept locked-room thriller where long-buried family secrets prove deadlier than the rising tide.
- 10
Everyone Here Is Lying
Shari Lapena
A claustrophobic neighborhood thriller where every closed door hides a toxic secret and no one can be trusted.
- 11
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Holly Jackson
A claustrophobic, twist-laden thriller that unravels the dark, paranoid reality behind a family's true-crime infamy.
- 12
What Feasts at Night
T. Kingfisher
A chilling, damp descent into gothic dread where the promise of rest is swallowed by uncanny folklore and troubled dreams.
