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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Tense in tone, about vampires and 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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The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
Tense in tone, about psychic powers and addiction.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
About grief and loss and curses, set in small town.
CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, tense in tone, about psychic powers and revenge.
The TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Science fiction, about aliens, set in small town.
If You Could See Me NowNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1976
Gothic and ghost stories, about grief and loss.
“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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