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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.”
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Rosemary ReillySeries

series2 books1967

completed

About demons and parenthood, set in big city.

“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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Harvest HomeNovel

Thomas Tryonstandalone novel1973

Dark and eerie 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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Conjure WifeNovel

Fritz Leiberstandalone novel1943

Psychological horror, about gender and society, set in our world and mid 20th century.

“Under the rational overlay of 20th-century civilization this sickly growth, uncultivated, unsuspected, still manages to propagate itself.”
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The ChangelingNovel

Victor LaVallestandalone novel2017

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, about fae and parenthood.

SpooksvilleSeries

series24 books1995

Set in small town.

“Although intended for a younger audience than his adult and young adult literature, they contain some violence and may be considered unsuitable for younger children.”
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