A reader looking for suspenseful, thrilling reads with a dash of 80s adventure? The picks include "Summer of Night" by Dan Simmons and "Meddling Kids" by Edgar Cantero. Check out the full list!
by Dan Simmons
You mentioned the group of kids facing danger together in Stranger Things - this book has that in spades. It's a group of kids in 1960 facing an ancient evil that has awoken in their small town. Tons of suspense, scares, and a healthy dose of 80s nostalgia (even though it's set earlier, Simmons channels that vibe perfectly).
by Dan Simmons
You mentioned the group of kids facing danger together in Stranger Things - this book has that in spades. It's a group of kids in 1960 facing an ancient evil that has awoken in their small town. Tons of suspense, scares, and a healthy dose of 80s nostalgia (even though it's set earlier, Simmons channels that vibe perfectly).
by Edgar Cantero
If you like the found family aspect of Stranger Things, this book delivers. It's basically a grown-up, messed-up version of Scooby Doo, with the gang reuniting in 1990 to face a real monster they thought they'd defeated as kids in 1977. It's funny, thrilling, and has that same blend of nostalgia and supernatural horror.
by Edgar Cantero
If you like the found family aspect of Stranger Things, this book delivers. It's basically a grown-up, messed-up version of Scooby Doo, with the gang reuniting in 1990 to face a real monster they thought they'd defeated as kids in 1977. It's funny, thrilling, and has that same blend of nostalgia and supernatural horror.
by Blake Crouch
You said you were interested in government conspiracies, and this book has that in spades with science fiction elements. The suspense in this book is off the charts, and it deals with parallel universes in a mind-bending way that echoes the Upside Down, but with a more scientific bent.
by Blake Crouch
You said you were interested in government conspiracies, and this book has that in spades with science fiction elements. The suspense in this book is off the charts, and it deals with parallel universes in a mind-bending way that echoes the Upside Down, but with a more scientific bent.
by Brian Catling
This book is a bit of a wild card, but stick with me. It's set in the early 1900s, and centers on a forest in Africa, but it has a similar unsettling atmosphere and a lurking sense of dread you find in Stranger Things. It has some similar themes of the hidden and unknown, explored through some very strange and surreal imagery.
by Brian Catling
This book is a bit of a wild card, but stick with me. It's set in the early 1900s, and centers on a forest in Africa, but it has a similar unsettling atmosphere and a lurking sense of dread you find in Stranger Things. It has some similar themes of the hidden and unknown, explored through some very strange and surreal imagery.
by Blake Crouch
While you enjoyed the thriller and government conspiracy elements of Stranger Things, this book also delves into time travel and altered realities, it offers a similarly mind-bending experience, with a focus on memory and identity, that you may enjoy. Also, Crouch's accessible style and propulsive pacing will make this a thrilling read!
by Blake Crouch
While you enjoyed the thriller and government conspiracy elements of Stranger Things, this book also delves into time travel and altered realities, it offers a similarly mind-bending experience, with a focus on memory and identity, that you may enjoy. Also, Crouch's accessible style and propulsive pacing will make this a thrilling read!
by Tom Sweterlitsch
This is a police procedural with a sci-fi twist, set in the 1980s, where a detective investigates a murder that leads her down a rabbit hole of government conspiracies and time travel. The world-building is fantastic, and the blend of genres creates a unique and unsettling atmosphere. This book takes the elements you enjoy and puts them in a completely unexpected package.
by Tom Sweterlitsch
This is a police procedural with a sci-fi twist, set in the 1980s, where a detective investigates a murder that leads her down a rabbit hole of government conspiracies and time travel. The world-building is fantastic, and the blend of genres creates a unique and unsettling atmosphere. This book takes the elements you enjoy and puts them in a completely unexpected package.
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