Books like Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock

If you liked Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock, read The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales first — the closest match in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock by Josh Allen (Horror · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of horror, short stories, and suspense. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock

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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Talesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of short stories, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
It Came from the Treesgrades 3–6
Same genre (Horror), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flexgrades 3–6
Same genre (Horror), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
The Cursed Moongrades 3–6
Same genre (Horror), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Wait Till Helen Comesgrades 4–7
Same genre (Horror), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
A Game of Noctisgrades 3–6
Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
Same genre (Horror) and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
Alonegrades 4–6
Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8
Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8
Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →

Books like Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste · grades 4–8 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
  • Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness · grades 4–8 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
  • Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler · grades 4–8 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
  • Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson · grades 3–6 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
  • Frizzy by Claribel Ortega · grades 4–5 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s).

Books like Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste · grades 4–8 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
  • Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness · grades 4–8 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
  • Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler · grades 4–8 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
  • Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson · grades 3–6 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
  • Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of suspense and overlapping grades (3–7).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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