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The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Horror, tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in contemporary.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

series15 books1976

completed

Horror, about immortality, set in contemporary.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

Horror, tense in tone, set in contemporary and 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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DraculaUniverse

universe144 books1897

Horror.

“Around that single novel a whole crypt of continuations has grown, raised by many writers across a century.”
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Start with Dracula →

includes Dracula Sequence, Dracula's Children, Dracula Adaptations, The Return of Dracula, Theological College of St. Van Helsing, Quincey Morris (Dracula spin-off)

The Haunting of Hill HouseNovel

Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1959

Horror and ghost stories, set in mid 20th century.

White Is for WitchingNovel

Helen Oyeyemistandalone novel2009

Horror and ghost stories, set in british isles and contemporary.

“Combining elements of ghost, vampire, and haunted house stories, White Is for Witching concerns a twin named Miranda and her relationship with the sentient, xenophobic house she inhabits.”
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