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series3 books1975

Tense in tone, about grief and loss, 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Weird WomenSeries

series2 books2020

Weird fiction.

Start with Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923 →

CarnackiUniverse

universe102 books1909

Set in early 20th century.

“The card arrives without preamble: dinner at 472 Cheyne Walk, and afterward the tale.”
from the catalogue

Start with Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder →

includes Carnacki (Hodgson), Carnacki (Sam Gafford), Carnacki (William Meikle), Carnacki (Brandon Barrows), Carnacki (Kidd + Kennett)

The Collected Fiction of William Hope HodgsonSeries

series6 books1907

completed

Weird fiction, about survival, set in at sea.

Start with The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" and Other Nautical Adventures →

DraculaUniverse

universe144 books1897

Horror.

“Around that single novel a whole crypt of continuations has grown, raised by many writers across a century.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dracula →

includes Dracula Sequence, Dracula Adaptations, Dracula's Children, The Return of Dracula, Quincey Morris (Dracula spin-off), Theological College of St. Van Helsing

The SeanceNovel

John Harwoodstandalone novel2008

About grief and loss and family secrets, set in big city.

“Set in late 19th century London, it follows the story of Constance Langton who in an attempt to make her mother healthy again takes her to a séance only to result in tragic consequences.”
from the catalogue

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