Books like House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

by Mark Z. Danielewski

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Horror

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Los Angeles
Virginia

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Adult

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

The Shining
Stephen King · 1977 · Adult

about 500 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  House of Leaves: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
  The Shining: "horror fiction" (OL subject); "gothic & horror" (OL subject); "horror" (OL subject); "horror tales" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for House of Leaves; Open Library and Wikidata for The Shining.
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Christine
Stephen King · 1983 · Adult

about 500 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  House of Leaves: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
  Christine: "horror" (OL subject); "Horror stories" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for House of Leaves; Open Library and Wikidata for Christine.
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The Outsider
Stephen King · 2018 · Adult

about 580 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  House of Leaves: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
  The Outsider: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre); "Horror fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for House of Leaves; Open Library and Wikidata for The Outsider.
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