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series15 books1976

completed

Gothic, about 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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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

The Vampire TapestrySeries

series3 books1979

completed

Set in north america.

“The Vampire Tapestry follows Dr. Edward Lewis Weyland, Suzy McKee Charnas's 1980 vampire, whose condition is framed as a biological anomaly rather than a supernatural curse, as he preys on people while investigating what he actually is.”
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Start with The Ancient Mind at Work →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

Tense in tone, about grief and loss, 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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Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Her Fearful SymmetryNovel

Audrey Niffeneggerstandalone novel2009

Gothic and ghost stories, about grief and loss, set in british isles.

The InfluenceNovel

Ramsey Campbellstandalone novel1988

Psychological horror, eerie in tone, about madness and family secrets.

“A young girl begins to take on the characteristics of her departed grandmother, an evil and oppressive woman.”
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In the Night RoomNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel2004

Psychological horror and thriller & suspense, about madness and grief and loss.

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