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If You Could See Me NowNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel1976

Gothic and ghost stories, dark in tone, set in north america.

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

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983

Dark in tone, about curses, set in north america and small town.

Her Fearful SymmetryNovel

Audrey Niffeneggerstandalone novel2009

Gothic and ghost stories, set in british isles.

American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries

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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The Last Tale of the Flower BrideNovel

Roshani Chokshistandalone novel2023

Gothic and literary & general, dark in tone, about friendship.

“Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada.”
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