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series12 books1973

Fantasy.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
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Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

The Turn of the ScrewSeries

series3 books1898

Gothic, set in british isles and 19th century.

“A stage adaptation of James's original text also exists.”
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Start with The Turn of the Screw →

The Ghost of GraylockNovel

Dan Poblockistandalone novel2012

Mystery & detective, about friendship, set in our world and small town.

“Staying with their aunts over the summer, Neil Cady, his sister Bree, and their new friends Wesley and Eric, set out to explore Greylock Hall, an abandoned psychiatric hospital which is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of Nurse Janet.”
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The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Dark and tense 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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Start with The Shining →

Johnny Dixon and the ProfessorSeries

series13 books1983

Gothic.

“In each book, 12-year-old Johnny and his group of friends face and overcome evil forces usually bent on ending the world.”
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Start with The Curse of the Blue Figurine →

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