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series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in small town and our world.

“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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Pet SemataryNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983

Dark in tone, about grief and loss and curses, set in north america.

GoosebumpsUniverse

universe234 books1992

Set in our world.

“Each book is its own self-contained nightmare, narrated by an ordinary boy or girl whose ordinary street has quietly turned against them — and every one snaps shut on a twist that pulls the rug out one last time before the lights come up.”
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includes Goosebumps HorrorLand, Goosebumps Series 2000, Goosebumps Most Wanted, Goosebumps: Hall of Horrors, Goosebumps SlappyWorld, Tales to Give You Goosebumps, Give Yourself Goosebumps, Goosebumps Triple Header

CoralineSeries

series2 books2002

Fantasy and portal fantasy, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
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BreatheNovel

Cliff McNishstandalone novel2006

About survival and grief and loss, set in british isles and countryside & village.

“Twelve-year-old Jack, suffering from chronic asthma, has just moved into the old house with his widowed mother, and discovers that the Ghost Mother wants him to herself.”
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The Shadow GuestsNovel

Joan Aikenstandalone novel1980

Mysterious in tone, set in british isles.

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