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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Running with the Demon.
Setting labels used: small town, Midwest, Illinois, contemporary world, July 4th weekend, hot summer, park setting, steel town, real-world fantasy
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
In a small Illinois town, boys fight the pull of aging and time itself as summer gives way to autumn.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · Midwest · Illinois · fictional town · summer-to-fall transition · October · late summer · school town
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1931
A sarcastic slacker duo battles an apparently zombie-like spider infestation and a looming apocalypse in their town.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · Midwestern U.S. · quarantine · internment camps · contemporary · near-apocalyptic · urban fantasy world · otherworldly
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2218
A metafictional satire follows a failed sci-fi writer and a unraveling car dealer toward a bizarre collision.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Midwest · America · 1970s · arts festival · small city · fictional reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2272
A boy fleeing an abusive, storm-like father enters a strange magical world with his talking fox companion.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · farming community · Midwest-inspired setting · fantasy world · magic-hidden world · steampunk-inspired world · alternate reality · road journey setting · traveling carnival · train travel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2325
A grief-stricken true-crime writer investigates a murdered recluse and uncovers a reality-bending mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Ohio · Akron · small-city setting · contemporary setting · summer setting · real-world setting · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2333
Two sisters in a strange small town hide a boy who fell from the stars, risking family, secrets, and love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · rural outskirts · summer setting · atmospheric setting · sentient house · woods · cozy town · close-minded town · celestial / interstellar reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2397
Two boys and a weary father face a sinister carnival that preys on longing, fear, and the wish to change time.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · Midwestern town · Illinois · Halloween season · autumn · fictional town · library
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2409
A blamed final girl and her daughter face a resurrected slasher and a meteor-born outbreak in a divided small town.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · summer camp · modern day · anniversary setting · rural horror · campgrounds · townwide outbreak · fictional town
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2443
A grieving teen is blackmailed into a strange school study, where buried truths, old feelings, and new possibilities collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · high school · school campus · summer camp · Michigan · teen research study · contemporary setting · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2445
Three girl inventors and their mentor race to stop evil mad scientists from claiming a legendary pearl and uncovering family secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: summer · lakeside hotel · small-town society · fictional place · fantastical reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2451
A trained young meta is sent on her first field mission, where a routine hunt opens into a deeper conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: upper midwest · contemporary secondary world · urban fantasy world · superhero setting · training compound · road mission
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2479
A teen stuck in a summer time loop finds another trapped soul, and together they hunt for the day’s tiny perfect moments.
Why this is here
Setting labels: summer · town library · small town · high school · one day setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2498
