Books like Only the Devil is Here by Stephen Michell

1818 novel by Mary Shelley about young scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox experiment.

A witty, supernatural romp in which a demon, an angel, and a misfit dog stop the apocalypse after their prophetic bible misplaces the Antichrist.

Harvard professor Robert Langdon races across Italy to decipher a deadly riddle tied to Dante’s Inferno, uncovering secret passages, art, and cryptography before the world is changed forever.

In 1893 Chicago, Erik Larson weaves the story of visionary architect Daniel Burnham and the cunning serial killer H.H. Holmes, whose crimes unfolded against the backdrop of the World’s Columbian Exposition.

Twelve-year‑old Nao in Tokyo wrestles with loneliness and bullying and, before she ends it all, writes a diary about her great‑grandmother, a Buddhist nun who has lived a century. Across the Pacific a novelist on a remote island discovers objects from Nao’s life and is drawn into her mystery.

Felix Castor, a freelance exorcist in London, takes on a museum haunting that quickly spirals into a deadly showdown with powerful spirits, testing his skills and resolve.

Merrick: The Witch's Tale

Thomas Fool is an Information Man who catalogues Hell’s endless violence—until a brutal murder of a human politician forces him to confront a killer that threatens the infernal bureaucracy.

James Stark, a half‑human half‑angel nephilim who spent 11 years in Hell and briefly ruled as Lucifer, must confront a looming invasion by the old gods, LA’s chaos, and a dangerous Wildfire Ripper while piecing together a conspiracy that spans Earth, Heaven, and Hell.

Joy of the Elite Hunter Command battles corrupt PsiCorps and monstrous Othersiders in Apex City, racing to protect her friends and prevent a devastating war.

At a Catholic girls’ school in Providence, Rhode Island, senior Jane Jarvis negotiates a fragile pact with a demon disguised as an oddly friendly cupcake‑loving girl to rescue her best friend.

A globe‑trotting antiques dealer, Asmodeus "Sax" Saxon‑Tang, discovers that his lucrative past crimes against vampires are now threatening the lives of his loved ones as a new, ancient monster hunts him across Europe.

When Kevin Taylor joins the Manhattan criminal law firm of John Milton & Associates, he's hit the big time. At last, he and his wife can enjoy the luxuries they've so desired--money, a chauffeur-driven limo, and a stunning home in a high-rise. Then Milton assigns Kevin one of the most notorious cases of the year, with a file that had been put together prior to the crime. Throwing himself into his work, Kevin begins to see a pattern of evil emerging from behind the firm's plush facade. Acquittal after acquittal, every criminal client walks free, and Kevin's suspicions slowly give way to terror. For Kevin has just become The Devil's Advocate.

A private investigator hired by a child to eliminate an abusive stepfather discovers the man’s monstrous nature and a darker, alien threat that could unleash his own hidden powers.

A raw, gritty look at the chaos of the French Revolution, following the brutality that shapes lives and society.

"When the end came, it came quickly. No one knew where or exactly when the Omega Virus started, but soon it was everywhere. And when the ones spreading it can't die, no one stands a chance of surviving. San Francisco, California. Father Xavier Church has spent his life ministering to unfortunate souls, but he has never witnessed horror like this. After he forsakes his vows in the most heartrending of ways, he watches helplessly as a zombie nun takes a bite out of a fellow priest's face; University of California, Berkeley. Skye Dennison is moving into her college dorm for the first time, simultaneously excited to be leaving the nest and terrified to be on her own. When her mother and father are eaten alive in front of her, she realizes the terror has just begun; Alameda, California. Angie West made millions off her family's reality gun show on the History Channel. But after she is cornered by the swarming undead, her knowledge of heavy artillery is called into play like never before; Within weeks, the world is overrun by the walking dead. Only the quick and the smart, the strong and the determined, will survive-for now."--

"Haruhiro awakens to darkness and amnesia, among a group of strangers who can only remember their own names...and nothing else. When they make it into the light, they discover Grimgar--a fantasy world that's like something out of an RPG game. Without apparent skills or knowledge of their surroundings, Haruhiro and his newfound friends band together to form an adventuring party. Only by cooperating, using their wits, and learning new skills can they hope to survive in this dangerous land of monsters and magic"--Cover, page 4.

In coastal Maine, 10‑year‑old Jack Peter Keenan’s frightening drawings of monsters come to life, turning his seaside hometown into a nightmare of psychological terror and supernatural dread.