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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
Dark in tone, about curses.
Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Dark and tense in tone, about vampires, set in our world.
“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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Ghost StoryNovel
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Dark and tense in tone, about revenge, set in late 20th century.
SnowblindNovel
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Thriller & suspense, emotional in tone, about survival.
“The small New England town of Coventry is haunted by its memories of a deadly winter... in which loved ones were lost, families torn apart, and a town buried in a terrible blizzard.”
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If You Could See Me NowNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1976
Gothic, dark in tone, set in our world.
“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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Floating StaircaseNovel
Ronald Malfistandalone novel2010
Mystery & detective, tense in tone, about murder investigation.