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A bold red page featuring a dark, stormy poster with a towering creature and five small figures on bikes below. To the right, white rounded boxes list themes like horror, the 80s, coming‑of‑age, and adventure, all under a heading about book recommendations for fans of a popular sci‑fi series.

Books for Fans of Stranger Things

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Erin Keller
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Part of the magic of Stranger Things isn’t just the monsters or the 80s callbacks, it’s the emotional core. Kids banding together, adults failing spectacularly, and the darkness lurking just beneath the surface of an “ordinary” town. If you finished the latest season and found yourself craving that same small-town weirdness and teen-against-the-unknown energy, here are four reads that deliver those eerie vibes and ride-or-die friendships in their own unforgettable ways.

A dark-themed book cover reading “I Was a Teenage Slasher” shown against a red backdrop, paired with a four‑star rating and genre tags on the right side.
A moody look at this sharp and playful 80s‑style slasher story.

Think Hawkins if the danger was more slashery and self-aware. It’s meta, bloody, and full of chaotic teen energy.

A book cover for a thriller titled Where He Can't Find You is placed on a red textured background. The cover shows a pale hand reaching down and text made of small red shapes. Beside it are four yellow stars and one empty star, along with genre labels reading Horror, Supernatural, Body Horror, and Young Adult.
A simple snapshot of a dark tale that keeps you turning pages.

For fans of the Upside Down’s creeping dread. Small town, kids in danger, something terrifying lurking just out of sight.

A stylized horror‑themed book cover titled “My Best Friend’s Exorcism” framed on a red textured background, next to star ratings showing four filled stars and one unfilled, along with four white genre labels.
A throwback tale where the 80s, horror, and heart collide.

Pure 80s nostalgia and friendship. It’s the “Will Byers but make it demonic” book you didn’t know you needed.

A book review page showing the cover of a novel with two figures running up a glowing staircase, a four‑star rating, and genre labels including horror, ghosts, mystery, and young adult on a red textured background.
A haunting tale that blends mystery, danger, and late‑night chills.

A squad of teens fighting paranormal threats with humor and heart? That’s basically Stranger Things with ghosts.

If you want the friendship + supernatural + small-town terror combo, these four books deliver.

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