With the Stranger Things final season airing in three-parts, we’re officially witnessing the end of—arguably—one of the best television shows in modern history. With releases dates happening on November 26th, December 25th and December 31st, it’s time to bid the residents of Hawkins adieu. But if you’re looking to keep that otherworldly, 80s-set, ragtag teen energy alive, we’ve got you covered with a book roundup exclusively for Stranger Things fans.

Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds by Gwenda Bond

Dr. Brenner’s experiments have always been a mystery—even when we get answers. In the first Stranger Things-inspired novel, we see Terry Ives, better known as Eleven’s mother, join MKULTRA in hopes of going undercover to expose the mystery behind the secret government experiment taking place in the heart of Hawkins, Indiana. Once inside, she quickly realizes that the conspiracy is much greater than she even realized, and she finds herself in a war that she never expected to be a part of.

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The Talisman by Stephen King

Jack Sawyer’s mother is dying, and the only way to save her is to go on a wild quest around the United States and through the dangerous parallel world of the Territories. While there, he discovers “Twinners,” aka reflections of people that he knows from Earth, including Queen Laura DeLoessian, the Twinner of his mother. As he flips between the two worlds, he is put through a series of challenges that make saving his mother more difficult than he could’ve ever imagined.

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The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune

Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his brother wants nothing to do with him, and he lost his job as a journalist in Washington D.C. At a loss for what to do with his life, he decides to visit his family’s cabin outside of Roseland, Oregon. The cabin should be empty, but it’s not. Inside, he finds a man named Alex and a ten-year-old who goes by Artemis, Darth Vader, who makes it clear early on that there’s more to her than meets the eye. Nate must decide if he’s going to live in his past or help Alex and Artemis fight for a future he never thought possible.

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My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

It’s 1988, and high school sophomores and best friends Abby and Gretchen are just looking to let loose a little bit. The two don’t think much of their skinny dipping evening…until Gretchen starts acting strange. She’s moody, irritable, and bizarre accidents happen whenever she’s around. As Abby digs into what could be wrong, she discovers something much bigger is at play. The two are forced to face the question: Is their friendship strong enough to beat the devil?

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Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

In 1977, four kids and their dogs solved the mystery of Sleepy Lake, which turned out to be a bitter old man wearing a mask. Now, thirteen years later, the twenty-something former teen detectives are struggling to grapple with Peter’s death and insomnia-inducing night terrors. When the man who they apprehended all of those years ago is released on parole, it confirms Andy’s greatest fear. They captured the wrong guy. Now she must track down the rest of the group to find out what really happened all those years ago, and she’s not so sure it’s a man in a mask anymore.

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You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

Guests come to Camp Mirror Lake to be scared with reenactments from their favorite slasher film, The Curse of Camp Mirror Lake—and Charity could not be more excited to land her dream job as the “final girl” for the summer. As the season progresses, Charity’s coworkers begin mysteriously disappearing, leaving everyone at a loss. When one dies, Charity’s role as final girl becomes a little too real. If Charity and her girlfriend Bezi hope to make it through the night, they need to figure out what the killer’s motives are. As they unravel the history of Camp Mirror Lake, they discover that some secrets are better left unknown.

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The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson

Jake spent most of his childhood hanging out with his eccentric uncle Calvin. Growing up in Niagara Falls in the 1980s, he’s accustomed to seeing some unusual and unexplainable things, especially since his uncle is an enthusiast of occult artifacts and conspiracy theories. When he turns twelve and begins hanging out with a pair of siblings, Calvin decides to invite them to the “Saturday Night Ghost Club.” What starts as a lighthearted, fun way to spend the summer quickly turns into something bigger than any of the members could have imagined.

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The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

Seventeen-year-old Bret is a senior at the exclusive Buckley prep school when new student Robert Mallory arrives. Bret instantly welcomes him into his friend group thanks to Robert’s charming personality, but what he doesn’t realize is that Robert is hiding a secret. As Bret’s obsession with Robert grows, so does his fear of the serial killer targeting Bret and his friends. Could it be a coincidence? Can Bret trust his friends, or is his paranoia getting the best of him?

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Mister Magic by Kiersten White

Thirty years after a tragic accident ended the Mister Magic children’s television program, the five surviving actors are doing their best to live normal lives. But as devoted fans cling to their love for the lessons they were taught through the show, the Circle of Friends can’t help but miss the sense of belonging and friendship they had while filming. There’s only one problem: With no surviving video of the show and no evidence of who directed or produced it, the actors are left with only their memories. Imagine their surprise when a twist of fate brings them all together again in a remote desert filming compound for a new project. As they walk down memory lane, will they be able to recall what really happened on that least deadly day? Or was their trip to the desert a trap to lure them in to keep the secret safe for the rest of time?

