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series6 books1971

Horror, dark in tone, about demons, set in contemporary.

“Other Exorcist books are tie-in and franchise material rather than further novels by Blatty himself.”
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Falling AngelNovel

William Hjortsbergstandalone novel1978

Horror and noir, dark in tone.

“Written in a hardboiled detective style with supernatural themes, it was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart.”
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Robert Bloch's Psycho UniverseSeries

series5 books1959

Horror and psychological horror, dark in tone, about madness.

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The Dresden FilesSeries

series56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
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The Screaming MimiNovel

Fredric Brownstandalone novel1949

Noir, about madness.

“A shorter version of the book appeared in the October, 1949 issue of Mystery Book Magazine.”
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Anita BlakeSeries

series42 books1993

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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