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series3 books1975

About grief and loss, 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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The StrainSeries

series3 books2009

About plague and pandemic, set in north america.

“When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK Airport with nearly everyone aboard dead, CDC epidemiologist Ephraim Goodweather is called in and instead uncovers a vampiric plague beginning to spread through New York City.”
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They ThirstSeries

series2 books1981

Set in north america and big city.

“In Robert R. McCammon's They Thirst, an ancient vampire prince arrives in Los Angeles and, in a matter of nights, begins turning the city into a stronghold for the undead, with Disneyland as an eerie staging ground for his conquest.”
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I Am LegendNovel

Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954

Post-apocalyptic, about last of their kind, set in our world and mid 20th century.

“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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The DarkNovel

James Herbertstandalone novel1980

About madness, set in our world.

“WorldCat: It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power.”
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The Light at the EndNovel

John Skipp & Craig Spectorstandalone novel1986

Splatterpunk, set in big city.

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