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The FogNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1975
Set in british isles.
The DarkNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1980
Dark fantasy.
“WorldCat: It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
About vampires and grief and loss, 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, about plague and pandemic, set in north america.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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Desperation/RegulatorsSeries
series2 books1996
Set in north america and small town.
“Stephen King published Desperation and The Regulators simultaneously in 1996, the first under his own name and the second under his Richard Bachman pseudonym.”
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MonsterNovel
Christopher Pikestandalone novel1992
Set in north america.
“Mary Blanc walked into the party with a loaded shotgun.”
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