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The TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Dark in tone, set in north america and contemporary.
Into the Out ofNovel
Alan Dean Fosterstandalone novel1986
Tense in tone, set in contemporary.
Under the SkinNovel
Michel Faberstandalone novel2000
Dark in tone, set in british isles and contemporary.
“Set on the coast in north-central Scotland, it traces an alien who, assuming human form, drives around the countryside picking up male hitchhikers whom she drugs and delivers to her home planet.”
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The Body SnatchersNovel
Jack Finneystandalone novel1955
Tense in tone, about identity, set in north america and mid 20th century.
Southern Reach TrilogySeries
series4 books2014
Weird fiction, about madness, set in contemporary.
“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
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The Purple CloudNovel
M. P. Shielstandalone novel1901
Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about last of their kind, set in early 20th century.