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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, set in north america.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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Southern Reach TrilogySeries
series4 books2014
Science fiction, about madness.
“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
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The Death HouseNovel
Sarah Pinboroughstandalone novel2015
Sad in tone, about coming of age.
The FogNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1975
Tense in tone, about madness, set in british isles.
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic, about vampires and last of their kind, set in mid 20th century.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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