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series13 books1983

Gothic, eerie in tone, set in north america.

“In each book, 12-year-old Johnny and his group of friends face and overcome evil forces usually bent on ending the world.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires, set in small town and 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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NecroscopeSeries

series26 books1982

completed

Dark and tense in tone, about vampires.

“Harry turns that gift against Thibor Ferenczy, a vampire buried since the Middle Ages, and against Ferenczy's agent Boris Dragosani, a Soviet spy who has learned to tear secrets from corpses in pursuit of world domination.”
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A Fine and Private PlaceNovel

Peter S. Beaglestandalone novel1960

Ghost stories, reflective in tone, about grief and loss and loneliness.

The Night BoatNovel

Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1980

Zombie horror, dark in tone, about curses, set in islands.

“The action then shifts to the present day and to the idyllic Caribbean island of Coquina, where life is about to change in unimaginable ways.”
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GraveminderSeries

series6 books2011

Set in contemporary.

“When the ritual isn't performed correctly, the dead rise, drawing Rebekkah into a web of secrets alongside Byron Montgomery, the town's Undertaker and her old love interest.”
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