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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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Rosemary ReillySeries

series2 books1967

completed

Tense in tone, about demons and parenthood, set in north america.

“Rosemary's Baby follows a young wife in a Gothic Manhattan apartment building who grows increasingly convinced that her elderly neighbors, and even her own husband, are part of a conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.”
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If You Could See Me NowNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel1976

Gothic and ghost stories, dark in tone, about grief and loss.

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

universe234 books1992

“Each book is its own self-contained nightmare, narrated by an ordinary boy or girl whose ordinary street has quietly turned against them — and every one snaps shut on a twist that pulls the rug out one last time before the lights come up.”
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includes Goosebumps HorrorLand, Goosebumps Series 2000, Goosebumps Most Wanted, Goosebumps: Hall of Horrors, Give Yourself Goosebumps, Goosebumps SlappyWorld, Tales to Give You Goosebumps, Goosebumps Triple Header

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.”
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FearNovel

L. Ron Hubbardstandalone novel1951

Psychological horror and psychological thriller, tense in tone, about madness.

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