Books like It by Stephen King

by Stephen King · 1986

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Genre

Horror

What it is about

Schwinn bicycles
Omniscience
Good and evil
Monsters
Clowns
Literary

Where it happens

Derry

Kind of book

Novel

Ages

Adult

Awards

August Derleth Award

About this book

Its subjects in Open Library: Schwinn bicycles, Omniscience, Good and evil, Monsters. It is set in Derry and listed for an audience of adults.

Where this comes from: Open Library · Wikidata

Books like this one

Last checked: November 7, 2026

House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski · Adult

about 740 pages

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

Born: Born in Portland, Maine, in 1947. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as: Stephen King has also published as Richard Bachman. Source: Wikidata, citing Carrie, checked November 6, 2026.
Early work: His first professional sale was a short story, The Glass Floor, in 1967. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026. first professional short story sale (“The Glass Floor”) to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967

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See the US print edition of It and where to buy it.

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