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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Eerie in tone, about vampires and grief and loss.
“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.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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FunlandNovel
Richard Laymonstandalone novel1989
Horror and splatterpunk, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.
“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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DreamcatcherNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001
Science fiction and alien invasion, about friendship.
“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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Desperation/RegulatorsSeries
series2 books1996
About madness.
“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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The DarkNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1980
Dark fantasy, about madness.
“WorldCat: It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power.”
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