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  • Cover of The Influence
    The InfluenceNovel

    Ramsey Campbell · standalone novel · 1988

    Horror and psychological horror, eerie and dark in tone, about family secrets and madness, set in contemporary and our world.

    “A young girl begins to take on the characteristics of her departed grandmother, an evil and oppressive woman.”

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  • Cover of A Head Full of Ghosts
    A Head Full of GhostsNovel

    Paul Tremblay · standalone novel · 2015

    About demons and faith and religion, set in north america.

    “The plot involves a Massachusetts family under financial and emotional strain while their fourteen-year-old daughter, Marjorie Barrett, exhibits signs of severe mental illness.”

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  • Cover of The Grin of the Dark
    The Grin of the DarkSeries

    series · 2 books · 2007

    Weird fiction, mysterious in tone, about art and artists.

    “Once upon a time Tubby Thackeray's silent comedies were hailed as the equal of Chaplin's and Keaton's, but now his name has been deleted from the history of the cinema.”

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  • Cover of The Shining
    The ShiningSeries

    series · 5 books · 1977

    Tense in tone, about psychic powers and addiction, set in north america.

    “Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”

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  • Cover of Ancient Images
    Ancient ImagesNovel

    Ramsey Campbell · standalone novel · 1989

    Mystery & detective, tense in tone, set in north america and countryside & village.

    “A lost horror film holds the key to terrifying secrets.”

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  • Cover of Make Me a Monster
    Make Me a MonsterNovel

    Kalynn Bayron · standalone novel · 2025

    About undead and grief and loss.

    “As a newly certified mortician's assistant at her parents' funeral home, her days are not for the faint of heart.”

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