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A chilling psychological thriller that asks if a monster's son is destined to become a monster himself. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with I Hunt Killers.

  • chilling
  • dread-soaked
  • anxious
  • macabre
  1. 01

    I am not a serial killer

    Dan Wells

    A chillingly pragmatic dive into the mind of a teenage sociopath trying desperately to be the good guy.

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    • chilling
    • macabre
    • tense
    • nature versus nurture
  2. 02

    Ask the dark

    Henry Turner

    A gritty, high-stakes thriller that plunges a troubled teen into a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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    • anxious
    • dark
    • tense
    • suspenseful
  3. 03

    Wolf Rider

    Avi · 1988

    A tense, psychological race against time where the most terrifying element is the absolute isolation of not being believed.

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    • dread-soaked
    • tense
    • suspenseful
  4. 04

    This Lie Will Kill You

    Chelsea Pitcher

    A claustrophobic, locked-room thriller dripping with teen angst, toxic secrets, and the inescapable gravity of revenge.

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    • dread-soaked
    • tense
    • suspenseful
  5. 05

    The Devil's Only Friend

    Dan Wells

    A darkly thrilling, blood-spattered game of cat-and-mouse where the only thing scarier than the monsters is the sociopath hunting them.

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    • dread-soaked
    • macabre
    • tense
  6. 06

    Rot & Ruin

    Jonathan Maberry

    A gritty, coming-of-age survival story that finds unexpected humanity and quiet grace in a wasteland of the undead.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • moral ambiguity
  7. 07

    The Dead Room

    Chris Mooney

    A gritty, forensic nightmare where the ghosts of the past leave very real, very bloody fingerprints.

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    • chilling
    • dread-soaked
    • dark
    • tense
  8. 08

    There's someone inside your house

    Stephanie Perkins

    A dread-soaked high school slasher where escalating terror forces dark secrets into the light.

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    • dread-soaked
    • dark
    • tense
    • suspenseful
  9. 09

    The Other Daughter

    Lisa Gardner

    A tense, shadow-chasing thriller where a picture-perfect life shatters under the weight of repressed memories and deadly family secrets.

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    • dread-soaked
    • dark
    • tense
    • suspenseful
  10. 10

    Jar of Hearts

    Jennifer Hillier

    A dark, relentless plunge into the toxic obsessions of youth and the terrifying consequences of keeping the wrong secrets.

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    • chilling
    • dread-soaked
    • tense
    • suspenseful
  11. 11

    Jackaby

    William Ritter

    A delightfully eccentric romp through a gaslamp-lit world where the supernatural hides in plain sight.

    Feels:
    • gaslamp-lit
    • whimsical
    • mildly macabre
  12. 12

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    Holly Jackson

    A true-crime podcast brought to life as a high-stakes, mixed-media puzzle box that dares you to stop reading.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • suspenseful

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