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24 alternatives to Pedro Paramo

A man goes to find his evil father in a town of ghosts...

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pedro Paramo launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Ice Man▲80

   Confessions of a Mafia contract killer

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Neon Fever Dream▲80

   A dark secret hides in the swirling dust of Burning Man

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   American Gods by Neil Gaiman▲87

   Shadow is a man with a past...

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Evil by Design▲68

   Like Nir Eyal's "Hooked" but with more pictures, and evil.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Devil in the White City▲60

   Murder, Magic, and Madness at the 1893 World's Fair

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Mountain Shadow▲54

   Sequel to Shantaram

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Sandcastle Kings▲70

   Meeting Jesus in a spiritually bankrupt world

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Malebolgia▲54

   A cel-shaded horror adventure

   2015 · malebolgia-game.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

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   Dark Places▲56

   Mystery novel that deals with class issues in rural America

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Thirteenth Tale▲71

    A twisted tale of gothic mystery and family history

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Imaginary Cities▲70

    Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

    2016 · influxpress.com · its alternatives →

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    Ghost In The Wires▲65

    Adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Count of Monte Cristo▲69

    "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Giver▲75

    The haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Into the Brambles▲60

    Dark fantasy based on modernized classical myth

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Memory Man▲55

    A man w perfect memory must solve his family's murder

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Cartel▲62

    "An epic, gritty south-of-the-border Godfather for our time"

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    This American Life - 566: The land of make believe▲69

    A father constructs an fantasy to occupy his 11 children

    2015 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →

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    Man's Search For Meaning▲65

    Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's Memoir

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Life and Death in the Andes▲61

    Tales of legendary characters throughout South America.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Nightmares!▲72

    The 1st in a trilogy where Charlie's stuck in his nightmares

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Scream▲56

    Chilling adventures in the science of fear

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The House of Stone▲71

    Anthony Shadid's moving reflections on war, family, hope

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Metamorphosis▲63

    One of the seminal works of fiction by Franz Kafka

    2016 · amazon.in · its alternatives →

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