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Chuck Wendigstandalone novel2025

Eerie and tense in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

“While on a camping trip, five high-schoolers bound by an oath to always protect one another discover something in the middle of the forest: a mysterious staircase to nowhere.”
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DreamcatcherNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001

Science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary.

“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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The Course of the HeartNovel

M. John Harrisonstandalone novel1992

Eerie in tone, about amnesia, set in british isles and contemporary.

“On a hot May night, three Cambridge students carry out a ritualistic act that changes their lives.”
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John and DaveSeries

series4 books2007

Cosmic horror and humor, set in contemporary.

“Jason Pargin, writing as David Wong, began the John Dies at the End series as a free horror-comedy webserial in 2001 before print publication turned it into a franchise.”
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The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013

Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“A seven year old farm boy becomes friends with an eleven year old neighbor girl, who he discovers is ancient and powerful and intervenes when a nonhuman entity attempts to make a home in earthly reality.”
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Green TownSeries

series31 books1946

completed

Literary & general, about coming of age, set in north america and small town.

“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
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