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A blood-soaked, gothic descent into madness and monstrosity, told with the chilling detachment of a Victorian clinical journal. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The monstrumologist.

  • dread-soaked
  • claustrophobic
  • gruesome
  • gothic
  1. 01

    Beastly bones

    William Ritter

    A quirky, atmospheric romp through 1892 New England where eccentric detectives hunt supernatural beasts and solve gruesome mysteries.

    Feels:
    • eerie
    • atmospheric
    • mysterious
  2. 02

    The Blackthorn Key

    Kevin Sands

    A puzzle-filled, explosive romp through shadowy 17th-century London that balances dark conspiracies with the fierce loyalty of friendship.

    Feels:
    • shadowy
    • adventurous
    • tense
  3. 03

    Serafina and the black cloak

    Robert Beatty

    A shadowy, historical mystery where an unlikely friendship is the only light against a creeping supernatural dread.

    Feels:
    • eerie
    • shadowy
    • tense
  4. 04

    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
  5. 05

    This dark endeavor

    Kenneth Oppel

    A desperate, shadowy descent into forbidden alchemy to save a beloved brother.

    Shares:
    • gothic
  6. 06

    The boy on the bridge

    M. R. Carey

    A claustrophobic, deeply empathetic journey through a ruined world where humanity's survival rests on the shoulders of an outcast child.

    Shares:
    • dread-soaked
    • claustrophobic
    • clinical
    • melancholic
  7. 07

    Stalking Jack the Ripper

    Kerri Maniscalco

    A fog-drenched, blood-spattered romp through Victorian London that balances gruesome forensic science with swoony romantic banter.

    Shares:
    • gruesome
    • macabre
  8. 08

    Daughter of Smoke and Bone

    Laini Taylor

    A lush, darkly enchanting fairy tale of star-crossed lovers, secret worlds, and the beautiful monsters that lurk in the shadows of Prague.

    Shares:
    • melancholic
  9. 09

    Rise of the Huntress (The Last Apprentice #7)

    Joseph Delaney

    A desperate, rain-lashed flight from overwhelming darkness that forces a young apprentice to step out of his mentor's shadow.

    Shares:
    • dread-soaked
    • claustrophobic
    • chilling
    • loss of innocence
  10. 10

    Monster

    Christopher Pike

    A pulpy, paranoid descent into supernatural terror that starts with a bang and spirals into ancient, hungry darkness.

    Shares:
    • dread-soaked
    • claustrophobic
  11. 11

    Hollow City

    Ransom Riggs

    A desperate, shadow-drenched flight through war-torn London where vintage nightmares and misfit magic collide.

    Shares:
    • macabre
    • loss of innocence
  12. 12

    Dreams of Gods & Monsters

    Laini Taylor

    A lush, apocalyptic crescendo of star-crossed love and monstrous wars that demands to be devoured.

    Feels:
    • awe-inspiring
    • tense
    • bittersweet

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