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These books are ranked using the tone + premise labels extracted for Star Wars: Death Troopers. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Tone labels used: creepy, gruesome, tense, eerie, macabre, gross, grisly, pulpy, dark

Premise labels used: space outbreak, zombie outbreak, survival horror, prison ship, derelict ship, infected survivors, boarding mission, escape narrative

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The Hospital

Keith C. Blackmore · 2012 · Mountain Man

A lone zombie-apocalypse scavenger makes one risky hospital run that turns into a brutal, creepy fight to escape.

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Tone labels: creepy · disturbing · gory · gruesome · tense · darkly humorous · gross · raw · intense · macabre · suspenseful · unsettling · frightful · grim

Premise labels: survival horror · zombie apocalypse · scavenging run · hospital raid · isolated survivor · resource hunt · dangerous supply run · encounter with survivor

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1152

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Star Wars: Red Harvest

Joe Schreiber · 2011 · Star Wars Legends: Novels

In the Old Republic, a Sith’s immortality experiment unleashes zombie horror on a remote academy.

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Tone labels: dark · gory · gruesome · campy · cheesy · bloody · tense · creepy · surreal · violent

Premise labels: zombie outbreak · immortality quest · Sith experiment · viral transformation · forbidden alchemy · survival horror · plague outbreak

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Distance: 0.1252

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The Mutation

K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate · 1999 · Animorphs

Jake and the Animorphs dive into a secret undersea world to stop a Yeerk weapon and survive its monstrous inhabitants.

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Tone labels: creepy · bizarre · gruesome · dark · unsettling · macabre · intense

Premise labels: undersea mission · alien ship hunt · hidden civilization · rescue mission · war sabotage · body horror

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1331

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The Strain, Volume 1

David Lapham, Mike Huddleston · 2012 · The Strain (Collected editions)

A CDC doctor investigates a dead-flight mystery at JFK and uncovers an ancient, fast-spreading vampiric outbreak.

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Tone labels: gruesome · gory · grim · creepy · dark · macabre · tense · foreboding · horrific · brutal

Premise labels: outbreak · biological threat · vampire infection · quarantine · apocalyptic threat · disease mystery · urban contagion

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1383

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Rogue Planet

Cullen Bunn · 2021 · Rogue Planet (2020)

A salvage crew answers a distress signal on a rogue planet and finds the world turns their fears into slaughter.

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Tone labels: creepy · gory · gruesome · atmospheric · tense · chaotic · dark · uneasy · weird

Premise labels: distress signal · salvage mission · rogue planet · forbidden treasure · nightmare manifestation · survival horror · alien encounter · cosmic threat

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1394

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The Stand: American Nightmares

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Stephen King · 2009 · The Stand: Graphic Novels

A plague-ravaged America pushes survivors onto separate paths while a dark force gathers power in the ruins.

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Tone labels: ominous · nightmarish · gruesome · creepy · dark · tense · bleak · disturbing · uneasy

Premise labels: post-apocalyptic survival · viral catastrophe · survivor journeys · good vs evil · nightmare journey · escape and regrouping · army gathering

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1431

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Aliens Dead Orbit

James Stokoe · 2018 · Aliens (comics)

After a station accident, one engineer must survive a deadly creature outbreak aboard a stranded spacecraft.

Why this is here

Tone labels: claustrophobic · bleak · grim · nihilistic · oppressive · tense · dark · horrific · macabre · suffocating

Premise labels: space station · abandoned ship · creature attack · survival horror · claustrophobic horror · doomed crew · engineer protagonist · resource-limited survival

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Distance: 0.1437

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Zom-B City

Darren Shan · 2013 · Zom-B

A newly freed zombie girl roams a ruined London, navigating rival factions and her own changing nature.

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Tone labels: creepy · gory · brutal · dark · macabre · suspenseful · weird · eerily quiet · bleak · tension-filled

Premise labels: zombie apocalypse · post-outbreak survival · city exploration · survivor among zombies · faction conflict · escape and wander

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1438

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Plunge

Joe Hill · 2020 · Plunge

A salvage crew investigates a ship missing for decades in the Arctic and uncovers a bizarre, deadly force aboard.

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Tone labels: creepy · dreadful · tense · chilly · dark · gory · fun · campy · atmospheric · unsettling · claustrophobic · nostalgic

Premise labels: missing ship · distress signal · salvage mission · ghost ship · arctic expedition · investigation gone wrong · crew recovery · ancient presence · alien parasite · survival horror

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Distance: 0.1439

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Infected

Scott Sigler · 2008 · Infected

A secret outbreak of parasite-driven madness forces a CIA agent, CDC scientist, and infected man into a race against catastrophe.

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Tone labels: grotesque · tense · creepy · disturbing · pulpy · gritty · frantic · violent · gross-out · high-energy

Premise labels: infection outbreak · parasite invasion · bioengineered parasite · mystery contagion · body horror · government coverup

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1442

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The Troop

Nick Cutter · 2014

A scout troop’s camping trip on an isolated island turns into a fight for survival when a ravenous, infected stranger arrives.

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Tone labels: disturbing · gory · brutal · tense · creepy · unsettling · bleak · gross · suspenseful · harrowing · claustrophobic · dark

Premise labels: island survival · contagion horror · body horror · wilderness camping · infected stranger · group isolation · young male group · parasite outbreak · siege situation

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Distance: 0.1457

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Dawn of the Dead

George A. Romero, Susanna Sparrow · 2004

A zombie outbreak drives four survivors into a shopping mall, where safety, greed, and human tension collide.

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Tone labels: serious · gory · horrific · nihilistic · bleak · tense · creepy · pulpy · trashy · nostalgic

Premise labels: zombie outbreak · survivors · shopping mall refuge · siege survival · collapse of society · consumerism critique · endtimes survival

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1462

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