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series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, 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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Her Fearful SymmetryNovel

Audrey Niffeneggerstandalone novel2009

Gothic and ghost stories, about family secrets, set in contemporary.

Pet SemataryNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983

Dark in tone, about curses, set in north america and contemporary.

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

The Woman in BlackSeries

series3 books1983

Gothic and ghost stories, tense in tone, set in small town.

“A television film adaptation with a screenplay by Nigel Kneale, was produced in 1989.”
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The Haunting of Toby JuggNovel

Dennis Wheatleystandalone novel1948

Psychological thriller, about madness and demons, set in mid 20th century.

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