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Ghost StoryNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1979
Eerie in tone, about revenge and family secrets, set in small town.
Bag of BonesNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1998
Emotional in tone, set in contemporary and countryside & village.
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.”
from the catalogue
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CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in contemporary.
Dead LinesNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2004
Science fiction, eerie in tone, set in our world and contemporary.
“Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
About vampires, set in contemporary and 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with 'Salem's Lot →