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SpawnNovel
Shaun Hutsonstandalone novel1983
Horror and psychological horror, dark and eerie in tone, about madness and grief and loss, set in our world and contemporary.
“A burn victim, who accidentally caused the death by fire of his infant brother, begins work at a hospital where his assignments include disposing of aborted fetuses.”
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Dead LinesNovel
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Science fiction and ghost stories, set in north america.
“Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”
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In the Night RoomNovel
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Mister MagicNovel
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Set in north america.
Jerusalem's LotSeries
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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MoonNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1985
Set in british isles and islands.
“Jon Childes is considered with suspicion by the inhabitants of the island he moved to.”
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