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Into the DarkNovel
Victor Kelleherstandalone novel1999
Dark in tone.
“Over a hundred years ago a young man known as The Ox is called into domestic service; it is not a summons he can ignore as it comes from Castle Dracula.”
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The Blood of the VampireNovel
Florence Marryatstandalone novel1897
Dark in tone, about identity and race and racism.
“The protagonist, Harriet Brandt, is a mixed-race psychic vampire who kills unintentionally.”
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RappacciniSeries
series2 books1844
completed
Dark in tone, about genetic engineering.
“The traditional story of a poisonous maiden has been traced back to India, and Hawthorne's version has been adopted in contemporary works.”
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The Haunted HotelNovel
Wilkie Collinsstandalone novel1878
Ghost stories, tense in tone, about murder investigation.
“Lord Montbarry breaks off his engagement to Agnes Lockwood and marries the Countess Narona, with whom he lives in a Venetian palace.”
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The Lost StradivariusNovel
J. Meade Falknerstandalone novel1895
Ghost stories, about curses and magical artifacts, set in british isles.
The LostNovel
Jonathan Aycliffestandalone novel1996
Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about undead, set in contemporary.
“Michael was a teacher at a prep school in Cambridge.”
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