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series3 books1975

Horror, dark in tone, about vampires, set in 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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Dollanganger ChildrenSeries

series11 books1979

Dark in tone.

“Ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman continued the Dollanganger world after Andrews's death with further prequels and companion stories centered on the Foxworth family estate.”
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If You Could See Me NowNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel1976

Horror and ghost stories, dark in tone.

“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
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The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Horror, dark and tense in tone, about psychic powers.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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DraculaUniverse

universe144 books1897

Horror.

“Around that single novel a whole crypt of continuations has grown, raised by many writers across a century.”
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Start with Dracula →

includes Dracula Sequence, The Return of Dracula, Dracula's Children, Dracula Adaptations, Theological College of St. Van Helsing

Lisey's StoryNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006

Horror and psychological horror, emotional in tone, set in parallel universe.

“When the widow of a successful author is targeted by a psychopath, she must make use of the ability to shift to a parallel world, which she learned from her husband.”
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