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CoralineSeries
series2 books2002
Fantasy and portal fantasy, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.
“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
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Her Fearful SymmetryNovel
Audrey Niffeneggerstandalone novel2009
Gothic, about grief and loss.
David AshSeries
series3 books1988
completed
Horror and ghost stories, eerie in tone, set in british isles and contemporary.
“David Ash is a professional skeptic, a paranormal investigator who makes his living debunking hauntings until a case in an old English house convinces him something genuinely malicious is at work.”
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Pet SemataryNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1983
Dark in tone, about grief and loss and curses, set in north america.
The Secret of Crickley HallNovel
James Herbertstandalone novel2006
Gothic, tense in tone.
The Hunting GroundNovel
Cliff McNishstandalone novel2011
Tense in tone, about survival.
“When Elliott and his brother, Ben, move into the old and crumbling Glebe House they don't expect to find themselves sharing it with ghosts.”
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