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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Tense in tone, about 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 TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
About aliens, set in small town.
ShockSeries
series4 books1961
completed
Tense in tone, about madness.
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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and dystopia, tense in tone, about plague and pandemic.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic, about last of their kind and loneliness, set in mid 20th century.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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FirestarterNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1980
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about parenthood.
“WorldCat: Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror...”
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