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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
About grief and loss and curses, set in north america and small town.
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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The Grin of the DarkSeries
series2 books2007
Psychological horror, mysterious in tone, about madness and art and artists.
“Once upon a time Tubby Thackeray's silent comedies were hailed as the equal of Chaplin's and Keaton's, but now his name has been deleted from the history of the cinema.”
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The Damnation GameNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1985
Dark fantasy, tense in tone, about revenge, 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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If You Could See Me NowNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1976
Gothic and ghost stories, about grief and loss, set in north america.
“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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The NestNovel
Kenneth Oppelstandalone novel2015
Tense in tone, about grief and loss, set in north america.
“For some kids summer is a sun-soaked season of fun.”
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