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These books are ranked using the tone labels extracted for The Day of the Triffids.
Tone labels used: bleak, eerie, chilling, somber, atmospheric, ominous, melancholic, wry, measured, tense, creepy
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone embeddings are close.
On a remote Orkney island in 1797, a trapped wife meets a mysterious visitor whose secrets upend her life.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · melancholic · gloomy · atmospheric · dark · brooding · haunting · visceral · heartbreaking · eerie · somber · tense · morose · sad
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0489
Three queer sisters reunite after their cruel father dies in a rain-swamped future, unearthing family secrets and deeper dread.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · melancholic · dread-filled · eerie · oppressive · haunting · moody · somber · quiet · unsettling · atmospheric · brutal · tender
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0491
A small group of young survivors endures the aftermath of a deadly flu while one haunting night exposes how fragile their immunity may be.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · melancholic · atmospheric · haunting · sad · chilling · depressive · dark · quiet · apocalyptic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0512
A classic anthology of interconnected weird tales where investigators confront cults, ancient entities, and sanity-shattering secrets.
Why this is here
Tone labels: eerie · atmospheric · ominous · dread-filled · grotesque · uncanny · dark · pessimistic · melancholic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0512
Wealthy guests shelter in a luxury hotel after nuclear disaster, but fear and moral strain begin to break their sealed world.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · eerie · uneasy · uncanny · cold · deadpan · grim · tense · horrifying · melancholic · quietly horrifying · disturbing
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0522
A surveyor hears how a rural farm was slowly blighted by a meteorite carrying an indescribable alien color.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · creeping dread · atmospheric · bleakly tragic · melancholic · creepy · unsettling · ominous · macabre · horrific
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0545
Professor Challenger gathers old companions in a sealed room as Earth passes through a deadly ether belt.
Why this is here
Tone labels: eerie · grim · philosophical · tense · dark · cynical · humorous · wry · melancholic · morbid · claustrophobic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0559
Connected apocalyptic short stories show the world collapsing from many angles, with continuations from earlier installments.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · grim · dark · tense · horrific · bleakly tender · melancholic · creepy · sad · cynical · harrowing
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0588
A forgotten super-hero wakes to reclaim his identity and stop a returning darkness before the world erases him again.
Why this is here
Tone labels: gloomy · dark · eerie · melancholic · mysterious · psychological · ominous · somber · atmospheric · tragic · surreal
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0591
In a polluted near-future, a matched couple joins an elite healthcare program that offers longevity at a disturbing cost.
Why this is here
Tone labels: melancholy · uneasy · creepy · haunting · dreadful · somber · disturbing · wistful · melancholic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0599
An aging corporate swordswoman takes one last job and uncovers a lethal conspiracy on a harsh colony world.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · grim · cold · depressing · moody · atmospheric · melancholic · suspenseful · contemplative · heartfelt · tense · serious · relentlessly cruel
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0601
Two exiled partners on a remote island face missing supplies, a missing warden, and secrets that could change everything.
Why this is here
Tone labels: eerie · bleak · claustrophobic · atmospheric · tense · brooding · chilling · mysterious · unsettling
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0609
