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A dread-soaked historical fantasy where a notorious accused murderer turns her infamous weapon against the malevolent horrors rising from the sea. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Maplecroft.
- dread-soaked
- eerie
- atmospheric
- shadowy
- 01
The Borden Murders
Sarah Miller
An immersive, documentary-style exploration of a notorious historical mystery that invites readers to weigh the evidence themselves.
- 02
Boneshaker
Cherie Priest
A gritty, rust-coated descent into a toxic, undead-infested metropolis driven by a mother's desperate love.
- 03
DreadNought
Cherie Priest
A tense, high-stakes historical journey where familial duty collides with deadly political intrigue aboard a cross-country transport.
- 04
Slewfoot
Brom
A dark, gothic descent into colonial paranoia where an outcast's alliance with an ancient spirit ignites a terrifying and triumphant vengeance.
- 05
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Grady Hendrix
A sweltering, blood-soaked slice of 1970s feminist horror where desperate girls turn to dark magic to reclaim their stolen futures.
- 06
Just Like Home
Sarah Gailey
A claustrophobic, dread-soaked exploration of the terrifying, unconditional love between a daughter and her monster.
- 07
The Winter People
Jennifer McMahon
A bone-chilling, dual-timeline ghost story where the desperate weight of maternal grief bleeds through the frozen Vermont earth.
- 08
Ring Shout
P. Djèlí Clark
A fierce, monster-hunting thrill ride that literalizes the horrors of American racism into a visceral, cinematic nightmare.
- 09
Monster
Christopher Pike
A pulpy, paranoid descent into supernatural terror that starts with a bang and spirals into ancient, hungry darkness.
- 10
Magic for Liars
Sarah Gailey
A gritty, emotionally bruised noir where the real mystery is how to survive the resentment of being the ordinary sister in a magical world.
- 11
Alice
Christina Henry
A blood-soaked, nightmarish descent into a ruined wonderland where survival means becoming as ruthless as your captors.
- 12
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.
