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series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, 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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Conjure WifeNovel

Fritz Leiberstandalone novel1943

Psychological horror, about gender and society, set in mid 20th century and north america.

“Under the rational overlay of 20th-century civilization this sickly growth, uncultivated, unsuspected, still manages to propagate itself.”
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Summer of FearNovel

Lois Duncanstandalone novel1976

Paranormal, eerie in tone, set in north america.

“The plot follows a teenaged girl who suspects her recently orphaned cousin is practicing witchcraft.”
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Darker Than You ThinkNovel

Jack Williamsonstandalone novel1948

Science fantasy, about shapeshifters, set in north america and mid 20th century.

Rosemary ReillySeries

series2 books1967

completed

About demons and parenthood, set in north america and big city.

“Rosemary's Baby follows a young wife in a Gothic Manhattan apartment building who grows increasingly convinced that her elderly neighbors, and even her own husband, are part of a conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.”
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Carrion ComfortNovel

Dan Simmonsstandalone novel1989

Science fiction and psychological horror, dark in tone, about psychic powers.

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