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Stephen Kingstandalone novel2014

Dark in tone, about madness and faith and religion, set in contemporary.

series2 books2016

Historical fantasy, dark in tone, about family secrets, set in mid 20th century.

“Matt Ruff's Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Turner, a Black Korean War veteran and science-fiction fan, and his extended family as they navigate both cosmic horror and the everyday terror of Jim Crow-era America in the 1950s.”
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CarrieNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974

Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in contemporary.

John and DaveSeries

series4 books2007

Humor, funny in tone, set in contemporary.

“Jason Pargin, writing as David Wong, began the John Dies at the End series as a free horror-comedy webserial in 2001 before print publication turned it into a franchise.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, 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.”
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The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Dark and tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in contemporary.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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