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James Herbertstandalone novel1980

About madness.

“WorldCat: It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power.”
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series3 books1975

About vampires and grief and loss, 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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Lights OutNovel

Nate Southardstandalone novel2012

About prison escape, set in north america.

“Murderers, rapists, and others who have preyed upon humanity populate the prison, creating a food chain of violence and fear.”
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The WitchesNovel

Roald Dahlstandalone novel1983

Fantasy, about witches, set in british isles.

“A dark fantasy, the story is set partly in Norway and partly in England, and features the experiences of a young English boy and his Norwegian grandmother in a world where child-hating societies of witches secretly exist in every country.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries

series2 books1969

Science fiction, about plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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CellNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about plague and pandemic, set in north america.

“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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