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series3 books1975

Tense in tone, about vampires, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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The Hungry MoonNovel

Ramsey Campbellstandalone novel1986

About faith and religion, set in small town.

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

series4 books2014

Science fiction and weird fiction.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
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American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Mythic fantasy.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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The DarkNovel

James Herbertstandalone novel1980

Dark fantasy, tense in tone.

“WorldCat: It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power.”
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PymSeries

series5 books1838

Adventure, about expeditions, set in arctic & antarctica and 19th century.

“Jules Verne wrote an unauthorized 1897 sequel, An Antarctic Mystery, resolving Poe's cliffhanger in more rationalist terms, while Mat Johnson's 2011 novel Pym uses Poe's original as the springboard for a satirical modern story about race.”
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