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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Eerie 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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The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
About psychic powers and addiction.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Ghost StoryNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1979
Eerie in tone, about grief and loss and revenge, set in late 20th century.
Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
Eerie in tone, about grief and loss.
Harvest HomeNovel
Thomas Tryonstandalone novel1973
Eerie in tone.
“A family tries to get out of the City and finds the perfect home for their young daughter complete with folk remedies for her allergies and sensitivities in the local wisewoman.”
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White SmokeNovel
Tiffany D. Jacksonstandalone novel2021
Eerie in tone.
“The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs.”
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