I’m struggling to find any book that holds my interest anymore – any recommendations based on my Top 5?

Recommendations don't necessarily need to be in a similar setting / genre as my favorites – but I am partial to a good mystery/thriller and horror. I'm really just looking for something that is well written, has a smaller cast of very fleshed out characters, and is longer than your average fiction book. I prefer intimate stories that explore the psyches of the main characters – with a touch of existentialism.

1. "Night Film" by Marisha Pessl – This is my all-time favorite book because I'm a film nerd at heart, and this one focuses on an obsessive director who creates extreme horror movies that only release in underground and online clubs. I really love in-depth investigative mysteries like this.

2. "Dracula" by Bram Stoker – This book got me back into reading after college and has always been special to me because of it's unique, gothic atmosphere.

3. "Something Wicked this Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury – I really love coming of age stories, and this one was just so atmospheric and added the perfect amount of supernatural elements while exploring the kid's emergence into the outside world.

4. "Little Heaven" (as well as all of Nick Cutter's novels) – My current favorite author. His style of writing is so poetic and grotesque in the most beautiful way while exploring the more "Lovecraft-ian" side of horror.

5. "Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris – One of my all-time favorite movies! I love the atmospheric, slow-burn horror elements at play behind the scenes!

Other books I DID like: "IT" by Stephen King ; "Annihilation" by Jeff VanderMeer ; "Summer of Night" and "A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons ; "Fevre Dream" by George R.R. Martin

Books I've tried that I DIDN'T like: "Dune" , "The Hollow Places" by T. Kingfisher . "Abandon" by Blake Crouch , "The Giver" by Lois Lowry , "Rooms" by James L. Rubart , "Graveyard Shift" by M.L. Rio ,

Turn-offs: Young Adult (Genre) ; any other Stephen King books besides "IT" ; poor writing ; complex magic systems