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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Dark in tone, about vampires, set in small town and 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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InsomniaNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1994
About madness and grief and loss, set in small town.
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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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
Dark in tone, about grief and loss and curses, set in small town.
Harvest HomeNovel
Thomas Tryonstandalone novel1973
Dark in tone, about family secrets, set in small town.
“A family tries to get out of the City and finds the perfect home for their young daughter complete with folk remedies for her allergies and sensitivities in the local wisewoman.”
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Hell HouseNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1971
Ghost stories, dark in tone, about madness.
“Richard Matheson's haunted-house novel, later filmed as The Legend of Hell House.”
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