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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Eerie in tone, about vampires, 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 ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
About psychic powers and addiction.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in small town.
CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about survival, set in our world.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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Heart-Shaped BoxNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2007
Ghost stories, about revenge.
Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
Eerie in tone, about curses, set in small town.