Books like They bite by Jonathan Maberry

After a catastrophic pandemic, former actress Kirsten Raymonde joins a traveling troupe that performs Shakespeare for scattered communities, only to confront a ruthless prophet in a desperate quest for survival.

The Passage is Justin Cronin’s 2010 debut novel that blends science‑fiction, horror, and dystopian themes as it follows humanity’s struggle against a virus‑transformed vampire‑like threat.

After a zombie plague, a small squad of sweepers, led by Mark Spitz, clears the walled‑off Zone One in lower Manhattan to prepare the area for resettlement.

When brothers Tyler and Lucinda go to spend summer at their uncle Gideon's rural California farm, they discover dragons, unicorns, and other mythical creatures lurking behind the barns. They must protect this extraordinary farm from dark threats.

When a longing‑laden former lover invites him back to an ominous house, Sam must confront a vengeful vampire armed with a hammer and a stake.

Archivist Anna Whitfield drifts into danger on a crash‑landing flight, pursued by a flinty vampire who may love her or feast on her. In Half Moon Hollow, an invaluable rare book becomes the prize everyone—especially Finn—will chase.

Explains monsters as concoctions of the public imagination, reactions to cultural influences, social change, and historical events; and making use of newspaper accounts, films, and oral histories presents a history of America that illustrates how the monstrous reflects society's fears and shapes historical behavior.

"We all know 'there's no such thing as monsters,' but our imaginations tell us otherwise. From the mythical beasts of ancient Greece to the hormonal vampires of the Twilight saga, monsters have captivated us for millennia. Matt Kaplan, a noted science journalist and monster-myth enthusiast, employs an entertaining mix of cutting-edge research and a love of lore to explore the history behind these fantastical fictions and our hardwired obsession with things that go bump in the night. Ranging across history, Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite tackles the enduring questions that arise on the frontier between fantasy and reality. What caused ancient Minoans to create the tale of the Minotaur and its subterranean maze? Did dragons really exist? What inspired the creation of vampires and werewolves, and why are we so drawn to them? With the eye of a journalist and the voice of a storyteller, Kaplan takes readers to the forefront of science, where our favorite figures of horror may find real-life validation. Does the legendary Kraken, a squid of epic proportions, really roam the deep? Are we close to making Jurassic Park a reality by replicating a dinosaur from fossilized DNA? As our fears evolve, so do our monsters, and Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite charts the rise of the ultimate beasts, humans themselves"--Provided by publisher.