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series3 books1975

Dark and tense in tone, about vampires, set in 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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Rosemary ReillySeries

series2 books1967

completed

Tense in tone, about demons and parenthood, set in north america.

“Rosemary's Baby follows a young wife in a Gothic Manhattan apartment building who grows increasingly convinced that her elderly neighbors, and even her own husband, are part of a conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.”
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GoosebumpsUniverse

universe234 books1992

“Each book is its own self-contained nightmare, narrated by an ordinary boy or girl whose ordinary street has quietly turned against them — and every one snaps shut on a twist that pulls the rug out one last time before the lights come up.”
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Start with Revenge of the Living Dummy →

includes Goosebumps HorrorLand, Goosebumps Series 2000, Goosebumps Most Wanted, Goosebumps SlappyWorld, Goosebumps: Hall of Horrors, Give Yourself Goosebumps, Tales to Give You Goosebumps, Goosebumps Triple Header

Books of BloodSeries

series10 books1984

Dark in tone.

“Known primarily for writing stage plays beforehand, Barker gained a wider audience and fanbase through this anthology series, leading to a successful career as a novelist.”
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Start with Books of Blood, Volume I →

If You Could See Me NowNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel1976

Gothic, dark in tone, about grief and loss, set in north america.

“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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David AshSeries

series3 books1988

completed

Set in british isles.

“David Ash is a professional skeptic, a paranormal investigator who makes his living debunking hauntings until a case in an old English house convinces him something genuinely malicious is at work.”
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Start with Haunted →

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