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CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
About psychic powers and revenge, set in small town and late 20th century.
The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
About psychic powers and addiction.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
from the catalogue
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and our world.
“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.”
from the catalogue
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WhispersNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1980
Thriller & suspense, about madness, set in big city.
“WorldCat: Hilary, a beautiful, successful Hollywood writer, lives alone and is being stalked.”
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In the Night RoomNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel2004
Thriller & suspense, about identity and madness, set in our world.
Robert Bloch's Psycho UniverseSeries
series5 books1959
About madness.
Start with Psycho →