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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
About curses, set in small town.
Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Tense in tone, about vampires, set in small town and 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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If You Could See Me NowNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1976
Gothic and ghost stories, set in our world.
“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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Dead LinesNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2004
Science fiction and ghost stories, about madness, set in our world.
“Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”
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Bag of BonesNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1998
Ghost stories, emotional in tone, about madness, set in countryside & village.
Ghost StoryNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1979
Ghost stories, about revenge and family secrets, set in late 20th century.