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FirestarterNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1980

Thriller & suspense, dark in tone, about psychic powers and parenthood.

“WorldCat: Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror...”
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CarrieNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974

Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in small town.

Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in small town and our world.

“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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CellNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, set in our world.

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

series2 books1969

About plague and pandemic and survival.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Dark in tone, about psychic powers and addiction.

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