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series3 books1975

Tense 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 ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Tense in tone, about psychic powers and addiction, set in north america.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Start with The Shining →

Books of BloodSeries

series10 books1984

“Known primarily for writing stage plays beforehand, Barker gained a wider audience and fanbase through this anthology series, leading to a successful career as a novelist.”
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Start with Books of Blood, Volume I →

If You Could See Me NowNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel1976

Gothic, about grief and loss, set in north america.

“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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NightUniverse

universe134 books2006

Set in contemporary.

“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
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Start with Broken Lands →

includes Pine Deep, Dead of Night (Maberry), Joe Ledger, The Sam Hunter Case Files, Rot & Ruin, Joe Ledger / Rot and Ruin

Harrow AcademySeries

series4 books1999

Horror, set in contemporary and our world.

“Once you cross its threshold, Harrow will never let you go.”
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Start with Nightmare House →

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