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The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
About psychic powers and addiction.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and our world.
“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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Hell HouseNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1971
About madness.
“Richard Matheson's haunted-house novel, later filmed as The Legend of Hell House.”
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Heart-Shaped BoxNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2007
About revenge.
CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in small town.
Dead LinesNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2004
Science fiction, about grief and loss and madness, set in our world.
“Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”
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