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series16 books1978

Set in north america and 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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In the Night RoomNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel2004

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in north america.

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

series15 books1976

completed

Gothic, about vampires and immortality.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
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The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Tense in tone, about psychic powers and addiction, set in north america.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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The InfluenceNovel

Ramsey Campbellstandalone novel1988

Eerie in tone, about family secrets.

“A young girl begins to take on the characteristics of her departed grandmother, an evil and oppressive woman.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

Tense in tone, about vampires, set in small town and north america.

“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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