Books like After dark by Manly Wade Wellman

Four‑year‑old physics professor Jason Dessen is abducted and drugged, waking in a dystopian world where his family and reality are altered, forcing him to confront a formidable foe and the darkest parts of himself.

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.

The story of two boys and their dark journey through a haunted carnival

Astronauts and researchers dive into the Marianas Trench, desperate to find a cure for the plague that has taken over the world.

A collection of eerie American short stories where a cursed play, cults of otherworldly power, and time‑shifting tragedies intertwine, crafting a haunting early classic of fantasy and horror.

A psychological thriller about a husband’s frantic attempts to save his wife from a sinister force lurking in their home, as a biographer uncovers a deadly pattern of madness tied to their family.

The fifth book in David Drake’s RCN – Lt. Leary series, Some Golden Harbor continues the space warfare saga featuring Lt. Leary, Adele Mundy, and Daniel Leary.

Northworld is a science fiction novel by David Drake.

Spacey adventures on the far side of the stars with Lt. Leary and Adele Mundy.

A science‑fiction trilogy by David Drake titled the Northworld Trilogy.

"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.

The Way to Glory is a science‑fiction space warfare tale by David Drake that explores interstellar conflict, high‑tech strategy, and the harsh realities of combat in a futuristic universe.

Take back plenty is a science-fiction novel by Colin Greenland, cataloged with ISBN 0044402651.