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Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974

Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in small town.

series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, 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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The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Dark in tone, about psychic powers and addiction.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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ExorcistSeries

series6 books1971

Dark in tone, about demons.

“Other Exorcist books are tie-in and franchise material rather than further novels by Blatty himself.”
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Rosemary ReillySeries

series2 books1967

completed

About demons and parenthood, set in big city.

“Rosemary's Baby follows a young wife in a Gothic Manhattan apartment building who grows increasingly convinced that her elderly neighbors, and even her own husband, are part of a conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.”
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CoralineSeries

series2 books2002

Fantasy and portal fantasy, eerie in tone, about coming of age.

“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
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