- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Like Coraline, Gaiman’s novel follows a resourceful child into a strange supernatural world where danger and wonder coexist.
- The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
A boy enters an alluring but sinister house in this eerie fantasy about temptation, courage, and the cost of getting what you wish for.
- by Roald Dahl
Its young hero faces a hidden supernatural threat with the same blend of child-centered peril and dark humor found in Coraline.
- by Henry James
This classic novella uses a secluded house and ambiguous supernatural menace to create an adult, psychologically intricate echo of Coraline’s unease.
- The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson
A girl and her moving house bring folkloric strangeness and an intimate, brave-hearted adventure to readers who enjoy uncanny homes.
- by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean
This illustrated Gaiman story shares Coraline’s child’s-eye view of a home that may be harboring something frightening.
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Gaiman mixes childhood memory, myth, and quiet supernatural menace in a more adult but closely related mode.
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Jackson’s unsettling portrait of sisters in a secluded home offers a more literary, adult route into the uncanny domestic atmosphere.
- by Patrick Ness
A boy encounters a fearsome visitor whose fantastical stories give shape to the novel’s shadowy, emotionally direct atmosphere.
- by Catherynne M. Valente
A determined girl crosses a perilous otherworld in this imaginative portal fantasy with a similarly independent young heroine.
- The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
A pair of siblings encounter a mysterious presence at a decaying estate in a richly atmospheric tale of bravery and secrets.
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Its mysterious, shifting circus invites readers to explore an immersive world where enchantment and uncertainty overlap.
- by Eva Ibbotson
A hidden passage connects everyday London to a magical realm in this playful adventure about crossing between worlds.
- by John Connolly
A boy’s passage into a perilous world of altered fairy tales offers a darker, more adult take on the strange-world adventure.
- by C. S. Lewis
Its children discover a passage from an ordinary home into a fantastical land where courage is tested.
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
A solitary narrator inhabits an impossible labyrinth in this quietly uncanny novel about wonder, confinement, and discovery.
- The Borrowers by Mary Norton
A hidden household beneath an ordinary one gives this classic a similar fascination with unseen lives inside familiar domestic spaces.
- by Kate DiCamillo
This fable-like journey pairs a strange premise with a child-accessible mix of wonder, hardship, and emotional growth.
- Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A childlike traveler moves through an enigmatic world in this compact fantasy that balances whimsy with unsettling questions.
- Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
This adult historical fantasy bridges from Coraline through its supernatural beings and its careful exploration of lives hidden within an ordinary city.
- by L. Frank Baum
Like Coraline, it sends a young heroine from familiar surroundings into a vivid and sometimes threatening otherworld.
- by John Bellairs
An eerie old house and its magical secrets make this a strong fit for readers drawn to domestic settings that turn uncanny.
- by Kenneth Oppel
A boy’s unsettling dreams blur into a supernatural threat in this concise, atmospheric story of childhood fears.
- by Ray Bradbury
A group of boys journey through mysterious places in this atmospheric fantasy that connects childhood adventure with the uncanny.