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Under the SkinNovel
Michel Faberstandalone novel2000
Science fiction, set in british isles and countryside & village.
“Set on the coast in north-central Scotland, it traces an alien who, assuming human form, drives around the countryside picking up male hitchhikers whom she drugs and delivers to her home planet.”
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The TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Science fiction, set in north america and small town.
Into the Out ofNovel
Alan Dean Fosterstandalone novel1986
Science fiction, tense in tone.
The Nightmare PeopleNovel
Lawrence Watt-Evansstandalone novel1990
Tense in tone, about madness, set in small town.
“One night Ed Smith thought he was having a waking nightmare when he saw a monstrous face at his window, but in the morning his neighbors were missing.”
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By Furies PossessedNovel
Ted Whitestandalone novel1970
Science fiction, about faith and religion.
“A shriek of terror died within me as he reached up with an enormous hand and removed it from his gaping mouth.”
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Nightmare HourSeries
series1 book1999
Start with Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror →