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A delightfully snarky, gaslit romp through a haunted London where the banter is as sharp as the rapiers used to fend off the dead. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Screaming Staircase.
- creepy
- gaslit
- cozy-yet-chilling
- dread-soaked
- 01
The Whispering Skull
Jonathan Stroud
A delightfully spooky and snarky ghost-hunting adventure where the banter is as sharp as the rapiers.
- 02
The Creeping Shadow
Jonathan Stroud
A fog-drenched, witty descent into supernatural peril where the only thing sharper than the ghosts' claws is the banter.
- 03
The name of the star
Maureen Johnson
A witty, fog-drenched boarding school mystery that slowly peels back the veil to reveal a chilling paranormal thriller.
- 04
Jackaby
William Ritter
A delightfully eccentric romp through a gaslamp-lit world where the supernatural hides in plain sight.
- 05
The Spook's Curse
Joseph Delaney · 2005
A chilling, folklore-steeped descent into the dark where duty demands facing the things that go bump in the night.
- 06
City of Ghosts
Victoria Schwab
A delightfully chilly romp through haunted cobblestone streets that balances genuine spooks with the warmth of an unbreakable friendship.
- 07
The Midnight Club
Christopher Pike
A bittersweet, shadow-drenched exploration of mortality wrapped in the comforting thrill of a midnight ghost story.
- 08
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.
- 09
Down a Dark Hall
Lois Duncan · 1974
A claustrophobic gothic mystery that wraps you in the suffocating dread of an isolated boarding school harboring dark, supernatural secrets.
- 10
The Summoning
Kelley Armstrong
A claustrophobic, supernatural mystery where teenage angst collides with sinister institutional secrets.
- 11
The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious Book 2)
Maureen Johnson
A chilly, clever puzzle-box of a mystery where the ghosts of a 1930s tragedy bleed dangerously into the present.
- 12
Look for Me by Moonlight
Mary Downing Hahn
A chilling, atmospheric descent into gothic isolation where teenage loneliness becomes the perfect prey for a seductive evil.
