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Set in north america.
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series10 books2005
Tense in tone.
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series2 books1967
completed
Tense in tone, about parenthood, set in north america and big city.
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series5 books1991
Horror and dark fantasy, dark in tone, about demons, set in contemporary.
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25 Horror Fiction Short StoriesSeries
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