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The Institute by Stephen King

It’s an average evening in suburban Minneapolis when Luke Ellis’ parents are brutally murdered and he’s kidnapped and thrown into the back of a black SUV. With no time to process exactly what’s happening, Luke wakes up at The Institute, in a room that looks eerily similar to his at home. The only difference is the lack of windows. As he explores the Institute, he realizes that behind similar doors live kids with the same abilities as him—telekinesis and telepathy—who were brought there the same way he was. He quickly learns that they’re all in Front Half, while others have graduated to Back Half. As director, Ms. Sigsby and her staff work tirelessly to extract the extranormal gifts from the children, Luke grows desperate to escape and get help. But no one has ever escaped before. This classic was adapted into a TV show this past July, and can be watched on MGM+.

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A Step Past Darkness by Vera Kurian

From the outside looking in, Wesley Falls looks like an unassuming, idyllic small town. But there’s something sinister lying beneath its surface, and it makes itself known when a horrifying crime changes the lives of six very different high schoolers in the summer of 1995. As they grow closer to one another, they realize that the only people they can truly trust are each other, and they must take matters into their own hands. As tensions escalate, the six take a vow of silence and commit to forgetting the entire thing ever happened. That is, until twenty years later, when Jia calls them back to Wesley Falls because Maddy has been murdered. They’re the only ones who can uncover why, but it means visiting the one place that changed their lives forever.

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The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Melanie has always been special. So much so that Dr. Caldwell calls her “our little genius.” She spends every morning waiting to be escorted to class from her cell, where she’s met by Sergeant Parks, who keeps his gun pointed at her while she’s strapped into her wheelchair. Everyone around her is acting like she’s dangerous, and she can’t figure out why, but she may just be the key they need to save the world.

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Summer of Night by Dan Simmons

It’s the summer of 1960, and five 12-year-old boys are creating friendships that are meant to last a lifetime. What should be a summer to remember quickly becomes one for a reason that none of them expected— their classmate Tabby Cooke disappears. Soon, the boys uncover stories about multiple students who have gone mysteriously missing. It only becomes stranger when they learn about unexplained holes in the ground, a stranger dressed as a World War I soldier, and a truck that seems to be following the boys. Terror begins spreading through the once idyllic town, and the five boys might be exactly what it needs to fight off the lurking evil.

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The Shadow Glass by Josh Winning

Jack Corman’s life looks nothing like what he expected it to. He’s jobless, jaded, and facing the threat of eviction from his London flat after his father’s sudden death. Bob Corman, a one-time film director, poured everything he had into his 1986 puppet fantasy, The Shadow Glass. When it flopped because it was too scary for children and too weird for adults, Bob turned to alcohol to cope. The film, which Jack once loved, became a symbol of everything he resented about his father and a reminder of the failure he fears he might face himself. In the wake of Bob’s death, Jack returns to his father’s home, where the puppets begin to talk during an intense thunderstorm. In a quest to save London from his father’s creations, he partners up with fanboy Toby and studio executive Amelia to ignite a Shadow Glass resurgence that might just end up being successful this time.

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Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews

High school senior Andrew Perrault uses his twisted fairytales to help him find a slice of peace, and there’s only one person he’s comfortable sharing them with—Thomas Rye, an artist who draws macabre creatures. As Andrew’s twin sister begins to ice him out upon returning to Wickwood Academy, he finds himself leaning on Thomas even more. The more time he spends with Thomas, the more he realizes just how strange his behavior is. First, Thomas’ parents go missing, then he shows up to school with blood on his shirt. When Andrew tries to talk to him about it, Thomas shuts him down, so Andrew does what most would do. He follows Thomas into the forest one evening to find him fighting a nightmarish monster that he recognizes from one of Thomas’ drawings. In order for the boys to prevent the monsters from killing anyone they care about, they must fight them every single night. But as their obsession with one another grows stronger, so do the monsters. Are the two strong enough to fight them off once and for all, or is Andrew going to be forced to destroy their creator?

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Boys Life by Robert McCammon

Zephyr, Alabama, is the kind of quiet, quaint small town where not much happens on a day-to-day basis. To twelve-year-old Cory Mackenson, however, his impressionable imagination has conjured up a long list of things lurking behind closed doors. Then one morning, while accommodating his father on his milk route, he watches a car plunge deep into the lake. His father jumps in to save the stranger, only to discover a murdered corpse handcuffed to the steering wheel. Although the brutal crime seems to shake up the town, after some time, many of the townspeople forget. But Cory and his father can’t let it go. As they search for answers, they uncover secrets neither was prepared for.

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The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

Years ago, Nathan grew up in a house in the country where his father abused him, but he never told anyone what happened. At the same time, Maddie was a little girl playing with dolls in her room when she witnessed something she shouldn’t have. To work through the lost trauma, she’s making haunting sculptures. Those same years ago, something sinister was lurking in the tunnels and mines in their rural hometown in Pennsylvania. Now the two are married with a son, Oliver, and ready to return to the place they once called home. As the famous saying goes—history repeats itself. Oliver befriends a stranger with secrets and a taste for dark magic, putting the entire family in danger. Will they be able to win the fight of good vs. evil, or is their love for one another too weak to overcome the battle?

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