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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Eerie 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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I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and last of their kind, set in mid 20th century.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in north america.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
About psychic powers, set in north america.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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The FogNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1975
About survival and madness, set in british isles.
The PetNovel
Charles L. Grantstandalone novel1986
About survival, set in north america and small town.
“One boy Don is having girl trouble,school trouble and family trouble, then one frosty autumn night he is jumped, surrounded by fog, green fire,and noises...thats when the real horror begins.”
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