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series3 books1975

Dark 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 →

Bod OwensSeries

series3 books2007

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
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Start with The Witch's Headstone →

Johnny Dixon and the ProfessorSeries

series13 books1983

Gothic, set in north america.

“In each book, 12-year-old Johnny and his group of friends face and overcome evil forces usually bent on ending the world.”
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Start with The Curse of the Blue Figurine →

Make Me a MonsterNovel

Kalynn Bayronstandalone novel2025

Dark in tone, about grief and loss and family secrets.

“As a newly certified mortician's assistant at her parents' funeral home, her days are not for the faint of heart.”
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Dream CycleSeries

series26 books1919

Horror, eerie in tone.

Start with The White Ship →

GraveminderSeries

series6 books2011

Set in contemporary.

“When the ritual isn't performed correctly, the dead rise, drawing Rebekkah into a web of secrets alongside Byron Montgomery, the town's Undertaker and her old love interest.”
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Start with Graveminder →

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