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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.”
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The Damnation GameNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1985
Dark fantasy, tense in tone, about deal with the devil, set in british isles.
“Marty, out of his depth from the start, finds himself the only one willing to stand against Mamoulian.”
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NecroscopeSeries
series26 books1982
completed
Tense in tone, about undead.
“Harry turns that gift against Thibor Ferenczy, a vampire buried since the Middle Ages, and against Ferenczy's agent Boris Dragosani, a Soviet spy who has learned to tear secrets from corpses in pursuit of world domination.”
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White Is for WitchingNovel
Helen Oyeyemistandalone novel2009
Gothic and ghost stories, about family secrets, set in british isles.
“Combining elements of ghost, vampire, and haunted house stories, White Is for Witching concerns a twin named Miranda and her relationship with the sentient, xenophobic house she inhabits.”
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Ghost MusicNovel
Graham Mastertonstandalone novel2008
Ghost stories, about undead.
“The dead can't punish those who killed them, but they can enlist the aid of the living to seek revenge ...”
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HornsNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2010
Dark fantasy, about demons, set in north america and small town.