Books like Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay

Stephen King’s new short‑story collection, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, opens with autobiographical notes and presents fresh tales that explore morality, guilt, the afterlife and supernatural forces, offering readers a chilling look at the future and the past.

During a Boy Scouts weekend in the Canadian wilderness, a thin, pale intruder appears, carrying a bioengineered horror that spreads faster than fear and forces the young scouts to face unimaginable choices.

More stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, and scary songs for bedtime tales.

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.

This collection of 15 short stories by Edgar Allan Poe includes well-known tales such as 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Masque of the Red Death'.

When fourteen‑year‑old Marjorie Barrett develops acute schizophrenia, her family’s suburban life spirals into horror. A Catholic priest offers an exorcism while a reality‑TV crew watches the distress unfold.

In an apocalyptic near‑future, a mother and her two small children navigate a river blindfolded to avoid a terrifying entity, while the story features profanity and graphic violence.

A comprehensive anthology of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short stories—such as "The Tell‑Tale Heart" and "Murders in the Rue Morgue"—and iconic poems including "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven", showcasing his mastery of horror, mystery, and lyrical verse.

Laird Barron delivers nine new tales of cosmic horror and dark fantasy in his collection "Occultation," exploring ordinary lives clashing with a chaotic, carnivorous universe.

Stephen King’s new collection "If It Bleeds" features four long stories, including a stand‑alone sequel to "The Outsider" and the original tales "Mr Harrigan’s Phone," "The Life of Chuck," and "Rat."

Nightmares is a horror anthology of 24 short stories by authors such as Garth Nix, Livia Llewellyn, Richard Kadrey, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Laird Barron, Margo Lanagan, and Gene Wolfe, edited by Ellen Datlow.

An anthology of Shirley Jackson’s most celebrated tales, including "The Lottery" and "The Haunting of Hill House," alongside lesser‑known stories and unpublished sketches that showcase her skill in psychological horror.

"The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten features classic stories by masters of occult fiction including Dion Fortune, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Marie Corelli, R. W. Chambers, and more--the very authors and tales that inspired modern masters like Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Nic Pizzolatto. Edited and introduced by leading occult author and scholar Judika Illes, this selection of timeless tales will thrill and chill readers down to their bones. Illes writes, "These collected stories are each powerfully evocative; forgotten in the manner of long-buried treasure. I hope to remedy this situation, transforming the status of these tales from forgotten to favorite. I confess: there is not a single story in this collection that I do not enjoy, even after repeated readings. While wonderful if read silently, the tales reveal their nuances, humor, and suspense with even more potency, if read aloud. During the dark, eerie hours, when the wind is blowing and the ghosts are roaming outside, the night can be filled with pleasant terror." While not all of the stories are forgotten, they are all fantastic. They make us think. They introduce and explore possibilities: things that perhaps could happen. They encourage our minds to venture beyond the mundane into the realm of the fantastic, to question and redefine reality. Above all, they entertain. "--

A collection of chilling horror short stories compiled by Laura Bulbeck, featuring classic tales from authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft and many others, spanning themes of the supernatural, dread and the macabre.