Find your next SF/F read by mood

series3 books1975

Tense in tone, about grief and loss, set in small town and north america.

“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.”
from the catalogue

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Nightmare HourSeries

series1 book1999

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

Start with Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror →

White Is for WitchingNovel

Helen Oyeyemistandalone novel2009

Gothic and ghost stories, about family secrets, set in british isles.

“Combining elements of ghost, vampire, and haunted house stories, White Is for Witching concerns a twin named Miranda and her relationship with the sentient, xenophobic house she inhabits.”
from the catalogue

If You Could See Me NowNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel1976

Gothic and ghost stories, about grief and loss, set in north america.

“Coward, McCann & Geoghegan published an American edition also in June 1977.”
from the catalogue

Dead LinesNovel

Greg Bearstandalone novel2004

Science fiction and ghost stories, about grief and loss and madness.

“Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”
from the catalogue

The Hungry MoonNovel

Ramsey Campbellstandalone novel1986

Cosmic horror, about madness and faith and religion, set in small town.

More like Red Rain