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SnowblindNovel
Christopher Goldenstandalone novel2014
Thriller & suspense, about grief and loss and survival, set in small town.
“The small New England town of Coventry is haunted by its memories of a deadly winter... in which loved ones were lost, families torn apart, and a town buried in a terrible blizzard.”
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CoralineSeries
series2 books2002
Fantasy and portal fantasy, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.
“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
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Wait Till Helen ComesNovel
Mary Downing Hahnstandalone novel1986
Tense in tone.
Hell HouseNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1971
Dark and tense in tone, about madness.
“Richard Matheson's haunted-house novel, later filmed as The Legend of Hell House.”
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Comes the Blind FuryNovel
John Saulstandalone novel1980
About curses, set in small town.
“WorldCat: When Michelle comes to visit on Paradise Point, she sees the hand of a blind girl who died a century ago, reaching out to her from the swirling mists.”
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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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