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The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
About addiction.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, about revenge, set in small town and late 20th century.
FirestarterNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1980
Science fiction and thriller & suspense, about parenthood.
“WorldCat: Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror...”
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Hell HouseNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1971
Eerie in tone, about madness.
“Richard Matheson's haunted-house novel, later filmed as The Legend of Hell House.”
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The InstituteNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2019
Science fiction and thriller & suspense, about survival and coming of age.
“When his parents are murdered, he is kidnapped by intruders and awakens in the Institute, a facility that houses other abducted children who have telepathy or telekinesis.”
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DreamcatcherNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001
Science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens and survival.
“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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