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series3 books1975

Set in contemporary and small town.

“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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NecroscopeSeries

series26 books1982

completed

Tense in tone, set in contemporary.

“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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JuliaNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel1975

Gothic, about grief and loss and family secrets, set in british isles.

“Julia was later adapted into the 1977 film Full Circle, starring Mia Farrow.”
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FanglandNovel

John Marksstandalone novel2007

Tense in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

“The young television producer Evangeline Harker is sent to Romania by her boss to interview an Eastern European godfather: Ion Torgu, who is wanted worldwide.”
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The Blood of the VampireNovel

Florence Marryatstandalone novel1897

Gothic, about identity and race and racism, set in 19th century.

“The protagonist, Harriet Brandt, is a mixed-race psychic vampire who kills unintentionally.”
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The LostNovel

Jonathan Aycliffestandalone novel1996

Dark fantasy and gothic, about forbidden love, set in contemporary.

“Michael was a teacher at a prep school in Cambridge.”
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