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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Dark in tone, about vampires, set in small town and north america.
“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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Start with 'Salem's Lot →
The Loveliest DeadNovel
Ray Gartonstandalone novel2006
Dark in tone, set in north america.
“The Kellar family finds their illusions of starting over shattered when they discover that their new home harbors an unimaginable evil as the dead, determined to destroy the living, come to life.”
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Small SpacesSeries
series4 books2018
Horror and ghost stories, tense and eerie in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.
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The Hunting GroundNovel
Cliff McNishstandalone novel2011
About family secrets, set in british isles.
“When Elliott and his brother, Ben, move into the old and crumbling Glebe House they don't expect to find themselves sharing it with ghosts.”
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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, dark in tone, about plague and pandemic.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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GoosebumpsUniverse
universe234 books1992
Horror, set in contemporary and our world.
“Each book is its own self-contained nightmare, narrated by an ordinary boy or girl whose ordinary street has quietly turned against them — and every one snaps shut on a twist that pulls the rug out one last time before the lights come up.”
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Start with Revenge of the Living Dummy →
includes Goosebumps HorrorLand, Goosebumps Series 2000, Goosebumps Most Wanted, Goosebumps: Hall of Horrors, Goosebumps SlappyWorld, Give Yourself Goosebumps, Goosebumps The Movie, Tales to Give You Goosebumps