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Southern Reach TrilogySeries
series4 books2014
Weird fiction, about madness.
“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue
Start with Annihilation →
Time Out of JointNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1959
Dystopia, mysterious in tone, about madness.
StrangersNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1986
Tense in tone, about amnesia.
Twilight ZoneUniverse
universe40 books1960
Science fiction, set in our world.
“Picture, if you will, an ordinary person on an ordinary afternoon: a tired salesman, a frightened child, a man who wants only to be left alone.”
from the catalogue
Start with Stories from the Twilight Zone →
includes Twilight Zone Collections, Twilight Zone Anthologies, Twilight Zone Scripts (Richard Matheson), Twilight Zone Scripts (Rod Serling), The Twilight Zone Novels, Twilight Zone Doubles
Dead LinesNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel2004
Ghost stories, dark in tone, about grief and loss and madness.
“Recent news of his best friend's fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow.”
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DhalgrenNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1975
Literary & general, challenging in tone, about madness and loneliness.