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series3 books1975

Eerie in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in 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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CellNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about plague and pandemic, set in north america.

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

James Herbertstandalone novel1975

About madness, set in british isles.

Desperation/RegulatorsSeries

series2 books1996

About madness, set in north america.

“Stephen King published Desperation and The Regulators simultaneously in 1996, the first under his own name and the second under his Richard Bachman pseudonym.”
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RatsSeries

series4 books1974

completed

Set in british isles and big city.

“The Rats, James Herbert's 1974 debut novel, imagines a plague of giant mutant rats overrunning London, told through a rotating cast of victims and survivors in the tradition of British disaster horror.”
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FunlandNovel

Richard Laymonstandalone novel1989

Splatterpunk.

“Set in the resort community of Boleta Bay, a violent gang of unknown assailants is assaulting the guests of the titular amusement park.”
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