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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Dark and tense in tone, about vampires, set in 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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The TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Science fiction, dark in tone, about aliens.
SnowblindNovel
Christopher Goldenstandalone novel2014
Ghost stories and thriller & suspense, emotional in tone, about grief and loss.
“The small New England town of Coventry is haunted by its memories of a deadly winter... in which loved ones were lost, families torn apart, and a town buried in a terrible blizzard.”
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Small SpacesSeries
series4 books2018
Ghost stories, tense in tone, set in our world.
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Wait Till Helen ComesNovel
Mary Downing Hahnstandalone novel1986
Ghost stories, tense in tone.
The Body SnatchersNovel
Jack Finneystandalone novel1955
Science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens, set in mid 20th century.