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series3 books1975

Eerie in tone, about grief and loss, set in small town.

“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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Joe Pitt CasebooksSeries

series5 books2005

Noir and horror, dark and tense in tone, about vampires and organized crime, set in contemporary and north america.

“Each casebook chronicles Joe Pitt's life as well as his struggles in the underground of vampyre clans of New York.”
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They ThirstSeries

series2 books1981

About survival.

“In Robert R. McCammon's They Thirst, an ancient vampire prince arrives in Los Angeles and, in a matter of nights, begins turning the city into a stronghold for the undead, with Disneyland as an eerie staging ground for his conquest.”
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The StrainSeries

series3 books2009

About survival and plague and pandemic.

“When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK Airport with nearly everyone aboard dead, CDC epidemiologist Ephraim Goodweather is called in and instead uncovers a vampiric plague beginning to spread through New York City.”
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Certain Dark ThingsNovel

Silvia Moreno-Garciastandalone novel2016

Urban fantasy, set in latin america.

“Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires.”
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I Am LegendNovel

Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954

Post-apocalyptic, about survival and last of their kind, set in mid 20th century.

“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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