- - 6 Books You Should Read if You Love 'Stranger Things,' According to HarperCollins

Carly SilvaDecember 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM

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Stranger Things might be on its final season, but the thrills don't have to end just yet.

With the fifth and final season of the hit Netflix series soon coming to an end, fans might be turned upside down looking for new ways to stay entertained—but fortunately, HarperCollins Publisher has just the solution.

Before officially bidding farewell to the residents of Hawkins, HarperCollins is offering Stranger Things fans six book recommendations that are sure to keep the suspense going.

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Here Are 6 Books To Read If You Can't Get Enough of Stranger Things, According to Harper Collins -

Hampton Heights by Dan Kois

Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew Sullivan

King Sorrow by Joe Hill

Grave Birds by Dana Elmendorf

Scuttle by Barnaby Walter

Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

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Hampton Heights by Dan Kois

Not only is Hampton Heights set in a haunted Midwestern town during the '80s, but it's also centered around young kids fighting monsters—just like the Hawkins gang.

Kois' novel is described by HaperCollins as a "hair-raising and rollicking adventure set on one night in 1987, when six paperboys must confront a slew of monsters as well as their own personal demons in a haunted Midwestern neighborhood."

Sound intriguing? Find out where to buy your copy here.

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Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew Sullivan

Midnight in Soap Lake is a "a sweeping, decade-spanning mystery brimming with quirky characters and puzzle-hunt scenarios," according to HarperCollins.

It follows the story of a woman named Abigail, who relocates to Soap Lake, Washington for her husband's research when she unexpectedly finds herself alone in a haunted town with a complicated history.

"Midnight in Soap Lake is a rich, expansive universe that readers will enter and never forget."

Check out more details about this mysterious read.

King Sorrow by Joe Hill

Did someone say "dragons"?

King Sorrow is a haunting tale of six students who summon a dragon while on a quest for revenge, leading them into a terrifying bargain with the demonic, otherworldly creature.

Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Suite 11 calls King Sorrow, "A brilliantly Faustian fable with a heart as huge as a dragon’s, and a stinging twist in its tail. I devoured it."

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Find out where to get your copy of King Sorrowhere.

Grave Birds by Dana Elmendorf

Grave Birds is described as a "twisty, fresh take on a Southern gothic that follows a mysterious, charming bachelor as he makes his way into a small town, bringing a plague and the devil with him."

Readers can expect plenty of atmospheric, supernatural and fantastical elements in this gothic fiction novel.

See purchase options for Grave Birdshere.

Scuttle by Barnaby Walter

For those who aren't afraid of the Upside Down, Scuttle might be the book pick for you.

"When an overnight camping trip in the woods on Halloween night goes wrong, and a girl ends up dead with what looks like animal wounds, the whole neighborhood is shocked. How did it happen? And more importantly what was it that killed her?"

Dying to know how it ends? Pick up your copy at a variety of retailers, listed here.

Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

Last but not least, fans of Stranger Things are bound to be hooked on Tremblay's novel Horror Movie, an "obsessive, psychologically chilling, and suspenseful feat of storytelling genius that builds inexorably to an unforgettable, mind-bending conclusion."

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See where you can pick up a copy of this spine-chilling novel here.

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