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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Dark in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in 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.”
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Wait Till Helen ComesNovel
Mary Downing Hahnstandalone novel1986
Horror and ghost stories, eerie and tense in tone, set in contemporary and north america.
BreatheNovel
Cliff McNishstandalone novel2006
About grief and loss, set in british isles and countryside & village.
“Twelve-year-old Jack, suffering from chronic asthma, has just moved into the old house with his widowed mother, and discovers that the Ghost Mother wants him to herself.”
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Small SpacesSeries
series4 books2018
Set in our world.
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The TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Science fiction, dark in tone, about aliens.
LaterNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2021
About psychic powers and coming of age, set in our world.
“A young boy, with the power of seeing and talking with the recently deceased, and his single mother try to avoid personal and financial disasters.”
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