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series3 books1975

About vampires, set in small town.

“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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Pet SemataryNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983

About curses, set in small town.

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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If You Could See Me NowNovel

Peter Straubstandalone novel1976

Gothic and ghost stories.

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

Christopher Goldenstandalone novel2014

Ghost stories and thriller & suspense, emotional in tone, set in small town.

“The small New England town of Coventry is haunted by its memories of a deadly winter... in which loved ones were lost, families torn apart, and a town buried in a terrible blizzard.”
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Castle RockSeries

series16 books1978

Set in small town.

“Castle Rock is the fictional Maine town that links a cluster of otherwise separate Stephen King novels and novellas, including The Dead Zone, Cujo, The Dark Half, Needful Things, and Elevation.”
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