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Castle RockSeries
series16 books1978
Horror, set in contemporary and north america.
“Castle Rock is the fictional Maine town that links a cluster of otherwise separate Stephen King novels and novellas, including The Dead Zone, Cujo, The Dark Half, Needful Things, and Elevation.”
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Start with Nona →
CoralineSeries
series2 books2002
Portal fantasy and gothic, set in parallel universe.
“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
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Start with Coraline →
Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Dark in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in our world.
“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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Start with 'Salem's Lot →
CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in late 20th century.
InsomniaNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1994
About madness and grief and loss.
White SmokeNovel
Tiffany D. Jacksonstandalone novel2021
Ghost stories, about family secrets.
“The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs.”
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