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Dan Simmonsstandalone novel1989

Science fiction and psychological horror, dark in tone, about psychic powers.

Richard Laymonstandalone novel1987

Splatterpunk, dark in tone, about survival, set in small town.

“No one in town has ever seen anything like it: a slimy, mobile tube of glistening yellow flesh with dull, staring eyes and an obscene, probing mouth.”
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Steve and Ghost UniverseSeries

series10 books1987

Dark and eerie in tone, set in north america.

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The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Dark and tense in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Phil Rickmanstandalone novel1994

Gothic and ghost stories, about curses and music.

“In the twelfth-century ruins of the Abbey, it is said every stone was cemented in blood.”
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Nicholas Fiskstandalone novel1979

Tense in tone, about coming of age.

“For twelve-year-old Matt, working at a studio where movie monsters are made, fantasy turns into a nightmare when juvenile vandalism seems to bring the monsters to life.”
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