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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Eerie in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, 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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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about plague and pandemic.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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The DarkNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1980
About madness.
“WorldCat: It came like a malignant shadow with seductive promises of power.”
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DemonataSeries
series10 books2005
“Lord Loss is an extreme horror fiction which transcribes the encounters of a boy, Grubbs Grady, after the shock of his family's brutal murder at the hands of demons, and his later experiences with uncle Dervish.”
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Desperation/RegulatorsSeries
series2 books1996
About madness, set in small town.
“Stephen King published Desperation and The Regulators simultaneously in 1996, the first under his own name and the second under his Richard Bachman pseudonym.”
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Lights OutNovel
Nate Southardstandalone novel2012
About prison escape.
“Murderers, rapists, and others who have preyed upon humanity populate the prison, creating a food chain of violence and fear.”
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