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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.”
from the catalogue

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Castle RockSeries

series16 books1978

Set in small town.

“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 →

CellNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, dark in tone, set in our world.

“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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GoosebumpsUniverse

universe234 books1992

Set in our world.

“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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Revenge of the Living Dummy →

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

Seasons of HorrorSeries

series7 books1990

completed

Horror, eerie in tone, set in north america.

Start with Summer of Night →

The TommyknockersNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987

Science fiction, dark in tone, about aliens, set in small town.

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