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series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and 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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Start with 'Salem's Lot →

DraculaUniverse

universe144 books1897

Horror.

“Around that single novel a whole crypt of continuations has grown, raised by many writers across a century.”
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Start with Dracula →

includes Dracula Adaptations, The Return of Dracula, Dracula's Children, Dracula Sequence, Theological College of St. Van Helsing

DecemberNovel

Phil Rickmanstandalone novel1994

Ghost stories, about curses and music, set in british isles.

“In the twelfth-century ruins of the Abbey, it is said every stone was cemented in blood.”
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The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

series15 books1976

completed

Dark in tone, about vampires and immortality, set in contemporary.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Johnny Dixon and the ProfessorSeries

series13 books1983

Set in north america and contemporary.

“In each book, 12-year-old Johnny and his group of friends face and overcome evil forces usually bent on ending the world.”
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Start with The Curse of the Blue Figurine →

The ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Dark and tense in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Start with The Shining →

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