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series3 books1975

Tense in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in 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 ShiningSeries

series5 books1977

Tense in tone, about psychic powers and addiction, set in north america.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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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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includes Dracula Sequence, The Return of Dracula, Dracula's Children, Dracula Adaptations, Theological College of St. Van Helsing

Beast House ChroniclesSeries

series4 books1980

completed

Tense in tone, about survival, set in north america.

“Richard Laymon's Beast House Chronicles began with his 1980 debut novel The Cellar, a splatterpunk horror story built around the Beast House, a haunted property hiding something far worse than a ghost.”
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CarrieNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974

Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in north america.

FunlandNovel

Richard Laymonstandalone novel1989

Tense in tone, about survival.

“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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