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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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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, tense in tone, about plague and pandemic.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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The Death HouseNovel
Sarah Pinboroughstandalone novel2015
Sad in tone, about coming of age.
Unnerving (Jennifer DiMarco)Series
series7 books2019
About madness.
Start with Monstrosity →
If You Could See Me NowNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1976
Gothic and ghost stories, set in north america.
“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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The Purple CloudNovel
M. P. Shielstandalone novel1901
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about last of their kind, set in early 20th century.