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The Ghost TreeNovel
Christina Henrystandalone novel2020
Dark fantasy and mystery & detective, eerie in tone, about family secrets.
“When the bodies of two girls are found torn apart in the town of Smiths Hollow, Lauren is surprised, but she also expects that the police won't find the killer.”
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The NamelessNovel
Ramsey Campbellstandalone novel1981
Psychological horror, about grief and loss, set in british isles.
“Barbara Waugh experienced the worst horror a mother can imagine.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Eerie 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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Act of LoveNovel
Joe R. Lansdalestandalone novel1981
Horror, dark and tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and north america.
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home MassacreNovel
Philip Fracassistandalone novel2025
Mystery & detective, about survival.
“Rose is in her late 70s, living out her golden years at the Autumn Springs Retirement Home.”
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The WolfenNovel
Whitley Strieberstandalone novel1978
Mystery & detective, about werewolves and shapeshifters, set in big city.