The Fisherman

The Deep

Nick Cutter

A mysterious plague is causing humanity to forget everything, and the cure may lie in a research station eight miles underwater. When a scientist visits his brother at this facility, he discovers cosmic horrors and psychological terror that mirror his own traumatic past. Like The Fisherman, it blends grief, cosmic horror, and water-based terror while exploring deep personal loss.

The Croning

Laird Barron

Don Miller uncovers an ancient conspiracy involving his wife's anthropological research, leading to a cosmic horror that has shaped human history. The story weaves between past and present, revealing a terrifying truth about reality itself. Similar to The Fisherman in its blend of cosmic horror with personal narrative and folkloric elements.

The Ritual

Adam Nevill

Four old friends hiking in the Scandinavian wilderness encounter an ancient evil that forces them to confront their past and their relationships. The story combines primal fears with folk horror and personal trauma. It shares The Fisherman's themes of male friendship, loss, and ancient horrors lurking in natural settings.

The Ceremonies

T.E.D. Klein

A graduate student researching folk traditions in rural New York becomes entangled in an ancient evil that threatens the world. The slow-burning horror and rural setting create an atmosphere of mounting dread. This book shares The Fisherman's appreciation for folklore and cosmic horror in rural settings.

The Twisted Ones

T. Kingfisher

While clearing out her grandmother's rural home, a woman discovers her step-grandfather's journal and encounters ancient folkloric horrors in the surrounding woods. The story combines folk horror with cosmic dread and personal discovery. Like The Fisherman, it weaves folklore and cosmic horror into a modern narrative.

The Elementals

Michael McDowell

A Southern family confronts supernatural forces in abandoned beach houses on the Gulf Coast. The story combines family drama with creeping horror and ancient evil. Like The Fisherman, it uses a water-adjacent setting to explore themes of loss and supernatural terror.

The Worm and His Kings

Hailey Piper

In 1990s New York, a homeless woman searches for her missing girlfriend and uncovers an underground cult serving cosmic entities. The story combines personal loss with cosmic horror and underground terrors. It shares The Fisherman's ability to blend intimate human drama with vast cosmic horror.

The Hungry Moon

Ramsey Campbell

In an isolated English village, ancient pagan forces awaken when a Christian fundamentalist tries to cleanse the area of its old beliefs. The story combines folk horror with cosmic terror, building to a devastating climax. Like The Fisherman, it explores how ancient evils can persist in seemingly peaceful rural locations.

Those Across the River

Christopher Buehlman

A failed academic moves to a small Georgia town to research his ancestor's dark history, only to discover ancient horrors still lurk in the surrounding forests. The blend of historical elements with cosmic horror mirrors The Fisherman's approach to weaving past and present terrors.

The Willows

Algernon Blackwood

Two friends on a canoe trip down the Danube find themselves in a realm where cosmic forces threaten their sanity and survival. The story masterfully builds tension through its natural setting and cosmic implications. This classic shares The Fisherman's use of water-based settings and cosmic horror.