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CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, dark in tone, about survival.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Dark in tone, about vampires, 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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The FogNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel1975
Dark in tone, about survival and madness, set in british isles.
MonsterNovel
Christopher Pikestandalone novel1992
Dark in tone, about survival and madness, set in north america.
“Mary Blanc walked into the party with a loaded shotgun.”
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MineNovel
Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1990
Dark in tone, about parenthood, set in north america.
StrangersNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1986
Eerie in tone, about amnesia and identity.