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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Dark in tone, about vampires, 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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Start with 'Salem's Lot →
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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Desperation/RegulatorsSeries
series2 books1996
Dark in tone, about madness.
“Stephen King published Desperation and The Regulators simultaneously in 1996, the first under his own name and the second under his Richard Bachman pseudonym.”
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Start with Desperation →
Black LightNovel
Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan & Stephen Romanostandalone novel2011
About psychic powers, set in desert.
The Indian Lake TrilogySeries
series3 books2021
Dark in tone.
“Don't Fear the Reaper and The Angel of Indian Lake complete the trilogy's three-book arc, published through 2024.”
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Start with My Heart Is a Chainsaw →
Wait Till Helen ComesNovel
Mary Downing Hahnstandalone novel1986