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Ghost MusicNovel
Graham Mastertonstandalone novel2008
Ghost stories, dark in tone, about undead.
“The dead can't punish those who killed them, but they can enlist the aid of the living to seek revenge ...”
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The Fifty Year SwordNovel
Mark Z. Danielewskistandalone novel2012
Dark in tone, about curses.
“Danielewski created the book with the Dutch artist Peter van Sambeek.”
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The Damnation GameNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1985
Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about deal with the devil, set in british isles.
“Marty, out of his depth from the start, finds himself the only one willing to stand against Mamoulian.”
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Ghost StoryNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1979
Ghost stories, dark in tone, set in north america and late 20th century.
Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Dark in tone, about vampires, 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.”
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CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in north america.