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CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in contemporary.
We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962
Gothic, about family secrets and madness.
“A young woman lives with her older sister and sickly uncle in their old family house, after a mysterious tragedy turns the townsfolk against them.”
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MessiahNovel
Gore Vidalstandalone novel1954
Satire, challenging in tone, about political intrigue, set in our world.
To the Devil - a DaughterNovel
Dennis Wheatleystandalone novel1953
About demons and deal with the devil, set in europe and british isles.
“Beneath the azure sky of the French Riviera, Christina Mordant looks and behaves like any other attractive girl.”
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The Green MileNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1996
Magical realism, emotional in tone, about grief and loss and redemption.
“The serial novel was released in six volumes before being republished as a single-volume work.”
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John Crow's DevilNovel
Marlon Jamesstandalone novel2005
Magical realism, set in latin america.
“James portrays the fight between the two men as a struggle between good and evil and incorporates magical realism, with miracles woven into the plot, similar.”
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