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series3 books1975

About vampires and grief and loss, set in contemporary and small town.

“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 vampires 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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The HowlingSeries

series3 books1977

completed

About werewolves, set in contemporary.

“The Howling, Gary Brandner's 1977 novel, sets a woman recovering from trauma against a small California town that turns out to be sheltering a colony of werewolves.”
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Little Tall Island / In the Path of the EclipseSeries

series4 books1989

Psychological thriller, set in contemporary.

“The first two novels share a real total solar eclipse as a pivotal, connecting event despite having otherwise unrelated plots and characters.”
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FleshNovel

Richard Laymonstandalone novel1987

Set in small town.

“No one in town has ever seen anything like it: a slimy, mobile tube of glistening yellow flesh with dull, staring eyes and an obscene, probing mouth.”
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CellNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.

“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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