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Gary Brandnerstandalone novel1986

Tense in tone, set in north america.

“For he possesses the most awesome sill any man can master – he can reach beyond the grave and reawaken the dear departed.”
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Make Me a MonsterNovel

Kalynn Bayronstandalone novel2025

Eerie in tone, about grief and loss and family secrets.

“As a newly certified mortician's assistant at her parents' funeral home, her days are not for the faint of heart.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

Tense 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 Night BoatNovel

Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1980

Tense in tone, about curses, set in islands.

“The action then shifts to the present day and to the idyllic Caribbean island of Coquina, where life is about to change in unimaginable ways.”
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Ghost MusicNovel

Graham Mastertonstandalone novel2008

Ghost stories, eerie in tone, about revenge.

“The dead can't punish those who killed them, but they can enlist the aid of the living to seek revenge ...”
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Grave RobbersNovel

Matt Drabblestandalone novel2017

Noir, about organized crime, set in north america and small town.

“Bank robbers who won't stay down despite being shot multiple times, men returning from the dead to wreak havoc and death on Bayport's streets.”
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