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Explore 24 books like The Willows by Algernon Blackwood — a handpicked selection united by Ghost, Supernatural, Horror, and Mystery & Detective.

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

The Library of the Dead

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#10

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Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#11

The Nosferatu Conspiracy The Sleepwalker

Brian James Gage

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#12

Nocturnes

John Connolly

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#13

Caine House An Emmie Rose Haunted Mystery Book 2

Dean Rasmussen

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#14

Gone to See the River Man

Kristopher Triana

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#15

The Children on the Hill

Jennifer McMahon

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#16

Salem’s Lot

Stephen King

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#17

Shine House An Emmie Rose Haunted Mystery Book 0: A Prequel Novella

Dean Rasmussen

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#18

Hunter Killer A Pike Logan Novel

Brad Taylor

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Mystery & Detective

#19

The Haunting of Ashburn House

Darcy Coates

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#20

Cades Cove The Curse of Allie Mae: Cades Cove Series: Book One

Aiden James

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#21

Foolish Aspirations; April May Snow Psychic Mystery Novel #1 A Paranormal Single Young Woman Adventure Novel

M Scott Swanson

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#22

The House of a Hundred Whispers A Terrifying Thriller from the Master of Horror that You Won’t be Able to Put Down in 2025

Graham Masterton

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#23

Black Hills A Novel

Dan Simmons

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

#24

When the Reckoning Comes A Novel

LaTanya McQueen

Themes: Ghost • Supernatural • Horror

If The Willows by Algernon Blackwood is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Ghost, Supernatural, Horror and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by William Hope Hodgson, Cass Green, Melissa Erin Jackson, Stephen King, and others.