Books like The Creeps by John Connolly

Shirley Jackson’s classic psychological horror, *The Haunting of Hill House*, follows a lonely woman drawn into an abandoned mansion whose malevolent presence ultimately consumes her.

In Wyoming’s remote Black Hills, game warden Joe Pickett lands at a mysterious ranch where rumours of hidden wealth and murder swirl. He must uncover the truth while confronting dangerous locals and unexpected betrayal.

In the quiet town of Prosperous, Maine, private investigator Charlie Parker uncovers a deadly secret buried beneath the ruins of an ancient church, confronting a society that refuses outsiders and a past that threatens to destroy them all.

Eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce must unravel a mysterious death that leads to family secrets tied to Winston Churchill, using her scientific mind and a beloved plane to uncover the truth.

A thriller featuring a young prosecutor who becomes entangled in the case of a famous actress and her tragic death.

Dr. Sheila Tao, a psychology professor, must confront a dangerous affair with graduate student Ethan Wolfe, whose blackmail threatens her career and the safety of a campus community.

When Amanda Pierce vanishes on her wedding day, investigative TV host Laurie Moran teams with her crew to reconstruct the night at Florida’s Grand Victoria Hotel, uncovering hidden motives and a cold case that threatens to stay buried.

The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. The Talisman was nominated for both the Locus and World Fantasy Awards in 1985. King and Straub followed up with a sequel, Black House (2001). Followed by: Black House

Four university friends venture into the Arctic Circle’s Scandinavian wilderness seeking escape, only to confront ancient rituals and deadly forces lurking among untouched forest.

A private detective investigates a smuggling operation and uncovers a sinister truth.

Private investigator Cal Weaver and detective Barry Duckworth uncover a dark secret in Promise Falls after a mysterious hidden room and a series of murders link the town’s past to its present.

Five scary tales written in comic book format.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Retired detective Sid Halley is drawn back into danger when racing authority chairman Sir Richard Stewart seeks his help investigating suspected race‑fixing. With the chairman dead and threats mounting, Sid must confront the underworld to protect his family.

A war‑healed reporter in Washington, D.C., uncovers a tangled web of murder, corruption, and racial tension when the teenage daughter of a powerful judge is found dead in a slum.

Two fourteen‑year‑old friends test bravery in the neighborhood’s backyard, playing a daring game of creeping while dodging discovery and confronting the shadows of their own imaginations.

After his mother dies, 12‑year‑old David escapes into the stories that once comforted him, only for myth and war to collide in a world where a Crooked Man and a faded king rule over wolves and hidden secrets.

Kick Lannigan, a child‑abuse survivor, is pulled back into her haunted past when a new missing‑child case merges with a covert rescue mission led by a former weapons dealer.