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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Tense in tone, about grief and loss, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with 'Salem's Lot →
Witch HouseNovel
Evangeline Waltonstandalone novel1945
Gothic, about witches.
“In 2013, Centipede Press issued the first American edition of this revised version, also including previously unpublished writings by Walton and several of her short stories.”
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The Vampire ChroniclesSeries
series15 books1976
completed
Gothic, about immortality.
“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →
Book of the ArtSeries
series3 books1989
Dark fantasy.
“The Art was meant to be a trilogy about a hidden order guarding the boundary between our world and Quiddity, a dream-sea shared by all sleeping minds, but Clive Barker only completed two of its three volumes.”
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Start with The Great and Secret Show →
WeaveworldNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1987
Dark fantasy, about quests and magical artifacts, set in otherworld.
“Two humans become embroiled in the fate of the Fugue, attempting to save it from those who seek to destroy it.”
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The Magic CottageNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1986
Fantasy and horror, dark and eerie in tone, set in contemporary.