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Gothic and ghost stories, eerie in tone.
The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
About psychic powers and addiction, set in contemporary.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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CarrieNovel
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Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in contemporary.
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series5 books1959
Psychological horror.
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Hell HouseNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1971
Ghost stories, eerie in tone, set in contemporary.
“Richard Matheson's haunted-house novel, later filmed as The Legend of Hell House.”
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The Girl Next DoorNovel
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Psychological horror, sad in tone.
“In 2007, it was adapted into the film The Girl Next Door.”
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